Dave Patel, who excelled in taekwondo and even took bronze medals into his arms at the World Championships, never imagined that he would become a myth in Hollywood with "Slumdog Millionaire." When the 190cm tall British boy with brown skin became the guest of honor of the "Oscar" with this film, people admired his potential and began to explore everything about him.
Before Slumdog Millionaire, few people paid attention to the name Dave Patel. But in the blink of an eye, he became the hottest newcomer in the world.
Dave learned taekwondo since childhood, received a black belt in 2006, and has participated in many international competitions and won awards. But in the eyes of his family, this big boy who has been active since childhood, has a rich expression and is full of unlimited imagination is more suitable for acting. As you can see from his performance in Slumdog Millionaire, his family's vision is correct.
The British TV series "Skin Bag" was the first work Dave performed. The opportunity came by chance, all because his mother accidentally found a small advertisement in the newspaper that the crew of "Skin Bag" was recruiting actors. Dave still remembers him running to the interview, and he read a line nervously, and all the interviewers couldn't help but laugh. He thought it was over, but instead moved on to the next round of interviews and finally got the chance to play Anwar.
"Skin Bag" is a very avant-garde, unrestrained British TV series, and Dave starred in the actor is the British child star Nicholas Holt, and he is completely a newcomer, but with a high potential acting talent, Dave will be the play although only 16 years old, but like tequila, narcotics and ecstasy, living a chaotic life Anwar is extremely vivid and vivid, well received by the audience. It was this work that opened Dave's lucky path. When big director Danny Boyle cast for Slumdog Millionaire, his 17-year-old daughter happened to see Dave's performance in "Skin Bag" and strongly recommended him to her father, and Dave finally managed to play Gemma in "Slumdog Millionaire" after six auditions.
Gemma in Slumdog Millionaire is a boy living at the bottom of society, who participates in a live TV show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire", which perfectly answers all the questions while also showing people the real life he has experienced. To gain a deeper understanding of the role, Dave went to India's largest slum to experience life. In his view, although the life of the slum dwellers is not rich, the people are very united and happy. Dave was most impressed by the dances he performed in the film, remembering that he accidentally injured his ankle while shooting through the platform. After that, he danced for three more days until his whole foot became like an elephant's leg. He recalled that if the staff didn't scratch his shoes, he simply couldn't put his feet in.
With the film's success, the character of Gemma takes Dave to every corner of the world. The film won him the Best Newcomer Award for British Independent Film and the National Critics Guild Award for Best Breakthrough Actor, among others. From obscurity to popularity, Dave felt like a dream. Fortunately, he soon realized that "Slumdog Millionaire" had helped him take his first steps in Hollywood, and he needed to work harder to maintain this honor after that.
In order to take his acting skills to a new level, Dave always finds ways to take on different types of roles. So he can be a hairy boy, a villain who does nothing evil, and a news undercover. The good news is that no matter what kind of role he plays, he has played it well.
In "The Foreign Hotel", Dave plays the Indian boy Sonny, and the story is about a series of interesting things that several elderly British people encounter in India. The old people who travel together recall the good memories of their youth through the life of Sonny and his girlfriend, and although the whole movie is filled with countless jokes, it also has thought-provoking touches. He remembers director John Madden said that travel is a lingering complex for many people, and "Foreign-related Hotel" is "brewed" under such an attitude to life, and the interesting things that happen to the old people during the trip reflect the different attitudes of everyone's life and bring Dave many new life insights.
In "The Last Son of the Wind", Dave transformed into the villain Zucker, and his acting skills took to a new level. The Last Son of the Wind is based on the popular anime Incarnate: The Last Of The Qi, a live-action film version directed by m. Nate Shyamalan, a thriller director from India. The film is quite mythological in traditional Chinese. For the villain Zuke he plays, Dave has his own understanding, in his view Zucker is not a simple bad person, he has a lot of past, although he has done many unforgivable bad things, but his evil is more from his arrogant performance. In the film, Dave uses all the actions, tones, and expressions that can be mobilized to show the arrogant Zucker to be unforgiving, according to his theory, if he wants a character to be out of place, he must follow his heart.
The American drama "Newsroom" and the movie "Cherry" are Dave's works. In "Newsroom", Dave incarnates as a news channel employee and goes undercover in the oil spill. "Newsroom" tells the story of a group of TV news people who break the norm and practice their journalistic ideals. The news threads of each episode focus on real events that have a significant impact on American society. Dave said with great feeling that the audience needs a certain amount of knowledge to watch this work to truly understand the connotation of the film. The rapid speed of the characters, the dense dialogue, the more complex and esoteric clash of ideas in the film will turn away the audience who want to seek entertainment pleasure from american dramas. In his view, this work has an in-depth analysis of the American television journalism industry, which can bring inspiration and lessons to people in the confrontation of views and ideas with the audience, so he cherishes the honor of participating in the shooting of such works. In "Cherry," Dave plays a close friend of Angelina, an 18-year-old girl who makes a living making a living from pornography. The film explores the rise and fall of the American industry and its impact on the objectification of women.
In Hollywood, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kim Carey and Will Smith and Julia Roberts are all actors Dave admires, and he hopes to one day achieve what they do, blending with film and making the world's attention. So he always hopes to take on some challenging works to enrich his life experience. As he said, since taking over the filming of "Skin Bag", he has been looking for his own position, learning to adapt to the new environment, and using the power of the environment to continuously improve himself, so as not to be eliminated by Hollywood.