Black Belt Bio's

Dev started training at Rayners Lane Academy in 2000. Being very active within all the classes, he passed his black belt grading on 11th March 2006, grading at 15 years old but at an adult grading.

On the way to black belt Dev competed regularly in both national and international championships, including a World Championships and has won over 37 medals, many of which are gold and are testament to his high standards. Dev is held in high regard for his consistant training and technical abilities by both younger and older students.

In 2006 his acting career took off when he gained a part in the hit teen TV
show Skins. The following year he gained a starring role in the hit movie
Slumdog Millionaire and in 2009 both his acting skills and Taekwon-Do skills
helped him gain the role of Zuko in M. Night Shyamalan's The Last
Airbender, which was released in 2010.

Despite filming and travelling around the world Dev still finds time to train at
the Academy, so if you are lucky, you might find him there training.

Now a high profile figure in Hollywood, Dev often mentions his Taekwon-Do
roots and his instructor in many of his interviews (some examples and links
of which can be found below) and remains as humble as ever.