ev Patel attends “The Personal History Of David Copperfield” World Premiere Party hosted by CÎROC Vodka at Weslodge, during the Toronto International Film Festival at Weslodge on September 05, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. Ernesto Distefano/Getty Images for ICONINK/AFP
Dev Patel breaks up knife fight, joins celeb ‘cast’ of real-life heroes
Joining the ranks of other celeb heroes, ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ star Dev Patel ‘acted on natural instinct’ when he broke up a knife fight.
ev Patel attends “The Personal History Of David Copperfield” World Premiere Party hosted by CÎROC Vodka at Weslodge, during the Toronto International Film Festival at Weslodge on September 05, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. Ernesto Distefano/Getty Images for ICONINK/AFP
It’s not often that an actor steps into the daunting role of playing a real-life hero, but Dev Patel acted to de-escalate a situation which was literally on a knife-edge.
The Slumdog Millionaire actor broke up a knife fight after it spiralled into a stabbing in Adelaide, Australia, on Monday 1 August.
Patel lives in Adelaide with his Australian girlfriend, actress Tilda Cobham-Hervey. The couple met on the set of his 2018 film, Hotel Mumbai.
‘Natural instinct’: Dev Patel breaks up knife fight
The actor and his friends reportedly witnessed a fight between a man and a woman outside a convenience store.
“Dev acted on his natural instinct to try and de-escalate the situation and break up the fight,” a spokesperson for Patel told 7News.
“The group was thankfully successful in doing so, and they remained on site to ensure that the police and eventually the ambulance arrived.”
Dev Patel: ‘No heroes’
The 32-year-old Glengowrie man was stabbed in the chest, but his injuries are not considered life-threatening. The 34-year-old woman was arrested at the scene.
In a statement, Patel’s team however said there are “no heroes in this situation”.
“Sadly this specific incident highlights a larger systemic issue of marginalised members of society not being treated with the dignity and respect they deserve.”
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Five other real-life celeb heroes
The Australian actor, who received an Oscar nomination for the 2016 drama Lion, joins the ranks of celebrities who have saved lives. Take a look at a few of their heroic efforts.
1. Harrison Ford
In 1998, the Indiana Jones and Star Wars actor came to the rescue of a hiker in distress stranded on Idaho’s Table Mountain. Sick and unable to walk, Ford piloted his personal helicopter to bring Sarah George to safety.
According to TMZ, Ford also stepped in to save the life of a woman who was involved in a car accident in California in 2017.
2. Tom Cruise
The veteran Hollywood star is raking in the billions with his latest movie, Top Gun: Maverick. But way back in 1988, Cruise saved the life of his Cocktail co-star Elisabeth Shue.
At the time, Insider reported that Cruise lunged at Shue to stop her from walking into a spinning helicopter blade on the set.
3. Brad Pitt
Filming the zombie movie World War Z in Scotland in 2011, Pitt heroically saved the life of an injured movie extra who was almost trampled in a scene gone wrong.
“Lots of people hurt themselves and Brad came to the rescue of one woman who slipped,” a set source told The Scottish Sun.
“I don’t think she could believe it when Brad picked her up.”
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4. Leonardo DiCaprio
US Magazine reports that the Titanic star and environmental activist saved a man who fell overboard on a cruise ship in St Barts in 2020. DiCaprio joined the search for the man, who had been treading water for 11 hours, and ultimately located and rescued him.
5. Jamie Foxx
The actor rescued a motorist from a burning truck after the man crashed near Foxx’s California home in 2016. The quick-thinking Foxx was able to reach into the vehicle, grabbing and dragging the person to safety.
