Actor Dev Patel breaks up a knife fight during a stabbing in Australia

Dev Patel and his friends reportedly saw the altercation and the actor 'acted on his natural instinct to try and de-escalate the situation and break up the fight'. Photo: AFP

Slumdog Millionaire and Lion actor Dev Patel attempted to break up a knife fight during a stabbing in Australia, but he doesn’t seem to want any credit for being a good Samaritan.

The melee occurred Monday (Aug 1) in Adelaide, Australia, where the British actor lives with his girlfriend and Hotel Mumbai co-star Tilda Cobham-Hervey. Patel, 32, was seen speaking to police after witnessing the stabbing around 8.45pm (local time) on Monday, according to 7NEWS.com.au.