Mukul Dev (মুকুল দেব) was an Indian television and film actor. He is known for his work in Hindi films, Punjabi films, TV serials and music albums. He also acted in few Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu films. He received the 7th Amrish Puri Award, for excellence in acting for his role in Yamla Pagla Deewana. He died at the age of 54 on 23 May 2025 after a brief illness.

Mukul Dev was born in New Delhi into a Punjabi family with roots in a village near Jalandhar and grew up in Delhi. He was the younger brother of actor and model Rahul Dev. They also have a sister.

In an interview, Mukul mentioned how he was exposed to Afghan culture through his father, who could speak Pashto and Persian. His father Hari Dev, a former assistant commissioner of police, died in 2019, at the age of 91.

Mukul Dev made his acting debut on TV through a serial Mumkin playing the role of Vijay Pandey in 1996. He also acted in Doordarshan's Ek Se Badh Kar Ek, a comedy Bollywood countdown show.

He was also the host of Fear Factor India Season 1. He acted in several television serials in the 2000s such as Kahin Diyaa Jale Kahin Jiyaa (2001), Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii (2003), Pyar Zindagi Hai (2003). He participated in a dance competition show Kabhi Kabhii Pyaar Kabhi Kabhii Yaar in 2008.

He was spotted by Amitabh Bachchan's company ABCL and got a role for a movie titled Naam Kya Hai but it got shelved. He made his film debut in 1996 with Dastak as ACP Rohit Malhotra in the same movie which also introduced Miss Universe 1994 Sushmita Sen. He appeared in several films such as Qila (1998), Wajood (1998), Kohram (1999) and Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao (2001). In recent years he played supporting roles in the films Yamla Pagla Deewana (2011), Son of Sardaar (2012), R... Rajkumar (2013) and Jai Ho (2014).