Upen Patel (born 16 August 1982) is a model and film actor working in India. In addition to working in Bollywood films, he has participated in several television reality shows including Bigg Boss 8 and Nach Baliye 7.

In May 2006, Patel made his Bollywood début with the film 36 China Town, directed by the duo Abbas–Mustan. Patel made his Tamil film début with the movie, I, released in January 2015 and directed by S. Shankar. Patel worked for the weekly cooking show Cook Na Kaho. In March 2005, he was replaced by Shayan Munshi. Patel was a participant in the daily reality television show, Bigg Boss. NDTV stated that he participated in the show to give his career a boost. Patel was one of the contestants in Nach Baliye 7 along with Karishma Tanna which is produced by Ekta Kapoor under the banner of Balaji Telefilms. They became one of the finalists. Patel was judged as the Model of the Year for four consecutive years at the Asia Fashion Award, and was featured among the top 10 sexiest men in Asia for five years running. MTV India awarded him as the most stylish male for two years in a row. Patel has appeared in several music videos including DJ Suketu's Kya Khoob Lagti Ho in 2005. The music video, with several special effects, was directed and choreographed by Ahmed Khan. It was the most expensive music video of its time shot for a private album.