Avan Jogia
Known For
Acting
Born
1992-02-09 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Biography
Avan Tudor Jogia (/ˈævən ˈdʒoʊɡiə/; born February 9, 1992) is a Canadian actor, singer, author and director. He first received recognition for portraying Danny Araujo in the television film A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story (2006). After moving to the United States in his late teens, he landed various television roles on television series such as Caprica (2009–2010) and, famously, Victorious (2010–2013). Jogia rose to mainstream prominence for his roles as Danny Desai in the drama series Twisted (2013), Tutankhamun in the miniseries Tut (2015), Roman Mercer in the paranormal action series Ghost Wars (2017–2018) and Ulysses Zane in the comedy series Now Apocalypse (2019). Numerous credits in television and cinema include Spectacular! (2009), Finding Hope Now (2010), Rags (2012), Ten Thousand Saints (2015), I Am Michael (2015) and Zombieland: Double Tap (2019). His directorial debut came in 2011 with the short film Alex. He stars as Leon S. Kennedy in the 2021 film Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City. In 2011, Jogia co-founded the LGBT online organisation Straight But Not Narrow, which seeks to shape the viewpoints of teenagers and adults on matters related to the LGBT community. In 2019, he published his first book, Mixed Feelings, a series of short stories and poems about multiracial identity. He hand-painted all the illustrations in the book. His second book of poetry, "Autopsy (Of an Ex-Teen Heartthrob): Poems of Love, Rage, Sex and Sadness", was released on February 11, 2025. Jogia and his brother Ketan make up the band Saint Ivory. They released an album to complement the book, also titled Mixed Feelings. Jogia plays guitar, piano, and accordion, as well as sings. Description above from the Wikipedia article Avan Jogia, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
iCarly
as Beck Oliver
Victorious
as Beck Oliver
56 Days
as Oliver Kennedy
Caprica
as Ben Stark
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
as Leon Kennedy
Orphan Black: Echoes
as Jack
Zombieland: Double Tap
as Berkeley
Now Apocalypse
as Ulysses
Tut
as King Tutankhamun
Ghost Wars
as Roman Mercer
Rags
as Finn
Backrooms
Shaft
as Karim Hassan
Twisted
as Danny Desai
The Stranger
as JJ
10,000 Saints
as Teddy McNicholas
I Am Michael
as Nico
Johnny & Clyde
as Johnny
iParty with Victorious
as Beck Oliver
Shangri-La Suite
as Teijo Littlefoot