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| Born | Avan Tudor Jogia February 9, 1992 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Partner(s) | Halsey (2023–present; engaged) |
Avan Tudor Jogia (/ˈævən ˈdʒoʊɡiə/;[1] 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).
Jogia had his breakthrough for playing Beck Oliver in the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious (2010–2013), and 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 organization Straight But Not Narrow, which seeks to shape the viewpoints of teenagers and adults on matters pertaining 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” will be released on February 11, 2025.[2]
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 singing.[3][4][5]
- ^ "Meet Danny – Twisted". Freeform. June 25, 2013. Archived from the original on November 4, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ Jogia, Avan (February 11, 2025). Autopsy (of an Ex-Teen Heartthrob). Gallery Books. ISBN 978-1-6680-6227-2.
- ^ "Young Hollywood: Avan Jogia Interview". Nylon. April 30, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "Get to Know: AVAN JOGIA". GLOBAL MEDIA BRAND & IN-HOUSE CREATIVE AGENCY. February 10, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ "Avan Jogia > Music (Saint Ivory)". Avan Jogia. Retrieved October 24, 2023.