Avan Jogia

Avan Jogia

Birthdate
February 9, 1992 (33 years old)
Place of Birth
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
February 9, 1992 (33 years old)
Place of Birth
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Known For
Acting

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.

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Avan Jogia's LGBTQ+ Titles

I Am Michael
I Am Michael
Nico
A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story
A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story
Danny Araujo

Acting (41)

56 Days as Oliver (2 episodes)
The Backrooms
At the End as Mr Darcy
2025
Our Hero, Balthazar
2024
Hasan Minhaj Doesn't Know as Self (1 episode)
2024
Orphan Black: Echoes as Jack (10 episodes)
2023
Choose Love as Rex Galier
2023
Johnny & Clyde as Johnny
2023
Door Mouse as Mooney
2021
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City as Leon Kennedy
2021
The Exchange as Stéphane
2020
The Artist's Wife as Danny
2020
The Stranger as JJ (13 episodes)
2019
Zombieland: Double Tap as Berkeley
2019
Shaft as Karim Hassan
2019
Now Apocalypse as Ulysses (10 episodes)
2018
The New Romantic as River Dewan
2018
The Year of Spectacular Men as Sebastian Bennett
2018
Paper Year as Dan Delaney
2017
Ghost Wars as Roman Mercer (13 episodes)
2017
A Midsummer Night's Dream as Puck
2017
The Outcasts as Dave Quinn
2016
Shangri-La Suite as Teijo Littlefoot
2016
The Drowning as Danny Miller
2016
Last Teenagers of the Apocalypse as Bones
2015
10,000 Saints as Teddy McNicholas
2015
Tut as King Tutankhamun (3 episodes)
2015
Here Now as Dark
2015
I Am Michael as Nico
2014
Streets of Hope as Santos Delgado
2013
Twisted as Danny Desai (19 episodes)
2012
Rags as Finn
2011
iParty with Victorious as Beck Oliver
2010
Triple Dog as Lemur
2010
Victorious as Beck Oliver (57 episodes)
2010
Caprica as Ben Stark (3 episodes)
2009
Spectacular! as Tajid Kalyan
2008
Gym Teacher: The Movie as Champ Sinclair
2007
Devil's Diary as Teenage Boy #1
2007
iCarly as Beck Oliver (3 episodes)

Directing (3)

2023
Door Mouse • Director
• Director
2016
Of Dogs and Men • Director
• Director
2016
Last Teenagers of the Apocalypse • Director
• Director

Writing (3)

2023
Door Mouse • Writer
• Writer
2016
Of Dogs and Men • Writer
• Writer
2016
Last Teenagers of the Apocalypse • Writer
• Writer