Avan Jogia

Avan Jogia

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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Birthday
    February 1992
A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story
A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story
5.6
Johnny & Clyde
Johnny & Clyde
4.92
Triple Dog
Triple Dog
5.663
Rags
Rags
7.3
Door Mouse
Door Mouse
5.738
Choose Love
Choose Love
4.8
I Am Michael
I Am Michael
5.5
The Outcasts
The Outcasts
6.1
Shangri-La Suite
Shangri-La Suite
5.8
10,000 Saints
10,000 Saints
6
Gym Teacher: The Movie
Gym Teacher: The Movie
7.1
Here Now
Here Now
6.1
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
3.9
The Drowning
The Drowning
4.5
Devil's Diary
Devil's Diary
5.1
Spectacular!
Spectacular!
6.364
The Year of Spectacular Men
The Year of Spectacular Men
5.595
Last Teenagers of the Apocalypse
Last Teenagers of the Apocalypse
0
Streets of Hope
Streets of Hope
0
The New Romantic
The New Romantic
6.332
Paper Year
Paper Year
5.75
Zombieland: Double Tap
Zombieland: Double Tap
6.916
Shaft
Shaft
6.541
The Exchange
The Exchange
5.8
iParty with Victorious
iParty with Victorious
7.424
The Artist's Wife
The Artist's Wife
5.6
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
5.967
Our Hero, Balthazar
Our Hero, Balthazar
0