Avan Jogia
Born: 1992-02-09 in 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Avan Jogia, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2026
2025
- Our Hero, Balthazar
- How to Shoot a Ghost ... (Executive Producer)
- At the End as Mr Darcy
2024
- Orphan Black: Echoes as Jack
2023
- Door Mouse as Mooney
- Johnny & Clyde as Johnny
- Choose Love as Rex Galier
2021
- Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City as Leon Kennedy
- The Exchange as Stéphane
2020
- The Artist's Wife as Danny
- The Stranger as JJ
2019
- Shaft as Karim Hassan
- Zombieland: Double Tap as Berkeley
- Now Apocalypse as Ulysses
2018
- The New Romantic as River Dewan
- Paper Year as Dan Delaney
- The Year of Spectacular Men as Sebastian Bennett
2017
- The Outcasts as Dave Quinn
- Ghost Wars as Roman Mercer
- A Midsummer Night's Dream as Puck
2016
- The Drowning as Danny Miller
- Shangri-La Suite as Teijo Littlefoot
- Last Teenagers of the Apocalypse as Bones
- Of Dogs and Men ... (Director)
2015
- Here Now as Dark
- Tut as King Tutankhamun
- I Am Michael as Nico
- 10,000 Saints as Teddy McNicholas
2014
- Streets of Hope as Santos Delgado
2013
- Twisted as Danny Desai
2012
- Rags as Finn
2011
- iParty with Victorious as Beck Oliver
2010
- Victorious as Beck Oliver
- Caprica as Ben Stark
- Triple Dog as Lemur
2009
- Spectacular! as Tajid Kalyan
2008
- Gym Teacher: The Movie as Champ Sinclair
2007
- iCarly as Beck Oliver
- Devil's Diary as Teenage Boy #1
2006
- A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story as Danny Araujo