Avan Tudor Jogia\u00a0(\/\u02c8\u00e6v\u0259n\u00a0\u02c8d\u0292o\u028a\u0261i\u0259\/;\u00a0born February 9, 1992) is a Canadian actor, singer, author and director. He first received recognition for portraying Danny Araujo in the\u00a0television film A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story\u00a0(2006). After moving to the United States in his late teens, he landed various television roles on television series such as\u00a0Caprica\u00a0(2009\u20132010) and, famously,\u00a0Victorious\u00a0(2010\u20132013).<\/p>\n
Jogia rose to mainstream prominence for his roles as\u00a0Danny Desai\u00a0in the\u00a0drama series\u00a0Twisted (2013),\u00a0Tutankhamun\u00a0in the\u00a0miniseries\u00a0Tut (2015),\u00a0Roman Mercer\u00a0in the\u00a0paranormal\u00a0action series\u00a0Ghost Wars\u00a0(2017\u20132018) and Ulysses Zane in the\u00a0comedy series\u00a0Now Apocalypse (2019). Numerous credits in television and cinema include\u00a0Spectacular!\u00a0(2009),\u00a0Finding Hope Now\u00a0(2010),\u00a0Rags\u00a0(2012),\u00a0Ten Thousand Saints\u00a0(2015),\u00a0I Am Michael\u00a0(2015) and\u00a0Zombieland: Double Tap\u00a0(2019). His directorial debut came in 2011 with the short film\u00a0Alex. He stars as\u00a0Leon S. Kennedy\u00a0in the 2021 film\u00a0Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City.<\/p>\n
In 2011, Jogia co-founded the\u00a0LGBT\u00a0online organisation\u00a0Straight 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,\u00a0Mixed 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.<\/p>\n
Jogia and his brother Ketan make up the band Saint Ivory. They released an album to complement the book, also titled\u00a0Mixed Feelings. Jogia plays guitar, piano, and accordion, as well as sings.<\/p>\n
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Avan Tudor Jogia\u00a0(\/\u02c8\u00e6v\u0259n\u00a0\u02c8d\u0292o\u028a\u0261i\u0259\/;\u00a0born February 9, 1992) is a Canadian actor, singer, author and director. He first received recognition for portraying Danny Araujo in the\u00a0television film A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story\u00a0(2006). After moving to the United States in his late teens, he landed various television roles on television series such as\u00a0Caprica\u00a0(2009\u20132010) and, famously,\u00a0Victorious\u00a0(2010\u20132013). […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-38","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n