
Avan Jogia
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1992-02-09 (33 years old)
Place of Birth
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Avan Jogia
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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Known For
Acting
At the End
as Mr Darcy
(2025)
(2023)
Johnny & Clyde
as Johnny
(2023)
Choose Love
as Rex Galier
(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
(2019)
Zombieland: Double Tap
as Berkeley
(2019)
Shaft
as Karim Hassan
(2018)
The New Romantic
as River Dewan
(2018)
The Year of Spectacular Men
as Sebastian Bennett
(2018)
Paper Year
as Dan Delaney
(2017)
The Outcasts
as Dave Quinn
(2017)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Puck
(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)
I Am Michael
as Nico
(2015)
Here Now
as Dark
(2014)
Streets of Hope
as Santos Delgado
(2012)
Rags
as Finn
(2011)
iParty with Victorious
as Beck Oliver
(2010)
Triple Dog
as Lemur
(2009)
Spectacular!
as Tajid Kalyan
(2008)
Gym Teacher: The Movie
as Champ Sinclair
(2007)
Devil's Diary
as Teenage Boy #1
(2006)
A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story
as Danny Araujo
Crew
(2023)
Door Mouse
Director, Writer
(2016)
Of Dogs and Men
Writer, Director
(2016)
Last Teenagers of the Apocalypse
Director, Writer