Avan Tudor JogiaΒ (/ΛΓ¦vΙnΒ ΛdΚoΚΙ‘iΙ/;Β born February 9, 1992) is a Canadian actor, singer, author and director. He first received recognition for portraying Danny Araujo in theΒ television film A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo StoryΒ (2006). After moving to the United States in his late teens, he landed various television roles on television series such asΒ CapricaΒ (2009β2010) and, famously,Β VictoriousΒ (2010β2013).
Jogia rose to mainstream prominence for his roles asΒ Danny DesaiΒ in theΒ drama seriesΒ Twisted (2013),Β TutankhamunΒ in theΒ miniseriesΒ Tut (2015),Β Roman MercerΒ in theΒ paranormalΒ action seriesΒ Ghost WarsΒ (2017β2018) and Ulysses Zane in theΒ comedy seriesΒ Now Apocalypse (2019). Numerous credits in television and cinema includeΒ Spectacular!Β (2009),Β Finding Hope NowΒ (2010),Β RagsΒ (2012),Β Ten Thousand SaintsΒ (2015),Β I Am MichaelΒ (2015) andΒ Zombieland: Double TapΒ (2019). His directorial debut came in 2011 with the short filmΒ Alex. He stars asΒ Leon S. KennedyΒ in the 2021 filmΒ Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City.
In 2011, Jogia co-founded theΒ LGBTΒ online organisationΒ 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,Β 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 titledΒ Mixed Feelings. Jogia plays guitar, piano, and accordion, as well as sings.
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