Avan Jogia
Avan Jogia | |
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 Jogia at red carpet of
Emmy Awards, in 2012. | |
| Born | Avan Tudor Jogia February 9, 1992 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, dancer, model, martial artist, film director |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Avan Tudor Jogia (born February 9, 1992) is a Canadian actor, singer, dancer, model and martial artist. He is best known for playing Ben Stark in Caprica, Beck Oliver on Victorious, Danny Desai in Twisted, and Pharaoh Tutankhamun in the miniseries Tut.[1]
Early life
Jogia was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. His father is a British Indian expatriate of Gujarati ethnicity, who immigrated to Canada, and his mother is of English, Welsh and German descent. Jogia has an older brother Ketan Jogia and a younger paternal half-sister named Melissa (Milli) Jogia .[2][3][4][5] Jogia speaks some Gujarati.[6] Jogia is a dual citizen of Canada and the United Kingdom.[7]
Career
His first role came in 2006, when he played Danny Araujo, the younger brother of a teenage transsexual woman, Gwen Araujo, in the television movie A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story, directed by Agnieszka Holland. He appeared in The CW TV series Aliens in America as the character Sam. In 2008, he appeared as Champ on Gym Teacher: The Movie and Tajid in Spectacular!, both for the Nickelodeon network.[8][9] Jogia played Ben Stark in the TV series Caprica, a spin-off of Battlestar Galactica, on the Sci Fi Channel.[10][11] Jogia portrayed Beck Oliver in the Nickelodeon television program Victorious, which premiered in March 2010; he also appeared as Beck Oliver in the Victorious crossover movie, iParty With Victorious. He co-hosted the Transformers: Dark of the Moon premiere on June 28, 2011 in New York.[citation needed]
Jogia was cast in the lead role of Danny Desai on the ABC Family series Twisted (originally titled Socio),[12] which premiered on June 11, 2013; the show was cancelled after one season. In 2014, Jogia was cast to play the lead role of King Tut in the Spike miniseries, Tut;[13] the miniseries premiered on Spike on July 19, 2015.
Personal life
Jogia attended Killarney Secondary School until the age of 16, before leaving school to pursue acting full-time. He is still close friends with his former cast mates from Victorious like Elizabeth Gillies and Victoria Justice. He has been in a relationship with actress Zoey Deutch since September 2011.
Jogia founded the online PSA organization Straight But Not Narrow supported by his good friend Josh Hutcherson, which is aimed towards changing the attitudes and viewpoints of young, straight people about the LGBT community.[14]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Triple Dog | Lemur | |
| 2010 | Finding Hope Now | Santos Delgado | |
| 2011 | Alex | Alex | Short film |
| 2015 | Ten Thousand Saints | Teddy | |
| 2015 | I Am Michael | Nico | |
| 2015 | Shangri-La Suite | Teijo Littlefoot | Post-production |
| 2016 | The Outskirts | Dave |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story | Danny Araujo | Television movie |
| 2007 | Devil's Diary | Teenage Boy #1 | Television movie |
| 2007 | Aliens in America | Sam | Recurring role, 3 episodes |
| 2008 | Gym Teacher: The Movie | Champ Sinclair | Television movie |
| 2009 | Spectacular! | Tajid Kalyan | Television movie |
| 2010 | Caprica | Ben Stark | Recurring role, 3 episodes |
| 2010–13 | Victorious | Beck Oliver | Main role, 58 episodes |
| 2011 | iCarly | Beck Oliver | "iParty with Victorious" (Season 4, Episode 11) |
| 2012 | Rags | Finn Covington | Television movie |
| 2013–14 | Twisted | Danny Desai | Lead role, 20 episodes |
| 2015 | Tut | Tutankhamun | Television miniseries; Lead role |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Teen Choice Awards | Summer TV Star: Male | Twisted | Nominated | [16] |
| 2014 | Actor: Drama |
References
- ^ "Victoria Justice, Avan Jogia, Edan Sher, Peyton List And More In "The Outskirts" Movie". Archived from the original on May 16, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
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- ^ Porter, Ryan (July 6, 2015). "The Vancouver Actor Who Would be King". The Star. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
- ^ Jaar, Stephanie (December 12, 2013). "Avan Jogia Talks 'Twisted' at ABC Family's Winter Wonderland – Video". Pop City Life. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ "Avan Jogia answering questions about his family background 1". Spring.me (formerly Formspring). Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ Eng, Jared (December 12, 2013). Avan Jogia: Just Jared Spotlight of the Week (Exclusive!). Just Jared.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Jogia, Avan (November 2013). "Avan Jogia's official instagram: Picture of his two passports with him confirming in the comments that he has dual citizenship". Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ southcoasttoday.com, September 12, 2008, Associated Press: "Chris Meloni tries hand at comedy in 'Gym Teacher'", Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ lionshareproductuctions.com, May 23, 2008, "SPECTACULAR! wraps principal photography", Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ Byron Perry (August 13, 2008). "Avan Jogia". Variety. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ "Avan Jogia Interview". Kidz world. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ^ Ng, Philiana (October 5, 2012). "'Victorious' Star Lands Lead in ABC Family Drama Pilot 'Socio' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (August 5, 2014). "'Twisted,' 'Victorious' Star to Play King Tut for Spike TV (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ^ Gandhi, Neha. "Avan Jogia's Straight But Not Narrow Campaign - Seventeen". Seventeen. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ http://www.buzzfeed.com/zakiyajamal/make-it-shine#.iiyX5YlOM
- ^ "2013 Teen Choice Awards: The Winners List". Retrieved 23 August 2013.
External links
- Avan Jogia on Twitter
- Avan Jogia at IMDb
| International | |
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| National | |
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| Other | |
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Anglo-Indian people
- British expatriate male actors in the United States
- British male child actors
- British male television actors
- British people of Canadian descent
- British people of German descent
- British people of Indian descent
- British people of Welsh descent
- Canadian expatriate male actors in the United States
- Canadian male child actors
- Canadian male television actors
- Canadian people of English descent
- Canadian people of German descent
- Canadian people of Indian descent
- Canadian people of Welsh descent
- Gujarati people
- LGBT rights activists from Canada
- Male actors from Vancouver
- 21st-century Canadian male actors
- Canadian male singers
- Canadian male models
- Canadian male dancers
- Canadian wushu practitioners
- Shōrin-ryū practitioners
- Canadian television directors