Avan Jogia

At 32 years old, Avan Jogia has this physical status:

Avan Tudor Jogia (born February 9, 1992) is a British-British actor, singer, activist, and writer.

Beck Oliver appeared in the Nickelodeon sitcom Victorious, Danny Desai's ABC Family drama Twisted, Roman Mercer in the ABC Family drama Twisted, Roman Mercer's Syfy paranormal action series Ghost Wars, and Ulysses Zane in the Starz comedy Now Apocalypse is best known for his television appearances. In the 2006 biographical television film A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story, Jogia first came to prominence with his portrayal of Danny Araujo.

He gained television appearances in shows including Caprica (2009–2010) and Tut (2015), after moving to the United States in his late teens.

Spectacular! Jogia's numerous appearances 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).

Alex, his debutorial film, was released in 2011, which was followed by the 2016 web series Last Teenagers of the Apocalypse. Jogia co-founded Straight But Not Narrow, a LGBT group that aims to influence teenagers and adults on topics relating to the LGBT community.

Jogia's first book, Mixed Feelings, a collection of short stories and poems about multiracial identity, was released in 2019.

Early life

Avan Tudor Jogia was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on February 9, 1992, and the son of Wendy and Mike Jogia. His father is a British Gujarati, and his mother is of English, German, and Welsh descent. He is Ketan's younger brother, a London music performer.

Jogia also speaks Gujarati and French, in addition to English.

Jogia was a student at Killarney Secondary School until age 17 when he left to pursue acting full-time, having already earned a few small television credits. In a private interview, he explained that his parents resigned from middle school in favour of homeschooling. On the trial-basis ultimatum that he will land a job within six months – or return to schooling, he moved to Los Angeles, California.

In the 1996 musical adventure comedy film, Muppet Treasure Island, Jogia cited British actor Tim Curry as one of his early acting inspirations, particularly Curry's role as Long John Silver. Sir Ben Kingsley, a British actor, is another of Jogia's inspirations; the two will appear in Tut's 2015 miniseries and work together on the short film Of Dogs and Men in 2016.

Personal life

Jogia has described himself as "spiritual" after being a Buddhist for months and has roots in Hinduism. Jogia says he has "looked at all sorts of ways of being because I'm curious about what it takes to be human." Jogia is also a dual citizen of Canada and the United Kingdom. Jogia has a number of tattoos, one on his chest, leg, upper leg, shoulder, and knee, as well as his lower arm. Jogia uses pronouns instead of pronouns.

Jogia co-founded Straight But Not Narrow (SBNN) in 2011, with Heather Wilk and Andre Pochon as part of their team's assistance for fellow actor Josh Hutcherson. The non-profit group aims to change heterosexual stereotypes and assumptions about the LGBTQIA+ group. "No one making pure youth responsible for their apathy," Jogia said. If you see a bully beating a child and you stand idle, that's much more loud or louder than the actual oppression," the group claims. Jogia said in 2019 that he does not like expressing his sexuality in an interview with Attitude.

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Career

In the biographical television film A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story, directed by Agnieszka Holland, Danny Araujo portrayed him for his first role in 2006. He appeared in the Canadian horror television series Devil's Diary in 2007 and played a recurring role in The CW television sitcom Aliens in America as Sam. He appeared in the 2008 Nickelodeon network original film Gym Teacher: The Film as Champ Sinclair, a role opposite Law & Order: Special Victims Unit actor Christopher Meloni. He returned to the network the following year, starring in the 2009 film Spectacular! Victoria Justice, a future triumphant co-star, and Tajid, as Tajid.

On Syfy, Jogia appeared in Caprica, a spin-off of Battlestar Galactica. Ben Stark was cast in August 2008, with the series's pilot episode completed by the end of the year. He appeared in late 2009 when he appeared in the cast of Nickelodeon's triumphant television show Victorious. Jogia appeared alongside Victoria Justice, Ariana Grande, and Elizabeth Gillies, as Jade West's boyfriend. (played by Gillies). This was the actor's first major role in a television series, from the show's inception in March 2010 to the end of the show's 4th and final seasons in 2013. Jogia performed background vocals on several cast songs on the show's soundtrack, and she appeared in the song "Mega Falling" in the episode "Tori the Zombie." Jogia appeared in the Nickelodeon film 'IParty with Victorious, a Victorious crossover film with iCarly.

Jogia appeared in numerous films during his time on Victorious. Santos Delgado, the lead actor, appeared in Triple Dog and the gang-crime film Finding Hope Now (filmed back in 2009) as the lead actor. In Alex, a short film directed by Jogia, it was his first project he directed. Finn Covington appeared in the 2012 Nickelodeon television film Rags alongside Keke Palmer and Drake Bell.

In October 2012, Jogia appeared in the lead role of Danny Desai on ABC Family's family mystery-thriller series Twisted (originally named Socio). Jogia opposite principal cast members Maddie Hasson and Kylie Bunbury, as well as supporting cast members including Denise Richards, Sam Robards, and Kimberly Quinn. In August 2012, the pilot was approved by the government and filmed in New York City in October. The show was ordered by ABC Family in February 2013, and the following month, on April 3, 2013, ABC Family ordered it as a series and production began in Studio City. "Twisted is similar to Pretty Little Liars in that it's about finding out who did it, but it's more about the human characters and the strain that life puts on them." It's also a little bit of a social commentary piece because it addresses a variety of current topics." The series premiered on June 11, 2013 and was running for 19 episodes; Desai, Jogia's role as Desai, Jogia received two nominations at the 2013 and 2014 Teen Choice Awards in the categories "Summer TV Star: Male" and "Actor: Drama," respectively; In August 2014, ABC Family decided not to renew Twisted for a second season.

Jogia was cast in the Spike TV miniseries Tut, alongside English actor Sir Ben Kingsley. Jogia was reunited with Twisted actress Kylie Bunbury, who portrayed Suhad –Tutankhamun's love interest in the lead role of the titular Pharaoh Tutankhamun. On the casting of Bunbury, Jogia said, "It was cool to work with someone [Bunbury] you have built-in chemistry with." I had no idea what it was going to be like going into this situation, so knowing I was dealing with someone I trusted really helped." On July 19, 2015, the miniseries, shot in Morocco, premiered on Spike and ended on July 21, 2015.

After being in the cast of many films throughout 2014, Jogia returned to cinema. Jogia will appear in Ten Thousand Saints, an abridgement of Eleanor Henderson's 2011 book of the same name. Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, and Ethan Hawke appeared in the film, which was released in 2015. He appeared in I Am Michael in August 2014. The film's cast includes James Franco, Zachary Quinto, and Emma Roberts, as well as Jogia, who portrays Nico, a gay Buddhist the protagonist (Franco) who briefly fell in love with him, based on Benoit Denizet-Lewis' article "My Ex-Gay Friend" in 2011. The film's principal photography began in August 11, 2014, in New York City, and concluded later this month. The film was released at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival before a limited run and via video on demand in January 2017. In the short film, Here Now, Jogia appeared as Dark later in 2015. Of Dogs and Men, he directed a trailer for a horror–thriller short film released in 2015. Sir Ben Kingsley, who has worked with Jogia on Tut, appeared in the short film.

Jogia's next film appearance was the 1970s-based crime drama film Shangri-La Suite (also known as Killing the King), co-produced by Luke Grimes and Emily Browning. Two young lovers (Grimes and Browning) go to Los Angeles with the intention of murdering Elvis Presley; Jogia plays Teijo Littlefoot, an old friend of the protagonist (Grimes), who joins the pair in search of medical trasition. In late 2016, the film was released in late 2016. In the short film Last Teenagers of the Apocalypse, Bones appeared as Bones. Jogia produced and directed the four-part series, which was released on April 21, 2016.

He appeared in the psychological thriller The Drowning (previously, Border Crossing), directed by Bette Gordon with Julia Stiles and Josh Charles in 2017. Danny, the main character of Pat Barker's 2001 book Border Crossing, was rescued from drowning by the man (Charles) who aided his conviction for murder 12 years ago. Jogia appeared in the comedy film The Outcasts alongside lead actress Victoria Justice. Later, Jogia appeared in The Year of Spectacular Men, a film directed by Lea Thompson. Zoey Deutch's mother is also in the film opposite Jogia, Thompson. Sebastian was the "loving boyfriend" of a movie actor (Deutch), followed by a role in A Midsummer Night's Dream, a contemporary film interpretation of William Shakespeare's comedy of the same name. Jogia appeared in Syfy's 13-episode film titled Ghost Wars, which premiered in 2017, and it was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, but it was cancelled at the beginning of 2018.

In Rebecca Addelman's debut film, Paper Year, Jogia also appeared in a co-lead role with Eve Hewson. The project began in October 2016 and was announced in 2018. In The New Romantic, which stars Jessica Barden and Camila Mendes, Matt appears as Matt. Jogia was also cast in the forthcoming dramatic film The Artist's Wife, alongside Bruce Dern and Lena Olin. In December 2019, the film will premiere at the Hamptons International Film Festival for the first time. Jogia was selected to lead the Starz comedy series Now Apocalypse alongside Kelli Berglund, Beau Mirchoff, and Roxane Mesquida in June 2018. In an interview with Ulysses Zane, who, with his colleagues, "are on various paths of passion, sex, and fame while navigating Los Angeles's strange and often bewildering city." The series, which was branded Jogia's second project with writer and director Gregg Araki (after Here Now), aired in March 2019 and was later cancelled after one season. He appeared in Shaft's action comedy Shaft and was a featured actor in the sequel Zombieland: Double Tap.

Jogia published Mixed Feelings, a book that explores growing up with a mixed race identity and whether there is a connection between those of mixed race backgrounds. The book is based on a collection of personal experiences and poems about Jogia's life. "There was a huge appetite for this conversation," he said, and after extending out to his social media pages, he "was able to sort of engage with them, research portions of their lives [...] and smash them up within the book."

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