Avan Jogia
Acting
Born: Feb 09, 1992
From: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Credits: 30 titles
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, …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Hero, Balthazar | Supes | 2026 | — |
| Backrooms | 2026 | — | |
| At the End | Mr Darcy | 2025 | — |
| Johnny & Clyde | Johnny | 2023 | 5.0 |
| Door Mouse | Mooney | 2023 | 5.865 |
| Choose Love | Rex Galier | 2023 | 4.8 |
| The Exchange | Stéphane | 2021 | 5.8 |
| Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City | Leon Kennedy | 2021 | 5.936 |
| The Artist's Wife | Danny | 2020 | 5.4 |
| Zombieland: Double Tap | Berkeley | 2019 | 6.9 |
| Shaft | Karim Hassan | 2019 | 6.531 |
| The Year of Spectacular Men | Sebastian Bennett | 2018 | 5.564 |
| The New Romantic | River Dewan | 2018 | 6.4 |
| Paper Year | Dan Delaney | 2018 | 5.4 |
| The Outcasts | Dave Quinn | 2017 | 6.134 |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | Puck | 2017 | 4.1 |
| Shangri-La Suite | Teijo Littlefoot | 2016 | 5.7 |
| The Drowning | Danny Miller | 2016 | 4.5 |
| Last Teenagers of the Apocalypse | Bones | 2016 | — |
| I Am Michael | Nico | 2015 | 5.495 |
| 10,000 Saints | Teddy McNicholas | 2015 | 5.965 |
| Streets of Hope | Santos Delgado | 2014 | — |
| Rags | Finn | 2012 | 7.31 |
| iParty with Victorious | Beck Oliver | 2011 | 7.3 |
| Triple Dog | Lemur | 2010 | 5.7 |
| Victorious TV | Beck Oliver | 2010 | 8.213 |
| Spectacular! | Tajid Kalyan | 2009 | 6.5 |
| Gym Teacher: The Movie | Champ Sinclair | 2008 | 7.0 |
| Devil's Diary | Teenage Boy #1 | 2007 | 5.2 |
| A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story | Danny Araujo | 2006 | 5.1 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1992 |
| From | Vancouver, British Columbia, … |