Avan Tudor Jogia (/ˈævÉ™n ˈdÊ'oÊŠÉ¡iÉ™/; born February 9, 1992) is
a Canadian-British actor, singer, activist, director, and writer. He
is best known for his television roles Beck Oliver in Nickelodeon
sitcom Victorious, Danny Desai in ABC Family drama Twisted, Roman
Mercer in Syfy paranormal action series Ghost Wars, and Ulysses Zane
in Starz comedy Now Apocalypse.Jogia first came to prominence with his
portrayal of Danny Araujo in the 2006 biographical television film A
Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story. After moving to the United States
in his late teens, he landed various television roles within series
such as Caprica (2009â€"2010) and the miniseries Tut (2015). 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, which was followed by the 2016 web
series Last Teenagers of the Apocalypse.In 2011, Jogia co-founded the
LGBT online organization Straight But Not Narrow, which seeks to shape
the viewpoints of teenagers and adults on matters pertaining to the
LGBT community. In 2019, he published his first book, Mixed Feelings,
a series of short stories and poems about multiracial identity.
a Canadian-British actor, singer, activist, director, and writer. He
is best known for his television roles Beck Oliver in Nickelodeon
sitcom Victorious, Danny Desai in ABC Family drama Twisted, Roman
Mercer in Syfy paranormal action series Ghost Wars, and Ulysses Zane
in Starz comedy Now Apocalypse.Jogia first came to prominence with his
portrayal of Danny Araujo in the 2006 biographical television film A
Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story. After moving to the United States
in his late teens, he landed various television roles within series
such as Caprica (2009â€"2010) and the miniseries Tut (2015). 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, which was followed by the 2016 web
series Last Teenagers of the Apocalypse.In 2011, Jogia co-founded the
LGBT online organization Straight But Not Narrow, which seeks to shape
the viewpoints of teenagers and adults on matters pertaining to the
LGBT community. In 2019, he published his first book, Mixed Feelings,
a series of short stories and poems about multiracial identity.
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