Avan Tudor Jogia[1] (born February 9, 1992)[2] is a Canadian actor best known for playing Beck Oliver on Victorious.
[edit] Early life
Jogia was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. His father is a Gujarati Indian originally from London, England. His mother is Swedish, with her roots originating from Wales. He went to a few different schools in Vancouver, including Killarney Secondary School and King George Secondary School, as well as being home for no apparent reason. In tenth grade he left school altogether to pursue a career in acting.[3][4]
[edit] Career
Jogia's first role came in 2006, when he played Danny Araujo in 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.[5][6] Jogia plays Ben Stark in the TV series Caprica, a spin-off of Battlestar Galactica, on the Sci Fi Channel.[7][8] Jogia portrays Beck Oliver in the Nickelodeon television program Victorious, which premiered in March 2010. His new movie, Finding Hope Now.[dated info] He also appeared as Beck Oliver in theVictorious crossover movie, iParty With Victorious. Along with Daniella Monet, he co-hosted the Transformers: Dark of the Moon premiere on June 28, 2011, in New York.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] References
- ^ "Twitter: Avan Jogia (verified account)". http://twitter.com/#!/atjogia. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
- ^ "Twitter: Victoria Justice (verified account)". February 9, 2010. http://twitter.com/#!/VictoriaJustice/status/8879722037. Retrieved 2011-08-30. "HAPPY 18th B DAY to one of my best friends in the whole wide world...."
- ^ "Avan’s Bio (Formspring)". Formspring.me. http://www.formspring.me/AvanJogia. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
- ^ "Avan Jogia Interview". Portraitmagazine.net. http://www.portraitmagazine.net/interviews/avanjogia.html. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
- ^ 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. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117990509.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ "Avan Jogia Interview". Kidz world. http://www.kidzworld.com/article/16258-avan-jogia-interview. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
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