Avan Jogia
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| Born | Avan Tudor Jogia February 9, 1992 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer, dancer |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Website | avanjogia |
Avan Tudor Jogia[1] (born February 9, 1992)[2] is a Canadian actor best known for playing Beck Oliver on Victorious.
Early life
Jogia was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He went to a few different schools in Vancouver, including Killarney Secondary School and King George Secondary School. In tenth grade he left school altogether to pursue a career in acting.[3][4] He is of Gujarati Indian, Welsh and Irish descent.[citation needed]
Career
Jogia's very first role came in 2006, when he played Danny Araujo, the younger brother of a transsexual teenage male to female, or transwoman, 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.[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.[needs update] 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.
Jogia also started 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. The catchphrase is "we're guys talking to guys about guys who like guys."
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story | Danny Araujo | TV movie |
| 2007 | Devil's Diary | Teenage Boy #1 | TV movie |
| Aliens in America | Sam | 3 episodes | |
| 2008 | Gym Teacher: The Movie | Champ | TV movie |
| 2009 | Spectacular! | Tajid | TV movie |
| 2009–2010 | Caprica | Ben Stark | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | Triple Dog | Lemur | |
| 2010 | Wizards of Waverly Place | Background | Episode: "Delinquent Justin" |
| 2010–present | Victorious | Beck Oliver | Main role |
| 2011 | iCarly | Beck Oliver | Episode: "iParty with Victorious" |
| Finding Hope Now | Santos Delgado | ||
| 2012 | Rags | Finn | TV movie |
References
- ^ "Twitter: Avan Jogia (verified account)". Retrieved 2011-08-30.
- ^ "Twitter: Victoria Justice (verified account)". February 9, 2010. 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. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
- ^ "Avan Jogia Interview". Portraitmagazine.net. 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. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ "Avan Jogia Interview". Kidz world. Retrieved 2009-02-27.