Biodata dan Fakta lengkap Avan Tudor Jogia


Avan Jogia



Avan Tudor Jogia (lahir di Vancouver, British Columbia, Kanada, 9 Februari 1992; umur 24 tahun)  adalah aktor asal Kanada. Ia dikenal setelah berperan sebagai Beck Oliver dalam sitkom Victorious. Meskipun berasal dari Vancouver, ia banyak menghabiskan waktunya antara Vancouver dan Los Angeles.

Born
Avan Tudor Jogia
February 9, 1992 (age 24)
Killarney, British ColumbiaCanada
Residence
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Citizenship
·         Canada
·         United Kingdom
Occupation
·         Actor
·         activist
·         director
Years active
2006–present




Avan Tudor Jogia (born February 9, 1992) is a Canadian actor, activist and director, who 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, he has since had significant roles in television series', such as Ben Stark in Caprica (2009–10), Beck Oliver in Victorious (2010–13),Danny Desai in Twisted (2013–14), and Pharaoh Tutankhamun in the miniseries Tut (2015). Jogia's numerous film credits, includeFinding Hope Now (2010), Ten Thousand Saints (2015), and I Am Michael (2015). In 2011, he 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. Amongst Jogia's current projects, is the 2016 comedy film, The Outskirts and Last Teenagers of the Apocalypse, a web series he has directed.

1992–2006: Early life and career beginnings

Jogia was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. His father is a British Indian expatriate of Gujarati ethnicity, who immigrated to Canada, and his mother is of English, Welsh and German descent.  Jogia is the younger brother of Ketan, a music producer in London. Besides English, Jogia learned to speak some Gujarati and French.
Until the age of 16, Jogia was a student at Killarney Secondary School. He left school during the 10th grade in order to pursue acting full-time; at this point in time, Jogia had already amassed a number of small television credits.  By the age of 17, he moved to Los Angeles, United States, on the trial-basis that he would land a role within a six-month period – or return to schooling.
Jogia has cited British actor Tim Curry as one of his early acting inspirations, particularly Curry's role as Long John Silver in the 1996 musical adventure comedy film, Muppet Treasure Island. British actor Sir Ben Kingsley is another of Jogia's inspirations; the two would later appear in the 2015 miniseries Tut, and work together on the 2016 short film Of Dogs and Men

2006–09: Minor roles in film and television

His first role came in 2006, when he portrayed Danny Araujo –the younger brother of teenage transgender woman Gwen Araujo– in the biographical television film A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story, directed by Agnieszka Holland. In 2007, he had a recurring role in The CW television sitcom Aliens in America as the character Sam, and also appeared in the television movie Devil's Diary.
Jogia next appeared in the 2008 Nickelodean network original film Gym Teacher: The Movie, as Champ Sinclair, a role opposite Law & Order: Special Victims Unit actorChristopher Meloni. He returned to the network the following year, starring in the 2009 film Spectacular! as Tajid, alongside future Victorious co-star Victoria Justice.

2009–14: Victorious, Twisted and other projects

From 2009 to 2010, Jogia had a recurring role in the television series Caprica, a spin-off of Battlestar Galactica, on Syfy. He had been cast in the role of Ben Stark in August 2008, with production of the series' pilot episode completed by the conclusion of that year. Caprica was shot in and around Vancouver, British Columbia.
In late 2009, Jogia joined the cast of Nickelodeon television program Victorious. Starring alongside Victoria Justice, Ariana Grande, and Elizabeth Gillies, Jogia played Beck Oliver, the boyfriend of Jade West (Gillies). This was the actor's first main role in a television series; a role, which lasted from the series' inception in March 2010, through to the conclusion of the fourth and final season of the show in 2013. Jogia also appeared as Oliver in the Nickelodeon film, iParty with Victorious, a Victorious crossover movie with iCarly.
Throughout his tenure on Victorious, Jogia starred in various films. In 2010, he appeared in the drama film Triple Dog, and the gang-crime film Finding Hope Now (filmed in 2009) as the lead character, Santos Delgado. Jogia later directed and starred in Alex, a short film; this marked his first project he directed. During the following year, he appeared in the 2012 Nickelodean television movie Rags, along with Keke Palmer and Drake Bell, where Jogia portrayed Finn Covington.
Jogia was cast in the lead role of Danny Desai on the ABC Family mystery–thriller series Twisted (originally titled Socio), in October 2012. The role saw Jogia opposite main cast members Maddie Hasson and Kylie Bunbury, and supporting cast members including Denise Richards and Sam Robards. The series pilot was greenlighted in August 2012, and was filmed in October in New York. In February 2013, ABC Family ordered the show as a series and production commenced in Studio City the following month, on April 3, 2013. On the themes of the series, Jogia remarked, "Twisted is similar to Pretty Little Liars in that it's about trying to find out who did it, but it's more about the human relationships between characters and the strain that things can put on them. It's also a little bit of a social commentary piece, because it covers very timely issues." The series premiered on June 11, 2013 and ran for 19 episodes; for his 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. ABC Family opted not to renew Twisted for a second season, in August 2014.

2014–present: Tut and upcoming works

In 2014, Jogia was cast in the Spike TV miniseries, Tut, alongside English actor Sir Ben Kingsley. In the lead role of the titular Pharoah Tutankhamun, Jogia was reunited withTwisted actress Kylie Bunbury, who portrayed Suhad –Tutankhamun's love interest. On the casting of Bunbury, Jogia noted that, "[i]t was cool to be able to work with someone [Bunbury] you have built-in chemistry with. Going into this situation, I had no idea what it was going to be like, so knowing I was taking this on with someone I knew really helped.” The miniseries, filmed in Morocco, premiered on Spike on July 19, 2015, and concluded on July 21, 2015.
Jogia returned to film, after joining the cast of I Am Michael in August 2014. Based on Benoit Denizet-Lewis' New York Times Magazine article "My Ex-Gay Friend" in 2011, the film's cast includes James Franco, Zachary Quinto and Emma Roberts, along with Jogia who portrays Nico, a gay Buddhist the protagonist (Franco) briefly falls in love with. Principal photography on the film commenced on August 11, 2014, in New York City and concluded later that month. The film was released at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, in January 2015. Jogia next appeared in the 2015 film, Ten Thousand Saints. Adapted from the 2011 novel of the same name by Eleanor Henderson, the film also starred Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld and Ethan Hawke. Later that year, Jogia appeared in the short film, Here Now, as Dark.
He appeared as Bones, in the 2016 web series short Last Teenagers of the Apocalypse. The four-part series, which was released on April 21, 2016, was produced and directed by Jogia. In 2015, he released a trailer for a horror–thriller short film he directed, entitled Of Dogs and Men. The short film had appearances by Sir Ben Kingsley, who previously worked with Jogia on Tut. Jogia will star in the upcoming comedy film The Outskirts, alongside lead actress Victoria Justice. He was cast in the role of Dave on May 13, 2014, and the film marks Jogia and Justice's third collaboration since the 2009 television film Spectacular!. His future credits include The Year of Spectacular Men, a film directed by Lea Thompson. Thompson is the mother of Zoey Deutch, who also appears in the film opposite Jogia. He will portray Sebastian, the "loving boyfriend" of a movie star (Deutch). Other future film projects include, the 2016 thriller The Drowning (previously, Border Crossing) and A Midsummer Night's Dream, a contemporary film adaption of the comedy of the same name written by William Shakespeare.



Personal life

Jogia has been in a relationship with actress Zoey Deutch since September 2011. He describes himself as "spiritual", having spent months as a Buddhist, and has roots in Hinduism. Jogia maintains that he has "looked at all kinds of ways of being, because I’m curious about what it takes to be human." He is a dual citizen of Canada and the United Kingdom. Jogia has a number of tattoos; one on his chest, leg, upper leg, shoulder, back, and his lower arm. 



Activism

Jogia co-founded the online PSA organization Straight But Not Narrow (SBNN) in 2011, with Heather Wilk and Andre Pochon, in conjunction with the support of fellow actor, Josh Hutcherson. The non-profit organization is aimed towards changing the attitudes and viewpoints of young and adult straight people about the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. Jogia believed, "[t]here was no one making straight youth responsible for their apathy. When you see a bully beating up a kid and you stand idle, that’s as loud, or louder, than the actual oppression", and hence established the organization.



Filmography

Film

Year
Title
Role
Notes
2010
Triple Dog
Lemur
2010
Finding Hope Now
Santos Delgado
2011
Alex
Alex
Short film
2015
Ten Thousand Saints
Teddy
2015
I Am Michael
Nico
2015
Shangri-La Suite
Teijo Littlefoot
2015
Here Now
Dark
Short film
2016
The Outskirts
Dave
2016
The Year of Spectacular Men
Sebastian
Post-production
2016
The Drowning
Danny
Post-production
2016
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Puck
Post-production




Television

Year
Title
Role
Notes
2006
A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story
Danny Araujo
Television movie
2007
Devil's Diary
Teenage Boy #1
Television movie
2007
Aliens in America
Sam
Recurring role; 3 episodes
2008
Gym Teacher: The Movie
Champ Sinclair
Television movie
2009
Spectacular!
Tajid Kalyan
Television movie
2009–10
Caprica
Ben Stark
Recurring role; 3 episodes
2010–13
Victorious
Beck Oliver
Main role; 58 episodes
2011
iCarly
Beck Oliver
Episode: "iParty with Victorious"
2012
Rags
Finn Covington
Television movie
2013–14
Twisted
Danny Desai
Lead role; 19 episodes
2015
Tut
Tutankhamun
Lead role; miniseries


Web

Year
Title
Role
Notes
2016
Last Teenagers of the Apocalypse
Bones
Web series; 4 episodes

Director

Year
Title
Notes
2011
Alex
Short film
2016
Last Teenagers of the Apocalypse
Web series
2016
Of Dogs and Men
Short film




Awards and nominations

Year
Award
Category
Work
Result
2013
Teen Choice Awards
Summer TV Star: Male
Twisted
Nominated
2014
Teen Choice Awards
Actor: Drama
Twisted
Nominated




Quotes from Jogia :
1.             I always do whatever is best for the character
2.            I want to make stuff.I want to make Movie and direct stuff and produce stuff and write stuff
3.            I want to go behind the scenes as well as on screen. I think you have to make your own destiny in this world
4.            You get given opportunity,and that is  the jumping board; from there you have build your own path

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