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
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Avan Tudor Jogia
February 9, 1992 Killarney, British Columbia, Canada |
Residence
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Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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Citizenship
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Canada
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United
Kingdom
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Occupation
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Actor
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activist
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director
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Years active
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2006–present
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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
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Title
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Role
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Notes
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2010
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Triple Dog
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Lemur
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2010
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Finding
Hope Now
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Santos Delgado
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2011
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Alex
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Alex
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Short film
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2015
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Ten Thousand Saints
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Teddy
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2015
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I Am
Michael
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Nico
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2015
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Shangri-La Suite
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Teijo Littlefoot
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2015
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Here Now
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Dark
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Short film
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2016
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The Outskirts
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Dave
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2016
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The Year of Spectacular Men
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Sebastian
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Post-production
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2016
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The Drowning
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Danny
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Post-production
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2016
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Puck
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Post-production
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Television
Year
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Title
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Role
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Notes
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2006
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A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo
Story
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Danny Araujo
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Television movie
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2007
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Devil's
Diary
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Teenage Boy #1
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Television movie
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2007
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Aliens in America
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Sam
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Recurring role; 3 episodes
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2008
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Gym Teacher: The Movie
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Champ Sinclair
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Television movie
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2009
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Spectacular!
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Tajid Kalyan
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Television movie
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2009–10
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Caprica
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Ben Stark
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Recurring role; 3 episodes
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2010–13
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Victorious
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Beck
Oliver
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Main role; 58 episodes
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2011
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iCarly
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Beck Oliver
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Episode: "iParty with Victorious"
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2012
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Rags
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Finn Covington
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Television movie
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2013–14
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Twisted
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Danny Desai
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Lead role; 19 episodes
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2015
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Tut
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Tutankhamun
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Lead role; miniseries
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Web
Year
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Title
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Role
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Notes
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2016
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Last Teenagers of the Apocalypse
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Bones
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Web series; 4 episodes
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Director
Year
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Title
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Notes
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2011
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Alex
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Short film
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2016
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Last Teenagers of the Apocalypse
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Web series
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2016
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Of Dogs and Men
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Short film
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Awards and nominations
Year
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Award
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Category
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Work
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Result
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2013
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Teen Choice Awards
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Summer TV Star: Male
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Twisted
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Nominated
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2014
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Teen Choice Awards
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Actor: Drama
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Twisted
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Nominated
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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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