Avan Jogia – Bio And Celebrity Facts, Ethnicity, Girlfriend and Family Life

Quick Facts

Like many in Hollywood, Avan Jogia got his career start at a young age. He is easily recognizable for his role as Beck Oliver in the Nickelodeon show Victorious or as Danny Desai in the thriller show Twisted. Getting his career start at 2006, the actor has gone on to build an impressive career for himself. Keep reading to find out everything you need to know about Avan Jogia

Biography

This actor, singer, and activist was born on the 9^th of February, 1992 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to Mike and Wendy Jogia. He also has a brother called Ketan Jogia who is a music producer in London.

Growing up, Avan attended Killarney Secondary School before transferring to King George Secondary School in Vancouver. At age 17, in his tenth grade, he made the decision to pursue acting full time by traveling to the United States. Before he left, his parents provided him with an ultimatum stating that if he doesn’t land a role in Hollywood after six months, he would return to Vancouver and continue his education.

Fortunately, after arriving at Los Angeles, California, he began receiving meaningful roles allowing him to stay in Hollywood.

Ethnicity and Family Life

Avan Jogia is a Canadian native but comes from a multicultural ethnic background. His father is Indian-British of a Gujarati Indian descent while his mother is British-German of an Irish, Welsh and German descent. It is said that from his mother’s side some of her descendants moved from the United States of America to Canada generations ago.

Career

His first television film was for the film A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story, released in 2006. Avan portrayed the role of Danny Araujo, the younger brother of the titular Gwen Araujo. Avan gradually moved to stardom with his recurring appearance as Sam in the CW show Aliens in America in 2007. Also, in that same year, he appeared in the Canadian horror film Devil’s Diary.

In 2008, he played Champ Sinclair in the Nickelodeon movie Gym Teacher: The Movie alongside Christopher Meloni. In 2009, he played Tajid Kalyan in another Nickelodeon film Spectacular!, appearing opposite .

Avan Jogia got a turn at international fame when he landed a role on the Nickelodeon TV program Victorious. He was cast alongside now famous celebrities such as Victoria Justice, , and several more. He played the popular, handsome Beck Oliver who dated Jade West who was portrayed by Elizabeth Gillies. The show lasted for only four seasons and was canceled in 2013

During his time at Victorious, he appeared several movies such as Triple Dog, Finding Hope Now, and Rags. Avan Jogia later gained a major lead character as an alleged teenage killer Danny Desai in the ABC show, Twisted. As the main character, he appeared as Danny in all episodes of the show and received two Teen Choice Awards nominations for the role.

As a fast-rising star, the actor landed the lead role of titular Pharaoh Tutankhamun in the miniseries Tut which aired in 2015.

He has also appeared in I Am Michael, Ten Thousand Saints, Here Now, Shangri-La Suite, The Drowning, The Outcasts, The Year of Spectacular Men, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The New Romantic, and Paper Year.

Girlfriend

There were many rumors about Avan Jogia and his personal life. Most of these rumors have to do with him dating co-stars Ariana Grande, , and Victoria Justice. However, he has been in only three confirmed relationships during his time in the spotlight. He had a brief relationship with in 2010, dating for about a month before eventually going their separate ways.

His first serious relationship, however, was with . Their relationship lasted from 2011 till 2017 before the pair amicably decided to call it quits.

Avan is presently in a relationship with Australian actress, Cleopatra Coleman who is known for her roles in White Famous and Last Man On Earth.

Celebrity Facts About Avan Jogia

1. As an avid football fan, Avan Jogia supports London based football club, Arsenal.

2. He is multilingual, speaking French and Gujarati.

3. He is also the co-founder of the PSA organization named Straight But Not Narrow (SBNN). His co-partners are Heather Wilk and Andre Pochon. According to Avan, this organization was created to support the LGBT community and reorient heterosexuals about the community.

4. His directing debut came in 2011 with the short film, Alex which he also starred in. In 2015, he directed the horror short movie Of Dogs and Men starring his mentor Sir Ben Kingsley.

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