Avan Tudor Jogia ( AV-ən JOH-ghee-ə; born February 9, 1992) is a Canadian actor, singer, author, director and activist. He received recognition for portraying Danny Araujo in the television film
A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story (2006). After moving to the United States in his late teens, he landed various television roles within series such as
Caprica (2009–2010). Jogia had his breakthrough for playing Beck Oliver in the Nickelodeon sitcom
Victorious (2010–2013), and rose to mainstream prominence for his roles as Danny Desai in the drama series
Twisted (2013), Tutankhamun in the miniseries Tut (2015), Roman Mercer in the paranormal action series
Ghost Wars (2017–2018) and Ulysses Zane in the comedy series
Now Apocalypse (2019). Numerous credits in television and cinema include
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