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My Take
Avan Jogia interests me because his career keeps refusing the easy path. He earned early notice in a serious, socially charged television film rather than a fluffy star vehicle, and that choice feels like a thesis statement. Since then he has spread his energy across acting, directing, writing, and music — the kind of restlessness critics sometimes mistake for a lack of focus. I read it differently: he strikes me as an artist who treats fame as a tool, not a destination. Vancouver tends to produce performers with that grounded, unhurried quality. I suspect his most defining work is still ahead of him, quite possibly behind the camera.
Overview
Avan Tudor Jogia ( AV-ən JOH-ghee-ə; born February 9, 1992) is a Canadian actor, author and director. Starting as a child actor, he first received recognition for portraying Danny Araujo in the television film A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story (2006).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Avan Jogia
- Name (Japanese)
- アヴァン・ジョーギア
- Reading
- あゔぁん・じょーぎあ
- Born
- February 9, 1992 (age 34)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Monkey
- Origin
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / film director / television actor / singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from Canada →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.