Avan Jogia - Biography

Vancouver native, Avan Jogia landed his first acting role as 'Danny Araujo 'on the award-winning TV movie drama "A Girl like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story," directed by Oscar nominee Agnieszka Holland. Jogia followed up with a recurring role on the SyFy Channel hit series "Caprica," as well as becoming series regular role the CW's "Aliens in America." Recently receiving notice amongst a wide audience with his lead role as Beck on Nickelodeon's Emmy nominated series "Victorious," Avan can now be seen as Danny Desai on ABC Family's "Twisted."

Having a special interest in youth human rights and equality, Avan lends his support to many charitable organizations: as a Peace First Ambassador for Peacefirst.org, host of the PBS series "Reel Works," and founder of the national charitable organization Straight But Not Narrow.