Jogia 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 in his late teens, he landed various television roles within series such as Caprica (2009–2010), Victorious, Twisted, and miniseries Tut (2015). Jogia\'s numerous credits in television and cinema include Spectacular! (2009), Finding Hope Now (2010), Rags (2012), Ten Thousand Saints (2015), and I Am Michael (2015). His directorial debut came in 2011 with the short film Alex, which was followed by the 2016 web series Last Teenagers of the Apocalypse. In 2011, Jogia 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.\n', '

Avan Tudor Jogia was born on February 9, 1992 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Jogia\'s father is a British Indian, and his mother is of English, German, and Welsh descent. He is the younger brother of Ketan, a music producer in London. Besides English, Jogia speaks some Gujarati and French.\n', '

According to The Start, Jogia was a student at Killarney Secondary School until the age of 17, when he left to pursue acting full-time, having already gained a number of small television credits. In an interview, he said that his parents withdrew him from middle school in favor of home schooling. He moved to Los Angeles, California on the trial-basis that he would land a role within a six-month period – or return to schooling.\n', '

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