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 (2006), directed by Oscar nominee Agnieszka Holland. Jogia followed up with a recurring role on the SyFy Channel hit series
Caprica (2009) as well as becoming series regular role the CW's
Aliens in America (2007). Recently receiving notice amongst a wide audience with his lead role as Beck on Nickelodeon's Emmy nominated series
Victorious (2010), Avan can now be seen as Danny Desai on ABC Family's
Twisted (2013).
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.