Actors Avan Jogia, Tom Hiddleston and Charlie Day are all celebrating their birthdays today.
Avan Jogia, 23
Actor Avan Jogia turns 23 today. Jogia made his acting debut in the 2006 television movie A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story. He made an appearance on the CW series Aliens in America and starred in two Nickelodeon original movies, Gym Teacher: The Movie and Spectacular!.
Jogia played Ben Stark in the Battlestar Galactica spin-off series Caprica on the Sci Fi Channel. Jogia gained fame after playing Beck Oliver in the Nickelodeon series Victorious.
Jogia founded the online PSA organization "Straight But Not Narrow" with Josh Hutcherson serving as an advocate. The organization is aimed at changing the attitudes and viewpoints of young, straight people about the LGBT community.
Jogia most recently played Danny Desai on the ABC Family series Twisted, but the show was cancelled after one season.
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Tom Hiddleston, 34
Actor Tom Hiddleston turns 34 today. Hiddleston started his career on television, appearing in the television film The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby and the BBC/HBO TV biopic The Gathering Storm. He made his feature film debut in Unrelated in 2006 and went on to appear in Archipelago.
Hiddleston continued his work in television and making minor film appearances. He gained fame for his role as Loki in the Marvel Universe film Thor in 2011. He reprised his role for The Avengers in 2012 and Thor: The Dark World in 2013.
Hiddleston also has a successful theater career, appearing/starring in the productions Cymbeline, Othello, The Kingdom of Earth and most recently Coriolanus in 2014, earning the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for his performance.
Hiddleston replaced Benedict Cumberbatch in the upcoming Guillermo Del Toro film Crimson Peak, scheduled to be released October 2015. He is also set to star in the upcoming King Kong prequel film Skull Island. Hiddleston will play country music singer Hank Williams in the upcoming biopic I Saw the Light. He will also reprise his role as Loki in Thor: Ragnarok, set to release in 2017.
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Charlie Day, 39
Actor, musician, television producer and screenwriter Charlie day turns 39 today. Day is most known for his role as Charlie on the FXX comedy series It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, in which he also serves as producer and screenwriter. Day made other television appearances on Third Watch, Law & Order and Reno 911!.
In 2010, Day appeared in the film Going the Distance alongside Justin Long, Drew Barrymore and Jason Sudeikis and reprised his role for the 2014 sequel Horrible Bosses 2. In 2011, Day had a starring role in the film Horrible Bosses alongside Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx. He later voiced Art in Monsters University and appeared in Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim.
Day hosted Saturday Night Live in 2011. Day is married to actress Mary Elizabeth Ellis. They worked together on Reno 911! and currently on Always Sunny. They had a son, Russell Wallace Day, in 2011.
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