Jordan Gavaris

Gavaris was born in Brampton and raised in Caledon, Ontario, Canada. His father is a Greek immigrant who worked for the Toronto District School Board before leaving to develop real estate in Toronto. His mother was born in Canada, and is of Northern European descent.^{[citation needed]} She formerly had a career with The Globe and Mail. He is the youngest of three children.^[1] Later living in Snelgrove, he attended Mayfield Secondary School, but was not admitted into the arts program.^[2]

Gavaris made his feature film debut in the Canadian independent film, 45 R.P.M. opposite Michael Madsen, Kim Coates, and Amanda Plummer.^[3] In 2010, Gavaris co-starred in the Cartoon Network live-action series Unnatural History.^[4] Gavaris also co-starred in the original drama Orphan Black for BBC America^[5] and Canada's Space.^[6]

In 2010, Gavaris was honoured by Playback, Panavision Canada, and The Canadian Film and Television Hall of Fame by being named one of 2010's "Top Ten to Watch".^[7]

In 2014, Gavaris won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor and also won a Constellation Award for best performance in an episode.^[8] On August 18, 2014, Gavaris was announced as the winner of the 2014 EWwy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.^[9]

In 2016, Gavaris appeared in a supporting role in the film Sea of Trees, directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Matthew McConaughey and Ken Watanabe, and 2017 saw him co-star with Lena Olin in the arthouse film Maya Dardel. The film premiered at the SXSW Film Festival to generally favorable reviews.

Gavaris is openly gay.^[11] He started dating actor and screenwriter Devon Graye in September 2013.^[11] The two married in 2018.^[12]

Gavaris said in August 2017 that his role in Orphan Black helped him understand feminism, and that he considers himself a feminist.^[13]