Jordan Gavaris
Gavaris at the2025 Sundance Film Festival
Born	Jordan James Gavaris (1989-09-25)September 25, 1989 (age 36) Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2008–present
Spouse	Devon Graye ​ (m. 2018)​

Jordan James Gavaris (born September 25, 1989) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role asFelix Dawkins in theBBC America andSpace television seriesOrphan Black (2013–2017). He is the lead actor inThe Lake (2022–2023) opposite Julia Stiles.

Gavaris was born in Brampton and raised inCaledon, Ontario, Canada. His father is aGreek immigrant who worked for theToronto District School Board before leaving to develop real estate inToronto. His mother was born in Canada, and is of Northern European descent.^{[citation needed]} She formerly had a career withThe Globe and Mail. He is the youngest of three children.^[1] Later living in Snelgrove, he attendedMayfield 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. oppositeMichael Madsen,Kim Coates, andAmanda Plummer.^[3] In 2010, Gavaris co-starred in theCartoon Network live-action seriesUnnatural History.^[4] Gavaris also co-starred in the original dramaOrphan Black forBBC America^[5] and Canada'sSpace.^[6]

In 2010, Gavaris was honoured byPlayback,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 aCanadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor and also won aConstellation Award for best performance in an episode.^[8] On August 18, 2014, Gavaris was announced as the winner of the 2014EWwy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.^[9]

In 2016, Gavaris appeared in a supporting role in the filmSea of Trees, directed byGus Van Sant and starringMatthew McConaughey andKen Watanabe, and 2017 saw him co-star withLena Olin in the arthouse filmMaya Dardel. The film premiered at theSXSW Film Festival to generally favorable reviews.

The English accent Gavaris employs for his role as Felix Dawkins has been noted for its authenticity, despite Gavaris not being English.Entertainment Weekly writer Dalton Ross has stated that he is "not entirely convinced that it's not hisnormal accent that he's faking." Gavaris told Ross thatMichiel Huisman,Jerome Flynn andMaria Doyle Kennedy all thought he was English:

When I lost the affectation after the read-through, Maria [Kennedy] was shocked. I think using an accent or affectation has given me a freedom as Felix I may not have otherwise found. The role has been by far the most liberating experience that anyone my age could have. There are so few colorful characters for people my age, it's a real treat to get to experiment in character work.^[10]

Gavaris is openly gay,^[11] and had been dating actor and screenwriterDevon Graye since September 2013,^[11] and the two married in 2018.^[12]

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

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