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<infobox> <image source="image" /> <title source="name"><default>Ian Ousley</default></title> <group> <header>Biographical information</header> <label>Full name</label> <label>Born</label> <label>Died</label> <label>First credit</label> </group> <group> <header>Further information</header> <label>Link(s)</label> </group> </infobox>Ian Luke Ousley is an American actor. He plays Sokka in Netflix's live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Avatar: The Last Airbender (Netflix) credits
Sokka
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Television work
Biographical information
Ian Ousley was born in College Station, Texas. Through watching Avatar: The Last Airbender and Ninja Turtles, and driving his parents crazy from punching and kicking everything in the house, Ian's parents decided to give him an outlet by enrolling him in Taekwondo classes at the age of nine. He went on to contend nationally for five years, winning numerous state championships and district titles, and by 2016, he was ranking among the top ten in the world for seven out of eight events possible to compete in, while also ranking number one in combat weapon sparing. While also ranking number one in the world in combat weapon sparing, he went on to win his World Championship title in creative weapons.[1]
During this time, he discovered his passion for acting at the age of 13 through a talent scout in his hometown. He trained with acting coaches from Los Angeles in Texas for a year before moving to LA to pursue his newfound passion and a new way to perform. He studied with renowned acting teachers Margie Haber, Stan Kirsch, and at Playhouse West, all while advancing his martial arts training at the XMA World Headquarters in North Hollywood, achieving his third degree black belt in 2018.[1]
Ian landed his first on-screen role in Netflix's 13 Reasons Why, also working on Sorry for Your Loss and Young Sheldon.[2]