List of male actors in gay pornographic films


This is a list of notable men who have appeared in gay pornographic films. Pornography has become more mainstream and as of 2009 was a $13 billion industry in the United States; globally consumers spent more than US$3000 on porn every second of every day, in 2009. As of 2007, the gay market is estimated to be five to ten percent of the overall adult market.
Gay pornographic films trace their origins to the Athletic Model Guild, founded in Los Angeles in 1945, which produced photographs and still images later turned into films and porn loops. The modern roots of films can be traced to the early 1970s when movies were shown in New York theaters. Over time the "heterosexual adult industry blossomed in Southern California" and often included gay content. Several major shifts affected the gay porn industry: the advent of home video when anyone could purchase a movie to view in private; the AIDS pandemic, which compelled models to be extremely healthy-looking and caused safer sex depictions to become the standard on-screen; and the emergence of the Internet allowing live streaming, social networking and amateur pornography to change how stars are discovered, marketed and even viewed as the films do not have to be copied, packaged and delivered, although those options remain.
The list includes male actors in gay pornographic films who may be notable for their gay pornography and those who may be notable for other reasons or both. The listing is alphabetic by first name. Some performers have many pseudonyms and stage names. Multiple pseudonyms are utilized for a variety of reasons including legal constraints, the appearance of having more actors working at a studio, an actor's wishing to disguise how many films he is working on or that he is doing work for another studio, etc.
The men listed here are known to have appeared in a gay porn film, but not necessarily are gay—see gay-for-pay. Many of these men have also appeared in other forms of pornography, such as pornographic magazines. They may have appeared in other genres of pornography, including bisexual and heterosexual porn.
This list does not include performers who have appeared in other forms of pornography unless they have also appeared in a gay porn film. Many of these performers have been recognized with annual awards in various categories from "Best actor" to "Best top", "Best versatile performer" and even "Best non-sexual performance". There are also international porn awards, as well as discontinued awards, that apply to many of these performers and actors.
With the increasing use of the Internet for live-streaming of movies and video clips, as well as the use of social-networking websites and blogs, amateur porn and niche genres have increasingly competed against the major gay pornography film companies.

A

  • Adam Ramzi – Armenian-American gay pornographic actor, and model.
  • Aiden Shaw – British gay pornographic actor. In 2004, Shaw starred in a gay porn film for Hot House Entertainment.
  • Al Parker – American gay pornographic actor. Co-founder of Surge Studios. Parker is widely regarded as a gay pornography icon of the late 1970s through the 1980s. Subject of Clone: the life and legacy of Al Parker, gay superstar.
  • Arad Winwin – Iranian-American gay pornographic film actor, model and bodybuilder.
  • Armond Rizzo – American-Mexican pornographic actor.
  • Arpad Miklos – Hungarian gay pornographic actor. 2005 GayVN Award winner, "Best Solo Performance".
  • Austin Wolf – American gay pornographic actor. GayVN Award winner, "Best Top".

    B

  • Bastian Karim – Colombian gay pornographic actor and model. 2025 GayVN Award winner, "Best Actor".
  • Bernard Natan – Franco-Romanian gay pornographic actor. He was one of the earliest pornographic actors and directors.
  • Billy Herrington – 2000 Probie winner; 2001 Grabby Awards winner, "Best group scene"; Conquered from All Worlds Video. He also gained fame in Japan as an Internet meme.
  • Boomer Banks – American-Mexican gay pornographic actor, fashion designer and DJ. One of the stars of OutTv reality series X-Rated: NYC.
  • Brandon Lee – Asian American gay pornographic film actor of Chinese Filipino descent. He is regarded as the first gay Asian porn star and arguably the most popular Asian pornographic actor in contemporary gay male culture.
  • Brenner Bolton – American gay pornographic actor, one of the leads of Men.com film X-Men : A Gay XXX Parody as Cyclops.
  • Brent Corrigan – American gay pornographic actor and filmmaker. 2008 Golden Dickie winner, "Best Amateur Twink Performer – Bottom" for Fuck Me Raw while his studio at the time, Cobra Video, won for "Best Twink Studio" largely through his films. 2009 Grabby Awards winner, "Best bottom"; 2009 GayVN Awards winner, "Best bottom"; 2009 named Cybersocket "Top 50 porn star".
  • Brent Everett – Canadian gay pornographic actor. In 2009, Metro Weekly described him as "one of the industry's most popular performers".
  • Brody Blomqvist – also known under the stage name of Justin Brody, is an American gay pornographic actor and model. He's best known for his work as a Cockyboys exclusive performer, and for appearing on Troye Sivan's music video for his hit-single, "My My My!" in 2018.
  • Bruce LaBruce – Canadian filmmaker, photographer and underground adult director. His films explore themes of sexual and interpersonal transgression against cultural norms, frequently blending the artistic and production techniques of independent film with gay pornography.

    C

  • Carlo Masi – Italian mathematics lecturer and former gay pornographic film actor.
  • Casey Donovan – a.k.a. Calvin Culver; see Boys in the Sand.
  • Charlie Cherry – Spanish gay pornographic actor, and social media personality. 2024 SayUncle's July AllStar winner.
  • Chi Chi LaRue – 1990 AVN Award winner, "Best non-sexual performance"; 1993 Gay Erotic Video Awards winner, "Best gender-bender".
  • Chris Crocker – American gay pornographic actor.
  • Christian Duffy a.k.a. Chris Duffy, and Bull Stanton – an American professional bodybuilder and actor who was the first well-known bodybuilder to appear in gay pornography starting in the mid-1990s with the Tom of Finland Company.
  • Colby Keller – American pornographic actor and visual artist. Keller was awarded with the Cybersocket Web Award for Best Personality in 2016.
  • Cole Tucker – 1997 Probie winner; 1998 Probie winner; 1998 Grabby Awards winner, "Best performer" ; 1998 GayVN Awards winner, "Gay performer of the year"; 1998 GayVN Awards winner, "Best supporting actor"; 2000 GayVN Awards winner, "Special achievement"; Grabby Award hall of famer.
  • Colton Ford – American singer, actor, and former gay adult film star. Ford garnered attention for his distinctly muscular image and was recognized as a multifaceted entertainer who successfully transitioned from adult entertainment into mainstream media. As a gay pornographic actor, he won several accolades including the Grabby Award for Best Group Sex Scene in Conquered and the GayVN Award for Gay Performer of the Year in 2003. Ford passed away in 2025 at the age of 62 due to a hiking accident.
  • Craig Marks – British gay pornographic actor, circus performer, sex worker, model, and social media personality. 2022 Fleshbot Award nominee, 2024 Grabby Europe Award nominee.

    D

  • Dante Colle – American gay pornographic actor, 2021 XBIZ Award winner for 'Performer of the Year', and star of the OUTtv reality series X-Rated: NYC and its spin-off X-Rated: LA.
  • Danny Wylde – American pornographic actor and author, who appeared in several gay pornographic films along with straight and bisexual pornographic films. He started his adult film career at age 19.
  • Darius Ferdynand a.k.a. Péter Baranyai – Hungarian gay pornographic actor and model. 2015 Prowler Porn "Best British Bottom" Award winner.
  • Dave London — British porn actor who has been active since at least 2015. He has performed in many genres but is mostly known for his "daddy" roles and amateur exhibitionist videos, often using his real name David Cregeen.
  • Derek Kage – American gay pornographic actor and social media personality. 2024 XBIZ "Gay Performer of the Year" Award winner. 2024 GayVN "Best Leading Actor" and "Best Newcomer" Award winner. 2025 Grabby Europe "Most Accomplished International Porn Star" Award winner.
  • Duncan Black – American gay pornographic actor and model. 2014 Grabby Awards "Hottest Bottom" nominee.

    E

  • Erik Rhodes – Falcon Studios exclusive; 2007 Grabby Award winner; 2009 named Cybersocket "Top 50 porn star".
  • Eric Stryker – American gay pornographic actor.

    F

  • Flex-Deon Blake – an African-American actor who in 2004 was inducted into the Grabby Awards "Wall of Fame". The Tim Dean book, Unlimited Intimacy: Reflections on the Subculture of Barebacking, treats his controversial film Niggas' Revenge showing the way it fetishizes the simultaneous transgression of a number of taboos.
  • François Sagat – 2007 Grabby Awards winner; 2007 GayVN Awards winner, "Performer of the year". A French male pornographic actor with cult status and equally famous in mainstream media, best known for his rugged looks and scalp tattoo. A successful model and actor, he appeared in Saw VI and lead roles in L.A. Zombie and Homme au bain. Famous as a director of his own Incubus adult film series.
  • Fred Halsted – American gay pornographic actor.

    G

  • Gabriel Clark – Stage name of Philippe Rivard, Canadian gay pornographic actor and stripper. 2014 XBIZ Award nominee.
  • George Payne – XRCO Hall of Fame member.
  • Griffin Barrows – American gay pornographic actor.
  • Gus Mattox – 2005 Grabby Award winner, "Best actor"; Dangerous Liaisons from Lucas Entertainment; 2006 GayVN Awards winner, "Performer of the year".