This list does not include performers who have appeared in other forms of pornography unless they have also appeared in a gay porn film. They may have appeared in other genres of pornography, including bisexual and heterosexual porn. Many of these men have also appeared in other forms of pornography, such as pornographic magazines.
The men listed here are known to have appeared in a gay porn film however, this does not necessarily mean they are gay-see gay-for-pay. 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. Some performers have many pseudonyms and stage names (indicated here by a.k.a.). 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.
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. Over time the " heterosexual adult industry blossomed in Southern California" and often included gay content.
The modern roots of films can be traced to the early 1970s when movies were shown in New York theaters. 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 gay market is estimated to be five to ten percent of the overall adult market. 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. This is a list of notable men who have appeared in gay pornographic films. Ass Worship 457 Brazzers 534 606 Brunette 9,593 Latina 1,752 Madrid 1,482 Natural Tits 5,039 Reality 1,213 Teen 3,714 Work Fantasies 605 25 34 174 Amateur 5,348 Athletic 794 Average Body 673 Bald Pussy 744 Big Cock 1,818 Big Dick 2,339 Big Tits 8,207 Blonde 6,407 Blowjob 14,073 Blowjob Pov 580 Caucasian 1,497 Cowgirl 2,743 Deep Throat 1,516 Digital Playground 150 Digitalplayground 141 149 Enhanced 503 European 849 Facial 4,388 Gonzo 378 Grey 83 Hair Pulling 245 Handjob 3,165 Handjob Pov 131 Innie Pussy 760 Masturbation 3,258 Missionary 3,153 Oil 685 Outdoors 536 Piercing 1,503 Pool 229 Pov 3,004 Reverse Cowgirl 1,890 Sex 1,993 Short Hair 646 Small Ass 678 Spoon 335 Tattoo 4,234 Wet 498 Bangbros Network 237 236 Busty 804 Cumshot 4,239 Doggystyle 3,209 Massage 846 Pornstar 5,086 Riding 5,250 Shaved 1,201 Vaginal 94 Big Tits Worship 861 Lilhumpers.6 gay pornographic actors during the 2010 Blatino Erotica Awards