Mark Davis (born 6 August 1965) is an English former
pornographic actor
A pornographic film actor or actress, pornographic performer, adult entertainer, or porn star is a person who performs sex acts in video that is usually characterized as a pornographic movie. Such videos tend to be made in a number of dist ...
,
director
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Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''Di ...
, and
exotic dancer
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M ...
. In 1998, ''
The Independent
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'' labeled him "Britain's biggest male porn star in America".
[ In 2012, he announced his retirement from the adult industry.][ He has been inducted into the AVN and ]XRCO
The X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO) is a group of writers and editors from the American adult entertainment industry who each year present awards in recognition of achievement within the industry. After the controversy and criticism of the ...
Halls of Fame.[
]
Early life
Davis grew up in Essex
Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...
. In 1981, his family moved to Toronto
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, Ontario
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.
Career
After graduating from high school, he went to Los Angeles
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to shoot a ''Playgirl
''Playgirl'' was an American magazine that featured general interest articles, lifestyle and celebrity news, in addition to nude or semi-nude men. In the 1970s and 1980s, the magazine printed monthly and was marketed mainly to women, although i ...
'' pictorial at 18 years of age. Soon thereafter, he moved to the US permanently. From 1984 to 1988, he was employed as a stripper for the " Chippendale" dancers. In January 1993, Davis began his career in adult films
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.
In 2003, Davis was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame
The ''AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') Hall of Fame has honored people for their work in the adult entertainment industry since 1995.XRCO Hall of Fame
The XRCO Hall of Fame lists well-known adult entertainment works and workers. The list is managed by X-Rated Critics Organization and inducted annually during the XRCO Award
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.
In his last years (2009-2012), he worked primarily for ''kink.com'', serving villainous roles in BDSM
BDSM is a variety of often erotic practices or roleplaying involving bondage, discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism, and other related interpersonal dynamics. Given the wide range of practices, some of which may be engaged ...
scenes. In 2012, Mark Davis announced his retirement from pornography, ending a nearly 20-year career. In 2016, Davis returned to pornography to shoot exclusively for ''kink.com''.
Davis performed in about 2,400 videos in his pornographic career.
Personal life
Davis was married to Kobe Tai
Kobe Tai is an American pornographic actress.
Pornographic film career
Tai was a contract performer with Vivid Entertainment. In 2011, ''Complex'' ranked her first on its list of "The Top 50 Hottest Asian Porn Stars of All Time".
Mainstream ap ...
and, later, Kitten. He served as best man for Jenna Jameson
Jenna Marie Massoli (born April 9, 1974), known professionally as Jenna Jameson (), is an American model, former pornographic film actress, businesswoman, and television personality. She has been named the world's most famous adult entertainme ...
and Brad Armstrong's wedding in 1996. He was also a friend of Jon Dough
Jon Dough (born Chester "Chet" Joseph Anuszak; November 12, 1962 – August 27, 2006) was an American pornographic actor active between 1985 and 2006.
Early life
Dough was born Chester Anuszak and grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. When he wa ...
, whose suicide affected him "big time."
Awards
* 1994 XRCO Award
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Once every calendar year, XRCO m ...
– Best Anal Sex Scene (''Butt Banged Bicycle Babes'')
* 1996 AVN Award
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– Best Group Sex Scene, Video (''World Anal Sex Tour'')
* 1998 AVN Award – Best Anal Sex Scene, Video (''Butt Banged Naughty Nurses'')
* 2001 XRCO Award – Best Male-Female Sex Scene (''Welcome to Chloeville'')
* 2003 AVN Hall of Fame
* 2006 XRCO Hall of Fame
* 2009 AVN Award – Best Group Sex Scene (''Anal Icon'')
See also
* List of British pornographic actors
A list of notable British pornographic film actors:
Female
Male
See also
* Outline of British pornography
* Pornography in the United Kingdom
References
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References
External links
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Adult Pornstar Mall
Biography and filmography
Podcast interview at Odeo
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1965 births
Living people
English male pornographic film actors
People from Essex
English emigrants to Canada
English pornographic film directors