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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 ...
,
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, and
exotic dancer A stripper or exotic dancer is a person whose occupation involves performing striptease in a public adult entertainment venue such as a strip club. At times, a stripper may be hired to perform at a bachelor party or other private event. M ...
. In 1998, ''
The Independent ''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was publis ...
'' 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
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. In 1981, his family moved to
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,
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.


Career

After graduating from high school, he went to
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to shoot a ''
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'' 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 An adult is a human or other animal that has reached full growth. In human context, the term ''adult'' has meanings associated with social and legal concepts. In contrast to a " minor", a legal adult is a person who has attained the age of major ...
. 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 The XRCO Awards are given by the American X-Rated Critics Organizati ...
. 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
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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 The XRCO Awards are given by the American X-Rated Critics Organization annually to people working in adult entertainment and it is the only adult industry awards show reserved exclusively for industry members. Once every calendar year, XRCO m ...
– Best Anal Sex Scene (''Butt Banged Bicycle Babes'') * 1996
AVN Award The AVN Awards are List of movie awards, film awards sponsored and presented by the American adult video industry trade magazine ''AVN (magazine), AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') to recognize achievement in various aspects of the creation and m ...
– 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 {{British pornography * Pornographic British British may refer to: Peoples, cul ...


References


External links

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Adult Pornstar Mall
Biography and filmography
Podcast interview at Odeo
{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Mark 1965 births Living people English male pornographic film actors People from Essex English emigrants to Canada English pornographic film directors