AVN Award for Best Actor

The AVN Award for Best Actor is an award that has been given by sex industry company AVN since the award's inception in 1984.[1]

AVN Award for Best Actor
AVN award for contributions of actors to pornography
The 2020 Recipient: Seth Gamble
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Sponsored byAVN
LocationLas Vegas
CountryUSA
Presented byAVN Media Network
First awarded1984 (1984)
Last awarded2020
Most recent winnerSeth Gamble
Perspective (2020)
Highlights
Most awardsMike Horner, Randy Spears and Evan Stone
(5 awards)
Total awarded58
(35–for films,
23–for videos)
First winnerRichard Pacheco
Irresistible (1984)
Websiteavnawards.avn.com

Till 2008, the award was awarded annually for two different categories–film and video. From year 2009, it is awarded annually for a single category.

First recipient of the award was Richard Pacheco, who was awarded at 1st AVN Awards in 1984 for his performance in Irresistible.[1] As of 2019, Mike Horner, Randy Spears and Evan Stone are the most honoured pornographic actors with five awards followed by Buck Adams, Steven St. Croix and Tom Byron with four awards, Tommy Pistol and Eric Edwards with three awards while six pornographic actors–Jon Dough, Dale DaBone, Brad Armstrong, Robert Bullock, Seth Gamble and James Bonn–have won the award two times. The most recent recipient is Seth Gamble, who was honoured at the 37th AVN Awards in 2020 for his performance in Perspective.[2]

Recipients
Mike Horner (top), Randy Spears (middle) and Evan Stone (bottom) have been the most frequent winners of the award (five times).
Buck Adams (top), Steven St. Croix (middle) and Tom Byron (bottom) have won the award four times each.
Tommy Pistol (top) and Eric Edwards (bottom) have won the award three times each.
From top to bottom: Jon Dough, Dale DaBone, Brad Armstrong, Seth Gamble and James Bonn have won the award two times each.

1984–2008
Year Photo Name Film/Video Ref(s)
1984 Richard Pacheco Irresistible (f) [1]
1985 Eric Edwards X Factor (f) [3]
1986 Harry Reems Trashy Lady (f) [4]
Eric Edwards Dangerous Stuff (v)
1987 Mike Horner Sexually Altered States (f) [5]
Buck Adams Rockey X (v)
1988 John Leslie Firestorm II (f) [6]
Robert Bullock Romeo and Juliet (v)
1989 Robert Bullock Portrait of an Affair (f) [7]
Buck Adams Rockey X–The Final Round (v)
1990 Jon Martin Cool Sheets (v) [8]
1991 Randy Spears The Masseuse (f) [9]
Eric Edwards The Last X-Rated Movie, Part 1 (v)
1992 Buck Adams Roxy (f) [10]
Tom Byron Sizzle (v)
1993 Mike Horner The Seduction of Mary (f) [11]
Joey Silvera The Party (v)
1994 Mike Horner Justine: Noting To Hide 2 (f) [12]
Jonathan Morgan The Creasemaster (v)
1995 Buck Adams No Motive (f) [13]
Steven St. Croix Chinatown (v)
1996 Mike Horner Lessons in Love (f) [14]
Jon Dough Latex (v)
1997 Jamie Gillis Bobby Sox (f) [15]
Jon Dough Shock (v)
1998 Steven St. Croix Bad Wives (f) [16]
Tom Byron Indigo Delta (v)
1999 James Bonn Models (f) [17]
Michael J. Cox L.A. Uncovered (v)
2000 James Bonn Chloe (f) [18]
Randy Spears Double Feature! (v)
2001 Evan Stone Adrenaline (f) [19]
Joel Lawrence Raw (v)
2002 Anthony Crane Beast (f) [20]
Mike Horner Euphoria (v)
2003 Brad Armstrong Falling From Grace (f) [21]
Dale DaBone Betrayed By Beauty (v)
2004 Randy Spears Heart of Darkness (f) [22]
Evan Stone Space Nuts (v)
2005 Justin Sterling The Masseuse (f) [23]
Barrett Blade Loaded (v)
2006 Randy Spears Eternity (f) [24]
Evan Stone Pirates (v)
2007 Randy Spears Manhunters (f) [25]
Evan Stone Sex Pix (v)
2008 Tom Byron Layout (f) [26]
Brad Armstrong Coming Home (v)

2009–Present
Year Photo Name Film Ref(s)
2009 Evan Stone Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge [27]
2010 Eric Swiss Not Married With Children XXX [28]
2011 Tom Byron The Big Lebowski: A XXX Parody [29]
2012 Dale DaBone Elvis XXX: A Porn Parody [30]
2013 Steven St. Croix Torn [31]
2014 Tommy Pistol Evil Head [32]
2015 Steven St. Croix Wetwork [33]
2016 Tommy Pistol Stryker [34]
2017 Xander Corvus The Preacher's Daughter [35]
2018 Tommy Pistol Ingenue [36]
2019 Seth Gamble Deadpool XXX: An Axel Braun Parody [37]
2020 Seth Gamble Perspective [2]
2021 Seth Gamble A Killer on the Loose

Multiple winners
Wins Actor
5 Mike Horner
Randy Spears
Evan Stone
4 Buck Adams
Steven St. Croix
Tom Byron
3 Tommy Pistol
Eric Edwards
Seth Gamble
2 Jon Dough
Dale DaBone
Brad Armstrong
Robert Bullock
James Bonn

See also

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