AVN Award for Best Actor

Pornographic film award presented annually by the Adult Video News (AVN) Media Network

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

AVN Award for Best Actor
AVN award for contributions of actors to pornography
The 2023 Recipient: Seth Gamble
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Sponsored byAVN
LocationLas Vegas
CountryUSA
Presented byAVN Media Network
First awarded1984; 40 years ago (1984)
Last awarded2023
Most recent winnerSeth Gamble
Going Up (2023)
Highlights
Most awardsMike Horner, Randy Spears and Evan Stone
(5 awards)
Total awarded62
(39–for movies,
23–for videos)
First winnerRichard Pacheco
Irresistible (1984)
Websiteavnawards.avn.com

Winners and nominees

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Year Photo Winner Movie/Video Nominees Ref(s)
1984   Richard Pacheco Irresistible (m) [1]
1985   Eric Edwards X Factor (m) [2]
1986   Harry Reems Trashy Lady (m) [3]
  Eric Edwards Dangerous Stuff (v)
1987   Mike Horner Sexually Altered States (m) [4][5]
  Buck Adams Rockey X (v)
1988   John Leslie Firestorm II (m) [6]
Robert Bullock Romeo and Juliet (v)
1989 Portrait of an Affair (m) [7][8]
  Buck Adams Rockey X–The Final Round (v)
Year Photo Winner Movie/Video Nominee(s) Ref(s)
1990 Jon Martin Cool Sheets (v) [9]
1991   Randy Spears The Masseuse (m) [10][11]
  Eric Edwards The Last X-Rated Movie, Part 1 (v)
1992   Buck Adams Roxy (m) [12]
  Tom Byron Sizzle (v) Joey Silvera, Indiscretions
1993   Mike Horner The Seduction of Mary (m) Rocco Siffredi, Face Dance, Parts 1 & 2 [13][14][15][16]
  Joey Silvera The Party (v) Tony Tedeschi, The Buttsizer
1994   Mike Horner Justine: Noting To Hide 2 (m) [17][18][19][20]
  Jonathan Morgan The Creasemaster (v)
1995   Buck Adams No Motive (m) [21][22][23]
  Steven St. Croix Chinatown (v)
1996   Mike Horner Lessons in Love (m) [24][25][26]
  Jon Dough Latex (v)
1997   Jamie Gillis Bobby Sox (m) [27][28][29][30]
  Jon Dough Shock (v)
1998   Steven St. Croix Bad Wives (m) [31][32][33]
  Tom Byron Indigo Delta (v)
1999   James Bonn Models (m) [34][35][36]
Michael J. Cox L.A. Uncovered (v)
Year Photo Winner Movie/Video Nominees Ref(s)
2000   James Bonn Chloe (m) [37][38][39]
  Randy Spears Double Feature! (v)
2001   Evan Stone Adrenaline (m) [40][41][42][43]
  Joel Lawrence Raw (v)
2002   Anthony Crane Beast (m) [44][45][46][47]
  Mike Horner Euphoria (v)
2003   Brad Armstrong Falling From Grace (m) [48][49]
  Dale DaBone Betrayed By Beauty (v)
2004   Randy Spears Heart of Darkness (m) [50][51]
  Evan Stone Space Nuts (v)
2005   Justin Sterling The Masseuse (m) [52][53][54]
  Barrett Blade Loaded (v)
2006   Randy Spears Eternity (m) [55][56]
  Evan Stone Pirates (v)
2007   Randy Spears Manhunters (m) [57][58][59]
  Evan Stone Sex Pix (v)
2008   Tom Byron Layout (m) [60][61]
  Brad Armstrong Coming Home (v)
2009   Evan Stone Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge [62][63]
Year Photo Winner Movie Nominees Ref(s)
2010   Eric Swiss Not Married With Children XXX [64][65]
2011   Tom Byron The Big Lebowski: A XXX Parody [66][67]
2012   Dale DaBone Elvis XXX: A Porn Parody [68][69]
2013   Steven St. Croix Torn [70][71]
2014   Tommy Pistol Evil Head [72][73]
2015   Steven St. Croix Wetwork [74][75]
2016   Tommy Pistol Stryker [76][77]
2017   Xander Corvus The Preacher's Daughter [78][79]
2018   Tommy Pistol Ingenue [80][81]
2019   Seth Gamble Deadpool XXX: An Axel Braun Parody [82][83]
Year Photo Winner Movie Nominees Ref(s)
2020   Seth Gamble Perspective [84][85]
2021 A Killer on the Loose [86][87]
2022   Tommy Pistol Under the Veil [88][89]
2023   Seth Gamble Going Up [90][91]
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