# GayVN Award for Best Actor

The GayVN Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by AVN Media Network at the GayVN Awards, given to a gay porn actor for his performance in a leading role in a film released that year.
Initially, achievements in gay pornography were recognized by AVN Media Network at the AVN Awards, until the creation of the GayVN Awards. The 1st GayVN Awards ceremony was held in 1998, with Vince Rockland receiving the award for his performance in Three Brothers. The second ceremony was held in 2000, with the GayVN Awards taking place annually until 2010. Following this the GayVN Awards would enter a seven-year hiatus, coming back in 2018.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 20 actors. With two wins, Tony Donovan is the only actor to have won this award more than once, as well as the only one to achieve two consecutive wins. DeAngelo Jackson is the only man of color to win in this category, for Blended Family in 2020. As of the 2022 ceremony, the most recent recipients are Michael DelRay for The Last Course and Alex Riley for Return to Helix Academy Parts 1 & 2.

## Winners and nominees

Table key :
| ‡ | Indicates the winner |

### 1990s

1990s winners and nominees :
| Award year | Actor | Film | Studio | Ref(s). |
| 1998 (1st) | Vince Rockland ‡ | Three Brothers | New Age Pictures | |

### 2000s

2000s winners and nominees :
| Award year | Actor | Film | Studio(s) | Ref(s). |
| 2000 (2nd) | Blake Harper ‡ | Animus | All Worlds Video | [3] [4] |
| 2000 (2nd) | Rick Chase | Dream Team | Studio 2000 | [3] [4] |
| 2000 (2nd) | Joe Landon | The Apprentice | Delta Productions | [3] [4] |
| 2000 (2nd) | Thomas Lloyd | Endless Pursuit | 10% Productions/Greenwood-Cooper | [3] [4] |
| 2000 (2nd) | Tommy Lord | Cuffed! | Studio 2000 | [3] [4] |
| 2000 (2nd) | Leo Lyons | Tales From The Foxhole | All Worlds Video | [3] [4] |
| 2000 (2nd) | Spike | Spiked | All Worlds Video | [3] [4] |
| 2000 (2nd) | Chris Steele | Steele Ranger | Rascal Video | [3] [4] |
| 2000 (2nd) | Grant Wood | Late Nite Porn | Stable Entertainment | [3] [4] |
| 2000 (2nd) | Kurt Young | Sodom | Vivid Man | [3] [4] |
| 2001 (3rd) | Tony Donovan ‡ | Echoes | Men of Odyssey | |
| 2001 (3rd) | Johnny Brosnan | Out of Athens | Falcon Studios | |
| 2001 (3rd) | Thomas Lloyd | Dirty Hairy | All Worlds Video | |
| 2001 (3rd) | Dean Phoenix | The Servant | Stable Entertainment | |
| 2001 (3rd) | Steve Rambo | Score | Catalina Video | |
| 2001 (3rd) | Zak Spears | The Journey Back | Men of Odyssey | |
| 2001 (3rd) | Corey Summers | Top Secret | Men of Odyssey | |
| 2001 (3rd) | Colby Taylor | The Crush | Falcon Studios | |
| 2001 (3rd) | Cole Tucker | Don't Ask, Don't Tell! | MSR Videos | |
| 2001 (3rd) | Travis Wade | Now and Forever | Studio 2000 | |
| 2002 (4th) | Tony Donovan ‡ | Carnal Intentions | Men of Odyssey | [6] [7] |
| 2002 (4th) | Zak Spears ‡ | The Joint | Men of Odyssey | [6] [7] |
| 2002 (4th) | Jason Branch | Homo Erectus | MSR Videos | [6] [7] |
| 2002 (4th) | D.C. Chandler | SuperCharge | Studio 2000 | [6] [7] |
| 2002 (4th) | Lance Gear | In Gear | Rascal Video | [6] [7] |
| 2002 (4th) | Tanner Hayes | Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony | All Worlds Video | [6] [7] |
| 2002 (4th) | Billy Herrington | Conquered | All Worlds Video | [6] [7] |
| 2002 (4th) | Court Logan | A Dream Come True | Rad Video | [6] [7] |
| 2002 (4th) | Jeff Palmer | Palmer's Lust | Pacific Sun Entertainment | [6] [7] |
| 2002 (4th) | Logan Reed | Going Down and Cumming Out in Beverly Hills | Great Dane | [6] [7] |
| 2003 (5th) | Caesar ‡ | Cowbow | Big Blue Productions | [8] [9] |
| 2003 (5th) | Josh Weston ‡ | Deep South: The Big and the Easy | Falcon Studios | [8] [9] |
| 2003 (5th) | Lucas Foz | L'Elisir D'Amore | Lucas Kazan Productions | [8] [9] |
| 2003 (5th) | Lance Gear | 2nd Gear | Rascal Video/Channel 1 Releasing | [8] [9] |
| 2003 (5th) | Michael Soldier | The Dirty Director | Raging Stallion | [8] [9] |
| 2004 (6th) | Michael Soldier ‡ | A Porn Star Is Born | Raging Stallion | [10] [11] |
| 2004 (6th) | Tag Eriksson | The Hole | Jet Set Productions | [10] [11] |
| 2004 (6th) | Joe Foster | A Man's Tail | Rascal Video/Channel 1 Releasing | [10] [11] |
| 2004 (6th) | Paul Johnson | There Goes the Neighborhood | All Worlds Video | [10] [11] |
| 2004 (6th) | Lance Landers | Dear Dick | All Worlds Video | [10] [11] |
| 2004 (6th) | Jason McCain | Sex Psycho | Arena Entertainment/Thor Productions | [10] [11] |
| 2004 (6th) | Jason Ridge | Nasty Nasty | Red Devil Entertainment | [10] [11] |
| 2004 (6th) | Rob Romoni | Canvas | Red Devil Entertainment | [10] [11] |
| 2004 (6th) | Carlo Cox | 8 Inches | Marcostudio | [10] [11] |
| 2004 (6th) | Josh Weston | Big Timber | Falcon Studios | [10] [11] |
| 2005 (7th) | Dean Phoenix ‡ | BuckleRoos 1–2 | Buckshot Productions | [12] [13] |
| 2005 (7th) | Rafael Alencar | Gored | Studio 2000 | [12] [13] |
| 2005 (7th) | Brad Benton | Wet Palms 1–3 | Jet Set Team Productions | [12] [13] |
| 2005 (7th) | Fyerfli | Husband by Day, Hustler by Night | All Worlds Video | [12] [13] |
| 2005 (7th) | Marcus Iron | BuckleRoos | Buckshot Productions | [12] [13] |
| 2005 (7th) | Michael Lucas | Lost | Lucas Entertainment | [12] [13] |
| 2005 (7th) | Aiden Shaw | Perfect Fit | Hot House Entertainment | [12] [13] |
| 2005 (7th) | Jim Slade | The Matrixxx: A Muscle Explosion | Big Blue Productions | [12] [13] |
| 2005 (7th) | Michael Soldier | Wet Palms 1–3 | Jet Set Team Productions | [12] [13] |
| 2005 (7th) | Josh Weston | Taking Flight 1–2 | Falcon Studios | [12] [13] |
| 2006 (8th) | Johnny Hazzard ‡ | Wrong Side of the Tracks | Rascal Video | [14] [15] |
| 2006 (8th) | Rod Barry | Thirst | Adonis Pictures | [14] [15] |
| 2006 (8th) | Brad Benton | Dirty Little Sins | Red Devil Entertainment | [14] [15] |
| 2006 (8th) | Pierre Fitch | Through the Woods | Falcon Studios | [14] [15] |
| 2006 (8th) | Junito | Wet Dreamz of Genie | Liquid Dreamz | [14] [15] |
| 2006 (8th) | Michael Lucas | Dangerous Liaisons | Lucas Entertainment | [14] [15] |
| 2006 (8th) | Gus Mattox | Dangerous Liaisons | Lucas Entertainment | [14] [15] |
| 2006 (8th) | Brad Patton | Beyond Perfect | Buckshot Productions | [14] [15] |
| 2006 (8th) | Bryce Pierce | 110° in Tucson | Titan Media | [14] [15] |
| 2006 (8th) | Colby Taylor | Getting It in the End | Jocks Studios | [14] [15] |
| 2007 (9th) | Michael Lucas ‡ | Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita | Lucas Entertainment | [16] [17] |
| 2007 (9th) | Shane Collins | Doggie Style | Jet Set Productions | [16] [17] |
| 2007 (9th) | Erik Rhodes | The Velvet Mafia | Falcon Studios | [16] [17] |
| 2007 (9th) | Danny Roddick | Boot Black Blues | Buckshot Productions | [16] [17] |
| 2007 (9th) | Shane Rollins | Justice | Hot House Video | [16] [17] |
| 2007 (9th) | Cole Ryan | The Chest | Titan Media | [16] [17] |
| 2007 (9th) | Eddie Stone | 2nd Inning | Electro Video | [16] [17] |
| 2007 (9th) | Colby Taylor | Big Rig | Buckshot Productions | [16] [17] |
| 2007 (9th) | Derrick Vinyard | From Top to Bottom | Falcon Studios | [16] [17] |
| 2007 (9th) | Justin Wells | Booty Thief | Arena Entertainment | [16] [17] |
| 2008 (10th) | Jake Deckard ‡ | Grunts | Raging Stallion | [18] [19] |
| 2008 (10th) | Dean Flynn | BarnStorm | Titan Media | [18] [19] |
| 2008 (10th) | Roman Heart | Basic Plumbing 3 | Falcon Studios | [18] [19] |
| 2008 (10th) | Josh Vaughn | Bottom of the 9th: Little Big League 3 | All Worlds Video | [18] [19] |
| 2008 (10th) | Michael Lucas | Gigolo | Lucas Entertainment | [18] [19] |
| 2008 (10th) | Vinnie D'Angelo | Gunnery Sgt. McCool | Titan Media | [18] [19] |
| 2008 (10th) | Erik Rhodes | The Ivy League | Falcon Entertainment | [18] [19] |
| 2008 (10th) | Dean Phoenix | On Fire! | Jet Set Men | [18] [19] |
| 2008 (10th) | Jason Ridge | A Rising Star | Ridgeline Films | [18] [19] |
| 2008 (10th) | Tiger Tyson | Tiger's Eiffel Tower: Paris is Mine! | Pitbull Productions | [18] [19] |
| 2009 (11th) | Ricky Sinz ‡ | To the Last Man | Raging Stallion | [20] [21] |
| 2009 (11th) | Tony Buff | Home Invasion | Titan Media | [20] [21] |
| 2009 (11th) | Chad Clovis | Friendly Force | G&G Media | [20] [21] |
| 2009 (11th) | Brent Corrigan | Just the Sex | Dirty Bird Pictures/Prodigy Pictures | [20] [21] |
| 2009 (11th) | D.O. | Sex Hiker | Black Scorpion | [20] [21] |
| 2009 (11th) | Austin Grant | Young Guns | Centaur Films | [20] [21] |
| 2009 (11th) | Roman Heart | Roman's Holiday | Falcon Studios | [20] [21] |
| 2009 (11th) | Chad Hunt | Endgame | Dirty Bird Pictures | [20] [21] |
| 2009 (11th) | Ross Hurston | Paging Dr. Finger | Hot House Entertainment | [20] [21] |
| 2009 (11th) | Aaron James | Ass Cruisin' | Jet Set Men | [20] [21] |
| 2009 (11th) | Wilfried Knight | Brothers' Reunion | Lucas Entertainment | [20] [21] |
| 2009 (11th) | Cameron Marshall | Black Meat White Heat | All Worlds Video | [20] [21] |
| 2009 (11th) | Logan McCree | The Drifter | Raging Stallion | [20] [21] |
| 2009 (11th) | Zack Randall | Paradise Found | Buckshot | [20] [21] |
| 2009 (11th) | Erik Rhodes | Best Men 1 & 2 | Falcon Studios | [20] [21] |
| 2009 (11th) | Blake Riley | Unknown | Rascal Video / Channel 1 Releasing | [20] [21] |
| 2009 (11th) | Kaden Saylor | The Porne Ultimatum | Dirty Bird Pictures | [20] [21] |
| 2009 (11th) | Brad Star | South Beach Diaries | ASG Entertainment | [20] [21] |
| 2009 (11th) | Aaron Tyler | The Twink Whisperer | PZP Productions | [20] [21] |

### 2010s

2010s winners and nominees :
| Award year | Actor | Film | Studio(s) | Ref(s). |
| 2010 (12th) | Logan McCree ‡ | The Visitor | Raging Stallion | |
| 2010 (12th) | Allen Silver | Dad Takes a Fishing Trip | Dragon/Gage Media | |
| 2010 (12th) | Cole Streets | Focus/ReFocus | Raging Stallion Studios | |
| 2010 (12th) | Luke Marcum | Whorrey Potter and the Sorcerer's Balls | Dominic Ford | |
| 2010 (12th) | Steven Tyler | HouseBoy | DreamBoy Productions/Eurocreme | |
| 2010 (12th) | Wilfried Knight | Obsession | Lucas Entertainment | |
| 2018 (13th) | Brent Corrigan ‡ | Ultra Fan | NakedSword/Falcon Studios | [23] [24] |
| 2018 (13th) | David Benjamin | Silverlake | TitanMen/Pulse | [23] [24] |
| 2018 (13th) | Matthew Bosch | Cauke for Free | TitanMen/Pulse | [23] [24] |
| 2018 (13th) | James Castle | Barebackula | Lucas Entertainment | [23] [24] |
| 2018 (13th) | Trenton Ducati | Secrets & Lies | NakedSword/Rock Candy | [23] [24] |
| 2018 (13th) | Quentin Gainz | Straight Chexxx | Next Door/Pulse | [23] [24] |
| 2018 (13th) | Tayte Hansen | Fuck Him Up | Men.com/Pulse | [23] [24] |
| 2018 (13th) | Dustin Holloway | Route 69 | Falcon Studios | [23] [24] |
| 2018 (13th) | Colby Keller | The Stillest Hour | CockyBoys | [23] [24] |
| 2018 (13th) | Markie More | Straight Chexxx | Next Door/Pulse | [23] [24] |
| 2018 (13th) | Adam Ramzi | It's Coming | Raging Stallion/Falcon Studios | [23] [24] |
| 2018 (13th) | Ryan Rose | Scared Stiff | NakedSword/Falcon Studios | [23] [24] |
| 2018 (13th) | Adam Russo | The Stepfather 3 | Icon Male/Mile High Media | [23] [24] |
| 2018 (13th) | Will Wikle | The Stillest Hour | CockyBoys | [23] [24] |
| 2018 (13th) | Brandon Wilde | His Sister's Lover 2 | Icon Male/Mile High Media | [23] [24] |
| 2019 (14th) | Diego Sans ‡ | Pirates: A Gay XXX Parody | Men.com/Pulse | [25] [26] |
| 2019 (14th) | Wesley Woods ‡ | Zack & Jack Make a Porno | Falcon Studios | [25] [26] |
| 2019 (14th) | Max Adonis | Max in the City | Falcon Studios | [25] [26] |
| 2019 (14th) | Calvin Banks | All Saints: Chapter 1 | CockyBoys | [25] [26] |
| 2019 (14th) | Remy Cruze | Breaking Mr. Hart | Golden Age Films/NakedSword | [25] [26] |
| 2019 (14th) | Carter Dane | All Saints: Chapter 1 | CockyBoys | [25] [26] |
| 2019 (14th) | Ace Era | The Slutty Professor | NakedSword/Falcon Studios | [25] [26] |
| 2019 (14th) | Sean Ford | Love Lost & Found | CockyBoys | [25] [26] |
| 2019 (14th) | Woody Fox | Zack & Jack Make a Porno | Falcon Studios | [25] [26] |
| 2019 (14th) | Colton Grey | Paris Perfect | NakedSword/Falcon Studios | [25] [26] |
| 2019 (14th) | Riley Mitchel | Bounty Hunters | Raging Stallion/Falcon Studios | [25] [26] |
| 2019 (14th) | Michael Roman | Daddy Dilemma | Icon Male/Mile High Media | [25] [26] |
| 2019 (14th) | Roman Todd | The Married Man | Icon Male/Mile High Media | [25] [26] |
| 2019 (14th) | Daymin Voss | Vice | Raging Stallion/Falcon Studios | [25] [26] |
| 2019 (14th) | Tegan Zayne | Three Wishes | Raging Stallion/Falcon Studios | [25] [26] |

### 2020s

2020s winners and nominees :
| Award year | Actor | Film | Studio(s) | Ref(s). |
| 2020 (15th) | DeAngelo Jackson ‡ | Blended Family | Icon Male/Mile High | [27] [2] [28] [29] [30] |
| 2020 (15th) | Max Adonis | Dirty Deeds | Men.com | [27] [2] [28] [29] [30] |
| 2020 (15th) | Bruce Beckham | Get Your Dick Outta My Son! | Men.com/Pulse | [27] [2] [28] [29] [30] |
| 2020 (15th) | Matthew Camp | Camp Chaos | Men.com | [27] [2] [28] [29] [30] |
| 2020 (15th) | Nick Capra | Don't Tell My Wife | Icon Male/Mile High | [27] [2] [28] [29] [30] |
| 2020 (15th) | Sean Ford | Le Garçon Scandaleux | CockyBoys/PinkTV | [27] [2] [28] [29] [30] |
| 2020 (15th) | Max Konnor | Feed Me Your Love | PeterFever.com | [27] [2] [28] [29] [30] |
| 2020 (15th) | Ricky Larkin | At Large | Raging Stallion/Falcon | [27] [2] [28] [29] [30] |
| 2020 (15th) | Riley Mitchel | The Night Riders | Raging Stallion/Falcon | [27] [2] [28] [29] [30] |
| 2020 (15th) | Cameron Parks | Vegas Nights | HelixStudios.com | [27] [2] [28] [29] [30] |
| 2020 (15th) | Pierce Paris | The Legend of Big Cock | Men.com | [27] [2] [28] [29] [30] |
| 2020 (15th) | Michael Roman | My Stepdad's Stepdad | Icon Male/Mile High | [27] [2] [28] [29] [30] |
| 2020 (15th) | Nic Sahara | Five Brothers: Family Values/The Takedown | NakedSword.com | [27] [2] [28] [29] [30] |
| 2020 (15th) | Mickey Taylor | Psycho Joe | NakedSword/Falcon | [27] [2] [28] [29] [30] |
| 2020 (15th) | Roman Todd | Beach Rats of Lauderdale | Falcon Studios | [27] [2] [28] [29] [30] |
| 2021 (16th) | Angel Rivera ‡ | A Murdered Heart | NakedSword | [31] [32] [33] |
| 2021 (16th) | Beaux Banks | Rise of the Sirens | Men.com | [31] [32] [33] |
| 2021 (16th) | Calvin Banks | The Gay Simple Life | NakedSword | [31] [32] [33] |
| 2021 (16th) | Dante Colle | Scared Stiff 2: The Amityville Whore | NakedSword | [31] [32] [33] |
| 2021 (16th) | Drew Dixon | What's Gotten into Him? | Masqulin.com | [31] [32] [33] |
| 2021 (16th) | Andre Donovan | Journeys – Season Two | Himeros.tv | [31] [32] [33] |
| 2021 (16th) | DeAngelo Jackson | Sin City | Noir Male | [31] [32] [33] |
| 2021 (16th) | Trevor Harris | Happy Campers | Helix | [31] [32] [33] |
| 2021 (16th) | Devin Holt | The Lake House | Helix | [31] [32] [33] |
| 2021 (16th) | Tristan Hunter | My Best Friend's Dad | Icon Male | [31] [32] [33] |
| 2021 (16th) | Nico Leon | Hollywood and Vine | CockyBoys | [31] [32] [33] |
| 2021 (16th) | Drake Masters | Timberwolves 2: Blood Moon | Raging Stallion | [31] [32] [33] |
| 2021 (16th) | Josh Moore | Califuckinfornia | Falcon | [31] [32] [33] |
| 2021 (16th) | Johnny Rapid | A Tale of Two Cock Destroyers | Men.com | [31] [32] [33] |
| 2021 (16th) | Taylor Reign | Love Thy Neighbor | Icon Male | [31] [32] [33] |
| 2022 (17th) | Michael DelRay ‡ | The Last Course | Disruptive Films | [34] [35] |
| 2022 (17th) | Alex Riley ‡ | Return to Helix Academy Parts 1 & 2 | Helix Studios | [34] [35] |
| 2022 (17th) | Johnny B | Don't Tell My Wife 2 | Icon Male | [34] [35] |
| 2022 (17th) | Cole Conner | Making the Grade | Falcon | [34] [35] |
| 2022 (17th) | Paul Delay | FBI: Frisky Boys Investigation | French-Twinks.com | [34] [35] |
| 2022 (17th) | Andre Donovan | The Territory | Raging Stallion | [34] [35] |
| 2022 (17th) | Casey Everett | Painful Love | Icon Male | [34] [35] |
| 2022 (17th) | Tayte Hanson | (Un)Lucky in Love | CockyBoys | [34] [35] |
| 2022 (17th) | Trevor Harris | Return to Helix Academy Parts 1 & 2 | Helix Studios | [34] [35] |
| 2022 (17th) | Devin Holt | A Halloween Story | Helix Studios | [34] [35] |
| 2022 (17th) | Tristan Hunter | Work From Home | Falcon | [34] [35] |
| 2022 (17th) | Garrett Kinsley | Let's Hit It | Helix Studios | [34] [35] |
| 2022 (17th) | Dominic Pacifico | A Stepbrother's Obsession 2 | Icon Male | [34] [35] |
| 2022 (17th) | Adam Russo | Caught Raw-Handed | Masqulin.com | [34] [35] |
| 2022 (17th) | Roman Todd | Best Sex Ever | NakedSword.com | [34] [35] |