# François Sagat

François Sagat (French pronunciation:; born June 5, 1979) is a French male gay pornographic film actor, model and director.

## Adult film career

At the age of twenty-five Sagat performed in his first adult film under the screen name Azzedine.
After several films with Citébeur as Azzedine, he moved to the USA and, there, shot his first scene for the porn film Arabesque by Raging Stallion Studios using his birth name.
He stayed with Raging Stallion Studios from 2005 to 2006 before becoming an exclusive porn star at Titan Media.
As a pornographic actor, he was both top and bottom and also performed BDSM. He has also appeared in a few bisexual and heterosexual scenes.
In October 2011, Sagat directed a two-part porn film series Incubus for TitanMen. In support of the film, TitanMen in November 2011 released, a 33-minute making-of documentary.
In 2017, Sagat returned to film with the studio Men.com playing as Aquaman in a parody of the 2017 movie Justice League.
In May 2018, Sagat joined adult pay-to-subscribe website Just for Fans.

## Non-pornographic career

In 2009, he appeared as an extra in Saw VI.
In 2010, he appeared in a zombie porn film directed by Bruce LaBruce in the lead role in L.A. Zombie where he plays role of a homeless schizophrenic man.
He appears in the lead role in Homme au bain (in English Man in Bath) directed by Christophe Honoré.
Both L.A. Zombie and Homme au bain premiered at Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland in 2010, making François Sagat the only actor with two lead roles featured in two competition entries during the festival. L.A. Zombie was also due to be screened during the Melbourne International Film Festival in Australia but was banned due to a ruling by Australia's Film Classification Board.

### Documentaries

In 2007, he appeared with other personalities in Olivier Nicklaus documentary about nudity in culture entitled La nudité toute nue.
In March 2011, a documentary entitled Sagat: The Documentary, a joint Brenda & Lucy Co./ADL TV/Canal+ production exploring the Sagat persona and phenomenon on world culture trends.

## Marketing, fashion and music

Sagat adult toys were marketed including dildos made from an exact molding of Sagat's genitalia.
When German designer Bernhard Willhelm launched his first menswear collection during Paris Fashion Week, he chose Sagat to promote the event. This turned into a series François Sagat Classics wear. Selected photographs also appeared as calendars. The series was photographed by Lukas Wassmann. Sagat has also worked with the French fashion label Fade.
Sagat is involved in fashion photoshoots. American fashion photographer Terry Richardson made a military-themed photoshoot of Sagat.
In March 2012, he launched a musical project entitled Hadès with Sylvia Gobbel. The music video debuted in March 2011.
Since 2013, Sagat announced his own on-line clothing brand named KICKSAGAT in association with workpartner PH. Sagat did all the designing.

## Personal life

François Sagat was born in Cognac to French parents of Slovak ancestry. Sagat moved to Paris at the age of eighteen.
He is the cousin of English singer Alison Moyet. Sagat is gay and currently lives in France. Sagat is known for his distinctive scalp tattoo.

## Discography
### Album

| Title | Details |
| Videoclub | Released: July 7, 2023 Label: Independent Formats: CD, digital download, streaming |

### EPs

| Title | Details | Notes |
| Chamelia (with Igor Dewe) | Released: October 26, 2018 Label: Independent Formats: digital download, streaming | No.TitleLength1."Trust Me"6:202."Spit on Me"5:483."I Wonder"5:204."TesYeux"6:31 |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

| Year | Title | Album |
| 2012 | "Hadès" (with Sylvia Gobbel) | Non-album singles |
| 2015 | "Camera" (with Veronika) | Non-album singles |
| 2018 | "Trust Me" (with Igor Dewe) | Chamelia (EP) |
| 2023 | "Fairytail" | Videoclub |
| 2023 | "I Don't Want To Break Your Heart" | Videoclub |
| 2023 | "The Boys Club" | Videoclub |

#### As featured artist

| Year | Title | Album |
| 2020 | "Tell Me (B Urslef)" (with Cherylyn Barnes) | Non-album singles |
| 2022 | "Feelu" (with Cherylyn Barnes) | Non-album singles |

## Filmography
### Non-pornographic
#### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 2007 | La nudité toute nue | Himself | Olivier Nicklaus | Documentary |
| 2009 | Plan cul | Himself | Olivier Nicklaus | Short film |
| 2010 | L.A. Zombie | Zombie | Bruce LaBruce | Lead role |
| 2010 | Homme au bain (English: Man at Bath) | Emmanuel | Christophe Honoré | Lead role |
| 2011 | Sagat: The Documentary | Himself | Pascal Roche Jérôme M. De Oliveira | Documentary |
| 2014 | Remember Me | Security man | Nicolas Martin | Short film |

#### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 2010 | Multinauts | Himself | Jennifer Juniper Stratford | Television series |
Music Videos
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Director |
| 2012 | "Hadès" | François Sagat, Sylvia Gobbel | Franck Glenisson |
| 2013 | "Hyper Reality" | Panteros666 | Panteros666, Ines Marzat |
| 2015 | "Camera" | Veronika Mudra | Yevgeniy Timokhin |
| 2017 | "Bluecid" | Sevdaliza | Sevdaliza, Zahra Reijs |
| 2018 | "Trust Me" | François Sagat, Igor Dewe | — |
| 2023 | "Marathon" | Bilal Hassani | Alexis Langlois |
| 2023 | "Fairytail" | François Sagat | — |
| 2023 | "I Don't Want To Break Your Heart" | François Sagat | — |
Advertisements
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2009 | Je mets une capote et du gel | A promotional advertisement for Yagg.com. It shows François Sagat showing how to use a condom and lubricant for safe sex. It was done by an initiative of the Institut national de prévention et d'éducation pour la santé. It was broadcast on World AIDS Day. |

### Pornographic
#### Director / Producer

* 2011: François Sagat's Incubus – Part 1
* 2012: François Sagat's Incubus – Part 2

#### Actor
## Awards and nominations
### Results

| Year | Award | Nomination | Work | Result |
| 2006 | Grabby Awards | Best Art Direction | "Arabesque" | Nominated |
| 2006 | Grabby Awards | Best Videography | "Arabesque" | Nominated |
| 2006 | Grabby Awards | Best DVD Extras | "Arabesque" | Won |
| 2006 | Grabby Awards | Best All-Sex Video | "Arabesque" | Won |
| 2006 | Grabby Awards | Best Duo Sex Scene | "Arabesque" (with Huessein) | Nominated |
| 2006 | David Awards (GAY-eLINE) | Best European Actor | Himself | Won |
| 2007 | GayVN Awards | Best Performer of the Year | Himself | Won |
| 2007 | GayVN Awards | Best Pro/Am Release | "Lebanon" | Won |
| 2007 | Grabby Awards | Best Bottom | Himself | Nominated |
| 2007 | Grabby Awards | Best Duo Sex Scene | "Bedroom Eyes" (with Kyle Lewis) | Nominated |
| 2007 | Grabby Awards | Best Performer | Himself | Nominated |
| 2007 | Grabby Awards | Best Three-Way Sex Scene | "Lebanon" (with Collin O'Neal, Jacko) | Nominated |
| 2007 | Grabby Awards | Best Solo Sex Scene | "Manhattan" | Nominated |
| 2008 | European Gay Porn Awards | Best Threesome Performance | "H2O" (with Steve Cruz, Rocky Torrez) | Won |
| 2008 | GayVN Awards | Best Threesome | "Folsom Leather" (with Brendan Davies, Rick Van Sant) | Nominated |
| 2008 | GayVN Awards | Best Leather Video | "Folsom Leather" | Won |
| 2010 | TLA Gay Awards | Best Hair | Himself | Won |
| 2011 | HustlaBall Awards | Best European Performer | Himself | Won |
| 2018 | The Wowie Awards | The Only On My OnlyFans Award, Best 18+ Social Presence | Himself | Nominated |
| 2019 | XBIZ Awards | Gay Performer of the Year | Himself | Won |