# Colton Ford

Glenn Soukesian (born October 12, 1962), known professionally as Colton Ford, is an American singer and actor.

## Career
### Pornography

Colton Ford appeared in a dozen gay adult celebrated films. Notable performances include Conquered that earned him 2002 Grabby Awards for "Best Group Sex Scene", Gang Bang Café that nominated him for the 2003 GayVN Awards for "Best Performers" and his lead role in Colton for which he won "Gay Performer of the Year" during the 2003 GayVN Awards.

### Film and television

In his first mainstream film appearance, Ford appeared in the 2005 documentary film Naked Fame directed by Christopher Long. The film follows Ford's transition from the world of adult films to mainstream club/dance music. It was released theatrically in 2005 in the United States and Canada.
On television, Ford co-starred for three seasons on the TV series The Lair playing the role of Sheriff Trout. The series was broadcast on here! TV. He was a featured panelist on here! TV's resident chat show Threesome.

### Music

Ford became a club/dance house music singer-songwriter and actor. He released several singles. He released his first album, Tug of War, digitally in 2008. All tracks were written and composed by Ford and DJ/producer Quentin Harris. "That's Me" featuring Cazwell was the debut single from the album. He also was part of the True Colors Tour 2008. His second album, Under the Covers, an album of cover versions was released in 2009. In 2013, he released his third album The Way I Am and in 2015 his EP Next Chapter co-written with David Barratt including five originals.
Ford collaborated with Frankie Knuckles, Chris Willis, Nervo, Wawa and Redtop and others. He has had several hit singles and videos, including Billboard charting, "The Way I Am", "That's Me", "Let Me Live Again" and "Losing My Religion". His cover of Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" saw collaboration with Club/Dance singer-songwriter Pepper Mashay. The song peaked at No. 9 on the Hot Dance Club Play and No. 25 on the Hot Dance Singles Sales charts. Ford was featured in Cyndi Lauper's video, "Into The Nightlife" and also performed on Cyndi Lauper's 2008 True Colors Tour. Ford was named in AfterElton.com's "Top 50 Gay Male Musicians".

### Theatre

Ford made his off-Broadway debut in 2011 playing a role in the musical theatre Little House on the Ferry, a modern gay love story set in the legendary summer resort of Fire Island, New York. The play included eleven original songs, also released as an album by the original cast, and the play included cameos by many members of New York City's LGBT community. "After Hours" (Original Cast Recording) was released as a single featuring vocals by Ford. The show ran in New York November 3–20, 2011 and featured (along with Ford), Seph Stanek, Chris Van Kirk, Matt Rodriguez, Kit Balcuns and Sean Luftus.
In 2014, Ford starred in a stage production of And All The Dead, Lie Down, co-starring with Kila Packett. The play ran from May 2 to June 6, 2014, in Los Angeles and was written by Harrison David Rivers, directed by John Coppola and produced by Michael Sonntag and Kila Packett. The play was a Studio C Artists production.

## Videography
### Pornographic

| Year | Title | Role | Awards |
| 2001 | Conquered | Gladiator | 2002 Grabby Awards "Best Group Sex Scene" |
| 2001 | PornStruck 2 | | |
| 2002 | Aftershock: Part 1 | MSR's hottest | |
| 2002 | Aftershock: Part 2 | MSR's hottest | |
| 2002 | Bearing Leather | | |
| 2002 | Bringing Out Brother | | |
| 2002 | Head Games | Jocker | |
| 2002 | Gang Bang Café | | Nominated 2003 GayVN Awards "Best Performers" |
| 2002 | Colton | Colton | 2003 GayVN Awards "Gay Performer of the Year" |
| 2002 | Closed Set: The New Crew | The key grip | |
| 2002 | Prowl 3: Genuine Leather | Nastiest leather | |
| 2003 | Still Untamed | Untamer | |

### Non-pornographic

| Year | Title | Role | Note |
| 2000 | The Next Best Thing | Glen | Movie |
| 2001 | Circuit | Video Circuit Man | Movie |
| 2004 | Naked Fame | Himself | Documentary |
| 2004 | Hellbent | Nickname Band Member | Movie |
| 2008 | Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! | Butch Hunk | Movie |
| 2008 | "Into the Nightlife" | Dancer in the club | Music video |
| 2007–2009 | The Lair | Sheriff Trout | TV series |

## Discography
### Albums

List of studio albums, with track listings :
| Title | Album details |
| Tug of War | Released: September 9, 2008 Label: Outsider Music Formats: Digital download, CD Track listing 1. Ready2. You Ain't Gonna Change3. Gotta Do4. That's Me5.Bluntly Speaking6. The Way You Love Me7. You Get What You Want8. Tug of War (My Heart Won't Let Go)9. Love Has Found a Way10. I'll Be Alright11. Wait for Me12. Your Love Is Everything |
| Under the Covers | Released: August 4, 2009 Label: Peace Bisquit Formats: Digital download, CD Track listing 1. "Rock the Boat"2. "With Every Heartbeat"3. "Losing My Religion"4. "Dreams"5. It's No Crime"6. "Trouble"7. "It Seems Like You're Ready" 8. "Follow Me"9. "By Your Side"10. "Music Sounds Better with You" 11. "It's Like That"12. "No One"13. "Lithium"14. "What About Us?" 15. "You Gonna Want Me"16. "Show Me Love"17. "Out of Touch"18. "Ashes to Ashes" |
| The Way I Am | June 18, 2013 Label: Independent Formats: Digital download, streaming Track listing 1. "First in Line (Shadow of the Night)"2. "Let Me Live Again" 3. "Look My Way" 4. "Realize" 5. "Get to You" (feat. Ultra Naté) 6. "Change (You're Gonna Have To)" 7. "Can You Feel It" 8. "Just the Way I Am" 9. "The Music Always Gets You Back" 10. "All My Love" 11. "Alone" |

### Extended plays

List of extended plays, with track listings :
| Title | Album details |
| Next Chapter | Released: December 4, 2014 Label: Eagle i-Music Formats: Digital download, streaming Track listing 1. "Take Me"2. "Yesterday"3. "Aint No Good"4. "Love Is Taking Over" 5. "Something About You"6. "Never Wrong" 7. "Fool" |
| Let Me Live Again / The Music Always Gets You Back | Released: November 11, 2011 Labels: Peace Bisquit / Woop Woop Formats: Digital download, streaming Track listing 1. Let Me Live Again2. The Music Always Gets You Back3. Let Me Live Again4. The Music Always Gets You Back5. Let Me Live Again6. The Music Always Gets You Back |

### Compilation albums

List of compilation albums :
| Title | Album details |
| Remixed | Released: March 8, 2011 Labels: Peace Bisquit / Woop Woop Formats: Digital download, CD |

### Singles

| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Song | US Dance | US Dance Sales | Album |
| 2003 | "Everything" | – | – | Naked Fame |
| 2004 | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" (featuring Pepper Mashay) | 9 | 25 | Naked Fame |
| 2008 | "Tug of War" | – | – | Non-album singles |
| 2008 | "That's Me" (featuring Cazwell) | – | – | Non-album singles |
| 2009 | "Trouble" | – | – | Under the Covers |
| 2009 | "Losing My Religion" | – | – | Under the Covers |
| 2011 | "Let Me Live Again" | – | – | Non-album single |
| 2014 | "All My Love" | – | – | The Way I Am |

## Theatre

* 2012: Little House on the Ferry
* 2014: And All The Dead, Lie Down