James Deen
Bryan Matthew Sevilla (born), known professionally by the stage name James Deen, is an American former pornographic actor and director. Deen entered the porn industry in 2004 at the age of 18. He gained attention due to his relatively slender build, lack of tattoos, and everyman appeal, bucking the stereotypical image of hypermasculine male actors in the pornography industry.
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James Deen

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- Name
- James Deen
- Birth Name
- Bryan Matthew Sevilla
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
- Full name
- Bryan Matthew Sevilla.
- Born
- 1986. · Pasadena.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- blogger, actor, film producer, film director, filmmaker and bdsm practitioner.
- Fields
- pornographic film.
- Education
- La Cañada High School and Pasadena City College.
- Honours
- AVN Award for Best Double-Penetration Sex Scene, AVN Award for Best Group Sex Scene and AVN Award for Best Three-Way Sex Scene (Girl/Boy/Boy).
- Languages
- English.
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Bryan Matthew Sevilla (born), known professionally by the stage name James Deen, is an American former pornographic actor and director. Deen entered the porn industry in 2004 at the age of 18. He gained attention due to his relatively slender build, lack of tattoos, and everyman appeal, bucking the stereotypical image of hypermasculine male actors in the pornography industry.
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James Deen (born 1986) is an actor, bdsm practitioner and blogger, among other activities, of American nationality. The actor was born Bryan Matthew Sevilla in Pasadena. James Deen was educated at La Cañada High School and Pasadena City College.
The work spans pornographic film. Languages used include English. Honours include AVN Award for Best Double-Penetration Sex Scene, AVN Award for Best Group Sex Scene and AVN Award for Best Three-Way Sex Scene (Girl/Boy/Boy).
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Biography
Biography
In late 2015, multiple women came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct, including rape, against Deen, with the most notable being his former girlfriend Joanna Angel.
James Deen studied at La Cañada High School and Pasadena City College. The recorded working language is English. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are pornographic film. Distinctions recorded are AVN Award for Best Double-Penetration Sex Scene, AVN Award for Best Group Sex Scene and AVN Award for Best Three-Way Sex Scene (Girl/Boy/Boy).

Unknown, Aurora Snow, Benjamin Brat, James Deen, and Jeff Mullen at set Not The Bradys XXX, December 5 2006
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February 28, 2007: Taken on the set of eXXXtra (Egoist Entertainment)
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — James Deen • Birth Name — Bryan Matthew Sevilla • Birthplace — Los Angeles County, California, U.S. • Website — jamesdeen.com • Years Active — 2004–present
Early life
Early life
Deen was born in Los Angeles County, California, and raised in Pasadena. His father is a mechanical engineer, and his mother is a computer electronic engineer, and one of them worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. According to Deen, performing in pornographic films was his ambition since he was in kindergarten. Around age 15, he left high school and spent two years homeless. He graduated from La Cañada High School in 2004. At 17, Deen moved in with his father. He worked at a Starbucks for two years and took classes at Pasadena City College.
Career
Career
After entering the pornography industry in 2004, he initially worked with older female performers. In 2009, he was named the "Male Performer of the Year" by AVN at the age of 22, making him the youngest actor to have won this award. Deen has a fan following among teenage girls, a demographic typically not associated with the pornographic industry. In February 2012, Nightline aired the feature Porn's Boy Next Door, which included interviews with Deen and his fans. One fan described him as "the Ryan Gosling of porn". In September 2012, Deen was a participant in a press conference, along with others opposing Los Angeles County Measure B, an initiative which would require condom usage in the pornographic film industry. Deen questioned the measure's constitutionality. • Illustration — Deen on a film set in 2007 Deen's collaborations include work with pornographic site WoodRocket.com. As the host of original web series, James Deen Loves Food, Deen has been featured reviewing top restaurants, ordering every item on a drive-thru menu at once, and creating a $580 burrito. In January 2013, Deen took to crowdfunding site Kickstarter.com to raise funds for the mainstream steampunk Western film Cowboys & Engines. Deen is listed as the producer of the Bryn Pryor vehicle. The campaign surpassed its goal of $100,000 in 58 days. Actors Malcolm McDowell, Richard Hatch and Walter Koenig had signed on to the project.
In media
In media
In February 2013, Deen was invited to return to his alma mater, Pasadena City College, by professor Hugo Schwyzer to speak to students about his career. The appearance, initially open to the public, was restricted by college administrators due to "public-safety concerns" over "protesters". Deen was restricted to speaking to the students of Pasadena City College's "Navigating Pornography" class. In April 2013, Deen delivered the keynote speech for the Sexual Health Fest at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Deen was featured in a July 2012 GQ multi-page article, chronicling his work and personal life. GQ interviewed Deen again for an article about his workout regimen, in which he credited healthy eating habits, a "Jew stomach", and performing strenuous sex acts on camera. In 2013, Deen was listed as the only male performer to make the CNBC Dirty Dozen list of the porn industry's popular stars. In April 2013, Deen filmed a pornographic scene with reality television participant Farrah Abraham, who had been in one of the Teen Mom series. Deen indicated that he was asked to pretend to be dating Abraham as part of a ploy to market the scene as an accidentally released sex tape, but that he refused to do so, arguing, "If you're going to make a celebrity sex tape and try to pass it off as an amateur home video, you don't hire a well-known porn star!" Deen co-starred with Lindsay Lohan in Paul Schrader's 2013 film The Canyons, written by Bret Easton Ellis. In July 2013, Deen teamed with American pornographic actress Andy San Dimas, adult app store MiKandi and adult industry news source XBIZ, to release the first adult video production recorded with Google Glass. Within 24 hours, the censored trailer reached one million views on YouTube. Deen filmed a sex scene with Huffington Post blogger and comedian Jenn Tisdale in late 2013, in a New York City hotel room, after she responded to an open invitation by Deen on Twitter. Deen has a sizable fan base; his fans, dubbed "Deenagers", have created social media fan pages on Tumblr, Pinterest and standalone fan sites. Deenagers regularly share and comment on Deen's work. In February 2013, Deen launched JamesDeenStore.com. In addition to Deen's films and adult novelties, the store features Deen's Baby Panda brand of clothing. In January 2014, Deen joined the newly formed Adult Performer Advocacy Committee (APAC), which provides representation for performers within the adult film industry, protects performers' rights, reviews existing health and safety protocols, and initiates new ones as needed. As part of the committee's launch, APAC released a Porn 101 video. A DVD copy was released to all industry talent attending the recent Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. Deen has served as Treasurer and served as Chairperson of APAC until December 2015, when he stepped down following accusations from fellow performers. On June 25, 2014, Deen participated in a Reddit A.M.A. He received over 4,000 questions over the course of an hour, making Deen's AMA listed by Reddit as the most popular on the site as of the following morning.
Personal life
Personal life
From 2005 to 2011, Deen dated fellow pornography star Joanna Angel. In an interview with The Huffington Post from July 2013, porn actress Stoya stated that she was dating Deen. They dated from 2012 to 2014. Deen is Jewish and identifies with Judaism as "a culture more than anything else." Deen identifies as a libertarian.
Rape and sexual misconduct allegations
Rape and sexual misconduct allegations
On November 28, 2015, Deen was publicly accused of rape by pornographic actress and writer Stoya, with whom he had had a previous relationship. She wrote in a tweet: Deen denied the allegations, calling them "false and defamatory". Deen's former girlfriend Joanna Angel was one of the first performers to publicly support Stoya. On The Jason Ellis Show on Sirius XM, Angel alleged that Deen had been verbally and physically abusive during their six-year relationship. In total, nine women came forward with allegations of abuse and unnecessarily rough sex during scenes. The allegations included claims that Deen forcibly had anal sex with a woman during a non-anal scene, that he physically restrained and hit several women, and forced one woman's face into his crotch to "sniff his testicles". Amber Rayne said that during a shoot, Deen punched her in the face and caused her anus to bleed with violent anal sex. Following the allegations against him, Kink.com, Evil Angel, and HardX.com severed all ties with Deen, stating that "consent is sacrosanct". The Frisky cancelled Deen's sexual advice column and removed advertisements for and links to Deen's official site from previously published editions. Deen voluntarily resigned as chairman of the Adult Performer Advocacy Committee. In December 2015, an article in The Daily Beast referred to Deen as the "Bill Cosby of porn", while the feminist site We Hunted the Mammoth wrote that James Deen seemed to be "a perfect example" of a missing stair. Deen later gave an interview to The Daily Beast where he stated he was "baffled" by the accusations and denied or offered counter-explanations for them. In 2016, Deen and his production company faced a $77,875 fine for violating a California safety law by failing to provide condoms for performers, failing to disclose safety records, and other violations. In July 2017, director Maria Demopoulos filed a lawsuit against Deen for blocking the distribution of a documentary that addresses the numerous rape and sexual assault allegations against him by stealing legal releases from her office. Sociologist Chris Waugh argues that Deen's continued financial success and popularity in the face of severe allegations of sexual misconduct raises questions of accountability within the porn industry. Journalist Catriona Innes, writing in Cosmopolitan, argues that Deen's case represents the porn industry's insulation from the effects of the #MeToo movement.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — James Deen • Wins — 31 • Nominations — 0 • Award1 — AVN Awards • Award1w — 13 • Award1n — 0 • Award2 — XBIZ Awards • Award2w — 9 • Award2n — 0 • Award3 — XRCO Awards • Award3w — 6 • Award3n — 0 • Award4 — NightMoves Awards • Award4w — 3 • Award4n — 0 AVN Awards • Year — Award — Film — Result • 2009 — Male Performer of the Year — rowspan="13" • 2013 — Best Three-Way Sex Scene – Girl/Girl/Boy (with Asa Akira and Brooklyn Lee) — Asa Akira Is Insatiable 3 • Crossover Star of the Year (tied with Sunny Leone) • Male Performer of the Year • 2014 — Best Three-Way Sex Scene – Boy/Boy/Girl (with Anikka Albrite and Ramon Nomar) — Anikka • Mainstream Star of the Year • Favorite Male Porn Star (Fan Award) • 2015 — Best Group Sex Scene (with A.J. Applegate, Erik Everhard, John Strong, Jon Jon, Mr. Pete, Mick Blue and Ramon Nomar) — Gangbang Me • Most Outrageous Sex Scene (with Adriana Chechik, Erik Everhard and Mick Blue) • Favorite Male Porn Star (Fan Award) • Mainstream Star of the Year • 2016 — Best Double Penetration Sex Scene (with Erik Everhard and Riley Reid) — Being Riley • Best Group Sex Scene (with Erik Everhard, Keisha Grey, John Strong, Jon Jon and Mick Blue) — Gangbang Me 2 NightMoves Awards • Year — Award — Result • 2010 — Best Male Performer (Editor's Choice) — rowspan="3" • 2012 — Best Male Performer (Fan's Choice) • 2014 — Best Male Performer (Editor's Choice) XBIZ Awards • Year — Award — Film — Result • 2010 — Male Performer of the Year — rowspan="9" • 2013 — Male Performer of the Year • Crossover Star of the Year • 2014 — Male Performer of the Year • Crossover Star of the Year • Best Actor – Feature Movie — The New Behind the Green Door • 2015 — Male Performer of the Year • Best Scene – Non-Feature Release (with Adriana Chechik, Criss Strokes, Erik Everhard, John Strong and Mick Blue) — Gangbang Me • Best Scene – Vignette Release (with Ava Dalush) — I Love My Hot Wife XRCO Awards • Year — Award — Result • 2008 — Unsung Swordsman — rowspan="6" • Best On-Screen Chemistry (with Joanna Angel) • 2009 — Male Performer of the Year • Best On-Screen Chemistry (with Joanna Angel) • 2013 — Mainstream Adult Media Favorite • 2014 — Mainstream Adult Media Favorite
Identity
Identity
James Deen is recorded with the occupation pornographic film actor. Classed in the genre pornographic film. Recorded at birth as Bryan Matthew Sevilla. Recorded with a height of 173. Deen operates in pornography industry. Recorded as having received AVN Award for Best Double-Penetration Sex Scene, AVN Award for Best Group Sex Scene and AVN Award for Best Three-Way Sex Scene (Girl/Boy/Boy). Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the headings Jimmy Deen, Bryan Sevilla and James Dean. His recorded language was English.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1986
James Deen was born on 7 February 1986.
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Awards
• Illustration — Deen with Joanna Angel at AVN Awards, 2011
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- 1.Friedman, Gabe. 7 Jews Who Made It Big In Porn. The Forward. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. June 15, 2015.
- 2.Cadzow, Jane. Meet James Deen, porn star for women. The Sydney Morning Herald. October 4, 2014.
- 3.My Birthday Is in a Week Bitches!. Jamesdeenblog.com. February 1, 2012.
- 4.Happy Birthday to Me. Jamesdeenblog.com. February 7, 2012.
- 5.Grover, Scott. What Women Want: Porn and the Frontier of Female Sexuality. Good.is. April 5, 2012.
- 6.Snow, Aurora. James Deen, the Bill Cosby of Porn? A Third Accuser Comes Forward. The Daily Beast. November 30, 2015.
- 7.Johnson, Zach. Lindsay Lohan, Porn Star James Deen Costarring in The Canyons. Us Weekly. June 13, 2012.
- 8.Tower, Wells. The Well-Hung Boy Next Door. GQ. July 2012.
- 9.Hollymood. James Deen Interview. January 2026.
- 10.Episode #14: James Deen and Traci Stumpf. The Morning After Podcast. January 2026.
- 11.Miller, Julie. James Deen on The Canyons, Adult Film Clichés, and Sydney Leathers' Potential Porno. Vanity Fair. August 2, 2013.
- 12.Pope, Braxton. In Lindsay's Stardust Orbit. Vanity Fair. August 1, 2013.
- 13.La Cañada High School Omega. 2004.
- 14.Gold, Lauren. Adult film star James Deen to speak at Pasadena City College. Los Angeles Daily News. February 25, 2013.
- 15.Vega, Cecilia. Teens Swoon For Porn's 'Approachable' Face. Nightline. ABC News. February 3, 2012.
- 16.Kellam, Mark. Porn star joins valley business leaders in opposing condom requirement for adult film productions. Burbank Leader. September 20, 2012.
- 17.Gallegos, Emma G. Food Porn: James Deen Makes The World's Most Expensive Burrito (SFW). LAist. January 31, 2013.
- 18.Han, Angie. Help Fund 'Cowboys & Engines: A Steampunk Film' Starring 'Totally Rad Show's Jeff Cannata. /Film. February 19, 2013.
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- 20.Cowboys & Engines: A Steampunk Western.
- 21.Movies: More actors jump on board Cowboys and Engines. March 5, 2013.
- 22.James Deen Speaking at Pasadena City College Stirs Controversy. HuffPost. February 27, 2013.
- 23.Gold, Lauren. Pasadena City College officials: Lecture from adult film star moved, closed to public and press. Pasadena Star-News. February 26, 2013.
- 24.Warren, Peter. James Deen to Deliver Keynote for UW-Madison Sex Health Fest. AVN. April 16, 2013.
- 25.Bradley, Bill. The James Deen Workout. GQ. April 30, 2013.
- 26.Morris, Chris. The Dirty Dozen 2013 – Porn's Most Popular Stars. CNBC. January 14, 2013.
- 27.James Deen: I refused to pretend to date 'Teen Mom' Farrah. Clicker.com. April 11, 2013.
- 28.The Daily Lindsay. Philadelphia Daily News. June 14, 2012.
- 29.Rodriguez, Ariana. First Google Glass Porn Hits 1 Million Views, BTS Released. XBIZ. July 24, 2013.
- 30.Thapoung, Kenny. 3 Surprising Facts About Porn Shoots. Women's Health. November 15, 2013.
- 31.What it's like to shoot an amateur scene with James Deen. The Daily Dot. November 1, 2013.
- 32.JamesDeenStore.com Now Open for Business. AVN. February 18, 2013.
- 33.James Deen Launches Online Store. XBIZ. February 18, 2013.
- 34.Adult Performer Advocacy Committee Releases Launch Statement. AVN. February 4, 2014.
- 35.Johnson, Bob. Adult Celebs Form Committee to Teach 'Porn 101'. XBIZ. January 22, 2014.
- 36.Kernes, Mark. New Performer Advocacy Group Releases Educational 'Porn 101'. AVN. January 22, 2014.
- 37.Street, Sharan. APAC Announces Results of Board of Directors Election. AVN. August 4, 2014.
- 38.Carroll, Rory. Porn industry groups cut ties to star James Deen amid sexual assault claims. The Guardian. November 30, 2015.
- 39.Dickson, EJ. Everything you wanted to know about James Deen's life in porn. The Daily Dot. June 26, 2014.
- 40.James Deen Reddit AMA. AskMen.
- 41.Serota, Maggie. Joanna Angel accuses James Deen of abuse during their six-year relationship. Death and Taxes Magazine. December 3, 2015.
- 42.Moye, David. Stoya, Porn Star: My Dad Says I Ruined Porn For Him. HuffPost. June 17, 2013.
- 43.Burstein, Nathan. Meet 'James Deen,' Jewish porn star. Haaretz. November 23, 2011.
- 44.Lowenfeld, Jonah. James Deen, the lanky, Jewish porn star you've (maybe) never heard of. The Jewish Journal. November 17, 2011.
- 45.Top 20 Under 40 Los Angeles – James Deen – Page1. Us.shalomlife.com.
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- 49.Broder Van Dyke, Michelle. Porn Actor James Deen Blasts 'False And Defamatory' Rape Claims. BuzzFeed News. November 30, 2015. 2641-9599.
- 50.Nashrulla, Tasneem. Here Are The Women Who Have Accused James Deen Of Sexual Abuse And Assault. BuzzFeed News. December 1, 2015.
- 51.Nashrulla, Tasneem. Here Are The Women Who Have Accused James Deen Of Sexual Abuse And Assault. BuzzFeed News. MSNBC. December 1, 2015.
- 52.Nashrulla, Tasneem. Here Are The Women Who Have Accused James Deen Of Sexual Abuse And Assault. BuzzFeed News. December 1, 2015.
- 53.Nashrulla, Tasneem. Here Are The Women Who Have Accused James Deen Of Sexual Abuse And Assault. BuzzFeed News. December 1, 2015.
- 54.Waugh, Chris. Gender-Based Violence: A Comprehensive Guide. Springer. 431. 2023. 978-3-031-05640-6.
- 55.Ronan, Alex. More Women Have Accused James Deen of Assault. New York. November 30, 2015.
- 56.Hanson, Hilary. What To Know About The Sexual Assault Allegations Against James Deen. HuffPost. December 4, 2015.
- 57.MSNBC. Adult film star James Deen labeled the 'Bill Cosby of porn'.
- 58.James Deen: Porn's Missing Stair?. We Hunted the Mammoth. December 2015.
- 59.Snow, Aurora. James Deen Breaks His Silence: 'I Am Completely Baffled' by Rape Allegations. The Daily Beast. December 8, 2015.
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- 64.The 2013 AVN Award Winners. AVN. January 23, 2013.
- 65.AVN Announces the Winners of the 2014 AVN Awards. AVN. January 21, 2014.
- 66.AVN Announces the Winners of the 2015 AVN Awards. AVN. January 24, 2015.
- 67.AVN Announces the Winners of the 2016 AVN Awards. AVN. January 23, 2016.
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- 69.Warren, Peter. 20th Annual NightMoves Awards Heats Up Tampa. AVN. October 8, 2012.
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- 72.Miller, Dan. 2013 XBIZ Award Winners Announced. XBIZ. January 12, 2013.
- 73.Miller, Dan. 2014 XBIZ Award Winners Announced. XBIZ. January 25, 2014.
- 74.Miller, Dan. 2015 XBIZ Award Winners Announced. XBIZ. January 16, 2015.
- 75.Sullivan, David. XRCO Announces 2008 Award Winners. AVN. May 1, 2008.
- 76.Hunter, Tod. XRCO Winners Announced. XBIZ. April 17, 2009.
- 77.Warren, Peter. 2013 XRCO Award Winners Announced to Full, Raucous House. AVN. April 26, 2013.
- 78.Warren, Peter. 30th Annual XRCO Awards Takes It Back Home. AVN. April 17, 2014.
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