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Mark Anthony (porn star)
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Mark Anthony (born 24 March 1967) is a former pornographic actor
appearing in gay pornography
, and also Mr Gay UK
heat winner of Club X Cardiff 1993. He had a muscular physique from his Borstal
training as a teen and the "intense training" of the Army Cadets, which contributed to his popularity in Britain.
Mark later moved to Earl's Court in London
. He got married, and had two children, but was shortly in trouble with the police again, and was found guilty of grievous bodily harm
. Imprisoned for 18 months, several encounters with other inmates led him to realize that he was in fact gay.
Released from prison, he acknowledged his sexuality to his wife. He then joined an escort agency. He was dancing at the gay nightclub Heaven
when he was introduced to the gay photographer Jay Eff. This was the start of an enduring and successful friendship and business partnership. Eff put him on the amateur and professional gay strip circuit, also entering him into the Mr Gay UK beauty contest in 1993, where he won the Cardiff heat.
Mark's film career started in 1993 in Sitges
, near Barcelona
, where he starred in the first production of the softcore porn studio Man For Man. Several productions followed, including two sex education and awareness videos. In 1995, he appeared in the Chris Newby
film Madagascar Skin
with John Hannah
. This was followed by the BBC
TV series Gaytime TV
in 1996 where he provided a weekly workout. However further mainstream work was not to follow.
His first taste of hardcore porn came when he was flown to Miami to work with the director Kristen Bjorn
. With the renowned director, he made his name as a gay porn sensation by performing as an eager bottom in one of two very successful films, A World of Men and The Anchor Hotel(bottom).
Mark then moved into more fetish-based films with the company Hot House Entertainment
, but he felt frustrated that he was always cast in the "top" role when he felt more comfortable as the "bottom." After a few years of hiatus, Mark returned to the porn industry in 2002 and again had the opportunity to work with Kristen Bjorn
in The Isle of Men. The next year, he worked with a fetish-based company Triga Films
as a bareback bottom.
Shortly afterward, Mark was diagnosed HIV
positive. He became addicted to drugs and served four months in prison for a drug and psychosis-induced air rage
incident on a transatlantic flight.
It was not until 2004 that he began a course of treatment for his drug addiction. Away now from the porn scene, his ambition is to become a chef and, in his own words, "a better father."
Pornographic actor
A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is a person who appears in pornographic film. Most actors appear nude in films...
appearing in gay pornography
Gay pornography
Gay pornography is the representation of sexual intercourse between men with the primary goal of sexual arousal in its audience. There is also a tradition, and continuing considerable output, of lesbian pornography....
, and also Mr Gay UK
Mr Gay UK
Mr Gay UK is a British annual beauty contest for gay men, with regional heats held in gay nightclubs with a grand final usually at a gay venue. The contests is owned and promoted by gay entrepreneur Terry George....
heat winner of Club X Cardiff 1993. He had a muscular physique from his Borstal
Borstal
A borstal was a type of youth prison in the United Kingdom, run by the Prison Service and intended to reform seriously delinquent young people. The word is sometimes used loosely to apply to other kinds of youth institution or reformatory, such as Approved Schools and Detention Centres. The court...
training as a teen and the "intense training" of the Army Cadets, which contributed to his popularity in Britain.
Biography
A self-described "juvenile delinquent," Anthony spent time, between the ages of thirteen and seventeen, in detention centers.Mark later moved to Earl's Court in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. He got married, and had two children, but was shortly in trouble with the police again, and was found guilty of grievous bodily harm
Grievous bodily harm
Grievous bodily harm is a term of art used in English criminal law which has become synonymous with the offences that are created by sections 18 and 20 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861....
. Imprisoned for 18 months, several encounters with other inmates led him to realize that he was in fact gay.
Released from prison, he acknowledged his sexuality to his wife. He then joined an escort agency. He was dancing at the gay nightclub Heaven
Heaven (nightclub)
Heaven is a Superclub in London, England which appeals predominantly to the gay market. It is located underneath Charing Cross railway station in Central London, just off Trafalgar Square.-Early history:...
when he was introduced to the gay photographer Jay Eff. This was the start of an enduring and successful friendship and business partnership. Eff put him on the amateur and professional gay strip circuit, also entering him into the Mr Gay UK beauty contest in 1993, where he won the Cardiff heat.
Mark's film career started in 1993 in Sitges
Sitges
*Church of Sant Bartolomeu i Santa Tecla . It houses two Gothic sepulchres , belonging to the an older church located on the same site...
, near Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, where he starred in the first production of the softcore porn studio Man For Man. Several productions followed, including two sex education and awareness videos. In 1995, he appeared in the Chris Newby
Chris Newby
Christopher Newby is a British film director and screenwriter.He studied at Leeds Polytechnic and The Royal College of Art in London...
film Madagascar Skin
Madagascar Skin
Madagascar Skin is a 1995 British film starring Bernard Hill and John Hannah.-Plot summary:Hannah plays Harry, a very shy young gay man who has a birthmark in the shape of Madagascar across much of the left-hand side of his face. On fleeing the city and the shallow gay scene, Harry ends up at a...
with John Hannah
John Hannah (actor)
John David Hannah is a Scottish actor of film and television. He has appeared in Stephen Sommers' Mummy Series, Richard Curtis' Four Weddings and a Funeral and Sliding Doors with Gwyneth Paltrow...
. This was followed by the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
TV series Gaytime TV
Gaytime TV
Gaytime TV was a late-night gay-themed comedy and lifestyle magazine programme broadcast on BBC 2 in the United Kingdom. It was the first regular BBC television programme to directly address the gay and lesbian community, and won praise from the Daily Mail for its "lightness of touch that other...
in 1996 where he provided a weekly workout. However further mainstream work was not to follow.
His first taste of hardcore porn came when he was flown to Miami to work with the director Kristen Bjorn
Kristen Bjorn
Kristen Bjorn is the stage name of a British director and producer of gay pornographic movies and a former gay pornographic actor....
. With the renowned director, he made his name as a gay porn sensation by performing as an eager bottom in one of two very successful films, A World of Men and The Anchor Hotel(bottom).
Mark then moved into more fetish-based films with the company Hot House Entertainment
Hot House Entertainment
Hot House Entertainment is a San Francisco-based gay pornography studio founded in 1993 by director Steven Scarborough. The company has several video lines and web properties. In 2002 Scarborough was honored at the GayVN Awards where he was inducted into the Hall of Fame; he also earned a spot on...
, but he felt frustrated that he was always cast in the "top" role when he felt more comfortable as the "bottom." After a few years of hiatus, Mark returned to the porn industry in 2002 and again had the opportunity to work with Kristen Bjorn
Kristen Bjorn
Kristen Bjorn is the stage name of a British director and producer of gay pornographic movies and a former gay pornographic actor....
in The Isle of Men. The next year, he worked with a fetish-based company Triga Films
Triga Films
Triga Films is a UK film company specialising in gay porn. Early pioneers of chav, scally, "straight lad" and working class gay erotic films. Company started in 1997 with release of its first film entitled Skinhead, a mildly erotic documentary about the British Skinhead phenomenon and its links to...
as a bareback bottom.
Shortly afterward, Mark was diagnosed HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
positive. He became addicted to drugs and served four months in prison for a drug and psychosis-induced air rage
Air rage
Air rage is the general term for disruptive and/or violent behavior perpetrated by passengers and crew of aircraft, typically during flight. The first noted, or recorded air rage event in Britain was May 15, 1990, on a flight from Grand Canaria to Gatwick airport by Miss Theresa Sheffield.In the...
incident on a transatlantic flight.
It was not until 2004 that he began a course of treatment for his drug addiction. Away now from the porn scene, his ambition is to become a chef and, in his own words, "a better father."
Select filmography
- Man For Man: The Video For Gay Men Vol. 3 (Man For Man, 1993)
- Hard (Man For Man, 1993)
- Instincts: Erotic Choices 1 (Pride Video, 1994) aka Better Gay Sex (DVD)
- Instincts: Erotic Choices 2 (Pride Video, 1995) aka Even Better Gay Sex (DVD)
- Hunk: Squaddies (Prowler, 1995)
- Madagascar Skin (British Film Institute, 1995)
- Gaytime TV (BBC, 1996)
- A World of Men (Kristen Bjorn Video, 1996)
- The Anchor Hotel (Kristen Bjorn Video, 1997)
- Sure Thing (Hot House Video, 1997)
- Mo' Bigga' Butt (Plain Wrapped Video, 1997)
- The Isle of Men (Kristen Bjorn Video, 2002)
- Football Orgy Volume 2 (Triga Films, 2003)
See also
- List of pornographic movie studios
- List of Grabby recipients
- List of male performers in gay porn films
- List of British pornographic actors