Keni Styles (born 27 May 1981) is a British former pornographic actor.
Early life
Styles was born in Thailand to a single mother who worked as a sex worker. They two later moved to the United Kingdom after she married a British national. Once the marriage ended, his mother returned to Thailand, leaving Styles at an orphanage. He remained in the orphanage until the age of 16.
Styles took up boxing, becoming a regional champion as a teen. He was considered but ultimately passed on to represent Team Britain for the Youth Olympic Games. He later joined the British Army and served in Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Kosovo twice, and Iraq twice during his seven years of active duty.
Career
After leaving the army, he entered the pornography industry, starting a company called "Superman Stamina". Styles was active in pornographic movies from August 2006, and retired in 2015. He first found steady work in Eastern Europe, relocating to live in both Prague and Budapest. In January 2010, Styles moved to Los Angeles. He is regarded as the first heterosexual Asian male porn star in American pornography by some. In July 2015, Styles announced his retirement from the porn industry on his blog, KeniCamz.
Select filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2009 | The Human Sexipede | Katsuro | Parody of The Human Centipede (First Sequence) | |
| Pure | Kichi | | |
| 2010 | This Ain't Star Trek XXX 2: The Butterfly Effect | Sulu | Parody of Star Trek | |
| Malice in Lalaland | Chester Katz | | |
Awards
| Year | Nominated work and artist | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2009 | Keni Styles | Best Male Newcomer | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Pure | Best Actor | Nominated | |
| Best Couples Sex Scene | Nominated |
| Rocco's Dirty Dreams 8 | Best Sex Scene in a Foreign-Shot Production | Nominated |
| 2011 | Keni Styles | Male Performer of the Year | Nominated | |
| Malice in Lalaland | Best Couples Sex Scene | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
| 2012 | Joanna Angel and James Deen's Summer Vacation | Best Double Penetration Sex Scene | Nominated | |
| Best Group Sex Scene | Nominated |
| Rough Sex 3: Adriana's Dangerous Mind | Nominated |
| Best Three-Way Sex Scene (G/B/B) | Nominated |
| 2015 | Lola, Dressage En Orgy | Best Group Sex Scene | Nominated | |
| Year | Nominated work and artist | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2008 | Keni Styles | Best Porn Artist | Won | |
| Year | Nominated work and artist | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2006 | Keni Styles | Best Male Newcomer | Won | |
| 2007 | Best Supporting Male Actor | Won | |
| Year | Nominated work and artist | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2010 | Pure | Acting Performance of the Year - Male | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Keni Styles | Male Performer of the Year | Nominated | |
| Malice in Lalaland | Acting Performance of the Year - Male | Won | |
| Year | Nominated work and artist | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2010 | Pure | Single Performance - Actor | Nominated | |
See also
- List of British pornographic actors
References
Further reading
- Shimizu, Celine Parreñas (2013), "Bound by expectation: the racialized sexuality of porn star Keni Styles", in Shimizu, Celine Parreñas; Taormino, Tristan; Penley, Constance; Miller-Young, Mireille (eds.), The feminist porn book: the politics of producing pleasure, New York, NY: Feminist Press at the City University of New York, pp. 287–302, ISBN 9781558618183.
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