Thom Barron
Encyclopedia
Thom Barron is the stage name of a pornographic actor
appearing in gay pornography
. He is considered to be Germany's best-known international gay adult star.
in Berlin
as well as in Zürich
, Switzerland
.
According to his profile at Cazzo Film
, a pornographic
studio for which he has worked extensively, Barron made his first appearance in a gay pornography film
in 1995, and the first film to be released in which he appeared was Cazzo's Pralle Lederhosen, in 1997. However, First Kiss, a film released in 2001 by WAT Productions, is billed as Barron's "first hot man-to-man action". During his career, he has appeared in films produced by many different studios, including Cazzo Film, Falcon Entertainment
, Titan Media
, Hot House Entertainment
, Channel 1 Releasing, and Studio 2000
.
In an interview with the adult gay magazine Inches from February 1999, Barron states that he "came out
" when he was 19 years old. An admitted exhibitionist, he says it is "a turn-on to be observed". Thinking he wasn't muscular enough to appear in American
porn, he wrote to French Art, a leading European gay porn production company formed by noted director Jean-Daniel Cadinot
, but never received a reply. Therefore his first films were simple projects made for low-budget studios. "They were films with titles like Boys Boys Boys #16...which says quite a lot about the quality of the productions,” he is quoted as saying
A versatile performer, Barron takes both top and bottom roles, and has also had roles where he does both at once — in a trainfuck — bottoming for one performer while topping another. For example, in Scene 2 of At Your Service, he tops Alex Collack
while being topped by Robert Van Damme
; he tops Enzo Grimaldi while Nick Piston tops him in Scene 5 of Butch Alley. Barron is also well known for outstanding performances in flip-flop scenes - i.e. with Tristan Paris in the Falcon film Fever.
Barron has received two GayVN Awards
. In 2000, he won for the Falcon film Betrayed in the category Best Group Scene, along with Sebastian Gronoff, Kevin Miles, Carlos Morales and Kevin Williams. In 2001, a scene with Tuck Johnson from the MSR film Don't Ask, Don't Tell won for Best Oral Scene. Also, the Cazzo film Countdown (titled Thom Barron Calling outside the U.S.) won a Grabby Award
for Best International Video in 2004.
A large number of people will know Barron through the images of German photographer Henning von Berg
who has worked with him since 1991. In the summer of 1999, von Berg created quite a stir in Germany and around the globe when he photographed a group of completely naked men in the historic parliament Reichstag building and in front of nine other touristic landmarks of the old/new capital of Berlin. Barron was one of the six brave models. The images of the whimiscal "scandal shoot" were featured in newspapers worldwide. Later, a photographic series based on the shoot, Naked Berlin – The Liberal Capital, was presented in several high-profile gallery exhibitions in Canada
, Europe, America and Australia
.
Since 2001, Barron has lived in Zürich.
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....
. He is considered to be Germany's best-known international gay adult star.
Biography and career
Barron attended the University of Karlsruhe, in Karlsruhe, Germany, and has worked as an electrical engineerElectrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
as well as in Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
According to his profile at Cazzo Film
Cazzo Film
Cazzo Film is the name of a German pornographic film studio based in Berlin. The company has been producing gay pornographic films since 1996.-History:Cazzo Film was founded in 1996 by and , and the first film to be released was Berlin Techno Dreams...
, a pornographic
Pornography
Pornography or porn is the explicit portrayal of sexual subject matter for the purposes of sexual arousal and erotic satisfaction.Pornography may use any of a variety of media, ranging from books, magazines, postcards, photos, sculpture, drawing, painting, animation, sound recording, film, video,...
studio for which he has worked extensively, Barron made his first appearance in a gay pornography film
Pornographic movie
Pornographic films are motion pictures with the purpose of promoting sexual arousal in the viewer, often featuring depictions of sexual activity. They are sold and rented out on DVD, shown through Internet and special channels and pay-per-view on cable and satellite, and in adult...
in 1995, and the first film to be released in which he appeared was Cazzo's Pralle Lederhosen, in 1997. However, First Kiss, a film released in 2001 by WAT Productions, is billed as Barron's "first hot man-to-man action". During his career, he has appeared in films produced by many different studios, including Cazzo Film, Falcon Entertainment
Falcon Entertainment
Falcon Entertainment , an United States company based in San Francisco, California, is one of the world's largest producers of gay pornography....
, Titan Media
Titan Media
Titan Media is a San Francisco-based gay pornographic film company founded by director and cinematographer Bruce Cam in 1995.-Overview:The company grew to become one of the largest producers of gay adult content in the world...
, 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...
, Channel 1 Releasing, and Studio 2000
Studio 2000
Studio 2000 is a gay pornographic film studio based in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1992 by producer Scott Masters and director John Travis. It is currently owned by two former Falcon Entertainment executives who purchased the studio in April 2006 upon the retirement of Masters and...
.
In an interview with the adult gay magazine Inches from February 1999, Barron states that he "came out
Coming out
Coming out is a figure of speech for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people's disclosure of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity....
" when he was 19 years old. An admitted exhibitionist, he says it is "a turn-on to be observed". Thinking he wasn't muscular enough to appear in American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
porn, he wrote to French Art, a leading European gay porn production company formed by noted director Jean-Daniel Cadinot
Jean-Daniel Cadinot
Jean-Daniel Cadinot was a French director and producer of gay pornographic films.-Biography:Cadinot was born during WWII, in German-occupied Paris, in the Montmartre hill area of the Batignoles Quarter. His parents were tailors who custom fit clothes...
, but never received a reply. Therefore his first films were simple projects made for low-budget studios. "They were films with titles like Boys Boys Boys #16...which says quite a lot about the quality of the productions,” he is quoted as saying
A versatile performer, Barron takes both top and bottom roles, and has also had roles where he does both at once — in a trainfuck — bottoming for one performer while topping another. For example, in Scene 2 of At Your Service, he tops Alex Collack
Alex Collack
-Awards and nominations:* 2003 Grabby nomination for Best Three-way Sex Scene in "Mo' Bubble Butt" with Collin O'Neal and Paul Johnson.* 2007 Grabby nomination for Best Bottom and Best Three-way Sex Scene in "Black-N-Blue" with Nick Piston and Marc Williams.* 2008 Grabby nomination for Best Rimming...
while being topped by Robert Van Damme
Robert Van Damme
Robert Van Damme is the stage name of a Czech gay pornographic actor. He currently owns his own studio, Robert van Damme Productions Est.2010, where he produces and directs his own films. Robert just released new DVD Muscle God`s Celebration....
; he tops Enzo Grimaldi while Nick Piston tops him in Scene 5 of Butch Alley. Barron is also well known for outstanding performances in flip-flop scenes - i.e. with Tristan Paris in the Falcon film Fever.
Barron has received two GayVN Awards
GayVN Awards
The GAYVN Awards are presented annually to honor work done in the gay pornography industry. The awards are sponsored by AVN Magazine, the parent publication of GAYVN Magazine, and continue the recognition for gay pornography which was part of the AVN Awards from 1986–1998.The award recipients...
. In 2000, he won for the Falcon film Betrayed in the category Best Group Scene, along with Sebastian Gronoff, Kevin Miles, Carlos Morales and Kevin Williams. In 2001, a scene with Tuck Johnson from the MSR film Don't Ask, Don't Tell won for Best Oral Scene. Also, the Cazzo film Countdown (titled Thom Barron Calling outside the U.S.) won a Grabby Award
Grabby Awards
Grabby Awards , are presented annually in Chicago to honor work done in the gay pornography industry. The awards are sponsored by Grab Magazine, a free weekly that describes itself as "Chicago's premier LGBT publication." The Grabby Awards and Grab Magazine are owned and operated by Grabbys, LLC....
for Best International Video in 2004.
A large number of people will know Barron through the images of German photographer Henning von Berg
Henning von Berg
Henning von Berg is a former German civil engineer who became a people photographer. His specialty is character portraits and fine art nudes.- Biography :...
who has worked with him since 1991. In the summer of 1999, von Berg created quite a stir in Germany and around the globe when he photographed a group of completely naked men in the historic parliament Reichstag building and in front of nine other touristic landmarks of the old/new capital of Berlin. Barron was one of the six brave models. The images of the whimiscal "scandal shoot" were featured in newspapers worldwide. Later, a photographic series based on the shoot, Naked Berlin – The Liberal Capital, was presented in several high-profile gallery exhibitions in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Europe, America and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Since 2001, Barron has lived in Zürich.
Select videography
- "Eric's Raw Fuck Tapes 3" -- Treasure Island Media 2011 Thom Barron Bareback Tops Faruk in the last scene of the movie
- Butch Alley — Hot House
- Don't Ask, Don't Tell — MSR
- Fever — Falcon
- Thom Barron Calling (Europe title) / Countdown (US title) — Cazzo
- Tourist Trade — Titan
- Zak Attack — Mustang
Books (selection)
- Henning von Berg, Alpha Males, Bruno Gmuender Verlag, Berlin, 2007, ISBN 978-3-86187-468-7
- Kingdome 19 and Henning von Berg, Universal, Bruno Gmuender Verlag, Berlin, 2004, ISBN 3-86187-655-8 (Barron is on the cover)
- Dietmar Kreutzer, Männer Models Pur, Verlag Bauwesen, Berlin, 1999, ISBN 3-345-00732-0