PORNOGRAPHIC ACTORS from Canada

Top 5

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Canadian Pornographic Actors of all time. This list of famous Canadian Pornographic Actors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Peter North (b. 1957)

With an HPI of 51.96, Peter North is the most famous Canadian Pornographic Actor.  His biography has been translated into 28 different languages on wikipedia.

Alden Joseph Brown (born May 11, 1957), known professionally as Peter North, is a Canadian retired pornographic actor, director and producer. He has 2,155 credits as an actor and 77 as a director.

2. Sunny Leone (b. 1981)

With an HPI of 49.60, Sunny Leone is the 2nd most famous Canadian Pornographic Actor.  Her biography has been translated into 63 different languages.

Karenjit "Karen" Kaur Vohra (born May 13, 1981), known by her stage name Sunny Leone, is a Canadian American actress, model, and former pornographic actress. She was named Penthouse Pet of the Year in 2003, was a contract performer for Vivid Entertainment, and was named by Maxim as one of the 12 top porn stars in 2010. She was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2018. She has played roles in independent mainstream events, films, and television series. Her first mainstream appearance was in 2005, when she worked as a red carpet reporter for the MTV Video Music Awards on MTV India. In 2011, she participated in the Indian reality television series Bigg Boss. She also has hosted the Indian reality show Splitsvilla. In 2012, she made her Bollywood debut in Pooja Bhatt's erotic thriller Jism 2 (2012) and shifted her focus to mainstream acting which was followed up with Jackpot (2013), Ragini MMS 2 (2014), Ek Paheli Leela (2015), Tera Intezaar (2017), and the Malayalam film Madhura Raja in 2019. Apart from her acting career, she has been part of activism campaigns including the Rock 'n' Roll Los Angeles Half-Marathon to raise money for the American Cancer Society and has also posed for a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) ad campaign with a rescued dog, encouraging pet owners to have their cats and dogs spayed and neutered.

3. Shyla Stylez (1982 - 2017)

With an HPI of 49.40, Shyla Stylez is the 3rd most famous Canadian Pornographic Actor.  Her biography has been translated into 43 different languages.

Amanda Hardy, known professionally as Shyla Stylez (September 23, 1982 — November 9, 2017) was a Canadian-born American pornographic film actress from Armstrong, British Columbia. A prolific hardcore performer, she appeared in more than 400 adult films during her career and was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2016. Stylez died on 9 November 2017, at the age of 35.

4. August Ames (1994 - 2017)

With an HPI of 47.22, August Ames is the 4th most famous Canadian Pornographic Actor.  Her biography has been translated into 40 different languages.

Mercedes Grabowski (August 23, 1994 – December 5, 2017), known professionally as August Ames, was a Canadian pornographic actress. She appeared in more than 100 films, including a non-pornographic film in 2016, and was nominated for several AVN Awards. With a self-disclosed history of sexual abuse and mental illness, Ames died by suicide in 2017 at the age of 23 after a social media backlash following a tweet she posted, due to some perceiving the tweet as homophobic. Her death led to considerable industry attention, as discussion circulated as to the degree of the influence of cancel culture.

5. Brad Armstrong (b. 1965)

With an HPI of 42.32, Brad Armstrong is the 5th most famous Canadian Pornographic Actor.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Brad Armstrong (born Rod Hopkins; September 23, 1965) is a Canadian pornographic actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He is currently under contract with Wicked Pictures. He has been known as one of the most popular leading men in the sex industry, as well as "The King of Porn" and "The Spielberg of Skin Directors". Among the films he has directed is Octomom Home Alone (2012).