Steven St. Croix

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Steven St. Croix
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St. Croix at the 2013 XBIZ Awards
Born
Ben Banks [1]

(1968-02-24) February 24, 1968 (age 56)
Ames, Iowa, United States [2]
Years active1991-2022
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Political party Libertarian

Steven St. Croix (born Ben Banks; [1] February 24, 1968) is an American pornographic actor and director. [3] In 2013, he received a NightMoves Lifetime Achievement Award. [4] St. Croix has made several mainstream appearances, including a music video for Gloria Estefan and the 2004 film The Girl Next Door . [1]

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Early life

St. Croix was born in Connecticut. [2] Raised as a Jehovah's Witness, he grew up in a "very religious, strict" household. [5] At 18, he had his first sexual experience. [5] St. Croix attended vocational school to become a mason. [2] He also worked in telemarketing and adult video sales prior to his porn career. [2]

Career

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St. Croix with Dani Daniels at the 2016 AVN Awards

St. Croix entered the adult film industry as a production assistant in December 1992. [1] [6] While working on the film Deep Throat 6 , he performed in his first scene after an actor failed to show up. [1] [2] In 1995, St. Croix became the first male performer to sign an exclusive contract with Los Angeles–based studio Vivid Entertainment. [2]

St. Croix first left the industry in the late 1990s to pursue mainstream acting. [7] [8] During this time, he took classes under an acting coach and learned improv from the comedy troupe Groundlings. [7] He also body doubled for Brian Bosworth, was an extra on Baywatch , and danced in music videos for Gloria Estefan and Jon Secada. [2] After struggling to pay his bills, he returned to acting in pornographic films. [8]

In 2005, he was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame. [9] St. Croix left the adult film industry again in late 2010, only to return in early 2012. [10] In February 2013, he published an e-book titled Porn Star: Everything You Want to Know and Are Embarrassed to Ask. [11]

Advocacy

St. Croix has spoken out against Measure B, a law that requires the use of condoms in all vaginal and anal scenes filmed in Los Angeles County. [12] [13] He urged his fans to spread his NoToMeasureB public service announcements on social media on October 16, 2012. [12] Later that month, he received the Positive Image Award from the Free Speech Coalition for his work to "dispel the myths and misconceptions of the adult entertainment industry." [14] In April 2013, St. Croix appeared alongside former pornographic actor Danny Wylde on a HuffPost Live panel to debate Measure B. [15]

Personal life

While away from the adult film industry, St. Croix lived in Cannes, France, and ran a small art gallery. [11] He is an avid painter, primarily creating large-format acrylics. His work is heavily inspired by the expressionist movement. St. Croix describes his political views as "Libertarian with Republican business leanings." [5]

Select performances

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1997 Ed & Red's Night Party Himself1 episode
2001 Moby Presents: Alien Sex Party SantaCameo
2004 The Girl Next Door Karate Guy in Porn FilmCredited as Benjamin Banks
2005 Pirates Marco
2008 Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge Marco
2015 Wanted Sheriff Clayton

Awards

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St. Croix with Nina Hartley at the 2007 XRCO Awards
List of accolades received by Steven St. Croix
Total number of wins and honors
Totals283
AVN Awards
YearResultCategoryNominated work
1994 [16] WonBest Group Sex Scene, VideoA Blaze of Glory
1995 [17] Best Actor, VideoChinatown
Best Couples Sex Scene, FilmDog Walker
1996 [18] Best Supporting Actor, FilmForever Young
1997 [19] Best Group Sex Scene, FilmThe Show
1998 [20] Best Actor, FilmBad Wives
Best Anal Sex Scene, Film
2004 [21] Best Supporting Actor, FilmLooking In
Best Group Sex Scene, Film
2005 [22] Honored AVN Hall of Fame Inductee—
2013 [23] WonBest ActorTorn
2015 [24] Wetwork
2016 [25] Best Supporting ActorPeter Pan XXX - An Axel Braun Parody
XRCO Awards
YearResultCategoryNominated work
1994 [26] WonBest Actor, Single PerformanceDog Walker
2007 [27] [28] [29] Honored XRCO Hall of Fame Inductee—
2013 [30] WonBest ActorTorn
Best Cumback—
2015 [31] Best ActorWetwork
NightMoves Awards
YearResultCategory
1995 [32] WonBest Actor
2004 [33] Best Actor (Editor's Choice)
2013 [4] HonoredNightMoves Lifetime Achievement Award
2015 [34] WonBest Male Performer (Editor's Choice)
FSC Awards
YearResultCategory
2012 [14] WonPositive Image Award
Adam Film World Guide Awards
YearResultCategoryNominated work
2002WonBest ActorPlanet of the Babes
2006 [35] Actor of the YearThe Prisoner
2007 [36] Wonderland
XCritic Awards
YearResultCategoryNominated work
2015 [37] WonBest Actor, Feature MovieWetwork
XBIZ Awards
YearResultCategoryNominated work
2013 [38] WonPerformer Comeback of the Year—
Best Actor, Feature MovieTorn
2015 [39] Wetwork
2016 [40] Best ActorWanted

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