Hardcore Hotties: 10 Mainstream Actors Who Starred in Adult Films

There’s nothing wrong with a little bump and grind, but not many adult film stars make their way to the hallowed echelons of the mainstream film industry. Worse, a past in adult films is sometimes seen as a stain on an actor’s reputation. Still, some major names made it out of the adult industry and into the mainstream public’s eye. I’m talking about trailblazers like Traci Lords, who traded being the underage “Princess of Porn” for being Johnny Depp’s co-star, and Sasha Grey, who became Steven Soderbergh’s muse with The Girlfriend Experiment.

Then there are the famous faces whose tenure in the adult film world might surprise you. Sylvester Stallone is one of Hollywood’s great titans, but he once had to slum it in a cheesy soft-core film back when he was a starving artist. Long before she played Tyrion’s one true love Shea, Game of Thrones star Sibel Kekilli appeared in some super sexy German films. But the most shocking adult film backstory has got to be Spalding Gray’s. The celebrated actor, writer, and monologist appeared in a really controversial film called Farmer’s Daughters (that should come with all the trigger warnings).

But no adult film star has penetrated the mainstream quite like Stormy Daniels. It’s not just that she’s a household name popping up on Saturday Night Live. She is arguably going to turn out to be the most important adult film actors in history.

Here are the 10 biggest names to make the leap from adult films to Hollywood marquees.