Manuel Ferrara

Career

Ferrara took his stage name from the actor Stéphane Ferrara and debuted in French productions in 1997, before Rocco Siffredi recommended him for his American debut in John Stagliano’s Fashionistas. He has won AVN Male Performer of the Year a record six times and moved into directing in 2003, creating long-running series for Red Light District and Evil Angel. He holds more than 64 industry awards and appeared in the mainstream film Starlet in 2012.

Signature: The most decorated male performer in the award record, and one of the few whose directing catalogue is as commercially significant as his performing.

Index score — The Pornstar Ranked Performer Index v3.0

Scores are normalised within a single ranking's field, so this breakdown is Manuel Ferrara's placement inside The 20 Best Male Pornstars of 2026 — the largest field she appears in. Her rank on each of the other 5 rankings below was computed against that ranking's own field and is not the same measurement.

Full award record8 entries

• 2013AVN — Hall of Fame
• 2011XRCO — Hall of Fame
• 2005AVN — Male Performer of the Year
• 2006AVN — Male Performer of the Year
• 2010AVN — Male Performer of the Year
• 2012AVN — Male Performer of the Year
• 2014AVN — Male Performer of the Year
• 2019AVN — Male Performer of the Year

Best known for

Studios

Beyond performing

• Director, Evil Angel and Red Light District series

Mainstream credits

• Starlet (2012)

Official links

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Ranked alongside

• Joanna Angel
• Asa Akira
• Small Hands
• Anikka Albrite
• John Holmes
• Mick Blue

Sources and verification2 sources

Last audited 25 August 2026 · Wikipedia — Manuel Ferrara · Wikipédia (French) — Manuel Ferrara — independently confirms birth date/place, 1997 debut and all six AVN Male Performer of the Year years

Not yet confirmed:

• hair and eye colour not documented