Griffin Barrows is an American gay pornographic film actor. After a video of him giving a handjob went viral online in 2017, he gained popularity on Twitter and on the subscription services OnlyFans and JustForFans; on the latter site, he was the most subscribed-to gay pornographic performer in both 2018 and 2019.
Griffin Barrows | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1987 or 1988 (age 36–37)[1] |
| Occupation | Pornographic actor |
| Years active | 2014–present |
Life and career
editBarrows grew up in South Carolina in a family he has described as "very conservative" who kicked him out for a period of time, leaving him homeless.[2][3]
Before working in pornography, Barrows worked as a pastry chef. Looking for extra money, he began working as a gay pornographic actor in 2014, starring in videos for the pornographic studio ChaosMen.[1] His first name was inspired by a griffin card in the card game Magic: The Gathering that he frequently used, while the last name Barrows was given to him by a website editor who made him business cards.[2] In 2016, he starred as Rey in Men.com's gay pornographic parody of the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens.[4][5] A video of Barrows giving an unseen man a handjob and getting a facial posted to his OnlyFans account went viral on Tumblr and Twitter in November 2017, causing him to become popular on the subscription service JustForFans, where he was the most subscribed-to gay pornographic performer in 2018 and 2019.[6][7] He also gained popularity on Twitter, where he had more than 675,000 followers in 2021.[8] Barrows won the inaugural JustForFans Fan Favorite Award at the 20th Grabby Awards in May 2019.[3][9] In 2019, he frequently appeared in videos with fellow gay pornographic actor Gabriel Cross.[10]
Barrows was featured in the ABC News Original documentary OnlyFans: Selling Sexy, which was released on Hulu in February 2021.[11] He was signed as an addition to the Fleshjack Boys roster by Interactive Life Forms in September 2021; the company released a sleeve modeled after his buttocks and a dildo modeled after his penis.[12] A meme featuring an image of Barrows went viral in 2023.[13]
Public image
editIn 2020, Cameron McCool of DNA called Barrows "the master of head" and wrote that he "turned the humble blowjob into an art and a successful business".[2] The Chicago Reader called Barrows "arguably one of [the] most recognizable gay male creators" on OnlyFans in 2021.[8]
Awards
edit| Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GayVN Awards | 2019 | Best Three-Way Sex Scene | Every Hole Gets Filled | Nominated | [14] |
| Grabby Awards | 2017 | Best Newcomer | Himself | Nominated | [15] |
| Hottest Bottom | Nominated | ||||
| Best Group | Urban Spokes | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Squirt.org Fan Favorite Porn Star | Himself | Nominated | [16] | |
| 2019 | JustForFans Fan Favorite Award | Himself | Won | [3] | |
| Str8UpGayPorn Awards | 2018 | Best Three-Way Scene | Every Hole Gets Filled | Nominated | [17] |
| 2020 | Favorite Fan Content Creator | Himself | Nominated | [18] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Griffin Barrows Interview: How To Train Your Gag Reflex, Tentacle Porn & Being A Virgin Until 23 Years Old". Queer Me Now. July 12, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c McCool, Cameron (May 1, 2020). "Griffin Barrows". DNA. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via PressReader.
- ^ a b c Street, Mikelle (May 26, 2019). "This Is Who Won at the 'Golden Globes of Gay Porn' for 2019". Out. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ Morgan, Joe (December 26, 2016). "The top 10 hottest, weirdest and most bizarre gay porn XXX parodies of 2016". Gay Star News. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ Adams, JC (July 12, 2017). "Star Wars: The Force Awakens, A XXX Parody". XBIZ. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Street, Mikelle (October 18, 2018). "How Sites Like OnlyFans and JustForFans Are Democratizing Gay Porn". Out. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ Street, Mikelle (January 2, 2020). "These Are the Top 10 JustForFans Gay Porn Performers of 2019". Out. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ a b Rhodes, Adam M. (July 15, 2021). "Sex work from home". Chicago Reader. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Voici le palmarès des 'Golden Globes' du porno gay". Têtu (in French). May 27, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ Levesley, David (June 6, 2019). "OnlyFans is the hot, but controversial, new way to get your porn fix". British GQ. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
- ^ Roundtree, Cheyenne (February 11, 2021). "Hulu Explores Why Americans Are Stripping Down on OnlyFans". The Daily Beast. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Smithberg, Allen (September 7, 2021). "Griffin Barrows Signed as Newest Fleshjack Boy". AVN. Austin, Texas. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Heggestad, Jon (October 26, 2023). "Where have all the good gay memes gone?". Xtra. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ Blocks, Iris (December 3, 2018). "Nominees Announced for 2019 GayVN Awards AVN". AVN. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "The 2017 GRABBY Nominations Have Been Announced & Many BAREBACK Porn Studios Are Nominated!". Queer Me Now. March 15, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "2018 Grabby Award nominees announced". BananaGuide. March 21, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Here Are The Nominees For The 2nd Annual Str8UpGayPorn Awards". Str8UpGayPorn. August 21, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Here Are The Nominees For The 3rd Annual Str8UpGayPorn Awards | STR8UPGAYPORN". Str8UpGayPorn. October 31, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2023.