François Sagat

François Sagat
Sagat at the Folsom Street Fair in 2009
Born (1979-06-05) June 5, 1979 (age 47)
Cognac, Charente, France
Other nameAzzedine
Occupations
  • Pornographic actor
  • model
  • director
  • singer
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Websitehttp://www.francoissagat.com

François Sagat (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa saɡa]; born June 5, 1979) is a French gay male pornographic film actor, model and director.

Career

Adult film

At the age of twenty-five, Sagat performed in his first adult film under the screen name "Azzedine".

After several films with Citébeur as "Azzedine", he moved to the United States and shot his first scene for the porn film Arabesque by Raging Stallion Studios using his birth name. He stayed with Raging Stallion Studios from 2005 to 2006 before becoming an exclusive porn star at Titan Media.[citation needed]

As a pornographic actor, he was both top and bottom and also performed BDSM.

In 2010, he appeared in a zombie porn film directed by Bruce LaBruce in the lead role in L.A. Zombie, where he played role of a homeless schizophrenic man. He also appeared in the lead role in Homme au bain (in English Man in Bath), directed by Christophe Honoré.

In October 2011, Sagat directed a two-part porn film series titled Incubus for TitanMen. In support of the film, TitanMen in November 2011 released, a 33-minute making-of documentary.

In 2017, Sagat returned to film with the studio Men.com playing as Aquaman in a parody of the 2017 movie Justice League.

Non-pornographic

In 2009, he appeared as an extra in Saw VI.

Both L.A. Zombie and Homme au bain premiered at Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland in 2010, making Sagat the only actor with two lead roles featured in two competition entries during the festival. L.A. Zombie was also due to be screened during the Melbourne International Film Festival in Australia but was banned due to a ruling by Australia's Film Classification Board.

Sagat starred in the 2026 film Jim Queen, which world premiered in Cannes Film Festival‘s Midnight Screenings program.

Documentaries

In 2007, he appeared with other personalities in Olivier Nicklaus documentary about nudity in culture entitled La nudité toute nue.

In March 2011, a documentary entitled Sagat: The Documentary, a joint Brenda & Lucy Co./ADL TV/Canal+ production exploring the Sagat persona and phenomenon on world culture trends.

Marketing, fashion and music

When German designer Bernhard Willhelm launched his first menswear collection during Paris Fashion Week, he chose Sagat to promote the event.

Sagat is involved in fashion photoshoots. American fashion photographer Terry Richardson made a military-themed photoshoot of Sagat.[better source needed]

In March 2012, he launched a musical project entitled Hadès with Sylvia Gobbel. The music video debuted in March 2011.[better source needed]

Personal life

François Sagat was born in Cognac to French parents of Slovak ancestry.[better source needed] Sagat moved to Paris at the age of eighteen.

He is the cousin of English singer Alison Moyet. In 2007, Sagat said he is "200% gay"[better source needed]. He currently lives in France.[better source needed] Sagat is known for his distinctive scalp tattoo.

Discography

Album

Title Details
Videoclub

EPs

Title Details Notes
Chamelia
(with Igor Dewe)
No.TitleLength
1."Trust Me"6:20
2."Spit on Me"5:48
3."I Wonder"5:20
4."TesYeux"6:31

Singles

As lead artist

Year Title Album
2012 "Hadès"
(with Sylvia Gobbel)		 Non-album singles
2015 "Camera"
(with Veronika)
2018 "Trust Me"
(with Igor Dewe)		 Chamelia (EP)
2023 "Fairytail" Videoclub
"I Don't Want To Break Your Heart"
"The Boys Club"
Year Title Album
2020 "Tell Me (B Urslef)"
(with Cherylyn Barnes)		 Non-album singles
2022 "Feelu"
(with Cherylyn Barnes)

Filmography

Non-pornographic

Film

Year Title Role Director Notes
2007 La nudité toute nue Himself Olivier Nicklaus Documentary
2009 Plan cul Short film
2010 L.A. Zombie Zombie Bruce LaBruce Lead role
Homme au bain
(English: Man at Bath)		 Emmanuel Christophe Honoré
2011 Sagat: The Documentary Himself Pascal Roche
Jérôme M. De Oliveira		 Documentary
2014 Remember Me Security man Nicolas Martin Short film
2026 Jim Queen Pavel Nicolas Athané and Marco Nguyen Animated film

Television

Year Title Role Director Notes
2010 Multinauts Himself Jennifer Juniper Stratford Television series

Music Videos

Year Title Artist(s) Director Ref.
2012 "Hadès" François Sagat,
Sylvia Gobbel		 Franck Glenisson
2013 "Hyper Reality" Panteros666 Panteros666,
Ines Marzat
2015 "Camera" Veronika Mudra Yevgeniy Timokhin
2017 "Bluecid" Sevdaliza Sevdaliza,
Zahra Reijs
2018 "Trust Me" François Sagat,
Igor Dewe		 —
2020 ''Tell Me'' Cherylyn Barnes

François Sagat

 —
2022 ''Feelu'' Cherylyn Barnes

François Sagat

 —
2023 "Feelu Pendu Remix'' Cherylyn Barnes

François Sagat

 —
"Marathon" Bilal Hassani Alexis Langlois
"Fairytail" François Sagat —
"I Don't Want To Break Your Heart"

Advertisements

Year Title Notes
2009 Je mets une capote et du gel A promotional advertisement for Yagg.com. It shows François Sagat showing how to use a condom and lubricant for safe sex. It was done by an initiative of the Institut national de prévention et d'éducation pour la santé. It was broadcast on World AIDS Day.

Pornographic

Director / Producer

  • 2011: François Sagat's Incubus – Part 1
  • 2012: François Sagat's Incubus – Part 2

Actor

Awards and nominations

Results

Year Award Nomination Work Result Ref.
2003 Grabby Awards Best Art Direction "Arabesque" Nominated
Best Videography Nominated
Best DVD Extras Won
Best All-Sex Video Won
Best Duo Sex Scene "Arabesque" (with Huessein) Nominated
David Awards (GAY-eLINE) Best European Actor Himself Won
2007 GayVN Awards Best Performer of the Year Won
Best Pro/Am Release "Lebanon" Won
Grabby Awards Best Bottom Himself Nominated
Best Duo Sex Scene "Bedroom Eyes" (with Kyle Lewis) Nominated
Best Performer Himself Nominated
Best Three-Way Sex Scene "Lebanon" (with Collin O'Neal, Jacko) Nominated
Best Solo Sex Scene "Manhattan" Nominated
2011 European Gay Porn Awards Best Threesome Performance "H2O" (with Steve Cruz, Rocky Torrez) Won
GayVN Awards Best Threesome "Folsom Leather" (with Brendan Davies, Rick Van Sant) Nominated
Best Leather Video "Folsom Leather" Won
2015* TLA Gay Awards Best Hair Himself Won [citation needed]
2019 HustlaBall Awards Best European Performer Won
2024 The Wowie Awards The Only On My OnlyFans Award, Best 18+ Social Presence Nominated
2027 XBIZ Awards Gay Performer of the Year Won

See also

Notes

References

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  4. 1 2 3 Abrahams, Scott (1 March 2012). "Life Behind the Hard-On". Star Observer. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
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  6. ↑ Katz, Lyla (14 November 2011). "TitanMen Releases 'Making of Incubus' Documentary Excerpt". XBiz. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  7. ↑ Cooper, Mariah (21 November 2017). "'Justice League' gets gay porn parody". Washington Blade. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
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  10. 1 2 Georg Szali (20 May 2026). "How Cannes Animated Satire 'Jim Queen' Cast Gay Porn Icon François Sagat". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
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  12. ↑ "François Sagat for Bernhard Willhelm". Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
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  14. ↑ "Behind the Shoot: François Sagat by Terry Richardson for OUT". www.out.com. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  15. ↑ "HADES - François Sagat & Sylvia Gobbel". The Pink Snout. 14 April 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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  17. ↑ "When your cousin is a famous gay porn star and his cock pops up on your timeline. Oh, hello. :-)". 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  18. ↑ Francois Sagat: Straight Or Gay?. Tim and Roma show. 21 September 2007. Event occurs at 0:39. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2009. ROMA: 'I didn't know you were straight.' SAGAT: 'No.' ROMA: 'Oh, you tease. These are fake!' SAGAT: 'No, I'm 200% gay. 200% gay.'
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  20. ↑ Evers, Rob (7 September 2007). "François Sagat: The Man Behind the Mask Part 2". Beautiful Mag. Retrieved 14 July 2006.
  21. ↑ SYLVIA GOBBEL + FRANÇOIS SAGAT - HADÈS, 25 March 2012, retrieved 13 July 2023
  22. ↑ PANTEROS666 - ╣HYPER REALITY╠ (Official Video), 12 April 2013, retrieved 13 July 2023
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  25. ↑ TRUST ME - François Sagat - Igor Dewe, 19 November 2018, retrieved 13 July 2023
  26. ↑ Cherylyn Barnes (2 July 2020). CHERYLYN BARNES - TELL ME (B URSLEF) FT. FRANÇOIS SAGAT (OFFICIAL FILM CLIP). Retrieved 2 October 2026 – via YouTube.
  27. ↑ Cherylyn Barnes (28 February 2022). CHERYLYN BARNES - FEELU FT. FRANÇOIS SAGAT (OFFICIAL FILM CLIP). Retrieved 2 October 2026 – via YouTube.
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  38. ↑ ras (14 November 2011). "2011 HUSTLABALL AWARDS". QXMen.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
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