Career

Adult pornographic career

Colton Ford appeared in a dozen gay adult celebrated films. Notable performances include Conquered that earned him 2002 Grabby Awards for "Best Group Sex Scene", Gang Bang Café that nominated him for the 2003 GayVN Awards for "Best Performers" and his lead role in Colton for which he won "Gay Performer of the Year" during the 2003 GayVN Awards.

Film and television career

In his first mainstream film appearance, Ford appeared in the 2005 documentary film Naked Fame directed by Christopher Long. The film follows Ford's transition from the world of adult films to mainstream club/dance music. The movie was released theatrically in 2005 in the United States and Canada.

On television, Ford co-starred for three seasons on the TV series The Lair playing role of Sheriff Trout. The series was broadcast on here! TV. He was a featured panelist on the here! TV's resident chat show Threesome.

Music career

Ford became a club/dance, house music singer-songwriter and actor. He released several singles. He released his first album, Tug of War, digitally in 2008, and he was part of the True Colors Tour 2008. His second album, Under the Covers, an album of cover versions was released in 2009. In 2013, he released his third album The Way I Am and in 2015 his EP Next Chapter co-written with David Barratt including 5 originals.

Ford collaborated with Frankie Knuckles, Chris Willis, Nervo, Wawa and Redtop and others. He’s had several hit singles and videos, including Billboard charting, "The Way I Am", "That's Me", "Let Me Live Again" and "Losing My Relgion". His cover of Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" saw collaboration with Club/Dance singer-songwriter Pepper Mashay. The song peaked at #9 on the Hot Dance Club Play and #25 on the Hot Dance Singles Sales charts. Ford was featured in Cyndi Lauper’s video, "Into The Nightlife" and also performed on Cyndi Lauper's 2008 True Colors Tour. Ford was named in AfterElton.com's "Top 50 Gay Male Musicians".

Theatre career

Ford made his off-Broadway debut in 2011 playing a role in the musical theatre Little House on the Ferry, a modern gay love story set in the legendary summer resort Fire Island, New York. The play included eleven original songs, also released as an album by the original cast and the play included cameos by many members of New York City's LGBT community. "After Hours" (Original Cast Recording) was released as a single featuring vocals by Colton Ford. The show ran in New York from November 3-20, 2011 and featured Colton Ford, Seph Stanek, Chris Van Kirk, Matt Rodriguez, Kit Balcuns, Sean Luftus.

In 2014, he starred in a stage production And All The Dead, Lie Down, co-starring with Kila Packett. The play that ran from May 2 to June 6, 2014 in Los Angeles was written by Harrison David Rivers, directed by John Coppola and produced by Michael Sonntag & Kila Packett. The play was a Studio C Artists production.

Videography

Pornographic

Year	Title	Role	Awards
2001	Conquered	Gladiator	2002 Grabby Awards "Best Group Sex Scene"
	PornStruck 2
2002	Aftershock: Part 1	MSR's hottest
	Aftershock: Part 2	MSR's hottest
	Bearing Leather
	Bringing Out Brother
	Head Games	Jocker
	Gang Bang Café		Nominated 2003 GayVN Awards "Best Performers"
	Colton	Colton	2003 GayVN Awards "Gay Performer of the Year"
	Closed Set: The New Crew	The key grip
	Prowl 3: Genuine Leather	Nastiest leather
2003	Still Untamed	Untamer

Non-Pornographic

Year	Title	Role	Note	Awards
2000	The Next Best Thing	Glen	Movie
2001	Circuit	Video Circuit Man	Movie
2004	Naked Fame	Himself	Documentary
	Hellbent	Nickname Band Member	Movie
2008	Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!	Butch Hunk	Movie
	"Into the Nightlife"	Dancer in the club	Music video
2007-2009	The Lair	Sheriff Trout	TV series

Discography

Albums

Tug of War

Tug of War
Studio album by Colton Ford
Released	September 9, 2008 (2008-09-09)
Genre	Electronica House Dance
Label	Outsider Music
Singles from Tug of War
"That's Me (feat. Cazwell)" "The Way You Love Me" "Tug of War (My Heart Won't Let Go)"

Tug of War is the debut music album of Colton Ford.

Track listing

All songs written by Ford and DJ/producer Quentin Harris, unless noted otherwise.

1. "Ready" - 3:04
2. "You Ain't Gonna Change" - 4:50
3. "Gotta Do" - 4:51
4. "That's Me" - 3:32
5. "Bluntly Speaking" - 3:30
6. "The Way You Love Me" - 5:05
7. "You Get What You Want" - 4:59
8. "Tug of War (My Heart Won't Let Go)" - 4:32
9. "Love Has Found a Way" - 4:14
10. "I'll Be Alright" - 5:28
11. "Wait for Me" - 5:40
12. "Your Love Is Everything" (Ford, Denise Rich, Laythan Armor) - 6:09

Under the Covers

Under the Covers
Studio album by Colton Ford
Released	August 4, 2009 (2009-08-04)
Genre	Electronica House Dance
Label	Peace Bisquit
Released October 19, 2010
Singles from Under the Covers
"Trouble" "Losing My Religion" "No One" "Music Sounds Better with You"

Track listing

1. "Rock the Boat" (Aaliyah) interlude
2. "With Every Heartbeat" (Robyn)
3. "Losing My Religion" (R.E.M.)
4. "Dreams" (Fleetwood Mac) interlude
5. "It's No Crime" (Babyface)
6. "Trouble" (Britney Spears)
7. "It Seems Like You're Ready" (R. Kelly) interlude
8. "Follow Me" (Aly-Us)
9. "By Your Side" (Sade)
10. "Music Sounds Better with You" (Stardust)
11. "It's Like That" (Mariah Carey) interlude
12. "No One" (Alicia Keys)
13. "Lithium" (Nirvana)
14. "What About Us?" (Brandy) interlude
15. "You Gonna Want Me" (Tiga)
16. "Show Me Love" (Robin S.)
17. "Out of Touch" (Hall & Oates) interlude
18. "Ashes to Ashes" (Faith No More)

The Way I Am

The Way I Am
Studio album by Colton Ford
Released	June 18, 2013 (2013-06-18)
Genre	Electronica House Dance

The Way I Am is Colton Ford's third studio album and was released on 18 June 2013.

Tracklist

1. "First in Line (Shadow of the Night)" - 3:35
2. "Let Me Live Again" - 3:16
3. "Look My Way" - 4:26
4. "Realize" - 3:23
5. "Get to You" (feat. Ultra Naté) - 3:42
6. "Change (You're Gonna Have To)" - 4:55
7. "Can You Feel It" - 4:00
8. "Just the Way I Am" - 4:00
9. "The Music Always Gets You Back" - 3:21
10. "All My Love" - 4:11
11. "Alone" - 6:24

Next Chapter

Next Chapter
EP by Colton Ford
Released	December 4, 2014 (2014-12-04)
Genre	R&B
Label	Eagle i-Music

Next Chapter is Colton Ford's first studio EP and was released on 4 December 2014. The 7-track EP contains 5 tracks co-written by Colton Ford and David Barratt, in addition to two covers from "Yesterday" from The Beatles and "Something About You" from Level 42. The EP was produced by David Barratt at The Abattoir of Good Taste NYC.

Tracklist

1. "Take Me" - 4:09
2. "Yesterday" - 2:39
3. "Aint No Good" - 4:09
4. "Love Is Taking Over" - 3:29
5. "Something About You" - 3:06
6. "Never Wrong" - 3:36
7. "Fool" - 3:49

EPs, Remixes and Radio edits

Title and details	Notes
Remixed Type: Remixes Released:	Track listing No. Title Length 1. "Once More"" (with Mischa Daniels) 4:23 2. "The Story" (with Mischa Daniels) 3:32 3. "Tonight" (with Chris Reece) 5:13 4. "It's No Crime" (Ras Jek Mix) 7:00 5. "Follow Me" (with Byron Stingily) 4:00 6. "Losing My Religion MDeep Mix" 4:41 7. "What About Us?" 0:25 8. ""Yesterday" 2:41 9. "Show Me Love" (with Chris Willis)) 3:41 10. "Music Sounds Better with You" 2:17
Let Me Live Again / The Music Always Gets You Back - EP Type: EP Released:	Track listing No. Title Length 1. "Let Me Live Again (Radio Edit)" (Mixed by WAWA) 3:16 2. "The Music Always Gets You Back (Radio Edit)" (Mixed by Razor & Guido) 4:25 3. "Let Me Live Again (Extended)" 5:45 4. "The Music Always Gets You Back (Extended)" 5:56 5. "Let Me Live Again (Instrumental)" 3:16 6. "The Music Always Gets You Back (Instrumental)" 5:56
Let Me Live Again Type: Remixes Released:	Track listing No. Title Length 1. "Let Me Live Again" (A Director's Cut Master)" 7:37 2. "Let Me Live Again" (WAWA's Endless Summer Mix)" 5:31 3. "Let Me Live Again" (WAWA Club Remix)" 5:37 4. "Let Me Live Again" (J-C Club Mix)" 5:52 5. "Let Me Live Again" (DJ Bill Bennett and Tyler Nelson Club Mix)" 5:02 6. "Let Me Live Again" (WAWA's Original Back To Mine Remix)" 6:07 7. "Let Me Live Again" (Tony Moran and Warren Rigg Mix)" 8:53 8. "Let Me Live Again" (Craig C's Master Mix)" 8:40 9. "Let Me Live Again" (Extended Main)" 5:45 10. "Let Me Live Again" (A Director's Cut Master Instrumental)" 7:37 11. "Let Me Live Again" (WAWA's Endless Summer Mix Instrumental)" 5:31 12. "Let Me Live Again" (J-C Club Instrumental)" 5:52 13. "Let Me Live Again" (WAWA's Original Back To Mine Remix Instrumental)" 6:07 14. "Let Me Live Again" (Tony Moran and Warren Rigg Mix Instrumental)" 8:53 15. "Let Me Live Again" (Craig C's Master Mix Instrumental)" 8:42 16. "Let Me Live Again" (Extended Main Instrumental)" 5:45
Let Me Live Again (Radio Edits) Type: Radio Edits Released:	Track listing No. Title Length 1. "Let Me Live Again (WAWA's Pop Mix)" 3:26 2. "Let Me Live Again (Radio Edit)" 3:16 3. "Let Me Live Again (Director's Cut Radio Edit)" 4:04 4. ""Let Me Live Again (WAWA's Club Remix Radio Edit)" 3:42 5. "Let Me Live Again (DJ Bill Bennett and Tyler Nelson Club Mix Radio Edit)" 3:38 6. "Let Me Live Again (WAWA's Endless Summer Mix Radio Edit)" 3:03 7. ""Let Me Live Again (Tony Moran and Warren Rigg Mix Radio Edit)" 4:05 8. "Let Me Live Again (Craig C's Master Mix Radio Edit)" 4:06 9. "Let Me Live Again (WAWA's Original Back To Mine Radio Edit)" 3:18
Look My Way Type: Remixes Released: 19 August 2014	Track listing No. Title Length 1. "Look My Way (Dany Cohiba Remix)" 6:37 2. "Look My Way (Shay E Extended Mix)" 6:00 3. "Look My Way (Splashfunk Remix)" 6:37 4. "Look My Way (CJay Swayne Extended Remix)" 6:03 5. "Look My Way (Tony Moran and Warren Rigg Acapella" 7:41 6. "Look My Way (A.Turk Look Sharp Extended Mix)" 5:09 7. "Look My Way (A.Turk Peppermint 90s Extended Mix)" 5:13 8. "Look My Way (Tony Moran and Warren Rigg Club Mix)" 8:39 9. "Look My Way (Extended Mix)" 7:12 10. "Look My Way (Quentin Harris Club Re-Production Mix)" 4:49 11. "Look My Way (Eddy J. Free Remix)" 4:40 12. "Look My Way (Splashfunk Dub Mix)" 6:22 13. "Look My Way (Shay E Extended Mix Instrumental)" 6:00 14. "Look My Way (Splashfunk Instrumental Mix)" 6:40 15. "Look My Way (CJay Swayne Extended Remix Instrumental)" 6:03 16. "Look My Way (Tony Moran and Warren Rigg Insttrumental)" 8:39 17. "Look My Way (A.Turk Look Sharp Extended Mix Instrumental)" 5:09 18. "Look My Way (A.Turk Peppermint 90s Extended Instrumental)" 5:13 19. "Look My Way (Quentin Harris Club Re-Production Mix Instrumental)" 4:48 20. "Look My Way (Eddy J. Free Remix Instrumental)" 3:47 21. "Look My Way (Shay E Radio Mix)" 3:52 22. "Look My Way (Splashfunk Radio Edit)" 3:46 23. "Look My Way (CJay Swayne Radio Edit)" 3:41 24. "Look My Way (Tony Moran and Warren Rigg Radio Mix)" 3:18 25. "Look My Way (A.Turk Look Sharp Radio Edit)" 3:38 26. "Look My Way (A.Turk Peppermint 90s Radio Edit)" 4:04

Singles

Date	Song title	Label	Writer(s)	Length	Notes
26 October 2003	"Everything"	Centaur Entertainment	Scott Anderson, Kyle Neven, Glenn Saukesian	4:27	Appears on soundtrack of Naked Fame and album Sexy House, Vol. 1 Tracklist Tracklist Download digital "Everything" - 4:27 CD single "Everything" - 4:27 "Everything" (Solar City Circuit Mix) - 4:11
27 April 2004	"Signed, Sealed, Delivered"	Centaur Entertainment	Garrett, Hardaway, Wonder, Wright	3:30	Appears on soundtrack of Naked Fame, in album Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 and album Gnome Groove. CD single "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" (Al B. Rich Radio Mix) - 3:38 "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" (Mac Quayle Club Mix) - 9:48 "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" (Ralphi Rosario Dub Mix) - 7:17 "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" - 12:15 Remixes "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" (Extended version) - 3:59 "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" (House Mix) - 9:08 "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" (Ralphi Rosario Club Mix) - 4:52 Charts US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard) - #9 US Hot Dance Singles Sales (Billboard) - #25

Theatre

• 2012: Little House on the Ferry
• 2014: And All The Dead, Lie Down

Charities

Colton Ford supports the following charitable causes: AIDS, Gay Rights.

[ Source: Wikipedia ]