Chad Knight (born October 24, 1970, in Sacramento, California) is an American actor in gay pornography.
He was a popular and prolific porn actor throughout the 1990s.
Between 1991 and 2004, he starred in 85 original films.
About half of these films were produced in the first two years of his career.
He predominantly starred in gay films, and performed in several bisexual productions.
Chad Knight considered himself a versatile bisexual performer who preferred to top, but was best known for his work as a bottom.Chad Knight entered the gay porn industry at the age of 18.
He had befriended Jason Hunter, a "straight" gay porn star, who acknowledged he'd been doing gay features and introduced the idea to Chad Knight.
His friend showed a photo to a Falcon Studio director, who quickly sought him out.
Up until that time he had a variety of jobs ranging from construction to landscaping, which he enjoyed the most.
He chose his own stage name: "Knight" for his interest in medieval folklore, and "Chad" because it seemed a good California name to him.
His first filming experience was Falcon's 1991 Compulsion: He's Gotta Have It! with co-star Dave Ruden.
He claims this was his first gay sexual encounter.
He did 17 pictures that year and his first bisexual film, Big Switch 3: Bachelor Party.
In 1992, he completed an additional 20 films while working for a variety of studios including Catalina, Falcon, All Worlds, HIS Video, Vivid and Huge Video.
He was largely absent on the scene in 1993, but returned in 1994, making 10 films.
Over the next three years, Knight withdrew from the adult film industry.
In 1995, he abandoned bisexual films because of the strains it put on his marriage.
In 1996, he did six films, including a bondage film, Trained to Obey by Grapik Arts Productions.
In 1997, he did five films.
By mid-1998, he resumed a more private life.
He cited growing concern for his children and general fatigue of the industry.
He wanted a more stable life away from the strip and dance club scenes.
However, in 2002, he made a comeback, performing in six films for All Worlds.
He made a few more films in 2003.
In 2004, he did a major release for Falcon, Longshot, and then retired again.
His name continues to be affiliated with a multitude of subsequent video compilation productions.