Colby Keller

Richard John Sawka II (born October 18, 1980), better known as Colby Keller, is an American visual artist and pornographic actor. His career in porn film started in 2004 at Sean Cody and subsequently expanded to include such studios as Cocksure Men, Randy Blue, Titan Men, Falcon, CockyBoys and Men.com. Keller has also appeared in the short Zolushka, a gay retelling of Cinderella, and in the series Capitol Hill, both by the filmmaker Wes Hurley.

Biography

Born October 18, 1980, in Michigan, where he graduated from the University of Houston with a bachelor's degree in anthropology. In addition, he is a graduate of The Maryland Institute College of Art, with a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in visual and performing arts.

During his time performing in gay porn, Keller continued to work as an artist. His two most notable art projects are Pieces of Eight and Everything But Lenin, both collaborative performance pieces. Pieces of Eight involved multiple projects and multiple collaborations while Everything But Lenin involved giving away all of his earthly possessions with the exception a large metal plaque of Lenin and was precipitated by an eviction notice presented to residents of his Baltimore apartment complex in March 2014. Those who took part received a signed certificate as project participants.

In addition to his porn performances and art projects, Keller appeared in a series of sex advice videos (titled In Bed With Colby Keller) for Manhunt. The series ran from 2012 until 2014 and resulted in 62 videos.

In 2012, Keller appeared in a masquerade-themed music video for the song "After Dark", by dance artists Undercover. And, in his 2013 music video for "Cannibal", Natti Vogel enlisted Keller to play a hooded witch to his tempted Hansel in a recreation of Hansel and Gretel.

In 2013, Keller collaborated with artist Cameron Stalheim on a project called Myth as Object, which resulted in a 2014 exhibit as Stalheim's MFA graduating thesis at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Keller's body was cast in silicone to create a thirty-foot long merman sculpture in his likeness.

In 2014, Keller sold his belongings and began a project Colby Does America, composed of porn scenes filmed across every state in the United States.

In 2016, Keller was presented the Cybersocket Web Award for Best Personality. He is a featured model in the 2016 Spring/Summer Vivienne Westwood Mirror the World campaign.

In 2017, he appeared in two episodes of the third season of EastSiders.

Politics Keller is a communist who credits his communist beliefs to a strict Christian upbringing with the Assemblies of God.

Keller voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 United States presidential election, stating, "I'm going to vote for Trump! I think he's a destabilizing force...I don't support or endorse any of Trump’s policies. I just think it'll escalate the problem, which is the best we can hope for."

Partial filmography Year Title Production company 2004 Solo Sean Cody 2005 Alabama Takedown Titan Media 2006 Men of Deepwater Beach Titan Media 2008 Leo Giamani Randy Blue 2009 XXX Falcon Studios 2009 Naked Kombat Kink 2010 Samuel Colt Cocksure Men 2010 Tales From Last Summer Dragon Media 2010 Laid Off Falcon Studios 2010 Depths of Desire Falcon Studios 2011 The Other Side of Aspen VI: Angelo Marconi Falcon Studios 2011 Bold Moves Falcon Studios 2011 Indiscretion Falcon Studios 2011 Late Night Hit Hard Friction 2011 The Sauna Men.com 2011 Alone on the Range Raging Stallion 2011 Golden Gate 2: Ashley Ryder Naked Sword 2012 Cole Streets Cocksure Men 2012 MILK IT Treasure Island Media 2012 The Boardroom Men.com 2012 Lousy Artist Men.com 2012 Secret Rendez-Vous Men.com 2012 The Vandal Men.com 2012 Dirty Director Dragon Media 2013 A Thing of Beauty: Part One CockyBoys 2013 A Thing of Beauty: Free To Be Me CockyBoys 2013 A Thing of Beauty: The Gift CockyBoys 2013 Talk To Me CockyBoys 2013 Armed Forces Physical Dragon Media 2013 Cowboys Part 1 Falcon Studios 2013 Releasing Nerves Men.com 2013 Dream Team Naked Sword 2013 Relentless Raging Stallion 2014 XXXMas Special: Colby Keller & Tayte Hanson CockyBoys 2014 Gay of Thrones Part 4 Men.com 2014 Colby Does Maryland Colby Does America 2014 Zolushka 2015 Capitol Hill HuffPost 2015 Premiere: BCALLA FW15 Collection Colby Does NY CockyBoys/Colby Does America 2016 High Maintenance HBO 2017 EastSiders Netflix