Peter North (pornographer)

Peter North
North attending the Exxxotica Adult Entertainment Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center on July 10, 2010.
Born	Alden Brown (1957-05-11) 11 May 1957 (age 59) Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height	5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Website	www.peternorth.com
No. of adult films	2588 as actor 13 as director

Peter North (born Alden Joseph Brown on 11 May 1957) is a Canadian pornographic actor, director, dancer and producer.

North is originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada where he attended J. L. Ilsley High School. He relocated to California in 1982, where he resides in Newport Coast.

In a 1996 interview published in North's hometown newspaper, the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, he stated that he was "discovered" while modeling athletic wear at a private party in Los Angeles in the early 1980s. A man within the adult film industry, whom North did not name, attended the party, was impressed by North's physique and gave him his business card.

North states that he entered the adult film business "by accident" in the spring of 1984. Initially, North performed in gay pornography under the name Matt Ramsey. As Matt Ramsey, he starred in about 20 gay porn movies, making nine in 1984. He assumed both passive and dominant sexual roles in The Bigger The Better (Matt Sterling, 1984); one of Adult Video News' 10 Great Gay Movies, He later transitioned to straight pornography.

North has appeared in over 2000 adult films and also directed more than 70 movies (notably, his North Pole and Anal Addicts series), most of them between 1998 and 2007. He also produced over 20 movies, including 15 in the North Pole series. In 2001, he successfully launched his own production company, Northstar Associates.

Peter North appeared as "The Pit Boss" in the music video for the song "Been to Hell" by the rap rock band Hollywood Undead, along with pornographic performer Britney Beth (also known as Bibi Jones).

According to North's official website, he chose his stage name because "Your penis is also referred to as your Peter and when you are erect, it faces North. Plus, I am from the North."

North became involved in the U.S. government's 1986 investigation of Traci Lords' underage involvement in the industry. Lords was underage when she made most of her movies, including several sex scenes with North. The government eventually dropped the investigation. In a 1996 interview in Details magazine, North commented on his involvement in the scandal by saying: "Traci Lords didn't do much for me. She reeked sex, looked good and young. But I didn't know that she was that young. When the scandal broke, I thought it was a lot of baloney on her part. She knew what she was doing and she deceived a lot of people. She was sexually aggressive off camera to many people, so the whole 'innocence corrupted' scenario she came up with was a total farce."