Nick Manning

Nick Manning
Nick Manning
	Manning at Aqua Lounge, Beverly Hills, California, February 2010
Born	May 28, 1967 (age 57); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Nick Manning (born May 28, 1967) is an American pornographic actor and director.^[1] He has made several mainstream appearances, including Crank: High Voltage, Hogan Knows Best, and Sons of Anarchy.^[2]^[3] Manning portrayed a strip club owner in the 2011 independent film Cherry Bomb, his first non-pornographic lead role.^[4] In 2014, he was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.^[5]

Early years

For Cinemax in 2001, Manning appeared in Thrills.^{[citation needed]} He made brief appearances on the reality show Hogan Knows Best and in the 2009 film Crank: High Voltage.^[3] Included in Nick Manning's roles within non-adult movies are For Love of the Game, Any Given Sunday, All My Children and the TV show The Fugitive.^{[citation needed]} In 2012, he appeared as the head lifeguard "Jack Foster" in Showtime's Beach Heat.^{[citation needed]} He filmed his first leading role in a non-adult film, playing the strip club owner "Ian Benedict" in the indie film Cherry Bomb.^[4]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Pornstar Pets	Himself	Documentary
2005	Hogan Knows Best	Himself	1 episode
2009	Crank: High Voltage	Male Porn Star
2010	BatfXXX: Dark Night Parody	The Bat
2011	Cherry Bomb	Ian Benedict	Lead
2012	Beach Heat: Miami	Jack Foster	2 episodes
2014	Lolita from Interstellar Space	Zarren

^ Miller, Dan (July 7, 2011). "Nick Manning Returns to Performing". XBIZ. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
^ Hymes, Tom (December 10, 2014). "SOA Sends Thanks to Porn Industry for Its Help with Hit Series". AVN. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Nick Manning Re-Signs with LA Direct Models". AVN. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Miller, Dan (April 26, 2010). "Nick Manning Stars in Mainstream Film Cherry Bomb". AVN. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "AVN Announces 2014 Hall of Fame Inductees". AVN. December 26, 2013. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
^ Pike-Johnson, Heidi (January 21, 2003). "2003 AVN Awards Winners Announced: Awards Presented Big Year for Evil Angel". AVN. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
^ Dirty Bob (September 16, 2003). "11th Annual Nightmoves Entertainment Awards Announced". AVN. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2014.