Sean Paul Lockhart (born October 31, 1986) is a former American film actor and director, known for Milk (2008), Judas Kiss (2011), and Triple Crossed (2013).
Lockhart started his career as a gay pornographic film actor mostly using the stage name Brent Corrigan, except in The Velvet Mafia parts 1 and 2 (2006) and Best of Roman Heart (2008), in which he used the stage name Fox Ryder. In 2010, he left pornography to focus almost exclusively on gay-themed movies and independent films, such as Judas Kiss, Sister Mary, Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild!, Welcome to New York, and others. In 2011, he starred in the horror comedy anthology film Chillerama, directed by Tim Sullivan, as Ricky in the musical segment "I Was A Teenage Werebear". In 2011, he received the Rising Star Award at the Philadelphia QFest Festival.
In 2012, he announced his involvement in the production of an independent film titled Truth, directed by Rob Moretti and co-starring Lockhart and Moretti. In 2013, he directed the mystery-thriller Triple Crossed. He returned to gay pornography in 2016 with Falcon Studios' Deep Release.
Early life
Sean Paul Lockhart was born October 31, 1986, in Lewiston, Idaho. He is one of four siblings; he has an older brother and a younger brother and sister. He and his siblings were raised in the suburb of Mill Creek, near Seattle, Washington, with their stepfather. His mother and stepfather divorced when he was aged 8 to 9 years, after which the household broke down.
His first boyfriend introduced him to a "fast, furious, out-of-control side to the gay scene", with which he was not comfortable. This boyfriend introduced Lockhart, then 17, to the gay pornographic industry and arranged for Lockhart to audition for a pornographic film from Lockhart's own bedroom via webcam. The boyfriend controlled the camera while the owner of Cobra Video, Bryan Kocis, observed.
Lockhart agreed to perform in filmed sex scenes with Kocis in six "action video scenes" and one "non-action" video scene in consideration for a used Volkswagen Jetta. A sexual relationship developed between Lockhart and Kocis. Lockhart was under 18 when their relationship began, and it ended before his 18th birthday.
Gay pornographic career
Lockhart started his career in pornography in 2004, aged 17, using the stage names Brent Corrigan and Fox Ryder in Every Poolboy's Dream. He played roles in gay porn films, notably with Cobra Video and Pink Bird Media. He has also made films with Active Duty and Jet Set Men.
In September 2005, Lockhart publicly stated he was 17 when he made his first films, thus was under the legal age of consent in 11 states, including California. His first four films were pulled voluntarily from circulation by Cobra Video through their distributor, Pacific Sun Entertainment.
He launched his own production company.He was still working for many other gay pornographic studios at the time, and his own first film using condoms was Summit (2008). In previous films, he was known for not using them. The film won the GayVN Awards Best Pro/Am Film 2009.
Murder case of Bryan Kocis
Lockhart's former boyfriend, Bryan Kocis, was the owner of Cobra Video and was found dead at his home on January 24, 2007. Two Virginia Beach male escorts, Harlow Cuadra and Joseph Kerekes, were arrested and charged with Kocis's murder.
In 2008, Kerekes pled guilty and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Cuadra pled not guilty and went to trial on February 24, 2009. On March 16, 2009, he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Lockhart testified for the prosecution.
Prosecutors said the motives for the murder were to destroy the competition and to make a "million-dollar" film starring Lockhart, who had been involved in litigation with Cobra over the rights to his stage name "Brent Corrigan"; the matter settled before Kocis's death. As part of that settlement, the proceeds of profits were to be split 50/50. Cobra and Lockhart had agreed to the use of condoms in filming. On April 7, 2009, Cuadra appealed his life sentence. Lockhart had earlier cooperated with authorities and helped them find the suspects. He testified in the Cuadra trial. The murder was dramatized in the 2016 film King Cobra.