With some 212 films under his belt so far, the adult star DEREK KAGE  aka James Jeremy Harper has certainly made his mark in the past 5 years.  He was ranked third in the 2023 gay porn newcomer ranking, and a year later, he received the award for Best Newcomer and Best Leading Actor (for his role in Overdrive ) at the GayVN Awards  and the XBIZ Award for Gay Performer of the Year. In 2025, he received the European Grabby Award for the most appreciated international porn star.

From a rural childhood in the Appalachian foothills to the spotlight of porn sets, he now explores chastity play and BDSM as ways of liberation. In forging his path, Derek’s story shows that cultivating strength can be a quiet act of radical self-love.

His life is now the subject of a Mencrush Documentary DEREK KAGE BEHIND THE ACTOR a fascinating insight into the man and what makes him tick..