Joey Mills

Mills was born in 1998 in St. Louis, Missouri, where he was also raised.^[1] Mills worked as a pizza delivery driver in his youth.^[2] In 2016, at 18, he entered the world of gay pornography, where his youthful appearance attracted attention.^[3] He initially applied to be a Helix Studios model as a joke before getting a call back and flying out to the studio. He filmed his first pornographic scene with actor Justin Owen, and the first scene of his to be released was alongside actor Tyler Hill.^[1] Since then, he has appeared in more than 20 pornographic films and series, including The Men Twink Pop series. He has received numerous awards for his frequent portrayals of twinks (young gay men).

From 2016 to 2019, Mills worked exclusively for Helix Studios (a production company specializing in twink gay pornography). After appearing in more than a dozen productions, he announced his departure from the studio in 2019. In the summer of that same year, he signed an exclusive contract with Men.com.^[4]

With Taylor Saracen, Mills co-authored the book Electric Soul, published by Helix Studios in 2019.^[5][6][7] In it, he points out that it is a journey of self-discovery, as well as a moving and unconventional story about the relationship between a troubled teenager and his mother as they face life's challenges.^[8]

Mills won the GayVN Award for Best Twink in 2020.^[9] By 2023, Mills had over 700,000 followers on Twitter.^[10] Mills was the second most-searched gay pornographic film actor of 2023 on Pornhub.^[11] According to Str8UpGayPorn, Mills ranked 32nd in 2017 and 23rd in 2018 among the most searched gay porn actors on the internet.^[12][13][14] In 2021, he ranked first on that list.^[15] In 2023, he became the second most searched pornographic film star on Pornhub, after Malik Delgaty.^{[16][17][18][19]}

Ricky Cornish of Pride.com called Mills "one of the most recognizable Twinks in the adult entertainment industry".^[10] Mills has advocated for higher pay for actors in the gay pornographic film industry.^[20][21]

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