Wilfried Knight

Biography

Wilfried Jean-Pierre Chevalier (February 19, 1975 – March 5, 2013), better known professionally as Wilfried Knight, was a French pornographic actor and model. Born in Châlons-sur-Marne, France, and raised partly in Germany and France, Knight studied law and later worked as a personal trainer in London before entering the gay adult film industry in 2004 as an exclusive performer for Lucas Entertainment. He appeared in productions including Manhattan Heat, Dangerous Liaisons, Kings of New York, Cowboys, Giants and Tales of the Arabian Nights, later becoming the first performer to hold a joint exclusive contract with Lucas Entertainment and Raging Stallion Studios. Knight won Performer of the Year at the 2010 GayVN Awards and Best Versatile Performer at the 2011 Grabby Awards. He died in Vancouver, Canada, in March 2013 at the age of 38.