# Malik Delgaty
**Malik Delgaty** is the professional name of Justin Lesage, a Canadian adult film performer from Montreal, Quebec, known for gay and bisexual productions and for an exclusive contract with the studio Men.com signed in 2020[1](https://malik-delgaty.com/). Standing 6-foot-3 with a French accent, he has been described by the trade publication XBIZ as consistently among the most searched gay porn stars in recent years[2](https://www.xbiz.com/features/290976/malik-delgaty-lifts-pounds-and-performs-with-heart).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Real name / origin | Justin Lesage, born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada[1](https://malik-delgaty.com/) |
| Career start | Exclusive contract with Men.com signed in 2020, after working as a stripper at Campus in Montreal[1](https://malik-delgaty.com/) |
| Signature studio | Men.com (exclusive, 2020 to present); bisexual work for WhyNotBi beginning in 2022[1](https://malik-delgaty.com/) |
| GayVN Awards | Favorite Top (2023), Best Bi Sex Scene for CineCum (2023), Favorite Dom (2025)[3](https://malikdelgaty-x.com/career.html) |
| Search rankings | Most searched gay adult star on Google (2022–2024); most searched gay star on Pornhub (2023–2024)[3](https://malikdelgaty-x.com/career.html) |
| Outside adult film | Dsquared2 Stripped2 underwear campaign (2021) and DNA magazine "Sexiest Men Alive" cover (2021)[1](https://malik-delgaty.com/) |
## Background
Delgaty was born in Montreal, where he still lives. He has described a difficult childhood: his father was in jail, his mother was poor, and he grew up with his sister and grandfather, changing schools frequently because of fights. He took up judo as a way to calm himself and practiced it for almost 10 years, winning several championships; he credits the sport with the physical control he uses on camera[2](https://www.xbiz.com/features/290976/malik-delgaty-lifts-pounds-and-performs-with-heart).
A week after turning 18 he began working as a stripper at Bar Campus, a male strip club in Montreal. He later learned that his father had stripped at the same club about 20 years earlier. "When I started dancing, my dad told me he was a dancer at the same club 20 years ago. It's in my blood. I was surprised," he told an interviewer in 2024[4](https://www.pride.com/culture/interviews/malik-delgaty).
His agent tried for about two years to recruit him into gay adult film. He declined until the COVID-19 pandemic cost him his stripping and construction income; he then accepted, calling it "the best choice I've ever made"[2](https://www.xbiz.com/features/290976/malik-delgaty-lifts-pounds-and-performs-with-heart). He identifies as straight and has described himself as "a really open-minded straight guy who doesn't mind doing gay stuff for money"[2](https://www.xbiz.com/features/290976/malik-delgaty-lifts-pounds-and-performs-with-heart).
## Career
Delgaty signed with Men.com as an exclusive model in 2020, with early titles including *Ass Blaster* and *Introducing Malik Delgaty*[3](https://malikdelgaty-x.com/career.html). He later expanded into bisexual productions for the label WhyNotBi, with a debut release in 2022[1](https://malik-delgaty.com/). By mid-2025 he reported having completed more than 200 shoots[2](https://www.xbiz.com/features/290976/malik-delgaty-lifts-pounds-and-performs-with-heart).
His visibility grew quickly. He was the most searched gay adult star on Google from 2022 through 2024 and the most searched gay star on Pornhub in 2023 and 2024[3](https://malikdelgaty-x.com/career.html). A 2026 industry report distinguishes three separate number-one results that are often merged: most-searched in 2022, most-viewed on Pornhub Gay in 2024, and most-viewed again in 2025[5](https://justthegays.tv/news). At the 2026 Pornhub Awards he won both Most Popular Gay Performer and Top Gay Performer[6](https://www.xbiz.com/news/298487/2026-pornhub-awards-winners-announced).
Notable later titles include the Men.com 15th-anniversary orgy scene *Malik vs 15 Bottoms* (November 2025) and *Dawn of the Gladiators*, a fantasy action-style scene with Filou Fitt, Dom King, and MrDeepVoice[7](https://www.xbiz.com/p/malik-delgaty) • [3](https://malikdelgaty-x.com/career.html). In 2026 he made his Falcon Studios debut in *Happy Campers* alongside Jake Lux[7](https://www.xbiz.com/p/malik-delgaty).
## Awards
Delgaty's GayVN Awards, the adult industry's gay-category honors, include Favorite Top and Best Bi Sex Scene for *CineCum* in 2023 and Favorite Dom in 2025[3](https://malikdelgaty-x.com/career.html). He also won Boy/Boy Collab Clip of the Year at the 2025 XMA Creator Awards and received multiple Gay Performer of the Year nominations at the XBIZ awards[2](https://www.xbiz.com/features/290976/malik-delgaty-lifts-pounds-and-performs-with-heart) • [8](https://nmgmanagement.com/2023/11/22/2024-xbiz-awards-nominees-announced/).
## Beyond adult film
Delgaty has worked outside the industry as a fashion model, appearing in Dsquared2's Stripped2 underwear campaign and on the cover of DNA magazine's "Sexiest Men Alive" issue in 2021[1](https://malik-delgaty.com/). He reports investing in a Canadian cannabis farm, running an asphalt company, and doing construction work, and has said he wants to move into mainstream acting, possibly starting in Quebec, and to stream on Twitch[2](https://www.xbiz.com/features/290976/malik-delgaty-lifts-pounds-and-performs-with-heart). His X account had about 1.8 million followers, and he ranks in the top 0.4 percent of OnlyFans creators[9](https://x.com/Malik_Delgaty/with_replies) • [3](https://malikdelgaty-x.com/career.html).
## Birth year
Sources disagree on his birth year. His performer profile and IMDb give 29 September 2000[1](https://malik-delgaty.com/) • [10](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12324022/?_ssoLoop=1), while the French-language version of the same profile states he was born in 1998[11](https://malik-delgaty.com/fr/).
## References
1. [Malik Delgaty | Performer Profile](https://malik-delgaty.com/)
2. [Malik Delgaty Lifts, Pounds and Performs With Heart, XBIZ (July 21, 2025)](https://www.xbiz.com/features/290976/malik-delgaty-lifts-pounds-and-performs-with-heart)
3. [Malik Delgaty career and short bio](https://malikdelgaty-x.com/career.html)
4. [Adult star Malik Delgaty reveals his history in sex work, Pride.com (July 1, 2024)](https://www.pride.com/culture/interviews/malik-delgaty)
5. [Performer News, JustTheGays](https://justthegays.tv/news)
6. [2026 Pornhub Awards Winners Announced, XBIZ](https://www.xbiz.com/news/298487/2026-pornhub-awards-winners-announced)
7. [Malik Delgaty, XBIZ profile](https://www.xbiz.com/p/malik-delgaty)
8. [2024 XBIZ Awards Nominees Announced, NMG Management](https://nmgmanagement.com/2023/11/22/2024-xbiz-awards-nominees-announced/)
9. [Malik Delgaty on X](https://x.com/Malik_Delgaty/with_replies)
10. [Malik Delgaty, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12324022/?_ssoLoop=1)
11. [Malik Delgaty | Profil biographique public](https://malik-delgaty.com/fr/)
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