A Japanese-American, Asa Akira was born in New York in 1986. He made his first porn appearance in 2006, sharing a lesbian scene with Gina Lynn in Top Notch Bitches 5. Asa has appeared in over 700 scenes and even found time to direct 8 scenes in 2013-2014. He has performed in straight, lesbian, anal, cum-swapping and masturbation scenes, often appearing in scenes for Brazzers Network and Evil Angel. She has shared the screen with Jon Jon, Brooklyn Lee and James Deen, among others. He dominated AVN in 2012 and 2013 and was inducted into the URBAN X Hall of Fame in 2017.