Blaze (also known as Alex James, born March 27, 1985) is an American adult film performer who became a highly popular figure in the gay adult entertainment industry during the late 2000s and early 2010s, standing 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 151 lbs with a highly recognizable spider web tattoo on his right shoulder and later ink added to the insides of both forearms. His distinct look and performance style made him a sought-after talent for major digital networks during the high-definition media boom. His active career from 2008 to 2014 includes a variety of high-profile features and episodic vignettes. Operating as a freelance performer, he worked extensively with premier digital brands and production companies. Some of his widely distributed projects include reality-style series, episodic dramas, and major industry features from that era. Following his multi-year run, he chose to completely step away from the entertainment spotlight in the mid-2010s to focus on private personal and professional endeavors entirely outside of the public eye.