Tom Byron (born Thomas Bryan Taliaferro Jr.; April 4, 1961) is a former American pornographic actor, director and producer. A member of the XRCO and the AVN Halls of Fame, Byron was also voted #20 in AVN’s top 50 pornstars of all time. Byron was also a co-founder and co-owner of the defunct Xtreme Pro Wrestling (XPW) independent professional wrestling promotion.
He is of Italian descent and was raised in Orange, Texas. He attended Stark High School and later West Orange-Stark high school where he graduated in 1979. He was known as a standout on trumpet in the high school band. He is an alumnus of the University of Houston.
Byron first started acting in hardcore films in May 1982, and continued to perform mostly in roles portraying Doctor or «coming of age» scenarios, as he resembled a teenager even though he was in his early to mid-20s. He starred alongside the underage Traci Lords in many films including her porn debut in early 1984, What Gets Me Hot! He was also said to have had an ongoing off-screen relationship with Lords, though he later downplayed their relationship.