Philipp Tanzer

Philipp Tanzer (born 31 December 1977) is a German men's rights activist and former adult entertainer in gay films, in which he performed under the stage name Logan McCree.

After serving in the German military, Tanzer was part of the leather subculture in Germany.

Philipp Tanzer was born on 31 December 1977.

When he was sixteen years old, his mother was killed in a murder-suicide by her husband.

According to McCree, he and his brother were listening on the phone while this happened.

Tanzer served in the Bundeswehr as a medic.

He began working with the adult entertainment company Raging Stallion Studios in the mid-2000s and became popular with both audiences and critics, being named Performer of the Year at the 2009 GayVN Awards and Gay Performer of the Year at the 2010 XBIZ Awards.

He was known in the industry for his heavily tattooed body, which he views as an expression of his spiritual beliefs.

In the mid-2000s, Tanzer signed an exclusive contract with Raging Stallion Studios.

He picked his own stage name, with "Logan" name being a homage to Scotland and the Marvel Comics character Wolverine (commonly known as Logan).

His surname alludes to his love for God, "McCree" deriving from Scottish Gaelic words meaning "son of the king".

Part of the leather scene, he won the 2004 German Mr. Leather competition and then entered that year's International Mr. Leather contest, reaching the semi-finals.

In September 2007, Raging Stallion president Chris Ward and Screaming Eagle XXX owner Jake Deckard announced the latter company's first production, an adult film titled Ink Storm starring McCree alongside other heavily tattooed performers.

In 2008, McCree starred in the Raging Stallion Studios film The 4th Floor alongside Roman Ragazzi.

Ben Leon, the director of the film, described their scene as "by far the best scene I have shot with Roman".

McCree received a nomination for Best Solo Sex Scene at the 2009 Grabby Awards for his work.

He then starred in the two-part film Hotter Than Hell, taking part in a threesome with Dak Ramsey and Tober Brandt in the second part.

They were nominated for Best Threeway and Best Threesome at the 2009 Grabby and GayVN awards shows respectively.

He later starred in Jock Itch, a sports-themed adult film directed by and starring Jake Deckard.

McCree starred in Raging Stallion's pornographic western film To the Last Man, based on the novel of the same name.

The film ends with a graphic and bloody shootout, and features a simulated rape scene in which McCree and Ricky Sinz's characters assault the character played by Scott Tanner.

The film faced some controversy due to its graphic violence and depiction of sexual assault, but its creators ensured that a non-violent version of the film would be available when released on DVD.

McCree, Sinz and Tanner later received the Best Threeway award at the 2009 Grabby Awards and Best Threesome at the GayVN Awards for their scene.

McCree was also nominated for Best Sex Scene (Duo) alongside co-star Scott Campbell.

Another award-winning film, The Drifter, starred McCree alongside Vinnie D'Angelo.

His character, a German visitor to Canada, undergoes a journey of self-discovery in the wilderness after learning that his boyfriend has been having an affair.

The film won Best Movie at the 2009 Grabby Awards, with McCree winning Best Actor, Best Screenplay and sharing Best Duo with D'Angelo.

At the GayVN Awards, McCree and D'Angelo won Best Sex Scene (Duo) and McCree was nominated for Best Actor and Best Screenplay.

In March 2009, McCree was named Performer of the Year at the GayVN Awards.

The following month, the website NakedSword added him to their "dream team", featuring him on a special section of their website alongside other performers recognised by the company as fan favourites.

NakedSword chief executive Tim Valenti wrote that McCree "lends an underground, bad-ass energy to the raw sexuality of mainstream porn".

In 2009, McCree starred in Porn Stars in Love, which featured a fictionalised account of his real life sexual experiences with Vinnie D'Angelo.

He later starred in Rear Deliveries, a film based on Raging Stallion's distribution warehouse, and Ink Stain, which focused on his heavily tattooed body.

McCree also starred in Port of Entry, a pornographic film featuring sex scenes between bikers, sailors and dockworkers.

The same year, McCree starred in the sci-fi pornographic film The Visitor as Epoc, an alien researcher who is unable to physically interact with his human subjects as he explores the Castro, a well-known gay neighbourhood in San Francisco.

Soon after its release, Raging Stallion reported that it had reached the top of their sales chart, with studio president Chris Ward calling McCree "the top porn star in the industry today".

McCree later received the GayVN Best Actor award for his role in the film.

Following his retirement from the industry in 2012, Tanzer moved to Balnakeil in the Scottish Highlands and became involved in community life there.

He later joined the men's rights movement and unsuccessfully ran for election in the Scottish Parliament as a member of the Scottish Family Party.

He has disavowed his former career and has spoken out against porn addiction and LGBT education in schools.