Reed was born in Columbia, South Carolina. He is of Italian and Greek descent.Reed attended the University of South Carolina, where he played college basketball. He holds a degree in psychology. He also studied theatre in college.Reed was working as a print and runway model when he moved to Los Angeles to continue modeling and pursue a mainstream acting career. He shot for Playgirl a couple of times before entering the ***** film industry in October 2006.Reed began directing for Penthouse in January 2011. He made his directorial debut with a film titled 10 Things I Hate About Valentine’s Day, a romantic comedy based on the mainstream film Valentine's Day. According to the Internet ***** Film Database, he was the industry's busiest male performer in 2011 with appearances in 133 new films that year.After signing a six-month exclusive performing contract with Men****, Reed performed his first *** *** scene, with Tommy Defendi, on June 28, 2012. In May 2013, he announced his retirement from ***** films.Reed was once engaged to pornographic actress Asa Akira. Although he has made *** scenes, he isn't ***.