In 1999, Ryker and Steve Harper won the award for 'Best Duo Sex Scene' at the Adult Erotic Gay Video Awards, for their performances in Ryker's Revenge (Men of Odyssey). Ryker has also been very successful with bisexual movies. His film, The Other Side Of Aspen IV (1996), is one of the most-rented gay videos of all time. In 1995, Ryker won 'Best Newcomer' at the Gay Erotic Video Awards.
He got an agent and began to model for pornographic magazines and perform at strip clubs. At this point, in his early 20s, he moved to the San Fernando Valley with his then-girlfriend. After high school, he joined the United States Marine Corps, but was discharged due to a car accident.
