Simon James Honey, professionally known as Ben Dover, was born on May 23, 1956, in Sittingbourne, Kent, England. He entered the British adult film industry in the late 1980s as an actor and soon expanded into directing and producing. Through his company, Ben Dover Productions (later Ben Dover Films), he created hundreds of explicit gonzo-style videos featuring amateur couples in real-life scenarios, earning him fame as one of the UK's most prolific and recognizable pornographers. His stage name, a humorous pun on 'bend over,' became iconic. Dover appeared in over 1,000 films and won multiple awards. He is the father of actor Tyger Drew-Honey from BBC's 'Outnumbered,' with ex-wife Linzi Drew, also a former porn performer. In 2017, Dover battled bladder cancer, undergoing chemotherapy before being declared cancer-free. He retired from the industry in 2018 at age 62, concluding a legendary career.