The son of legendary porn-pioneer Lasse Braun, and grandson of a diplomat, Axel Braun was born and raised in Italy, where he received a privileged upper-class upbringing. Fluent in five languages, a member of MENSA, a film-school graduate, and the bearer of a Ph.D. in Psychology, Axel has a unique cultural background that sets him apart from the many other directors in the Adult industry. A second-generation AVN Hall-of-Famer, over the span of his career he has won awards all over the world for Directing, Producing, Screenwriting, and Editing.

Known as "The King of Parody", Axel Braun has directed over 400 movies and jump started the successful porn parody trend. Braun's movie "Batman XXX: A Porn Parody" was the best-selling and best-renting title of 2010, and "Star Wars XXX: A Porn Parody", released in 2012, became the highest-selling adult title ever.