Sean Cody has a strict model selection, with contracts requiring no prior pornographic experience ("exclusive" men).

The studio featured a slate of clean-cut, straight-looking young male models, a reflection of his ideal masculinity and someone he lost his "virginity" to.

[3] This raised some questions around the quality and exclusivity of the content, as the same parent company owned the content-sharing websites that have negatively affected many other studios.

[5] Sean Cody alumni include underwear model Simon Dexter;[6] Aaron Savvy, a fitness model and Ultimate Fighter performer who has appeared on Hole in the Wall, a reality TV show;[7][8] and Dayton O'Connor,[9] Colby Keller,[10] Paul Wagner,[11] Brady Jensen,[12] Brandon Cody,[13] Ryan Rose,[14] Justin Matthews,[15] Jake Porter,[16] Kaleb Stryker,[17] Johnny Donovan[18] and Ricky Donovan[19] ("Dayton", "Colby", "Barry", "Jonah", "Cody", "Pierce", "Taylor", "Porter", "Kaleb", "Nixon", "Kellin", "Joey", "Dean", "Deacon", "Asher", "Robbie", "Nicky", "Sly", "Kyle Denton" and "Levi II", respectively), now professional porn actors.

Dakota Cochrane, who appeared on the 15th season of The Ultimate Fighter on FX, modeled as "Danny" on Sean Cody during the latter half of 2007, a decision he now regrets.