Michael Portillo

Michael Portillo

Known for
Acting
Born
May 26, 1953 (age 73)
Birthplace
Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Biography

Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo is a British journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative politician. He was first elected to the House of Commons in a by-election in 1984.

Known For

Filmography

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200 Years of The Railways

200 Years of The Railways

TV · as Michael · 1 ep

2026
Spain with Michael Portillo poster

Spain with Michael Portillo

TV · 8 eps

2026
Great Japanese Railway Journeys poster

Great Japanese Railway Journeys

TV · as Self - Presenter · 15 eps

2026
Great Korean Railway Journeys poster

Great Korean Railway Journeys

TV · as Self - Presenter · 5 eps

2026
Great Central Asian Railway Journeys poster

Great Central Asian Railway Journeys

TV · as Self - Presenter · 5 eps

2026
Michael Portillo in Stockholm poster

Michael Portillo in Stockholm

TV · 3 eps

2025
Portugal with Michael Portillo poster

Portugal with Michael Portillo

TV · as Himself · 6 eps

2025
Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways poster

Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways

TV · as Self - Presenter · 2 eps

2024
Michael Portillo's Long Weekends poster

Michael Portillo's Long Weekends

TV · as Presenter · 6 eps

2024
Prague with Michael Portillo poster

Prague with Michael Portillo

TV · as Presenter · 3 eps

2024
Madrid with Michael Portillo poster

Madrid with Michael Portillo

TV · as Himself · 3 eps

2023
Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War poster

Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War

Movie · as Presenter

2023
Portillo's Andalucia poster

Portillo's Andalucia

TV · as Presenter · 6 eps

2022
Great Coastal Railway Journeys poster

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

TV · as Presenter · 65 eps

2022
The Pyrenees with Michael Portillo poster

The Pyrenees with Michael Portillo

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2021
Partition, 1921 poster

Partition, 1921

Movie · as Presenter

2021
Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portillo poster

Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portillo

TV · as Self - Host · 6 eps

2020
Great Asian Railway Journeys poster

Great Asian Railway Journeys

TV · as Self - Presenter · 20 eps

2020
Portillo's Empire Journey poster

Portillo's Empire Journey

TV · 4 eps

2020
Hawks and Doves: The Crown and Ireland's War of Independence poster

Hawks and Doves: The Crown and Ireland's War of Independence

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2019
Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories poster

Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories

TV · as Presenter, Narrator · 2 eps

2019
Great Canadian Railway Journeys poster

Great Canadian Railway Journeys

TV · as Self - Presenter · 15 eps

2019
Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys poster

Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys

TV · as Self - Presenter · 5 eps

2019
Great Australian Railway Journeys poster

Great Australian Railway Journeys

TV · as Self - Presenter · 6 eps

2018
Great Indian Railway Journeys poster

Great Indian Railway Journeys

TV · as Self - Presenter · 4 eps

2018
Portillo's Hidden History of Britain poster

Portillo's Hidden History of Britain

TV · as Self - Host · 9 eps

2017
Spanish Civil War

Spanish Civil War

TV · as Self - Narrator · 2 eps

2016
Great American Railroad Journeys poster

Great American Railroad Journeys

TV · as Self - Presenter · 75 eps

2015
Portillo's State Secrets poster

Portillo's State Secrets

TV · as Self - Host · 10 eps

2014
Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo poster

Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo

TV · as Self - Presenter · 5 eps

2012
Great Continental Railway Journeys poster

Great Continental Railway Journeys

TV · as Self - Presenter · 76 eps

2011
Perspectives poster

Perspectives

TV · 1 ep

2010
Great British Railway Journeys poster

Great British Railway Journeys

TV · as Self - Presenter · 290 eps

2009
Christianity: A History

Christianity: A History

TV · as Self · 8 eps

2008
Portillo on Thatcher poster

Portillo on Thatcher

Movie · as Self

2008
The Supersizers... poster

The Supersizers...

TV · as Participant · 1 ep

2007
The Verdict

The Verdict

TV · 4 eps

2006
The Summer of Rave, 1989 poster

The Summer of Rave, 1989

Movie · as Self

2006
The One Show poster

The One Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
London Under Attack

London Under Attack

Movie · as Self

2004
This World poster

This World

TV · 12 eps

2003
Trust Me - I'm a Politician poster

Trust Me - I'm a Politician

Movie · as Self

2003
The Terry and Gaby Show

The Terry and Gaby Show

TV · 1 ep

2003
This Week poster

This Week

TV · as Self - Panelist · 583 eps

2002
Great Britons poster

Great Britons

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
The Rivals poster

The Rivals

Movie

1998
Parkinson poster

Parkinson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1994
The Day Today poster

The Day Today

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

1993
The Big Story

The Big Story

TV · 1 ep

1983
Natural World poster

Natural World

TV · 1 ep

1980
Great Railway Journeys poster

Great Railway Journeys

TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep

1979
Question Time poster

Question Time

TV · as Self - Panellist · 8 eps