Billy Porter
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 21, 1969 (age 57)
- Birthplace
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
William Ellis Porter II (born September 21, 1969) is an American actor and singer. Porter gained notice performing on Broadway before starting a solo career as a singer and actor. For his role as Lola in Kinky Boots, Porter won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. He credits the part for "cracking open" his feminine side to confront toxic masculinity. Porter also won the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for the musical's accompanying album. Porter starred in all three seasons of the television series Pose, for which he was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards and won the 2019 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, becoming the first gay black man to be nominated and win in any lead acting category at the Primetime Emmys. In 2020, he was included on Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. In 2022, he won another Tony Award for Best Musical as a producer for the musical A Strange Loop. He made his directorial debut in 2022 with the romantic comedy film Anything's Possible. Porter received the Isabelle Stevenson Award at the 77th Tony Awards for his humanitarian work with the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and Entertainment Community Fund. Description above from the Wikipedia article Billy Porter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography
Camp
Movie · as Mark
Broadway: The Next Generation
Movie · as Self
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
Movie · as Magno Stift
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
Movie · as Self
Christmas Karma
Movie · as The Ghost of Christmas Present
I Was Born This Way
Movie · as Self
My Happy Place
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Eric André Live Near Broadway
Movie · as Self
Disco's Revenge
Movie · as Self
Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry
TV · as Self · 1 ep
80 for Brady
Movie · as Gugu
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Movie · as Self
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Movie · as Self - Guest
Truth Be Told
Movie
Queen of New York
Movie
Our Son
Movie · as Gabriel
Let the Canary Sing
Movie · as Self
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
Movie · as Pray Tell (archive footage)
Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!
Movie · as Self
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
Movie · as Self
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
TV · as Randall (voice) · 2 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · 1 ep
Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
TV · as Self - Special Guest · 1 ep
Cinderella
Movie · as Fabulous Godmother
Smoke, Lilies and Jade
Movie
25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love
Movie
Where Love Lives: A Story of Dancefloor Culture & Expression
Movie · as (Himself)
That's My Jam
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Circuit
TV · as Self - Singer/Actor · 1 ep
Middlemost Post
TV · as Recycle King (voice) · 1 ep
Gossip Girl
TV · as Singer · 1 ep
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV · as Self - Panellist · 1 ep
That Damn Michael Che
TV · 1 ep
Pose-a-Thon for Pride
Movie · as Self
Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone
Movie · as Self
Like a Boss
Movie · as Barrett
Dear...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Stars in the House
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Visible: Out on Television
TV · as Self · 5 eps
The Drew Barrymore Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Equal
TV · as Narrator · 4 eps
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
The Tamron Hall Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Twilight Zone
TV · 1 ep
Desus & Mero
TV · as Self - Illustrious Guest · 1 ep
Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
Every Act of Life
Movie · as Self
POSE
TV · as Pray Tell · 26 eps
Big Mouth
TV · as Ocean (voice) · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Celebrity Family Feud
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Humbling
Movie · as Prince
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Trailblazer Honors
TV · as Self - Speaker · 2 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America
Movie · as Dizzy Gillespie (voice)
The Shoe
Movie
Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Movie · as Himself
American Horror Story
TV · as Behold Chablis · 3 eps
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Indie Sex: Teens
Movie
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Indie Sex
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
TV · as Self · 1 ep
All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise
Movie · as Himself
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
Movie · as Self
Germany's Next Topmodel
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
Dancing with the Stars
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
Noel
Movie · as Randy
Project Runway
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
Movie · as Taylor
Intern
Movie · as Sebastian Niederfarb
Colorz of Rage
Movie · as Street Performer
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Jackie Walker · 1 ep
The View
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Twisted
Movie · as Shiniqua, Angel's friend
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story
TV · as Little Richard · 2 eps
Law & Order
TV · as Greg Ellison · 1 ep
The Simpsons
TV · as Desmond (voice) · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness
Movie
MTV Video Music Awards
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Olivier Awards
TV · as Self - Host · 2 eps
Newsnight
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 ep
People's Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
The Grammys
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep