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Billy Porter

Billy Porter

Acting September 21, 1969 (57 years old) 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.

Movies 39

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

as Magno Stift

2026
Cinderella 6.3

Cinderella

as Fabulous Godmother

2021
Like a Boss 6.2

Like a Boss

as Barrett

2020
80 for Brady 6.2

80 for Brady

as Gugu

2023
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy 6.3

The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

as Taylor

2000
Noel 5.8

Noel

as Randy

2004
Where Love Lives: A Story of Dancefloor Culture & Expression 4.0

Where Love Lives: A Story of Dancefloor Culture & Expression

as (Himself)

2021
Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation

as Self

Little Richard: I Am Everything 6.6

Little Richard: I Am Everything

as Self

2023
Every Act of Life 6.4

Every Act of Life

as Self

2018
Christmas Karma 5.5

Christmas Karma

as The Ghost of Christmas Present

2025
The Humbling 5.1

The Humbling

as Prince

2014
Our Son 6.2

Our Son

as Gabriel

2023
Eric André Live Near Broadway 6.9

Eric André Live Near Broadway

as Self

2024
Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All! 5.9

Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!

as Self

2022
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love 8.1

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

as Self - Guest

2023
Let the Canary Sing 6.5

Let the Canary Sing

as Self

2023
25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love 10.0

25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love

2021
I Was Born This Way 1.0

I Was Born This Way

as Self

2025
Indie Sex: Teens 3.7

Indie Sex: Teens

2008
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon

Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon

as Self

2022
Intern 3.7

Intern

as Sebastian Niederfarb

2000
Pose-a-Thon for Pride 1.0

Pose-a-Thon for Pride

as Self

2020
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation 7.5

PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation

as Pray Tell (archive footage)

2022
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It 10.0

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It

as Self

2026
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema 5.4

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

as Self

2006
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America 4.0

The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America

as Dizzy Gillespie (voice)

2012
Queen of New York 9.0

Queen of New York

2023
Truth Be Told

Truth Be Told

2023
Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone 10.0

Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone

as Self

2020
All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise 4.4

All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise

as Himself

2006
Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness 7.0

Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness

1984
Twisted 3.6

Twisted

as Shiniqua, Angel's friend

1996
Colorz of Rage 6.0

Colorz of Rage

as Street Performer

1999
Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

as Himself

2011
Disco's Revenge 7.0

Disco's Revenge

as Self

2024
Smoke, Lilies and Jade 3.3

Smoke, Lilies and Jade

2021
The Shoe

The Shoe

2011
Camp

Camp

as Mark

TV Shows 67

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Jackie Walker

1999
The Simpsons 8.0

The Simpsons

as Desmond (voice)

1989
The Kelly Clarkson Show 6.2

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

2019
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 4.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

2014
The Daily Show 6.4

The Daily Show

as Self

1996
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

2015
Law & Order 7.3

Law & Order

as Greg Ellison

1990
American Horror Story 8.1

American Horror Story

as Behold Chablis

2011
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1975
The View 4.3

The View

as Self - Guest

1997
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
The Late Late Show with James Corden 5.1

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

2015
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

2003
The Graham Norton Show 7.2

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

2007
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1988
The Jennifer Hudson Show 5.6

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022
Dancing with the Stars 6.2

Dancing with the Stars

as Self - Guest Judge

2005
Sherri 2.6

Sherri

as Self - Guest

2022
The Tamron Hall Show 4.7

The Tamron Hall Show

as Self - Guest

2019
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 7.7

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

as Self

2014
Keeping Up with the Kardashians 7.3

Keeping Up with the Kardashians

as Self

2007
Project Runway 6.2

Project Runway

as Self - Guest Judge

2004
Newsnight 6.0

Newsnight

as Self

1980
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

1944
The Drew Barrymore Show 5.6

The Drew Barrymore Show

as Self

2020
Big Mouth 7.6

Big Mouth

as Ocean (voice)

2017
Big Mouth 7.6

Big Mouth

2017
Germany's Next Topmodel 4.3

Germany's Next Topmodel

as Self - Guest Judge

2006
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 4.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

2014
MTV Video Music Awards 7.8

MTV Video Music Awards

as Self

1984
MTV Movie & TV Awards 7.9

MTV Movie & TV Awards

as Self - Presenter

1992
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter 6.2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

2015
Celebrity Family Feud 7.5

Celebrity Family Feud

as Self

2015
Stars in the House

Stars in the House

as Self

2020
Desus & Mero 5.1

Desus & Mero

as Self - Illustrious Guest

2019
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self

1953
The Twilight Zone 6.7

The Twilight Zone

2019
People's Choice Awards 8.2

People's Choice Awards

as Self - Presenter

1975
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder 5.1

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

as Randall (voice)

2022
POSE 8.3

POSE

as Pray Tell

2018
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World 6.3

RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World

as Self - Special Guest

2022
Who Do You Think You Are? 6.9

Who Do You Think You Are?

as Self

2010
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire 7.8

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

as Self - Contestant

2020
Gossip Girl 7.3

Gossip Girl

as Singer

2021
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? 3.7

Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?

as Self

2022
Never Mind the Buzzcocks 7.9

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

as Self - Panellist

2021
Middlemost Post 7.8

Middlemost Post

as Recycle King (voice)

2021
The Rosie O'Donnell Show 4.1

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Guest

1996
Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star 6.8

Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star

as Self - Guest Judge

2019
Visible: Out on Television 6.7

Visible: Out on Television

as Self

2020
That's My Jam 5.8

That's My Jam

as Self - Guest

2021
Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry 7.0

Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry

as Self

2024
Dear... 5.0

Dear...

as Self

2020
Trailblazer Honors 7.5

Trailblazer Honors

as Self - Speaker

2014
Olivier Awards 1.0

Olivier Awards

as Self - Host

1981
That Damn Michael Che 6.3

That Damn Michael Che

2021
Indie Sex 5.4

Indie Sex

as Self

2007
My Happy Place 1.5

My Happy Place

as Self

2025
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story 7.0

Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story

as Little Richard

1991
Equal 1.3

Equal

as Narrator

2020
The Grammys 8.6

The Grammys

as Self

1959
The Circuit 5.5

The Circuit

as Self - Singer/Actor

2021

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