Billy Porter
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday21 September 1969 (56 years old)
Place of birthPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Known credits106
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. …
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
2026 · Magno Stift
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
2026 · Self
Christmas Karma
2025 · The Ghost of Christmas Present
Freeman Vines
2025 · Executive Producer
I Was Born This Way
2025 · Self
I Was Born This Way
2025 · Executive Producer
My Happy Place
2025 · Self
(pride/prom)
2024 · Executive Producer
Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry
2024 · Self
Disco's Revenge
2024 · Self
Eric André Live Near Broadway
2024 · Self
Queen of New York
2023
Our Son
2023 · Gabriel
Truth Be Told
2023
Let the Canary Sing
2023 · Self
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023 · Self - Guest
Little Richard: I Am Everything
2023 · Self
80 for Brady
2023 · Gugu
Accused
2023 · Director
Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!
2022 · Self
A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
2022 · Executive Producer
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
2022 · Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
The Sherri Shepherd Show
2022 · Self - Guest
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
2022 · Self
Anything's Possible
2022 · Director
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
2022 · Pray Tell (archive footage)
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
2022 · Randall (voice)
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
2022 · Self - Special Guest
That's My Jam
2021 · Self - Guest
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2021 · Self - Panellist
Cinderella
2021 · Fabulous Godmother
Smoke, Lilies and Jade
2021
Sanctuary
2021 · Writer
The Circuit
2021 · Self - Singer/Actor
Middlemost Post
2021 · Recycle King (voice)
Gossip Girl
2021 · Singer
That Damn Michael Che
2021
Where Love Lives: A Story of Dancefloor Culture & Expression
2021 · (Himself)
25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love
2021
Equal
2020 · Narrator
The Drew Barrymore Show
2020 · Self
Pose-a-Thon for Pride
2020 · Self
Dear...
2020 · Self
Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone
2020 · Self
Stars in the House
2020 · Self
Visible: Out on Television
2020 · Self
Like a Boss
2020 · Barrett
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