Billy Porter
Acting
Born: September 21, 1969 (age 56) · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Highest Rated
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
The Simpsons
1989
American Horror Story
2011
Anastasia
1997
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Cinderella
2021
Big Mouth
2017
Law & Order
1990
Like a Boss
2020
POSE
2018
The Twilight Zone
2019
Noel
2004
Gossip Girl
2021
Photos (5)
Movies (18)
Cinderella
Fabulous Godmother
80 for Brady
Gugu
Like a Boss
Barrett
Noel
Randy
The Humbling
Prince
Christmas Karma
The Ghost of Christmas Present
Our Son
Gabriel
Indie Sex: Teens
2008
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
Taylor
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
Pray Tell (archive footage)
Intern
Sebastian Niederfarb
Queen of New York
2023
Twisted
Shiniqua, Angel's friend
Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness
1984
25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love
2021
Truth Be Told
2023
Colorz of Rage
Street Performer
Smoke, Lilies and Jade
2021
TV Shows (15)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jackie Walker · 1 eps
The Simpsons
Desmond (voice) · 1 eps
Law & Order
Greg Ellison · 1 eps
American Horror Story
Behold Chablis · 3 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
1 eps
Big Mouth
Ocean (voice) · 1 eps
Big Mouth
1 eps
The Twilight Zone
1 eps
Gossip Girl
Singer · 1 eps
POSE
Pray Tell · 26 eps
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Randall (voice) · 2 eps
Middlemost Post
Recycle King (voice) · 1 eps
That Damn Michael Che
1 eps
Equal
Narrator · 4 eps
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story
Little Richard · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (67)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 3 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The View
Self · 3 eps
Project Runway
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Newsnight
Self · 1 eps
Desus & Mero
Self - Illustrious Guest · 1 eps
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Self · 1 eps
Sherri
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 2 eps
The Drew Barrymore Show
Self · 1 eps
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest · 3 eps
MTV Video Music Awards
Self · 2 eps
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Celebrity Family Feud
Self · 1 eps
Germany's Next Topmodel
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Stars in the House
Self · 1 eps
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · 1 eps
Trailblazer Honors
Self - Speaker · 2 eps
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
Self · 1 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
Self - Special Guest · 1 eps
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self - Panellist · 1 eps
Indie Sex
Self · 2 eps
Visible: Out on Television
Self · 5 eps
Dear...
Self · 1 eps
That's My Jam
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry
Self · 1 eps
Olivier Awards
Self - Host · 2 eps
My Happy Place
Self · 6 eps
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self - Guest
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
Self
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Self
Where Love Lives: A Story of Dancefloor Culture & Expression
(Himself)
I Was Born This Way
Self
Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!
Self
Disco's Revenge
Self
The Circuit
Self - Singer/Actor · 1 eps
Every Act of Life
Self
Pose-a-Thon for Pride
Self
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
Self
Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone
Self
All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise
Himself
Eric André Live Near Broadway
Self
Let the Canary Sing
Self
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
Self
The Grammys
Self · 1 eps
Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Himself
