Billy Porter
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA — Sep 21 1969
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 Albu…
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Billy Porter's Credits
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jackie Walker
Law & Order
Greg Ellison
The Simpsons
Desmond (voice)
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Guest Judge
American Horror Story
Behold Chablis
Project Runway
Self - Guest Judge
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Self
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
Big Mouth
Ocean (voice)
Celebrity Family Feud
Self
The Oscars
Self
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter
Stars in the House
Self
The Twilight Zone
Accused
Directing
POSE
Pray Tell
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
Self - Co-Host (New Orleans)
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Randall (voice)
Gossip Girl
Singer
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self - Panellist
Anastasia
Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice)
Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star
Self - Guest Judge
Trailblazer Honors
Self - Speaker
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
Self - Special Guest
That's My Jam
Self - Guest
Visible: Out on Television
Self
Dear...
Self
Cinderella
Fabulous Godmother
Indie Sex
Self
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
Magno Stift
Middlemost Post
Recycle King (voice)
Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry
Self
Equal
Narrator
80 for Brady
Gugu
The Humbling
Prince
Noel
Randy
That Damn Michael Che
Christmas Karma
The Ghost of Christmas Present
Like a Boss
Barrett
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
Taylor
Every Act of Life
Self
Our Son
Gabriel
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story
Little Richard
My Happy Place
Self
Intern
Sebastian Niederfarb
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
Twisted
Shiniqua, Angel's friend
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self - Guest
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
Self
Anything's Possible
Directing
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
Pray Tell (archive footage)
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Self
Colorz of Rage
Street Performer
The Circuit
Self - Singer/Actor
Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone
Self
Pose-a-Thon for Pride
I Was Born This Way
Self
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
Self
25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love
Where Love Lives: A Story of Dancefloor Culture & Expression
(Himself)
Let the Canary Sing
Self
Indie Sex: Teens
Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!
Self
The Shoe
A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
Production
Disco’s Revenge
Truth Be Told
Eric André Live Near Broadway
Self
Camp
Mark
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
Self
Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Himself
Sanctuary
Writing
Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness
Giving and Receiving
Pray Tell
Smoke, Lilies and Jade
Queen of New York
Freeman Vines
Production
All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise
Himself
(pride/prom)
Production
To Be Real
Directing