Billy Porter
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 21, 1969 (age 57)
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Credits
- 101
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.
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Known for
The Simpsons
1989TV
Desmond (voice)
American Horror Story
2011TV
Behold Chablis
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999TV
Jackie Walker
Cinderella
2021Movie
Fabulous Godmother
Big Mouth
2017TV
Ocean (voice)
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
2007TV
Self
Filmography
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
2026Movie
Magno Stift
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
2026Movie
Self
Christmas Karma
2025Movie
The Ghost of Christmas Present
I Was Born This Way
2025Movie
Self
My Happy Place
2025TV
Self
Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry
2024TV
Self
Disco's Revenge
2024Movie
Self
Eric André Live Near Broadway
2024Movie
Self
Queen of New York
2023Movie
Our Son
2023Movie
Gabriel
Truth Be Told
2023Movie
Let the Canary Sing
2023Movie
Self
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023Movie
Self - Guest
Little Richard: I Am Everything
2023Movie
Self
80 for Brady
2023Movie
Gugu
Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!
2022Movie
Self
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
2022TV
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022TV
Sherri
2022TV
Self - Guest
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
2022Movie
Self
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
2022Movie
Pray Tell (archive footage)
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
2022TV
Randall (voice)
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
2022TV
Self - Special Guest
That's My Jam
2021TV
Self - Guest
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2021TV
Self - Panellist
Cinderella
2021Movie
Fabulous Godmother
Smoke, Lilies and Jade
2021Movie
The Circuit
2021TV
Self - Singer/Actor
Middlemost Post
2021TV
Recycle King (voice)
Gossip Girl
2021TV
Singer
That Damn Michael Che
2021TV
Where Love Lives: A Story of Dancefloor Culture & Expression
2021Movie
(Himself)
25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love
2021Movie
Equal
2020TV
Narrator
The Drew Barrymore Show
2020TV
Self
Pose-a-Thon for Pride
2020Movie
Self
Dear...
2020TV
Self
Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone
2020Movie
Self
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020TV
Self - Contestant
Stars in the House
2020TV
Self
Visible: Out on Television
2020TV
Self
Like a Boss
2020Movie
Barrett
The Tamron Hall Show
2019TV
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019TV
Self
The Twilight Zone
2019TV
Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star
2019TV
Self - Guest Judge
Desus & Mero
2019TV
Self - Illustrious Guest
POSE
2018TV
Pray Tell
Every Act of Life
2018Movie
Self
Big Mouth
2017TV
Ocean (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015TV
Self, Self - Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015TV
Self
Celebrity Family Feud
2015TV
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015TV
Self - Guest
The Humbling
2014Movie
Prince
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014TV
Self
Trailblazer Honors
2014TV
Self - Speaker
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014TV
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014TV
Self, Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014TV
Self, Self - Guest
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America
2012Movie
Dizzy Gillespie (voice)
American Horror Story
2011TV
Behold Chablis
Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
2011Movie
Himself
The Shoe
2011Movie
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010TV
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009TV
Self - Guest
Indie Sex: Teens
2008Movie
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
2007TV
Self
Indie Sex
2007TV
Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007TV
Self
All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise
2006Movie
Himself
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
2006Movie
Self
Germany's Next Topmodel
2006TV
Self - Guest Judge
Dancing with the Stars
2005TV
Self - Guest Judge
Project Runway
2004TV
Self - Guest Judge
Noel
2004Movie
Randy
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self - Guest
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
2000Movie
Taylor
Intern
2000Movie
Sebastian Niederfarb
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999TV
Jackie Walker
Colorz of Rage
1999Movie
Street Performer
The View
1997TV
Self - Guest, Self
Twisted
1996Movie
Shiniqua, Angel's friend
The Daily Show
1996TV
Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996TV
Self - Guest
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992TV
Self - Presenter
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story
1991TV
Little Richard
Law & Order
1990TV
Greg Ellison
The Simpsons
1989TV
Desmond (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988TV
Self - Guest
Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness
1984Movie
MTV Video Music Awards
1984TV
Self
Olivier Awards
1981TV
Self - Host
Newsnight
1980TV
Self
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
People's Choice Awards
1975TV
Self - Presenter
The Grammys
1959TV
Self
The Oscars
1953TV
Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944TV
Self - Presenter
Broadway: The Next Generation
Movie
Self
Camp
Movie
Mark