Billy Porter
Birthday
1969/09/21 (56 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Also know as
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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 ...Read more
Acting
(2023) 80 for Brady
as Gugu
(2000) The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
as Taylor
Camp
as Mark
(2023) Little Richard: I Am Everything
as Self
(2023) Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
as Self - Guest
(1996) Twisted
as Shiniqua, Angel's friend
(2023) Truth Be Told
as ---
(2011) The Shoe
as ---
(2023) Queen of New York
as ---
(2023) Our Son
as Gabriel
(2022) PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
as Pray Tell (archive footage)
(2020) Pose-a-Thon for Pride
as ---
(2020) Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone
as Self
(2004) Noel
as Randy
(2024) Eric André Live Near Broadway
as Self
(1984) Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness
as ---
(2017) Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
(2022) Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!
as Self
(2022) Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
as Self
(2006) All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise
as Himself
(2025) Christmas Karma
as The Ghost of Christmas Present
(1997) Anastasia
as Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice)
(2006) Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
as Self
(2000) Intern
as Sebastian Niederfarb
(2018) Every Act of Life
as Self
(2020) Like a Boss
as Barrett
(2021) Cinderella
as Fabulous Godmother
(2014) The Humbling
as Prince
(2021) Smoke, Lilies and Jade
as ---
(2021) 25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love
as ---
(2011) Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
as Himself
(2021) Where Love Lives: A Story of Dancefloor Culture & Expression
as (Himself)
(2024) Disco’s Revenge
as ---
(2023) Let the Canary Sing
as Self
(2025) I Was Born This Way
as Self
(2026) The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
as Magno Stift
(1999) Colorz of Rage
as Street Performer
(2008) Indie Sex: Teens
as ---
(2019) Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
(1988) LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
(1990) Law & Order
as Greg Ellison
(2021) That's My Jam
as Self - Guest
(2021) The Circuit
as Self - Singer/Actor
(2021) Middlemost Post
as Recycle King (voice)
(1996) The Daily Show
as Self
(2007) The Graham Norton Show
as Self
(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Jackie Walker
(2015) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
(2021) Gossip Girl
as Singer
(2015) The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
(2020) Dear...
as Self
(1984) MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
(2021) Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self - Panellist
(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
(2005) Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Guest Judge
(2022) The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
as Randall (voice)
(2014) Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
(2017) Big Mouth
as Ocean (voice)
(2022) The Jennifer Hudson Show
as ---
(2007) Indie Sex
as Self
(2019) The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
(2022) Sherri
as Self - Guest
(2014) Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
(2018) POSE
as Pray Tell
(1972) Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
as Self - Co-Host (New Orleans)
(1996) The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest
(1997) The View
as Self - Guest
(2009) Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
(2010) Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
(2014) Trailblazer Honors
as Self - Speaker
(1997) The View
as Self
(2022) Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
as Self
(2022) RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
as Self - Special Guest
(2004) Project Runway
as Self - Guest Judge
(2020) Stars in the House
as Self
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
(2011) American Horror Story
as Behold Chablis
(2015) Celebrity Family Feud
as Self
(2021) That Damn Michael Che
as ---
(2015) Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(2020) Visible: Out on Television
as Self
(1989) The Simpsons
as Desmond (voice)
(2019) The Twilight Zone
as ---
(2014) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Self - Guest
(2020) The Drew Barrymore Show
as Self
(2020) Equal
as Narrator
(2007) Keeping Up with the Kardashians
as Self
(2019) Desus & Mero
as Self - Illustrious Guest
(2024) Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry
as Self
(1991) Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story
as Little Richard
(2025) My Happy Place
as Self
(2019) Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star
as Self - Guest Judge
(2017) Big Mouth
as ---
(1959) The Grammys
as Self
(1944) Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
(1980) Newsnight
as Self
(2014) Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest