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Billy Porter

Billy Porter

Actor · Born 1969-09-21 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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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 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. Porte…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Simpsons (1989) — Desmond (voice)
  2. American Horror Story (2011) — Behold Chablis
  3. Anastasia (1997) — Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice)
  4. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Jackie Walker
  5. Cinderella (2021) — Fabulous Godmother
  6. Big Mouth (2017) — Ocean (voice)
  7. Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007) — Self
  8. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014) — Self
  9. Law & Order (1990) — Greg Ellison
  10. Like a Boss (2020) — Barrett
  11. The Daily Show (1996) — Self
  12. POSE (2018) — Pray Tell
  13. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Cameo (uncredited)
  14. The Twilight Zone (2019)
  15. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) — Self
  16. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self
  17. Noel (2004) — Randy
  18. Gossip Girl (2021) — Singer
  19. The Graham Norton Show (2007) — Self
  20. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self - Guest
  21. 80 for Brady (2023) — Gugu
  22. The Humbling (2014) — Prince
  23. The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) — Self - Guest
  24. Dancing with the Stars (2005) — Self - Guest Judge
  25. Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) — Self
  26. The View (1997) — Self - Guest
  27. Project Runway (2004) — Self - Guest Judge
  28. The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000) — Taylor
  29. Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) — Self - Guest
  30. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  31. The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) — Self
  32. The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (2022) — Randall (voice)
  33. LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) — Self - Guest
  34. The Grammys (1959) — Self
  35. Celebrity Family Feud (2015) — Self
  36. Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star (2019) — Self - Guest Judge
  37. The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
  38. Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023) — Self
  39. Who Do You Think You Are? (2010) — Self
  40. MTV Video Music Awards (1984) — Self

Directed

  1. Anything's Possible (2022) — Director
  2. Accused (2023) — Director
  3. To Be Real — Director
  4. Camp — Director