Billy Porter
Known for: Acting
Born: September 21, 1969
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…
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Truth Be Told
2023
Queen of New York
2023
Our Son
2023
Pose-a-Thon for Pride
2020
Eric André Live Near Broadway
2024
All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise
2006
Disco's Revenge
2024
Let the Canary Sing
2023
I Was Born This Way
2025
Smoke, Lilies and Jade
2021
Little Richard: I Am Everything
2023
Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!
2022
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
2000
Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness
1984
80 for Brady
2023
Like a Boss
2020
Where Love Lives: A Story of Dancefloor Culture & Expression
2021
The Shoe
2011
Intern
2000
Cinderella
2021
Twisted
1996
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
2026
Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
2011
Noel
2004
The Humbling
2014
Christmas Karma
2025
Indie Sex: Teens
2008
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
2026
Colorz of Rage
1999
25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love
2021
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
2022
Anastasia
1997
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
2006
Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone
2020
Every Act of Life
2018
Tamron Hall
2019
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Law & Order
1990
That's My Jam
2021
The Circuit
2021
Middlemost Post
2021
The Daily Show
1996
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Gossip Girl
2021
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Dear...
2020
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2021
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Dancing with the Stars
2005
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
2022
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Broadway: The Next Generation
Big Mouth
2017
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Indie Sex
2007
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Sherri
2022
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
POSE
2018
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
1972
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
The View
1997
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
Trailblazer Honors
2014
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
2022
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
2022
Project Runway
2004
Stars in the House
2020
Saturday Night Live
1975
American Horror Story
2011
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
That Damn Michael Che
2021
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
The Oscars
1953
Visible: Out on Television
2020
The Simpsons
1989
The Twilight Zone
2019
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
The Drew Barrymore Show
2020
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
2022
Equal
2020
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
2007
Desus & Mero
2019
Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry
2024
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story
1991
My Happy Place
2025
Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star
2019
The Grammys
1959
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Newsnight
1980
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
People's Choice Awards
1975
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Olivier Awards
1981