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Billy Porter


Billy Porter

Birthday:

09/21/1969

Place of birth:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA:

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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Billy Porter, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


Credits

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (2026)
as Magno Stift
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It (2026)
as Self
Christmas Karma (2025)
as The Ghost of Christmas Present
I Was Born This Way (2025)
as Self
Disco’s Revenge (2024)
as
Eric André Live Near Broadway (2024)
as Self
Queen of New York (2023)
as
Our Son (2023)
as Gabriel
Truth Be Told (2023)
as
Let the Canary Sing (2023)
as Self
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love (2023)
as Self - Guest
Little Richard - I Am Everything (2023)
as Self
80 for Brady (2023)
as Gugu
Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All! (2022)
as Self
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon (2022)
as Self
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation (2022)
as Pray Tell (archive footage)
Cinderella (2021)
as Fabulous Godmother
Smoke, Lilies and Jade (2021)
as
Where Love Lives: A Story of Dancefloor Culture & Expression (2021)
as (Himself)
25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love (2021)
as
Pose-a-Thon for Pride (2020)
as
Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone (2020)
as Self
Like a Boss (2020)
as Barrett
Every Act of Life (2018)
as Self
The Humbling (2014)
as Prince
Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (2011)
as Himself
The Shoe (2011)
as
Indie Sex: Teens (2008)
as
All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise (2006)
as Himself
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)
as Self
Noel (2004)
as Randy
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000)
as Taylor
Intern (2000)
as Sebastian Niederfarb
Colorz of Rage (1999)
as Street Performer
Anastasia (1997)
as Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice)
Twisted (1996)
as Shiniqua, Angel's friend
Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness (1984)
as
Camp ()
as Mark
Broadway: The Next Generation ()
as Self
Freeman Vines (2025)
Executive Producer
I Was Born This Way (2025)
Executive Producer
(pride/prom) (2024)
Executive Producer
A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting (2022)
Executive Producer
Anything's Possible (2022)
Director
Sanctuary (2021)
Writer
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)
Original Music Composer
To Be Real ()
Director
To Be Real ()
Executive Producer
Camp ()
Director