Billy Porter
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 ...
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Billy Porter's Movies
Anastasia
20 Nov 1997
Cinderella
03 Sept 2021
Like a Boss
09 Jan 2020
Noel
12 Nov 2004
80 for Brady
03 Feb 2023
The Humbling
31 Dec 2014
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
01 Feb 2000
Little Richard: I Am Everything
11 Apr 2023
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
12 Feb 2006
Our Son
14 Oct 2023
Intern
21 Jan 2000
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
26 Apr 2023
Let the Canary Sing
14 Jun 2023
Every Act of Life
23 Apr 2018
Christmas Karma
14 Nov 2025
Twisted
14 Nov 1996
Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!
20 Dec 2022
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
09 Jun 2022
All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise
06 Apr 2006
Indie Sex: Teens
04 Jan 2008
Billy Porter's TV Shows
The Simpsons
17 Dec 1989
American Horror Story
05 Oct 2011
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
20 Sept 1999
Big Mouth
29 Sept 2017
Big Mouth
29 Sept 2017
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
14 Oct 2007
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
27 Apr 2014
Law & Order
13 Sept 1990
The Daily Show
22 Jul 1996
POSE
03 Jun 2018
Saturday Night Live
11 Oct 1975
The Twilight Zone
01 Apr 2019
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
17 Feb 2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
08 Sept 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
08 Sept 2015
Gossip Girl
08 Jul 2021
The Graham Norton Show
22 Feb 2007
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
26 Jan 2003
The Late Late Show with James Corden
23 Mar 2015
Dancing with the Stars
01 Jun 2005