Billy Porter

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

98

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-09-21 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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 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.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • American Horror Story

    American Horror Story

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Dancing with the Stars

    Dancing with the Stars

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Project Runway

    Project Runway

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • The View

    The View

  • The View

    The View

  • Newsnight

    Newsnight

  • Big Mouth

    Big Mouth

  • Big Mouth

    Big Mouth

  • Keeping Up with the Kardashians

    Keeping Up with the Kardashians

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

  • The Drew Barrymore Show

    The Drew Barrymore Show

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Anastasia

    Anastasia

  • Gossip Girl

    Gossip Girl

  • Celebrity Family Feud

    Celebrity Family Feud

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • POSE

    POSE

  • PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation

    PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

    Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

  • Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest

    Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest

  • Noel

    Noel

  • Christmas Karma

    Christmas Karma

  • The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

    The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

  • Desus & Mero

    Desus & Mero

  • Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star

    Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star

  • The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

    The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

  • Cinderella

    Cinderella

  • Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon

    Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon

  • Middlemost Post

    Middlemost Post

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • The Shoe

    The Shoe

  • Intern

    Intern

  • Dear...

    Dear...

  • Where Love Lives: A Story of Dancefloor Culture & Expression

    Where Love Lives: A Story of Dancefloor Culture & Expression

  • Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

  • Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry

    Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry

  • Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?

    Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?

  • Camp

    Camp

  • Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone

    Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone

  • Twisted

    Twisted

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Our Son

    Our Son

  • 80 for Brady

    80 for Brady

  • That's My Jam

    That's My Jam

  • Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!

    Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!

  • Visible: Out on Television

    Visible: Out on Television

  • Trailblazer Honors

    Trailblazer Honors

  • Like a Boss

    Like a Boss

  • The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

    The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

  • Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

    Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

  • Broadway: The Next Generation

    Broadway: The Next Generation

  • Little Richard: I Am Everything

    Little Richard: I Am Everything

  • RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World

    RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World

  • Indie Sex

    Indie Sex

  • Let the Canary Sing

    Let the Canary Sing

  • That Damn Michael Che

    That Damn Michael Che

  • Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

    Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

  • All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise

    All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise

  • Disco’s Revenge

    Disco’s Revenge

  • Equal

    Equal

  • 25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love

    25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love

  • Pose-a-Thon for Pride

    Pose-a-Thon for Pride

  • Eric André Live Near Broadway

    Eric André Live Near Broadway

  • The Humbling

    The Humbling

  • My Happy Place

    My Happy Place

  • The Circuit

    The Circuit

  • Truth Be Told

    Truth Be Told

  • I Was Born This Way

    I Was Born This Way

  • Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story

    Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story

  • The Grammys

    The Grammys

  • Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness

    Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness

  • Every Act of Life

    Every Act of Life

  • Colorz of Rage

    Colorz of Rage

  • Indie Sex: Teens

    Indie Sex: Teens

  • Queen of New York

    Queen of New York

  • Smoke, Lilies and Jade

    Smoke, Lilies and Jade