Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Billy Porter
Acting
Career Snapshot
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0.9
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 1All crew credits: 8
TMDB ID: 88966
IMDb ID: nm0692039
Known for: Acting
Born: September 21, 1969
Age: 56
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2026
Years active: 83
Average TMDB rating: 6.53
Wikidata: Q4913177
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Executive Producer (4)Original Music Composer (1)Writer (1)
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.
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Directed Series
Series directed by Billy Porter.
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Upcoming Movies
Next announced movie projects with Billy Porter.
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Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Billy Porter.
7.6
Anastasia
as Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice)
1997 Movie
6.3
Cinderella
as Fabulous Godmother
2021 Movie
6.2
80 for Brady
as Gugu
2023 Movie
6.2
Like a Boss
as Barrett
2020 Movie
6.2
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
as Taylor
2000 Movie
5.9
Noel
as Randy
2004 Movie
5.7
Anything's Possible
Director
2022 Movie
5.1
The Humbling
as Prince
2014 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Billy Porter.
8.3
POSE
as Pray Tell • 26 eps
2018 Series
8.1
American Horror Story
as Behold Chablis • 3 eps
2011 Series
8.0
The Simpsons
as Desmond (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Jackie Walker • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.8
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.6
Big Mouth
as Ocean (voice) • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.4
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
as Self • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Greg Ellison • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.3
Gossip Girl
as Singer • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
as Self • 3 eps
2007 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) • 1 eps
1975 Series
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Billy Porter.
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Jackie Walker • 1 eps
1999 Series
8.0
The Simpsons
as Desmond (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Greg Ellison • 1 eps
1990 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series
8.1
American Horror Story
as Behold Chablis • 3 eps
2011 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.8
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
as Self • 3 eps
2007 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Billy Porter.
Freeman Vines
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
I Was Born This Way
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
(pride/prom)
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
6.4
A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
Executive Producer
2022 Movie
Sanctuary
Writer
2021 Movie
5.4
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
Original Music Composer
2006 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Billy Porter.
Nov 18
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
as Magno Stift
2026 Movie
5.1
Christmas Karma
as The Ghost of Christmas Present
2025 Movie
I Was Born This Way
as Self
2025 Movie
6.0
Disco’s Revenge
2024 Movie
5.5
Eric André Live Near Broadway
as Self
2024 Movie
9.0
Queen of New York
2023 Movie
5.8
Our Son
as Gabriel
2023 Movie
Truth Be Told
2023 Movie
6.5
Let the Canary Sing
as Self
2023 Movie
8.4
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
as Self - Guest
2023 Movie
6.6
Little Richard: I Am Everything
as Self
2023 Movie
6.2
80 for Brady
as Gugu
2023 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Billy Porter.
1.0
My Happy Place
as Self • 6 eps
2025 Series
7.0
Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry
as Self • 1 eps
2024 Series
3.7
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
1 eps
2022 Series
2.7
Sherri
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
5.6
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
as Randall (voice) • 2 eps
2022 Series
6.2
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
as Self - Special Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.1
That's My Jam
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.8
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self - Panellist • 1 eps
2021 Series
The Circuit
as Self - Singer/Actor • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.7
Middlemost Post
as Recycle King (voice) • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.3
Gossip Girl
as Singer • 1 eps
2021 Series