Biography
Billy Porter
Acting
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…
Career works
100
Movies
39
Series
61
Career average
6.1/10
Birth date
09/21/1969
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Filmography highlights
Movies
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
2026
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
2026 · 10.0
Christmas Karma
2025 · 5.1
I Was Born This Way
2025 · 1.0
Disco's Revenge
2024 · 6.0
Eric André Live Near Broadway
2024 · 6.1
Queen of New York
2023 · 9.0
Our Son
2023 · 6.3
Truth Be Told
2023
Let the Canary Sing
2023 · 6.5
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023 · 8.3
Little Richard: I Am Everything
2023 · 6.6
80 for Brady
2023 · 6.2
Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!
2022 · 5.7
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
2022
Series
My Happy Place
2025 · 1.0
Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry
2024 · 7.0
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
2022 · 3.7
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · 5.6
Sherri
2022 · 2.6
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
2022 · 5.5
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
2022 · 6.3
That's My Jam
2021 · 5.8
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2021 · 7.8
The Circuit
2021 · 10.0
Middlemost Post
2021 · 7.8
Gossip Girl
2021 · 7.3
That Damn Michael Che
2021 · 6.2
Equal
2020 · 1.3
The Drew Barrymore Show
2020 · 5.8