Actor

Billy Porter

1969Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA43 Movies61 TV Shows

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.

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Billy Porter

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The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It

Christmas Karma

Freeman Vines

I Was Born This Way

(pride/prom)

Disco’s Revenge

Eric André Live Near Broadway

Queen of New York

Our Son

Truth Be Told

Let the Canary Sing

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

Little Richard: I Am Everything

80 for Brady

Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!

A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

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

Anything's Possible

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

Cinderella

Smoke, Lilies and Jade

Sanctuary

Where Love Lives: A Story of Dancefloor Culture & Expression

25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love

Pose-a-Thon for Pride

Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone

Like a Boss

Giving and Receiving

Every Act of Life

The Humbling

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

Indie Sex: Teens

All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

Noel

The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

Intern

Colorz of Rage

Anastasia

Twisted

Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness

Broadway: The Next Generation

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My Happy Place

Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry

Accused

Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Sherri

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World

That's My Jam

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

The Circuit

Middlemost Post

Gossip Girl

That Damn Michael Che

Equal

The Drew Barrymore Show

Dear...

Stars in the House

Visible: Out on Television

Tamron Hall

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Twilight Zone

Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star

Desus & Mero

POSE

Big Mouth

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Celebrity Family Feud

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Trailblazer Honors

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Late Night with Seth Meyers