Personal Info
Billy Porter
Acting
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.…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
as Magno Stift
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
as Self
Christmas Karma
as The Ghost of Christmas Present
I Was Born This Way
as Self
Disco’s Revenge
Eric André Live Near Broadway
as Self
80 for Brady
as Gugu
Our Son
as Gabriel
Little Richard - I Am Everything
as Self
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
as Self - Guest
TV Shows
My Happy Place
as Self · 6 ep.
Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry
as Self · 1 ep.
The Jennifer Hudson Show
1 ep.
Sherri
as Self - Guest · 1 ep.
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
as Randall (voice) · 2 ep.
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
as Self - Special Guest · 1 ep.
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
as Self · 1 ep.
Gossip Girl
as Singer · 1 ep.
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self - Panellist · 1 ep.
That's My Jam
as Self - Guest · 1 ep.
