Billy Porter

Actor

Born: September 21, 1969 (age 56)
From: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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…

Filmography (41)

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (2026)
Magno Stift
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It (2026)
Self
Christmas Karma (2025)
The Ghost of Christmas Present
I Was Born This Way (2025)
Self
Disco's Revenge (2024)
Self
Eric André Live Near Broadway (2024)
Self
Queen of New York (2023)
Our Son (2023)
Gabriel
Truth Be Told (2023)
Let the Canary Sing (2023)
Self
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love (2023)
Self - Guest
Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023)
Self
80 for Brady (2023)
Gugu
Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All! (2022)
Self
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon (2022)
Self
Anything's Possible (2022)
Director
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation (2022)
Pray Tell (archive footage)
Cinderella (2021)
Fabulous Godmother
Smoke, Lilies and Jade (2021)
Where Love Lives: A Story of Dancefloor Culture & Expression (2021)
(Himself)
25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love (2021)
Pose-a-Thon for Pride (2020)
Self
Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone (2020)
Self
Like a Boss (2020)
Barrett
Every Act of Life (2018)
Self
The Humbling (2014)
Prince
Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (2011)
Himself
The Shoe
The Shoe (2011)
Indie Sex: Teens (2008)
All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise (2006)
Himself