0.0
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
2026
Billy Porter
Acting
Born September 21, 1969Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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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Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
2026
5.3
Christmas Karma
2025
1.0
I Was Born This Way
2025
7.0
Disco's Revenge
2024
6.9
Eric André Live Near Broadway
2024
9.0
Queen of New York
2023
6.2
Our Son
2023
0.0
Truth Be Told
2023
6.5
Let the Canary Sing
2023
8.2
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
6.6
Little Richard: I Am Everything
2023
6.2
80 for Brady
2023
5.9
Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!
2022
0.0
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
2022
7.5
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
2022
6.3
Cinderella
2021
3.3
Smoke, Lilies and Jade
2021
4.0
Where Love Lives: A Story of Dancefloor Culture & Expression
2021
10.0
25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love
2021
1.0
Pose-a-Thon for Pride
2020
10.0
Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone
2020
6.2
Like a Boss
2020
6.4
Every Act of Life
2018
5.1
The Humbling
2014
4.0
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America
2012
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Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
2011
The Shoe
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The Shoe
2011
3.7
Indie Sex: Teens
2008
4.4
All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise
2006
5.4
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
2006
5.8
Noel
2004
6.3
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
2000
3.7
Intern
2000
6.0
Colorz of Rage
1999
3.6
Twisted
1996
7.0
Raquel: Total Beauty and Fitness
1984
Camp
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Camp
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Broadway: The Next Generation
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My Happy Place
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Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry
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Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
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The Jennifer Hudson Show
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Sherri
5.1
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
6.3
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
5.8
That's My Jam
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Never Mind the Buzzcocks
5.5
The Circuit
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Middlemost Post
7.3
Gossip Girl
6.3
That Damn Michael Che
1.3
Equal
5.8
The Drew Barrymore Show
5.0
Dear...
9.2
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
0.0
Stars in the House
6.7
Visible: Out on Television
4.7
The Tamron Hall Show
6.2
The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.7
The Twilight Zone
6.8
Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star
5.1
Desus & Mero
8.3
POSE
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Big Mouth
7.6
Big Mouth
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
7.7
Celebrity Family Feud
5.1
The Late Late Show with James Corden
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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
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Trailblazer Honors
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
8.1
American Horror Story
6.9
Who Do You Think You Are?
4.9
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
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Keeping Up with the Kardashians
5.4
Indie Sex
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The Graham Norton Show
4.3
Germany's Next Topmodel
6.2
Dancing with the Stars
6.3
Project Runway
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
4.3
The View
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The View
6.4
The Daily Show
4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
7.9
MTV Movie & TV Awards
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Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story
7.3
Law & Order
8.0
The Simpsons
5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
7.8
MTV Video Music Awards
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Olivier Awards
6.0
Newsnight
6.9
Saturday Night Live
8.3
People's Choice Awards
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The Grammys
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The Oscars
7.0