Billy Porter

male

Born on September 21, 1969 (55 years old)

From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Known for Acting

Biography

Billy Porter (born September 21, 1969) is an American actor, singer and writer. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Tony Awards, a Grammy Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, and has been nominated for three Golden Globe Awards.

Cast Credits

2025
- no image
  Christmas Karma
  2025
- I Was Born This Way
  as
  Self
  2025
- My Happy Place
  as
  Self
  2025
2024
- Eric André Live Near Broadway
  as
  Self
  2024
- Disco’s Revenge
  2024
- Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry
  as
  Self
  2024
2023
- 80 for Brady
  as
  Gugu
  2023
- Little Richard: I Am Everything
  as
  Self
  2023
- Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
  as
  Self - Guest
  2023
- Truth Be Told
  2023
- Queen of New York
  2023
- Our Son
  as
  Gabriel
  2023
- Let the Canary Sing
  as
  Self
  2023
2000
- The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
  as
  Taylor
  2000
- Intern
  as
  Sebastian Niederfarb
  2000
2022
- PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
  as
  Pray Tell (archive footage)
  2022
- Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!
  as
  Self
  2022
- Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
  as
  Self
  2022
- The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
  as
  Randall (voice)
  2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show
  2022
- Sherri
  as
  Self - Guest
  2022
- Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
  as
  Self
  2022
- RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
  as
  Self - Special Guest
  2022
2021
- Cinderella
  as
  Fabulous Godmother
  2021
- Smoke, Lilies and Jade
  2021
- 25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love
  2021
- Where Love Lives: A Story of Dancefloor Culture & Expression
  as
  (Himself)
  2021
- That's My Jam
  as
  Self
  2021
- The Circuit
  as
  Self - Singer/Actor
  2021
- Middlemost Post
  as
  Recycle King (voice)
  2021
- Gossip Girl
  as
  Singer
  2021
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks
  as
  Self - Panellist
  2021
- That Damn Michael Che
  2021
2020
- Pose-a-Thon for Pride
  2020
- Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone
  as
  Self
  2020
- Like a Boss
  as
  Barrett
  2020
- Dear...
  as
  Self
  2020
- Stars in the House
  as
  Self
  2020
- Visible: Out on Television
  as
  Self
  2020
- The Drew Barrymore Show
  as
  Self
  2020
- Equal
  as
  Narrator
  2020
2019
- Tamron Hall
  as
  Self - Guest
  2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show
  as
  Self
  2019
- The Twilight Zone
  2019
- Desus & Mero
  as
  Self - Illustrious Guest
  2019
- Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star
  as
  Self - Guest Judge
  2019
2018
- Every Act of Life
  as
  Self
  2018
- POSE
  as
  Pray Tell
  2018
2017
- Broadway: The Next Generation
  as
  Self
  2017
- Big Mouth
  as
  Ocean (voice)
  2017
- Big Mouth
  2017
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
  as
  Self
  2015
- The Late Late Show with James Corden
  as
  Self - Guest
  2015
- Celebrity Family Feud
  as
  Self
  2015
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
  as
  Self
  2015
2014
- The Humbling
  as
  Prince
  2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
  as
  Self
  2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers
  as
  Self
  2014
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
  as
  Self
  2014
- Trailblazer Honors
  as
  Self - Speaker
  2014
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
  as
  Self - Guest
  2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
  2014
2011
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  The Shoe
  2011
- Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
  as
  Himself
  2011
- American Horror Story
  as
  Behold Chablis
  2011
2010
- Who Do You Think You Are?
  as
  Self
  2010
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
  as
  Self - Guest
  2009
2007
- The Graham Norton Show
  as
  Self
  2007
- Indie Sex
  as
  Self
  2007
- Keeping Up with the Kardashians
  as
  Self
  2007
2006
- All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise
  as
  Himself
  2006
- Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
  as
  Self
  2006
2005
- Dancing with the Stars
  as
  Self - Guest Judge
  2005
2004
- Noel
  as
  Randy
  2004
- Project Runway
  as
  Self - Guest Judge
  2004
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  as
  Jackie Walker
  1999
1997
- Anastasia
  as
  Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice)
  1997
- The View
  as
  Self - Guest
  1997
- The View
  as
  Self
  1997
1996
- Twisted
  as
  Shiniqua, Angel's friend
  1996
- The Daily Show
  as
  Self
  1996
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  as
  Self - Guest
  1996
1991
- no image
  Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story
  as
  Little Richard
  1991
1990
- Law & Order
  as
  Greg Ellison
  1990
1989
- The Simpsons
  as
  Desmond (voice)
  1989
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark
  as
  Self - Guest
  1988
1984
- Raquel: Total beauty and fitness
  1984
- MTV Video Music Awards
  as
  Self
  1984
1975
- Saturday Night Live
  as
  Self - Cameo (uncredited)
  1975
1972
- Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
  as
  Self - Co-Host (New Orleans)
  1972
1959
- The Grammys
  as
  Self
  1959
1953
- The Oscars
  as
  Self
  1953
1944
- Golden Globe Awards
  as
  Self - Presenter
  1944

Billy Porter

Biography

Cast Credits

Christmas Karma

I Was Born This Way

My Happy Place

Eric André Live Near Broadway

Disco’s Revenge

Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry

80 for Brady

Little Richard: I Am Everything

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

Truth Be Told

Queen of New York

Our Son

Let the Canary Sing

The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

Intern

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

Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!

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

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Sherri

Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?

RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World

Cinderella

Smoke, Lilies and Jade

25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love

Where Love Lives: A Story of Dancefloor Culture & Expression

That's My Jam

The Circuit

Middlemost Post

Gossip Girl

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

That Damn Michael Che

Pose-a-Thon for Pride

Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone

Like a Boss

Dear...

Stars in the House

Visible: Out on Television

The Drew Barrymore Show

Equal

Tamron Hall

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Twilight Zone

Desus & Mero

Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star

Every Act of Life

POSE

Broadway: The Next Generation

Big Mouth

Big Mouth

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Celebrity Family Feud

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

The Humbling

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Trailblazer Honors

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Shoe

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

American Horror Story

Who Do You Think You Are?

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Graham Norton Show

Indie Sex

Keeping Up with the Kardashians

All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

Dancing with the Stars

Noel

Project Runway

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Anastasia