Billy Porter
Billy Porter is an actor, born 1969. Their work on CrossBinge spans TV and films, including The Late Late Show with James Corden, with ratings and cross-media recommendations.
William Ellis Porter II is an American singer, actor, writer, director and businessperson. He gained notice performing on Broadway before starting a solo career as a singer and actor. For his role as Lola in Kinky Boots, he 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. He also won the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for the musical's accompanying album.
Films (14)
- The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (2026)
- Anastasia (1997)
- Cinderella (2021)
- 80 for Brady (2023)
- Like a Boss (2020)
- Noel (2004)
- Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love (2023)
- Where Love Lives: A Story of Dancefloor Culture & Expression (2021)
- The Humbling (2014)
- I Was Born This Way (2025)
- Christmas Karma (2025)
- The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000)
- Our Son (2023)
- Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)
TV (17)
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
- Tamron Hall (2019)
- POSE (2018)
- The Drew Barrymore Show (2020)
- Who Do You Think You Are? (2010)
- Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest (1972)
- The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (2022)
- Dear... (2020)
- Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? (2022)
- That's My Jam (2021)
- Trailblazer Honors (2014)
- Indie Sex (2007)
- Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star (2019)
- Middlemost Post (2021)
- That Damn Michael Che (2021)
- Visible: Out on Television (2020)
- Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry (2024)