Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-09-21 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Billy Porter

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.

Known For

8.0%

The Simpsons

Dec 17, 1989

8.1%

American Horror Story

Oct 5, 2011

7.6%

Anastasia

Nov 20, 1997

7.9%

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Sep 20, 1999

6.4%

Cinderella

Sep 3, 2021

7.7%

Big Mouth

Sep 29, 2017

7.4%

Keeping Up with the Kardashians

Oct 14, 2007

7.9%

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Apr 27, 2014

6.3%

Like a Boss

Jan 9, 2020

7.4%

Law & Order

Sep 13, 1990

6.4%

The Daily Show

Jul 22, 1996

8.3%

POSE

Jun 3, 2018

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Acting

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Camp as Mark

2025		Christmas Karma
2025		I Was Born This Way as Self

2024		Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry as Self
2024		Disco’s Revenge
2024		Eric André Live Near Broadway as Self

2023		Queen of New York
2023		Our Son as Gabriel
2023		Truth Be Told
2023		Let the Canary Sing as Self
2023		Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self - Guest
2023		Little Richard: I Am Everything as Self
2023		80 for Brady as Gugu

2022		Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All! as Self
2022		Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? as Self
2022		The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022		Sherri as Self - Guest
2022		Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon as Self
2022		PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation as Pray Tell (archive footage)
2022		The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder as Randall (voice)
2022		RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World as Self - Special Guest

2021		That's My Jam as Self
2021		Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Panellist
2021		Cinderella as Fabulous Godmother
2021		Smoke, Lilies and Jade
2021		The Circuit as Self - Singer/Actor
2021		Middlemost Post as Recycle King (voice)
2021		Gossip Girl as Singer
2021		That Damn Michael Che
2021		Where Love Lives: A Story of Dancefloor Culture & Expression as (Himself)
2021		25 Years of Rent: Measured in Love

2020		Equal as Narrator
2020		The Drew Barrymore Show as Self
2020		Pose-a-Thon for Pride
2020		Dear... as Self
2020		Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone as Self
2020		Stars in the House as Self
2020		Visible: Out on Television as Self
2020		Like a Boss as Barrett

2019		The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019		Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
2019		The Twilight Zone
2019		Desus & Mero as Self - Illustrious Guest

2018		POSE as Pray Tell
2018		Every Act of Life as Self

2017		Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
2017		Big Mouth as Ocean (voice)

2015		The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015		Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
2015		Celebrity Family Feud as Self
2015		The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest

2014		The Humbling as Prince
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		Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014		The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2014		The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2011		American Horror Story as Behold Chablis
2011		Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS as Himself
2011		The Shoe

2010

Who Do You Think You Are? as Self

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest

2007		Keeping Up with the Kardashians as Self
2007		Indie Sex as Self
2007		The Graham Norton Show as Self

2006		All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise as Himself
2006		Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema as Self

2005

Dancing with the Stars as Self - Guest Judge

2004		Project Runway as Self - Guest Judge
2004		Noel as Randy

2000		The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy as Taylor
2000		Intern as Sebastian Niederfarb

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Jackie Walker

1997		Anastasia as Ensemble and Character Vocals (voice)
1997		The View as Self - Guest
1997		The View as Self

1996		Twisted as Shiniqua, Angel's friend
1996		The Daily Show as Self
1996		The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest

1991

Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story as Little Richard

1990

Law & Order as Greg Ellison

1989

The Simpsons as Desmond (voice)

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest

1984		MTV Video Music Awards as Self
1984		Raquel: Total beauty and fitness

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1972

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest as Self - Co-Host (New Orleans)

1953

The Oscars as Self

Directing

—		To Be Real as Director
—		Camp as Director

2023

Accused as Director

2022

Anything's Possible as Director

Production

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To Be Real as Executive Producer

2025

I Was Born This Way as Executive Producer

2024

(pride/prom) as Executive Producer

2022

A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting as Executive Producer

Sound

2006

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema as Original Music Composer

Writing

2021

Sanctuary as Writer