Billy Porter is an Emmy, Grammy and two-time Tony Award-winning actor, singer, director, composer, and playwright. He starred as Pray Tell in the FX series “Pose,” for which he received an Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series in 2019, and a Tony Award for Best Musical as a producer for "A Strange Loop" in 2022. In 2021, he appeared as Fab G in the remake of "Cinderella."

On television, Porter also appeared in Baz Luhrman’s “The Get Down,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “The Big C,” “Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story”,” and “American Horror Story: Apocalypse,” among others. Under the direction of Barry Levinson, Porter co-starred in "The Humbling" alongside Al Pacino and Greta Gerwig. Other film credits include "Noel," "The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy," "Intern," "Anastasia," "Twisted," and "80 For Brady." Porter made his directorial film debut with "Anything’s Possible" in Summer 2022.

Porter started his music career in 1997 with his debut album which featured singles like "Show Me" and "Love Is On The Way." His song "Love Yourself" hit #1 on the US Dance Club Songs Chart in 2019. He collaborated with The Shapeshifters on the track "Finally Ready" in 2020. In 2021, he covered Juliet Roberts' "Caught in The Middle" for Red Hot + Free. He is actively involved in music, with options to listen and buy his music across various platforms like Apple Music, Spotify, and iTunes.

A veteran of the theater, Porter originated the role of Lola in the Broadway musical "Kinky Boots," for which he won a Tony Award for "Best Leading Actor in a Musical" in 2013. His extensive list of Broadway acting credits includes "Shuffle Along," "Miss Saigon," "Five Guys Named Moe," "Grease," and "Smokey Joe’s Café." His one-man show, "Ghetto Superstar: The Man That I Am," debuted at The Public Theater in conjunction with City Theatre of Pittsburgh and was nominated for a 2005 GLAAD Media Award.

Porter is a graduate of The Professional Program in Screenwriting at University of California at Los Angeles and is an adjunct professor at his alma mater Carnegie Mellon University School Of Drama, where he has directed productions of "Company" and "Letters From ‘Nam." He has received honorary doctorates from Washington & Jefferson College and the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. He was named one of the "100 Most Influential People" of 2020 by Time Magazine.

Porter also has a strong online presence, with profiles on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Spotify, Apple Music, and Facebook. His official website includes a section for purchasing his memoir, "Unprotected," which was published in October 2021. Porter is currently working on a new album titled "The Black Mona Lisa."

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