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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...
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Law & OrderSeries • 1990
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999
The SimpsonsSeries • 1989
American Horror StorySeries • 2011
Big MouthSeries • 2017
The Twilight ZoneSeries • 2019
Gossip GirlSeries • 2021
The Proud Family: Louder and ProuderSeries • 2022
AccusedSeries • 2023
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the ReapingMovie • 2026
POSESeries • 2018
Middlemost PostSeries • 2021
80 for BradyMovie • 2023
Like a BossMovie • 2020
CinderellaMovie • 2021
That Damn Michael CheSeries • 2021
NoelMovie • 2004
The HumblingMovie • 2014
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic ComedyMovie • 2000
Anything's PossibleMovie • 2022
Fabulous! The Story of Queer CinemaMovie • 2006