FrameThrower · Actors · Billy Porter
Billy Porter
2 films · 123 frames · top-billed in 2 · 2006–2023
Born 21 September 1969 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
William Ellis Porter II 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.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 123 frames · top-billed in 2 · 2006–2023
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series2019
- Tony Award for Best Musical2022
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical2013
- Isabelle Stevenson Award2024
- Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album2014
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical2013
How their films are shot
Measured across 123 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Billy takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 50% natural — the look of the work Billy takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 123 frames from Billy Porter's 2 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.