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Michael Portillo
Acting

Michael Portillo

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

26 May 1953

Age

73 Years

Born In

Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Total Projects

49

Years Active

47 Yrs

Avg Rating

7.2 ★

Overview

Michael Denzil Xavier Portillo is a British journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative politician. He was first elected to the House of Commons in a by-election in 1984.

Filmography

CineRaya

tv

Great Central Asian Railway Journeys

2026

Great Central Asian Railway Journeys

as Self - Presenter

Great Korean Railway Journeys

tv

Great Korean Railway Journeys

2026

Great Korean Railway Journeys

as Self - Presenter

Great Japanese Railway Journeys

tv

Great Japanese Railway Journeys

2026

Great Japanese Railway Journeys

as Self - Presenter

Spain with Michael Portillo

tv

Spain with Michael Portillo

2026

Spain with Michael Portillo

Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways

tv

Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways

2025

Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways

as Self - Presenter

Portugal with Michael Portillo

tv

Portugal with Michael Portillo

2025

Portugal with Michael Portillo

as Himself

Prague with Michael Portillo

tv

Prague with Michael Portillo

2024

Prague with Michael Portillo

as Presenter

Michael Portillo's Long Weekends

tv

Michael Portillo's Long Weekends

2024

Michael Portillo's Long Weekends

as Presenter

Portillo's Andalucia

tv

Portillo's Andalucia

2023

Portillo's Andalucia

as Presenter

Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War

movie

Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War

2023

Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War

as Presenter

The Pyrenees with Michael Portillo

tv

The Pyrenees with Michael Portillo

2022

The Pyrenees with Michael Portillo

as Self

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

tv

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

2022

Great Coastal Railway Journeys

as Presenter

Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portillo

tv

Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portillo

2021

Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portillo

as Self - Host

Partition, 1921

movie

Partition, 1921

2021

Partition, 1921

as Presenter

Hawks and Doves: The Crown and Ireland's War of Independence

tv

Hawks and Doves: The Crown and Ireland's War of Independence

2020

Hawks and Doves: The Crown and Ireland's War of Independence

as Self

Portillo's Empire Journey

tv

Portillo's Empire Journey

2020

Portillo's Empire Journey

Great Asian Railway Journeys

tv

Great Asian Railway Journeys

2020

Great Asian Railway Journeys

as Self - Presenter

Great Australian Railway Journeys

tv

Great Australian Railway Journeys

2019

Great Australian Railway Journeys

as Self - Presenter

Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories

tv

Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories

2019

Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories

as Presenter

Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories

tv

Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories

2019

Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories

as Narrator

Great Canadian Railway Journeys

tv

Great Canadian Railway Journeys

2019

Great Canadian Railway Journeys

as Self - Presenter

Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys

tv

Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys

2019

Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys

as Self - Presenter

Portillo's Hidden History of Britain

tv

Portillo's Hidden History of Britain

2018

Portillo's Hidden History of Britain

as Self - Host

Great Indian Railway Journeys

tv

Great Indian Railway Journeys

2018

Great Indian Railway Journeys

as Self - Presenter

Great American Railroad Journeys

tv

Great American Railroad Journeys

2016

Great American Railroad Journeys

as Self - Presenter

Portillo's State Secrets

tv

Portillo's State Secrets

2015

Portillo's State Secrets

as Self - Host

Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo

tv

Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo

2014

Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo

as Self - Presenter

Great Continental Railway Journeys

tv

Great Continental Railway Journeys

2012

Great Continental Railway Journeys

as Self - Presenter

Perspectives

tv

Perspectives

2011

Perspectives

Great British Railway Journeys

tv

Great British Railway Journeys

2010

Great British Railway Journeys

as Self - Presenter

CineRaya

tv

Christianity: A History

2009

Christianity: A History

as Self

The Supersizers...

tv

The Supersizers...

2008

The Supersizers...

as Participant

Portillo on Thatcher

movie

Portillo on Thatcher

2008

Portillo on Thatcher

as Self

CineRaya

tv

The Verdict

2007

The Verdict

The One Show

tv

The One Show

2006

The One Show

as Self

The Summer of Rave, 1989

movie

The Summer of Rave, 1989

2006

The Summer of Rave, 1989

as Self

CineRaya

movie

London Under Attack

2004

London Under Attack

as Self

This World

tv

This World

2004

This World

CineRaya

tv

The Terry and Gaby Show

2003

The Terry and Gaby Show

Trust Me - I'm a Politician

movie

Trust Me - I'm a Politician

2003

Trust Me - I'm a Politician

as Self

This Week

tv

This Week

2003

This Week

as Self - Panelist

Great Britons

tv

Great Britons

2002

Great Britons

as Self

The Rivals

movie

The Rivals

2001

The Rivals

Parkinson

tv

Parkinson

1998

Parkinson

as Self

CineRaya

tv

The Big Story

1993

The Big Story

Natural World

tv

Natural World

1983

Natural World

Great Railway Journeys

tv

Great Railway Journeys

1980

Great Railway Journeys

as Self - Presenter

Question Time

tv

Question Time

1979

Question Time

as Self - Panellist

CineRaya

tv

200 Years of The Railways

TBA

200 Years of The Railways

as Michael

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