Actor profile

Michael Portillo

26th May 1953 Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK Acting

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.

6 Movies 39 TV Shows 52 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War poster

Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War 10th May 2023 as Presenter

Partition, 1921 poster

Partition, 1921 14th June 2021 as Presenter

Portillo on Thatcher poster

Portillo on Thatcher 25th February 2008 as Self

The Summer of Rave, 1989 poster

The Summer of Rave, 1989 1st January 2006 as Self

Trust Me - I'm a Politician poster

Trust Me - I'm a Politician 8th February 2003 as Self

The Rivals poster

The Rivals 25th March 2001

Great Central Asian Railway Journeys poster

Great Central Asian Railway Journeys 11th May 2026 as Self - Presenter

Great Korean Railway Journeys poster

Great Korean Railway Journeys 4th May 2026 as Self - Presenter

Great Japanese Railway Journeys poster

Great Japanese Railway Journeys 13th April 2026 as Self - Presenter

Spain with Michael Portillo poster

Spain with Michael Portillo 8th January 2026

Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways poster

Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways 16th September 2025 as Self - Presenter

Portugal with Michael Portillo poster

Portugal with Michael Portillo 1st March 2025 as Himself

Prague with Michael Portillo poster

Prague with Michael Portillo 11th September 2024 as Presenter

Madrid with Michael Portillo poster

Madrid with Michael Portillo 4th September 2024 as Himself

Michael Portillo's Long Weekends poster

Michael Portillo's Long Weekends 19th April 2024 as Presenter

Portillo's Andalucia poster

Portillo's Andalucia 7th November 2023 as Presenter

The Pyrenees with Michael Portillo poster

The Pyrenees with Michael Portillo 23rd August 2022 as Self

Great Coastal Railway Journeys poster

Great Coastal Railway Journeys 24th January 2022 as Presenter

Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portillo poster

Coastal Devon & Cornwall with Michael Portillo 25th August 2021 as Self - Host

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

Hawks and Doves: The Crown and Ireland's War of Independence 17th June 2020 as Self

Portillo's Empire Journey poster

Portillo's Empire Journey 15th May 2020

Great Asian Railway Journeys poster

Great Asian Railway Journeys 27th January 2020 as Self - Presenter

Great Australian Railway Journeys poster

Great Australian Railway Journeys 26th October 2019 as Self - Presenter

Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories poster

Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories 1st August 2019 as Presenter

Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories poster

Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories 1st August 2019 as Narrator

Great Canadian Railway Journeys poster

Great Canadian Railway Journeys 14th January 2019 as Self - Presenter

Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys poster

Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys 7th January 2019 as Self - Presenter

Portillo's Hidden History of Britain poster

Portillo's Hidden History of Britain 20th April 2018 as Self - Host

Great Indian Railway Journeys poster

Great Indian Railway Journeys 20th March 2018 as Self - Presenter

Great American Railroad Journeys poster

Great American Railroad Journeys 1st February 2016 as Self - Presenter

Portillo's State Secrets poster

Portillo's State Secrets 23rd March 2015 as Self - Host

Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo poster

Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo 4th August 2014 as Self - Presenter

Great Continental Railway Journeys poster

Great Continental Railway Journeys 8th November 2012 as Self - Presenter

Perspectives poster

Perspectives 24th April 2011

Great British Railway Journeys poster

Great British Railway Journeys 4th January 2010 as Self - Presenter

The Supersizers... poster

The Supersizers... 20th May 2008 as Participant

The One Show poster

The One Show 14th August 2006 as Self

This World poster

This World 4th January 2004

This Week poster

This Week 16th January 2003 as Self - Panelist

Great Britons poster

Great Britons 20th October 2002 as Self

Parkinson poster

Parkinson 9th January 1998 as Self

The Day Today poster

The Day Today 19th January 1994 as Self (archive footage)

Natural World poster

Natural World 30th October 1983

Great Railway Journeys poster

Great Railway Journeys 23rd October 1980 as Self - Presenter

Question Time poster

Question Time 25th September 1979 as Self - Panellist