Billy Porter and Henry Tisch Join the Actors Fund Board

The Actors Fund, the national human services organization for everyone in performing arts and entertainment, announced last week the election of two new members to its Board of Trustees: Billy Porter and Henry Tisch.

Billy Porter is an award-winning actor, singer, director, composer and playwright. He won the Emmy Award for Lead Actor for his appearance in FX’s Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated drama Pose, and most recently received his third Emmy nomination for this role. An upcoming Hollywood Walk of Fame inductee, Porter has numerous theater credits, including the role of Lola in the Broadway musical Kinky Boots and for which he won the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards, as well as the Grammy for best musical theater album. Recently, Porter appeared in the second season of CBS All Access’ The Twilight Zone, American Horror Story: Apocalypse and narrating HBO Max’s Equal. In 2021, Porter appeared in the third season of FX’s Pose, as well as the highly anticipated Cinderella remake. He is set to make his directorial debut with the high school coming-of-age film What If?, written by Alvaro García Lecuona. Porter’s most recent single “Finally Ready” was released in June 2020; he also released his single “For What It’s Worth” in April 2020 to motivate potential votes.

Henry Tisch is a New York City-based producer. He is a co-producer of the forthcoming Museum of Broadway, an experiential museum in the heart of Times Square that celebrates the history of Broadway. Upcoming projects include a slate of works spanning theater, film and television in collaboration with Amanda Lipitz. Prior to producing independently, Henry was a creative development professional at the Disney Theatrical Group, where he was involved in the development of new stage works for Broadway, international and licensing markets as well as maintenance of long-running shows. Henry has also spearheaded philanthropic and fundraising efforts for several leading organizations. He serves on the board of New 42, which serves artists, educators and young people through its signature projects: the New Victory Theater and New 42 Studios. In 2021, he produced I'm Still Here, a hybrid virtual/in-person benefit celebrating the Billy Rose Theatre Division at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, where he serves on the Theatre Committee.

Read more in the press release here.