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Michael Portillo

Acting Born May 26, 1953 Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK 24 credits

Biography

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.

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Known for

Natural World

1983

The One Show

as Self

This Week

as Self - Panelist

Full filmography

  • Natural World (1983)
  • The One Show (2006) as Self
  • Question Time (1979) as Self - Panellist
  • Parkinson (1998) as Self
  • This Week (2003) as Self - Panelist
  • This World (2004)
  • The Terry and Gaby Show (2003)
  • Great British Railway Journeys (2010) as Self - Presenter
  • Perspectives (2011)
  • Great Continental Railway Journeys (2012) as Self - Presenter
  • Great Railway Journeys (1980) as Self - Presenter
  • The Big Story (1993)
  • Great Central Asian Railway Journeys (2026) as Self - Presenter
  • Great American Railroad Journeys (2016) as Self - Presenter
  • Great Britons (2002) as Self
  • Great Korean Railway Journeys (2026) as Self - Presenter
  • Great Coastal Railway Journeys (2022) as Presenter
  • The Supersizers... (2008) as Participant
  • Great Asian Railway Journeys (2020) as Self - Presenter
  • The Verdict (2007)
  • Portillo's Empire Journey (2020)
  • Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo (2014) as Self - Presenter
  • Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys (2019) as Self - Presenter
  • Great Japanese Railway Journeys (2026) as Self - Presenter