
Michael Portillo
Known for Acting Ā· 48 credits
- Born
- 1953-05-26 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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.
Known For
TV Shows (41)

The One Show
2006
as Self

Natural World
1983

Question Time
1979
as Self - Panellist

Parkinson
1998
as Self

This Week
2003
as Self - Panelist
The Terry and Gaby Show
2003

Great British Railway Journeys
2010
as Self - Presenter

This World
2004

Great Continental Railway Journeys
2012
as Self - Presenter

Perspectives
2011

Great American Railroad Journeys
2016
as Self - Presenter

Great Railway Journeys
1980
as Self - Presenter

Great Britons
2002
as Self

Great Coastal Railway Journeys
2022
as Presenter

Great Australian Railway Journeys
2019
as Self - Presenter

The Supersizers...
2008
as Participant

Great Asian Railway Journeys
2020
as Self - Presenter

Portugal with Michael Portillo
2025
as Himself

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

Portillo's State Secrets
2015
as Self - Host
The Verdict
2007

Great Canadian Railway Journeys
2019
as Self - Presenter

Railways of the Great War with Michael Portillo
2014
as Self - Presenter
Christianity: A History
2009
as Self

Prague with Michael Portillo
2024
as Presenter

Great Indian Railway Journeys
2018
as Self - Presenter

Portillo's Empire Journey
2020

Michael Portillo's Long Weekends
2024
as Presenter

The Pyrenees with Michael Portillo
2022
as Self

Great Japanese Railway Journeys
2026
as Self - Presenter

Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories
2019
as Presenter / Narrator

Portillo's Hidden History of Britain
2018
as Self - Host
The Big Story
1993

Portillo's Andalucia
2023
as Presenter

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

Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys
2019
as Self - Presenter

Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the Railways
2025
as Self - Presenter
200 Years of The Railways
as Michael

Spain with Michael Portillo
2026

Great Central Asian Railway Journeys
2026
as Self - Presenter

Great Korean Railway Journeys
2026
as Self - Presenter
Movies (7)
About Michael Portillo
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. With 48 credits spanning from 1979 to 2026, Michael Portillo has appeared in 7 films and 41 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michael Portillo Movies
- The Summer of Rave, 1989 (2006) ā as Self
- Trust Me - I'm a Politician (2003) ā as Self
- Portillo on Thatcher (2008) ā as Self
- Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War (2023) ā as Presenter
- London Under Attack (2004) ā as Self
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