Michael Portillo
Actor · Presenter · Art Direction · Leadman
Born May 26, 1953 · Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Active 1980–present
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
Spain with Michael Portillo (2026)Natural World (1983)Great Continental Railway Journeys (2012) — CreatorGreat British Railway Journeys (2010) — PresenterThe Supersizers... (2008) — ParticipantGreat Australian Railway Journeys (2019) — PresenterMichael Portillo's Long Weekends (2024) — PresenterGreat Coastal Railway Journeys (2022) — PresenterPortillo's Empire Journey (2020)Portillo's Andalucia (2023) — PresenterPortillo: The Trouble with the Tories (2019) — Narrator · Presenter · WriterPrague with Michael Portillo (2024) — PresenterGreat Railway Journeys (1980) — WriterThis World (2004)Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War (2023) — PresenterAvenge the Crows (2017) — Art Direction · LeadmanPartition, 1921 (2021) — PresenterThe Rivals (2001)The Verdict (2007)Perspectives (2011)200 Years of The Railways — MichaelThe Big Story (1993)Portillo on Thatcher (2008) — PresenterChristianity: A History (2009) — Writer