Portrait of Michael Portillo

Acting

Michael Portillo

Career

Active from 1980 to 2026, with a break from 1981 to 2006, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score83/100
Highest rated
Poster for Great Continental Railway Journeys
Great Continental Railway Journeys
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Portillo Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    1.9, average 5.5
  • Tension
    2.7, average 6.0
  • Pathos
    2.5, average 5.3
  • Family Dynamics
    2.2, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Informative 3
  • Travel Documentary 3
  • Historical Insights 3
  • Cultural Exploration 3
  • Cultural Insight 2
  • Gentle Pacing 2
  • Educational & Informative 2
  • European History 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Historical Documentary 2
  • Educational 2
  • Railway Journeys 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
200 Years of The Railways
200 Years of The Railways

TV show ยท as Michael

2020s

9 titles
Spain with Michael Portillo
Spain with Michael Portillo (2026)

TV show

Michael Portillo in Stockholm
Michael Portillo in Stockholm (2026)

TV show

Michael Portillo's Long Weekends
Michael Portillo's Long Weekends (2024)

TV show ยท as Presenter

Prague with Michael Portillo
Prague with Michael Portillo (2024)

TV show ยท as Presenter

Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War
Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War (2023)

as Presenter

Portillo's Andalucia
Portillo's Andalucia (2023)

TV show ยท as Presenter

Great Coastal Railway Journeys
Great Coastal Railway Journeys (2022)

TV show ยท as Presenter

Partition, 1921
Partition, 1921 (2021)

as Presenter

Portillo's Empire Journey
Portillo's Empire Journey (2020)

TV show

2010s

3 titles ยท average score 49
Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories
Portillo: The Trouble with the Tories (2019)

TV show ยท as Presenter / Narrator

Avenge the Crows
Avenge the Crows (2017)
GoodWatch score 49

Art Direction, Leadman

Perspectives
Perspectives (2011)

TV show

2000s

5 titles ยท average score 83
The Supersizers...
The Supersizers... (2008)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Participant

Portillo on Thatcher
Portillo on Thatcher (2008)

Presenter

The Verdict
The Verdict (2007)

TV show

This World
This World (2004)

TV show

The Terry and Gaby Show
The Terry and Gaby Show (2003)

TV show

1990s

1 title
The Big Story
The Big Story (1993)

TV show

1980s

1 title ยท average score 80
Natural World
Natural World (1983)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show