Actor
Mike Portnoy
Biography

Michael Stephen "Mike" Portnoy is an American drummer primarily known as the former drummer, backing vocalist, and a co-founder of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. Known for his drumming prowess and technical skill, Portnoy has won 23 awards from the Modern Drummer magazine. He has co-produced the last six Dream Theater albums with guitarist John Petrucci, starting from Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory. From A Change of Seasons onwards, Portnoy had been writing a substantial amoun ...

Known For
Movie

Dream Theater - Parasomnia

Movie

Phil Collins: Drummer First

Poster Path

Morsefest 2023: Testimony feat. NMB

Poster Path

Neal Morse - Cruise to the Edge: Awakening - The Movie

Movie

Transatlantic: Morsefest 2022 - The Absolute Whirlwind

Acting
2025 -- Dream Theater - Parasomnia |
2024 -- Phil Collins: Drummer First | Self
2024 -- Morsefest 2023: Testimony feat. NMB | Self
2024 -- Neal Morse - Cruise to the Edge: Awakening - The Movie | Self
2024 -- Transatlantic: Morsefest 2022 - The Absolute Whirlwind | Self
2023 -- Transatlantic: The Final Flight: Live At L'Olympia | Self
2023 -- Morsefest 2020: Sola Gratia | Self
2023 -- Morsefest 2020: Cover2Cover | Self
2022 -- The Neal Morse Band: Morsefest 2021 | Self
2022 -- The Neal Morse Band: A U.S. Tour Of Innocence And Danger | Self
2021 -- Morsefest 2019 | Self
2021 -- The Neal Morse Band: The Making of Innocence & Danger | Self
2021 -- Neal Morse: The Making of Lifeline | Self
2021 -- Mike Portnoy - LTE3 | Himself - Drums
2021 -- Liquid Tension Experiment 3 |
2021 -- Transatlantic - The Absolute Universe | Self
2021 -- The Making of the Absolute Universe by Transatlantic | Self
2021 -- Mike Portnoy: The Absolute Universe |
2020 -- Transatlantic: Live At Sweden Rock 2014 | Self
2020 -- Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in London | Self
2020 -- Neal Morse: The Making of Sola Gratia | Self
2020 -- The Neal Morse Band : The Great Adventour - Live in BRNO 2019 | Self
2020 -- Mike Portnoy : MPMMXX Drum Cam |
2019 -- Sons Of Apollo: Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony | Self
2019 -- Sons of Apollo - Live with the Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony - Documentary | Self
2019 -- The Neal Morse Band: The Great Adventure Commentary | Self
2019 -- The Neal Morse Band: The Adventure Begins (The Making Of The Great Adventure) | Self
2019 -- The Neal Morse Band – Live In Limbourg | Self
2019 -- Mike Portnoy: Third Degree |
2019 -- Mike Portnoy: The Great Adventure |
2018 -- Morsefest 2017 - Testimony of a Dream | Self
2018 -- Haken - L-1VE |
2018 -- Haken - Live at ProgPower USA 2016 | Gong (Guest Appearance)
2018 -- The Neal Morse Band : The Similitude of A Dream - Live in Tilburg 2017 | Self
2018 -- Mike Portnoy: The Similitude of a Dream Live |
2017 -- The Winery Dogs : Dog Years - Live in Santiago and Beyond 2013-2016 | Himself - Drums
2017 -- Morsefest 2015: Sola Scriptura | Self
2017 -- Morsefest 2015: Question Mark | Self
2017 -- Neal Morse: Question Mark and Sola Scriptura Live | Self - Drums, Vocals
2016 -- The Neal Morse Band: The Making of a Dream | Self
2016 -- The Neal Morse Band: Alive Again | Self
2016 -- Metal Meltdown - Featuring Twisted Sister Live at the Hard Rock Casino Las Vegas | Himself - Drums
2016 -- The Neal Morse Band: Cruise to the Edge | Self
2015 -- Flying Colors : Second Flight - Live at The Z7 | Self
2015 -- Building the Beast: The Making of Metal Allegiance | Self
2015 -- Neal Morse: The Sola Scriptura Sessions | Self
2015 -- Morsefest 2014: One | Self
2015 -- Morsefest 2014: Testimony | Self
2015 -- The Neal Morse Band: Live in Athens | Self
2015 -- The Neal Morse Band: The Making of The Grand Experiment | Self
2015 -- Neal Morse: The Making of ? | Self
2015 -- Mike Portnoy: Metal Drumming |
2015 -- Mike Portnoy: Hot Drums |
2014 -- Transatlantic: KaLIVEoscope | Self - Drums
2014 -- Flying Colors: Second Nature Video Anthology | Self
2014 -- Neal Morse: Morsefest - Testimony & One feat. Mike Portnoy Live | Self
2014 -- The Winery Dogs: [2014] Sonisphere Festival | Himself - Drums
2014 -- The Neal Morse Band - Live In India | Self
2014 -- Transatlantic: The Making of Kaleidoscope | Self
2014 -- The Winery Dogs - Unleashed in Japan | Himself - Drums
2014 -- Mike Portnoy: Kaleidodrums |
2014 -- Mike Portnoy: Drumming Nature |
2013 -- Flying Colors: Live in Europe | Self - Drums
2013 -- Portnoy Sheehan MacAlpine Sherinian: Live in Tokyo | Self - Drums
2013 -- The Neal Morse Band/The Flower Kings: 19 Days in Europe | Self
2013 -- Neal Morse: Live Momentum | Self
2013 -- Mike Portnoy: Live Momentum |
2013 -- Mike Portnoy: The Drumming Dog |
2012 -- Neal Morse: The Making of Momentum | Self
2012 -- Mike Portnoy - Drumming Colors | Himself
2012 -- Mike Portnoy - Drumerta | Himself
2012 -- Morse Portnoy George: The Making of Cover 2 Cover | Self
2012 -- The Making of Flying Colors | Self
2012 -- Neal Morse: One Under Construction | Self
2012 -- PSMS Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine & Sherinian: InstruMENTAL Inspirations |
2012 -- Mike Portnoy: Testimony 2: Live in Los Angeles | Himself
2011 -- Transatlantic: More Never Is Enough | Self
2011 -- Stone Sour: Rock In Rio 2011 | Himself - Drums
2011 -- Neal Morse: Testimony Two - Live in Los Angeles | Self
2011 -- Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony Two | Self
2011 -- Dream Theater: The Spirit Carries On | Himself
2011 -- Transatlantic: The Official Bootleg DVD | Self
2011 -- Yellow Matter Custard: One More Night in New York City | Self - Drums
2010 -- Transatlantic: Whirld Tour 2010: Live from Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London | Self
2010 -- Mike Portnoy on the “Art Of Drumming” with Terry Bozzio |
2010 -- Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage | Self
2010 -- Mike Portnoy - Whirlwind Drumming | Himself
2009 -- Transatlantic: The Making of the Whirlwind | Self
2009 -- Dream Theater - Santiago, Chile 12/6/05 | Himself
2009 -- Mike Portnoy - Black Clouds and Silver Drumming | Himself
2009 -- Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In NYC |
2009 -- Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In LA | Himself - Drums
2008 -- Mike Portnoy - Score |
2008 -- Dream Theater: Chaos in Motion | Himself - Drums
2008 -- Neal Morse: Live at 3RP | Self
2008 -- Liquid Tension Experiment - LTE Live 2008 |
2007 -- Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony | Self
2007 -- Dream Theater: Chaos in Progress: The Making of Systematic Chaos | Drums / Vocals
2007 -- Mike Portnoy - sysDRUMatic Chaos | Himself
2007 -- Mike Portnoy - In Constant Motion | Himself - Drums
2007 -- Dream Theater: Bucharest, Romania | Himself
2006 -- Dream Theater: The Score So Far... | Himself
2006 -- Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour | Himself - Drums
2006 -- Amazing Journey: One Night in New York City | Himself - Drums
2006 -- Transatlantic - Building the Bridge / Live in America | Self
2006 -- Dream Theater: Romavarium | Self - Drums
2006 -- Hammer of the Gods: Two Nights in North America | Himself - Drums
2005 -- G3: Live in Tokyo | Drums
2005 -- Cygnus and the Sea Monsters: One Night in Chicago | Himself - Drums
2005 -- Mike Portnoy - Live at Budokan | Himself
2005 -- Dream Theater: Dark Side of the Moon | Drums and Vcoals
2005 -- Dream Theater: A Walk Beside the Band | Himself - Drums
2005 -- Mike Portnoy - Drumavarium |
2004 -- Dream Theater: Riding the Train of Thought | Self
2004 -- Dream Theater: Live at Budokan | Himself - Drums
2004 -- Mike Portnoy: Progressive Drum Concepts |
2004 -- Dream Theater: When Dream and Day Reunite | Drums
2004 -- Neal Morse: Testimony Live | Self
2004 -- Mike Portnoy - Drums of Thought | Himself
2003 -- Yellow Matter Custard: One Night in New York City | Self - Drums
2003 -- Modern Drummer Festival Weekend 2003 | Self
2003 -- Transatlantic - Live in Europe | Self - Drums, Backing Vocals
2002 -- Dream Theater: [2002] Rotterdamned |
2002 -- Mike Portnoy - Ten Degrees of Turbulent Drumming | Himself
2002 -- Mike Portnoy - Drums Across Forever | Himself
2001 -- Mike Portnoy - Liquid Drum Theater | Himself - Drums
2001 -- Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New York | Himself - Drums
2000 -- Transatlantic: The Making of SMPTe | Self
1998 -- Dream Theater: 5 Years in a Livetime | Himself
1994 -- Dream Theater: [1994] The Rudess Experiment | Himself - Drums
1993 -- Dream Theater: Images And Words - Live In Tokyo | Himself - Drums
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