Mike Portnoy
Acting
Born April 20, 1967 · Long Beach, New York, USA
5 films as director · Active 2001–2019
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 prow…
Known for
That Metal Show
2008
Phil Collins: Drummer First
2024
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
2010
Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in London
2020
Dream Theater: Chaos in Progress: The Making of Systematic Chaos
2007
Portnoy Sheehan MacAlpine Sherinian: Live in Tokyo
2013
Neal Morse: Question Mark and Sola Scriptura Live
2017
Dream Theater - Quarantième: Live à Paris
2025
Directed(5)
Acting(138)
2025Quarantième: Live à Paris
Film
2025Dream Theater - Quarantième: Live à ParisFilm
2025Dream Theater - ParasomniaFilm
2024Phil Collins: Drummer FirstFilm
2024Morsefest 2023: Testimony feat. NMBFilm
2024Neal Morse - Cruise to the Edge: Awakening - The MovieFilm
2024Transatlantic: Morsefest 2022 - The Absolute WhirlwindFilm
2023Transatlantic: The Final Flight: Live At L'OlympiaFilm
2023Morsefest 2020: Sola GratiaFilm
2023Morsefest 2020: Cover2CoverFilm
2022Morse, Portnoy, Gillette, Hubauer & Friends: Live in Cancun 2022Film
2022The Neal Morse Band: Morsefest 2021Film
2022The Neal Morse Band: A U.S. Tour Of Innocence And DangerFilm
2021The Neal Morse Band: The Making of Innocence & DangerFilm
2021Morsefest 2019Film
2021Neal Morse: The Making of LifelineFilm
2021Mike Portnoy - LTE3Film
2021Liquid Tension Experiment 3Film
2021The Making of the Absolute Universe by TransatlanticFilm
2021Transatlantic - The Absolute UniverseFilm
2021Mike Portnoy: The Absolute UniverseFilm
2020Transatlantic: Live At Sweden Rock 2014Film
2020Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in LondonFilm
2020Neal Morse: The Making of Sola GratiaFilm
2020The Neal Morse Band : The Great Adventour - Live in BRNO 2019Film
2020Mike Portnoy : MPMMXX Drum CamFilm
2019Sons of Apollo - Live with the Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony - DocumentaryFilm
2019Sons Of Apollo: Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic SymphonyFilm
2019The Neal Morse Band: The Great Adventure CommentaryFilm
2019The Neal Morse Band: The Adventure Begins (The Making Of The Great Adventure)Film
2019The Neal Morse Band – Live In LimbourgFilm
2019Mike Portnoy: The Great AdventureFilm
2019Mike Portnoy: Third DegreeFilm
2018Morsefest 2017 - Testimony of a DreamFilm
2018Haken - Live at ProgPower USA 2016Film
2018Haken - L-1VEFilm
2018The Neal Morse Band : The Similitude of A Dream - Live in Tilburg 2017Film
2018Mike Portnoy: The Similitude of a Dream LiveFilm
2017The Winery Dogs : Dog Years - Live in Santiago and Beyond 2013-2016Film
2017Morsefest 2015: Question MarkFilm
2017Morsefest 2015: Sola ScripturaFilm
2017Neal Morse: Question Mark and Sola Scriptura LiveFilm
2016The Neal Morse Band: The Making of a DreamFilm
2016The Neal Morse Band: Alive AgainFilm
2016Metal Meltdown - Featuring Twisted Sister Live at the Hard Rock Casino Las VegasFilm
2016The Neal Morse Band: Cruise to the EdgeFilm
2015Flying Colors : Second Flight - Live at The Z7Film
2015Building the Beast: The Making of Metal AllegianceFilm
2015Neal Morse: The Sola Scriptura SessionsFilm
2015Morsefest 2014: OneFilm
2015Morsefest 2014: TestimonyFilm
2015The Neal Morse Band: Live in AthensFilm
2015The Neal Morse Band: The Making of The Grand ExperimentFilm
2015Mike Portnoy: Hot DrumsFilm
2015Mike Portnoy: Metal DrummingFilm
2015Neal Morse: The Making of ?Film
2014Transatlantic: KaLIVEoscopeFilm
2014Flying Colors: Second Nature Video AnthologyFilm
2014Neal Morse: Morsefest - Testimony & One feat. Mike Portnoy LiveFilm
2014The Winery Dogs: [2014] Sonisphere FestivalFilm
2014The Neal Morse Band - Live In IndiaFilm
2014Transatlantic: The Making of KaleidoscopeFilm
2014The Winery Dogs - Unleashed in JapanFilm
2014Mike Portnoy: Drumming NatureFilm
2014Mike Portnoy: KaleidodrumsFilm
2013Flying Colors: Live in EuropeFilm
2013Portnoy Sheehan MacAlpine Sherinian: Live in TokyoFilm
2013The Neal Morse Band/The Flower Kings: 19 Days in EuropeFilm
2013Neal Morse: Live MomentumFilm
2013Mike Portnoy: The Drumming DogFilm
2013Mike Portnoy: Live MomentumFilm
2012Neal Morse: The Making of MomentumFilm
2012Mike Portnoy - DrumertaFilm
2012Mike Portnoy - Drumming ColorsFilm
2012Morse Portnoy George: The Making of Cover 2 CoverFilm
2012The Making of Flying ColorsFilm
2012Neal Morse: One Under ConstructionFilm
2012Mike Portnoy: Testimony 2: Live in Los AngelesFilm
2012PSMS Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine & Sherinian: InstruMENTAL InspirationsFilm
2011Transatlantic: More Never Is EnoughFilm
2011Stone Sour: Rock In Rio 2011Film
2011Neal Morse: Testimony Two - Live in Los AngelesFilm
2011Neal Morse: Testimony 2...For You.Film
2011Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony TwoFilm
2011Dream Theater: Panem et CircensisFilm
2011Dream Theater: The Spirit Carries OnFilm
2011Transatlantic: The Official Bootleg DVDFilm
2011Yellow Matter Custard: One More Night in New York CityFilm
2010Transatlantic: Whirld Tour 2010: Live from Shepherd’s Bush Empire, LondonFilm
2010Mike Portnoy on the “Art Of Drumming” with Terry BozzioFilm
2010Rush: Beyond the Lighted StageFilm
2010Mike Portnoy - Whirlwind DrummingFilm
2009Transatlantic: The Making of the WhirlwindFilm
2009Dream Theater - Santiago, Chile 12/6/05Film
2009Mike Portnoy - Black Clouds and Silver DrummingFilm
2009Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In LAFilm
2009Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In NYCFilm
2008Mike Portnoy - ScoreFilm
2008That Metal ShowTV
2008Dream Theater: Chaos in MotionFilm
2008Neal Morse: Live at 3RPFilm
2008Liquid Tension Experiment - LTE Live 2008Film
2007Neal Morse: The Making of TestimonyFilm
2007Dream Theater: Chaos in Progress: The Making of Systematic ChaosFilm
2007Mike Portnoy - sysDRUMatic ChaosFilm
2007Mike Portnoy - In Constant MotionFilm
2007Dream Theater: Bucharest, RomaniaFilm
2006Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World TourFilm
2006Dream Theater: The Score So Far...Film
2006Amazing Journey: One Night in New York CityFilm
2006Transatlantic - Building the Bridge / Live in AmericaFilm
2006Dream Theater: RomavariumFilm
2006Hammer of the Gods: Two Nights in North AmericaFilm
2005G3 - Live in TokyoFilm
2005Cygnus and the Sea Monsters: One Night in ChicagoFilm
2005Mike Portnoy - Live at BudokanFilm
2005Mike Portnoy - DrumavariumFilm
2005Dream Theater: A Walk Beside the BandFilm
2005Dream Theater: Dark Side of the MoonFilm
2004Dream Theater: Live at BudokanFilm
2004Dream Theater: Riding the Train of ThoughtFilm
2004Mike Portnoy: Progressive Drum ConceptsFilm
2004Dream Theater: When Dream and Day ReuniteFilm
2004Neal Morse: Testimony LiveFilm
2004Mike Portnoy - Drums of ThoughtFilm
2003Yellow Matter Custard: One Night in New York CityFilm
2003Modern Drummer Festival Weekend 2003Film
2003Transatlantic - Live in EuropeFilm
2002Dream Theater: [2002] RotterdamnedFilm
2002Mike Portnoy - Ten Degrees of Turbulent DrummingFilm
2002Mike Portnoy - Drums Across ForeverFilm
2001Mike Portnoy - Liquid Drum TheaterFilm
2001Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New YorkFilm
2000Transatlantic: The Making of SMPTeFilm
1998Dream Theater: 5 Years in a LivetimeFilm
1994Dream Theater: The Rudess ExperimentFilm
1993Dream Theater: Images And Words - Live In TokyoFilm
Dream Theater – Live At Tokyo Sun PlazaFilm