Mike Portnoy
Acting
Born 1967-04-20 · Long Beach, New York, USA
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 amount of Dream Theater's lyrics. He is the second youngest person (after Neil Peart) to be inducted into the Modern Drummer's Hall of Fame (at 37 years of age). On September 8, 2010, it was announced that Portnoy had left Dream Theater. Portnoy cited conflicting interests as the reason behind his departure. On February 3, 2011, Portnoy announced that he has started a new project with Symphony X singer Russell Allen and guitarist Mike Orlando. Also he is involved in various projects with Neal Morse.
Known for
Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New York
2001 · Movie
Dream Theater - Quarantième: Live à Paris
2025 · Movie
Sons Of Apollo: Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony
2019 · Movie
Morsefest 2015: Question Mark
2017 · Movie
Morsefest 2015: Sola Scriptura
2017 · Movie
Dream Theater: Romavarium
2006 · Movie
Flying Colors : Second Flight - Live at The Z7
2015 · Movie
The Winery Dogs : Dog Years - Live in Santiago and Beyond 2013-2016
2017 · Movie
Flying Colors : Third Stage - Live in London
2020 · Movie
Transatlantic - Live in Europe
2003 · Movie
Metal Meltdown - Featuring Twisted Sister Live at the Hard Rock Casino Las Vegas
2016 · Movie
The Winery Dogs - Unleashed in Japan
2014 · Movie
Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In NYC
2009 · Movie
Transatlantic: KaLIVEoscope
2014 · Movie
The Neal Morse Band : The Great Adventour - Live in BRNO 2019
2020 · Movie
Portnoy Sheehan MacAlpine Sherinian: Live in Tokyo
2013 · Movie
Dream Theater - Parasomnia
2025 · Movie
Dream Theater: Live at Budokan
2004 · Movie
Dream Theater: 5 Years in a Livetime
1998 · Movie
Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour
2006 · Movie
Yellow Matter Custard: One More Night in New York City
2011 · Movie
Yellow Matter Custard: One Night in New York City
2003 · Movie
Amazing Journey: One Night in New York City
2006 · Movie
Neal Morse: Question Mark and Sola Scriptura Live
2017 · Movie
Transatlantic: The Final Flight: Live At L'Olympia
2023 · Movie
Morsefest 2017 - Testimony of a Dream
2018 · Movie
Mike Portnoy - LTE3
2021 · Movie
Quarantième: Live à Paris
2025 · Movie
Morsefest 2019
2021 · Movie
PSMS Portnoy, Sheehan, MacAlpine & Sherinian: InstruMENTAL Inspirations
2012 · Movie
Dream Theater: Panem et Circensis
2011 · Movie
Dream Theater - Santiago, Chile 12/6/05
2009 · Movie
Mike Portnoy - Liquid Drum Theater
2001 · Movie
Transatlantic: Morsefest 2022 - The Absolute Whirlwind
2024 · Movie
Dream Theater – Live At Tokyo Sun Plaza
— · Movie
Modern Drummer Festival Weekend 2003
2003 · Movie
Transatlantic - Building the Bridge / Live in America
2006 · Movie
Dream Theater: Riding the Train of Thought
2004 · Movie
Cygnus and the Sea Monsters: One Night in Chicago
2005 · Movie
The Neal Morse Band: Morsefest 2021
2022 · Movie
Morsefest 2020: Sola Gratia
2023 · Movie
Sons of Apollo - Live with the Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony - Documentary
2019 · Movie
Mike Portnoy - sysDRUMatic Chaos
2007 · Movie
Neal Morse: Testimony Live
2004 · Movie
Liquid Tension Experiment 3
2021 · Movie
Neal Morse: The Making of Sola Gratia
2020 · Movie
The Neal Morse Band - Live In India
2014 · Movie
Dream Theater: Dark Side of the Moon
2005 · Movie
Dream Theater: Bucharest, Romania
2007 · Movie
Mike Portnoy on the “Art Of Drumming” with Terry Bozzio
2010 · Movie
Liquid Tension Experiment - LTE Live 2008
2008 · Movie
Mike Portnoy - Live at Budokan
2005 · Movie
Transatlantic: More Never Is Enough
2011 · Movie
Mike Portnoy - Drums of Thought
2004 · Movie
Mike Portnoy - Ten Degrees of Turbulent Drumming
2002 · Movie
Neal Morse: The Making of Testimony Two
2011 · Movie
The Neal Morse Band : The Similitude of A Dream - Live in Tilburg 2017
2018 · Movie
Mike Portnoy : MPMMXX Drum Cam
2020 · Movie
Morsefest 2014: One
2015 · Movie
Hammer of the Gods: Two Nights in North America
2006 · Movie