7.4
Movie
Acting
Alex Norton
- Born
- (age 76)
- Birthplace
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Credits
- 90 titles
Biography
Alex Norton is a Scottish television, film and voice actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as DCI Matt Burke in the STV detective drama series Taggart, and Eric Baird in BBC Two sitcom Two Doors Down. He played eleven roles in Bill Douglas' 1986 film Comrades and has starred in the key films of Bill Forsyth (Gregory's Girl, Local Hero and Comfort and Joy) as well as big Hollywood productions like Braveheart, White Hunter Black Heart and Patriot Games. He was one of the founder members of the 7:84 company, touring Scotland with The Cheviot, the Stag, and the Black Black Oil in the 1970s.
Signature work
Known For
7.4
Movie
7.0
Movie
Brave
7.9
Movie
Braveheart
8.0
TV
Good Omens
7.7
Movie
The Count of Monte Cristo
6.7
Movie
Patriot Games
7.3
Movie
The Sea Beast
8.2
TV
Daredevil: Born Again
7.2
Movie
Les Misérables
8.0
TV
Blackadder
6.8
Movie
Local Hero
6.4
Movie
White Hunter, Black Heart
7.5
TV
Shetland
6.5
Movie
Little Voice
6.9
Movie
Dragon Rider
5.7
Movie
Robin Hood
6.8
Movie
Gregory's Girl
6.0
Movie
Under Suspicion
Acting credits 88
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Being Stanley Baxter Film | Self |
| 2025 | Daredevil: Born Again TV | Male Dancer (1 ep) |
| 2024 | Rikki Film | Self |
| 2024 | Shoshana Film | Tennant (CID) |
| 2023 | Bill Douglas: My Best Friend Film | Self |
| 2023 | Blackadder: The Lost Pilot Film | McAngus |
| 2022 | Ooh the Banter! Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Dragon Rider Film | Gravelbeard (voice) |
| 2019 | Selling Scotland Film | Self |
| 2019 | Good Omens TV | Tulloch (1 ep) |
| 2019 | Hatton Garden TV | Kenny Collins (4 ep) |
| 2016 | Two Doors Down TV | Eric (42 ep) |
| 2015 | Sean Connery: In His Own Words Film | Self |
| 2014 | Still Game: The Story So Far Film | Self |
| 2013 | Two Doors Down Film | Eric |
| 2013 | Dream Me Up Scotty! Film | Presenter |
| 2013 | Shetland TV | Cameron Watt (2 ep) |
| 2012 | Brave Film | Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2012 | Sir Billi Film | Butler / Baron McToff (voice) |
| 2011 | Celebrity Antiques Road Trip TV | Self - Participant (1 ep) |
| 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Film | Captain Bellamy |
| 2006 | Waterloo Road TV | Gerard Findlay (6 ep) |
| 2004 | Unsolved TV | (21 ep) |
| 2002 | The Count of Monte Cristo Film | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| 2002 | Billy Bongo Film | |
| 2000 | Beautiful Creatures Film | Det Insp Hepburn |
| 2000 | Complicity Film | Kenny Garnet |
| 1999 | Extremely Dangerous TV | DCS Wallace (4 ep) |
| 1998 | Little Voice Film | Bunnie Morris |
| 1998 | Orphans Film | Hanson |
| 1998 | The Game Film | Tam |
| 1998 | Les Misérables Film | General |
| 1997 | Deacon Brodie Film | Alisdair Gilzean |
| 1997 | Renford Rejects TV | (52 ep) |
| 1997 | Turning World TV | Barry (3 ep) |
| 1996 | The Crow Road TV | Lachlan Watt (4 ep) |
| 1996 | Bad Boys TV | Malky 'Tissue' Mulhernen (6 ep) |
| 1996 | When Saturday Comes Film | Factory Boss |
| 1995 | Backup TV | (14 ep) |
| 1995 | Braveheart Film | Bride's Father |
| 1995 | Hamish Macbeth TV | Duncan Soutar (1 ep) |
| 1995 | Signs and Wonders TV | William Gimble, William Grimble (2 ep) |
| 1994 | Squanto: A Warrior's Tale Film | Harding |
| 1994 | White Goods Film | Paul Ryan |
| 1993 | Down Among the Big Boys Film | Dan Gibbons |
| 1993 | Comics TV | Haggis (2 ep) |
| 1992 | An Ungentlemanly Act Film | Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb |
| 1992 | Patriot Games Film | Dennis Cooley |
| 1992 | Blame It on the Bellboy Film | Alfio |
| 1991 | Under Suspicion Film | Prosecuting Lawyer |
| 1991 | Robin Hood Film | Harry |
| 1991 | Chernobyl: The Final Warning Film | Dr. Andreyev |
| 1990 | White Hunter, Black Heart Film | Zibelinsky |
| 1990 | The Chief TV | Gordon Mackie (1 ep) |
| 1989 | Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale Film | Harold |
| 1989 | Countdown to War Film | Stalin |
| 1989 | Scandal Film | Detective Inspector |
| 1989 | Leaving Film | Tommy |
| 1988 | Rab C. Nesbitt: Seasonal Greet Film | Dodie |
| 1988 | The One Game TV | The Conjuror (4 ep) |
Crew credits 2
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Sea Beast Film | ADR & Dubbing |
| 1987 | First Sight TV | Writer (1 ep) |