Alex Norton

Personal Info

Birthday

January 27, 1950

(75 years old)

Place of Birth

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Alex Norton

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.

Known For

Shetland

Daredevil: Born Again

Good Omens

Bergerac

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

The Sweeney

Blackadder

Braveheart

Filmography

2024
Rikki
as Self
Shoshana
as Tennant (CID)
2023
Bill Douglas: My Best Friend
as Self
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
as McAngus
2022
Ooh the Banter!
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Dragon Rider
as Gravelbeard (voice)
2015
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
as Self
2014
Still Game: The Story So Far
as Self
2013
Dream Me Up Scotty!
as Presenter
2012
Sir Billi
as Butler / Baron McToff (voice)
2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
as Bellamy
2002
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Napoleon Bonaparte
2000
Beautiful Creatures
as Det Insp Hepburn
Complicity
as Kenny Garnet
1998
Little Voice
as Bunnie Morris
Orphans
as Hanson
The Game
as Tam
Les Misérables
as General
1997
Deacon Brodie
as Alisdair Gilzean
1996
When Saturday Comes
as Factory Boss
1995
Braveheart
as Bride's Father
1994
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
as Harding
White Goods
as Paul Ryan
1993
Down Among the Big Boys
as Dan Gibbons
1992
An Ungentlemanly Act
as Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb
Patriot Games
as Dennis Cooley
Blame It on the Bellboy
as Alfio
1991
Under Suspicion
as Prosecuting Lawyer
Robin Hood
as Harry
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
as Dr. Andreyev
1990
White Hunter, Black Heart
as Zibelinsky
1989
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
as Harold
Countdown to War
as Stalin
Scandal
as Detective Inspector
Leaving
as Tommy
1988
Lucky Sunil
as Des Organ
1987
Comrades
as Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer
Hidden City
as Hillcombe
1985
A Sense of Freedom
as Malkie
1984
Every Picture Tells a Story
as William Scott
Comfort and Joy
as Trevor
1983
Local Hero
as Watt
Dead on Time
as Foreigner
1981
Gregory's Girl
as Alec
1977
The Thin End of the Wedge
as John
1974
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
as Various
1971
Michael Regan
as Jerry's Mate