Jim Norton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

96

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-01-04 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Dublin, Ireland

Jim Norton

Biography

Jim Norton (born 4 January 1938) is an Irish stage, film and television character actor, known for his work in the theatre, most notably in Conor McPherson's The Seafarer, and on television as Bishop Brennan in the sitcom Father Ted.

Known For

  • Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

  • Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Star Trek: The Next Generation

  • Elementary

    Elementary

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • Minder

    Minder

  • Hell's Kitchen

    Hell's Kitchen

  • Babylon 5

    Babylon 5

  • Babylon 5

    Babylon 5

  • Babylon 5

    Babylon 5

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

  • Crown Court

    Crown Court

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Rumpole of the Bailey

    Rumpole of the Bailey

  • Peak Practice

    Peak Practice

  • Wycliffe

    Wycliffe

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

    The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

  • American History X

    American History X

  • The Sweeney

    The Sweeney

  • Van der Valk

    Van der Valk

  • Van der Valk

    Van der Valk

  • The Eclipse

    The Eclipse

  • Lovejoy

    Lovejoy

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • Mary Poppins Returns

    Mary Poppins Returns

  • Dalgliesh

    Dalgliesh

  • Justice

    Justice

  • Maigret

    Maigret

  • Light

    Light

  • River

    River

  • Driving Lessons

    Driving Lessons

  • Father Ted

    Father Ted

  • Sunset Heights

    Sunset Heights

  • Colditz

    Colditz

  • The Boy

    The Boy

  • The Adventurer

    The Adventurer

  • Grass

    Grass

  • George

    George

  • Oyster Farmer

    Oyster Farmer

  • Boxed

    Boxed

  • Straw Dogs

    Straw Dogs

  • Churchill's People

    Churchill's People

  • Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

    Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

  • Water for Elephants

    Water for Elephants

  • Hidden Agenda

    Hidden Agenda

  • T-Bag

    T-Bag

  • Home Cooking

    Home Cooking

  • The Last Right

    The Last Right

  • Stan

    Stan

  • Dinner with Dani

    Dinner with Dani

  • Sakharov

    Sakharov

  • The Secret Garden: The Musical

    The Secret Garden: The Musical

  • Screamer

    Screamer

  • Jimmy's Hall

    Jimmy's Hall

  • Memoirs of an Invisible Man

    Memoirs of an Invisible Man

  • The Hound of the Baskervilles

    The Hound of the Baskervilles

  • Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

    Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

  • Into the West

    Into the West

  • The Face of Fu Manchu

    The Face of Fu Manchu

  • 1990

    1990

  • National Theatre Live: Hamlet

    National Theatre Live: Hamlet

  • Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time

    Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time

  • Stay Lucky

    Stay Lucky

  • Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall

    Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall

  • A Love Divided

    A Love Divided

  • Unnatural Causes

    Unnatural Causes

  • Rough for Theatre II

    Rough for Theatre II

  • On the Nose

    On the Nose

  • Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted

    Small, Far Away: The World of Father Ted

  • Midnight's Child

    Midnight's Child

  • The Death of Captain Doughty

    The Death of Captain Doughty

  • Cry of the Innocent

    Cry of the Innocent

  • Mad About Mambo

    Mad About Mambo

  • Nanny

    Nanny

  • The Temptation of Eileen Hughes

    The Temptation of Eileen Hughes

  • Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

    Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

  • Uncle Bill's Barrel

    Uncle Bill's Barrel

  • The Legion Hall Bombing

    The Legion Hall Bombing

  • The Treacle People

    The Treacle People

  • Waiting at the Field Gate

    Waiting at the Field Gate

  • Insurrection

    Insurrection

  • Conspiracy of Silence

    Conspiracy of Silence

  • National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men

    National Theatre Live: Of Mice and Men

  • The Royal

    The Royal

  • Prisoners of the Moon

    Prisoners of the Moon

  • Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend

    Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend

  • The Dead Hands of Dublin

    The Dead Hands of Dublin

  • Homemade

    Homemade

  • Juno and the Paycock

    Juno and the Paycock