Alex Norton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

77

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-01-27 (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

    Shetland

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

  • Daredevil: Born Again

    Daredevil: Born Again

  • Waterloo Road

    Waterloo Road

  • Taggart

    Taggart

  • Bergerac

    Bergerac

  • Blackadder

    Blackadder

  • Braveheart

    Braveheart

  • Brave

    Brave

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Good Omens

    Good Omens

  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

  • The Count of Monte Cristo

    The Count of Monte Cristo

  • The Sweeney

    The Sweeney

  • The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

    The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

  • Lovejoy

    Lovejoy

  • Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

  • Patriot Games

    Patriot Games

  • Dragon Rider

    Dragon Rider

  • Sir Billi

    Sir Billi

  • Beautiful Creatures

    Beautiful Creatures

  • Lucky Sunil

    Lucky Sunil

  • Shoshana

    Shoshana

  • Scandal

    Scandal

  • Hamish Macbeth

    Hamish Macbeth

  • Robin Hood

    Robin Hood

  • Billy Bongo

    Billy Bongo

  • Little Voice

    Little Voice

  • Complicity

    Complicity

  • Comrades

    Comrades

  • The Chief

    The Chief

  • Leaving

    Leaving

  • Hidden City

    Hidden City

  • The Game

    The Game

  • Blame It on the Bellboy

    Blame It on the Bellboy

  • Under Suspicion

    Under Suspicion

  • Orphans

    Orphans

  • White Hunter, Black Heart

    White Hunter, Black Heart

  • Deacon Brodie

    Deacon Brodie

  • Local Hero

    Local Hero

  • The Thin End of the Wedge

    The Thin End of the Wedge

  • Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket

    Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket

  • Two Doors Down

    Two Doors Down

  • Comfort and Joy

    Comfort and Joy

  • Sean Connery: In His Own Words

    Sean Connery: In His Own Words

  • Hatton Garden

    Hatton Garden

  • When Saturday Comes

    When Saturday Comes

  • The Hunch

    The Hunch

  • Still Game: The Story So Far

    Still Game: The Story So Far

  • Chernobyl: The Final Warning

    Chernobyl: The Final Warning

  • Just Another Saturday

    Just Another Saturday

  • A Sense of Freedom

    A Sense of Freedom

  • Backup

    Backup

  • Gregory's Girl

    Gregory's Girl

  • Ooh the Banter!

    Ooh the Banter!

  • Renford Rejects

    Renford Rejects

  • Dead on Time

    Dead on Time

  • Two Doors Down

    Two Doors Down

  • Down Among the Big Boys

    Down Among the Big Boys

  • Countdown to War

    Countdown to War

  • Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

    Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

  • Bill Douglas: My Best Friend

    Bill Douglas: My Best Friend

  • The Crow Road

    The Crow Road

  • Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

    Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

  • Extremely Dangerous

    Extremely Dangerous

  • The One Game

    The One Game

  • An Ungentlemanly Act

    An Ungentlemanly Act

  • Unsolved

    Unsolved

  • Dream Me Up Scotty!

    Dream Me Up Scotty!

  • Bad Boys

    Bad Boys

  • White Goods

    White Goods

  • Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

    Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

  • Every Picture Tells a Story

    Every Picture Tells a Story

  • Shakespeare's Mounted Foot

    Shakespeare's Mounted Foot

  • Rikki

    Rikki

  • Michael Regan

    Michael Regan