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

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

  • Shetland

    Shetland

  • Daredevil: Born Again

    Daredevil: Born Again

  • Good Omens

    Good Omens

  • Waterloo Road

    Waterloo Road

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • Bergerac

    Bergerac

  • Taggart

    Taggart

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • The Sweeney

    The Sweeney

  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

  • Brave

    Brave

  • Blackadder

    Blackadder

  • The Count of Monte Cristo

    The Count of Monte Cristo

  • Braveheart

    Braveheart

  • Lovejoy

    Lovejoy

  • The Chief

    The Chief

  • Chernobyl: The Final Warning

    Chernobyl: The Final Warning

  • Hamish Macbeth

    Hamish Macbeth

  • Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

  • Robin Hood

    Robin Hood

  • Scandal

    Scandal

  • Still Game: The Story So Far

    Still Game: The Story So Far

  • Little Voice

    Little Voice

  • Shoshana

    Shoshana

  • The Thin End of the Wedge

    The Thin End of the Wedge

  • Beautiful Creatures

    Beautiful Creatures

  • Local Hero

    Local Hero

  • Countdown to War

    Countdown to War

  • Dragon Rider

    Dragon Rider

  • Patriot Games

    Patriot Games

  • A Sense of Freedom

    A Sense of Freedom

  • Under Suspicion

    Under Suspicion

  • White Hunter, Black Heart

    White Hunter, Black Heart

  • Blame It on the Bellboy

    Blame It on the Bellboy

  • Comfort and Joy

    Comfort and Joy

  • Renford Rejects

    Renford Rejects

  • Dead on Time

    Dead on Time

  • Leaving

    Leaving

  • Just Another Saturday

    Just Another Saturday

  • Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket

    Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket

  • Backup

    Backup

  • Sir Billi

    Sir Billi

  • Two Doors Down

    Two Doors Down

  • Billy Bongo

    Billy Bongo

  • When Saturday Comes

    When Saturday Comes

  • Hatton Garden

    Hatton Garden

  • Hidden City

    Hidden City

  • Sean Connery: In His Own Words

    Sean Connery: In His Own Words

  • Ooh the Banter!

    Ooh the Banter!

  • Orphans

    Orphans

  • Lucky Sunil

    Lucky Sunil

  • Comrades

    Comrades

  • The Game

    The Game

  • Bill Douglas: My Best Friend

    Bill Douglas: My Best Friend

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

    The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

  • Two Doors Down

    Two Doors Down

  • Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

    Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

  • Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

    Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

  • Extremely Dangerous

    Extremely Dangerous

  • The Hunch

    The Hunch

  • The Crow Road

    The Crow Road

  • Bad Boys

    Bad Boys

  • Dream Me Up Scotty!

    Dream Me Up Scotty!

  • Rikki

    Rikki

  • Gregory's Girl

    Gregory's Girl

  • Down Among the Big Boys

    Down Among the Big Boys

  • The One Game

    The One Game

  • Deacon Brodie

    Deacon Brodie

  • Unsolved

    Unsolved

  • Complicity

    Complicity

  • An Ungentlemanly Act

    An Ungentlemanly Act

  • Shakespeare's Mounted Foot

    Shakespeare's Mounted Foot

  • White Goods

    White Goods

  • Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

    Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

  • Every Picture Tells a Story

    Every Picture Tells a Story

  • Michael Regan

    Michael Regan