Alex Norton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

78

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-01-27 (76 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

  • Daredevil: Born Again

    Daredevil: Born Again

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Bergerac

    Bergerac

  • Blackadder

    Blackadder

  • Braveheart

    Braveheart

  • Brave

    Brave

  • The Sweeney

    The Sweeney

  • Waterloo Road

    Waterloo Road

  • Taggart

    Taggart

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • Good Omens

    Good Omens

  • Scandal

    Scandal

  • Beautiful Creatures

    Beautiful Creatures

  • Leaving

    Leaving

  • Comrades

    Comrades

  • Orphans

    Orphans

  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

  • Shoshana

    Shoshana

  • Deacon Brodie

    Deacon Brodie

  • Complicity

    Complicity

  • Dragon Rider

    Dragon Rider

  • The Hunch

    The Hunch

  • The Count of Monte Cristo

    The Count of Monte Cristo

  • Hamish Macbeth

    Hamish Macbeth

  • Lovejoy

    Lovejoy

  • Patriot Games

    Patriot Games

  • Bill Douglas: My Best Friend

    Bill Douglas: My Best Friend

  • Hidden City

    Hidden City

  • Lucky Sunil

    Lucky Sunil

  • The Game

    The Game

  • Gregory's Girl

    Gregory's Girl

  • Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

    Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

  • Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

  • Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

    Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

  • Backup

    Backup

  • Dream Me Up Scotty!

    Dream Me Up Scotty!

  • The Chief

    The Chief

  • Local Hero

    Local Hero

  • Robin Hood

    Robin Hood

  • Two Doors Down

    Two Doors Down

  • White Hunter, Black Heart

    White Hunter, Black Heart

  • Hatton Garden

    Hatton Garden

  • Sir Billi

    Sir Billi

  • An Ungentlemanly Act

    An Ungentlemanly Act

  • The Crow Road

    The Crow Road

  • Little Voice

    Little Voice

  • Under Suspicion

    Under Suspicion

  • Renford Rejects

    Renford Rejects

  • Bad Boys

    Bad Boys

  • When Saturday Comes

    When Saturday Comes

  • Extremely Dangerous

    Extremely Dangerous

  • Chernobyl: The Final Warning

    Chernobyl: The Final Warning

  • Dead on Time

    Dead on Time

  • Blame It on the Bellboy

    Blame It on the Bellboy

  • Comfort and Joy

    Comfort and Joy

  • The One Game

    The One Game

  • Unsolved

    Unsolved

  • Two Doors Down

    Two Doors Down

  • Down Among the Big Boys

    Down Among the Big Boys

  • White Goods

    White Goods

  • Sean Connery: In His Own Words

    Sean Connery: In His Own Words

  • Ooh the Banter!

    Ooh the Banter!

  • Still Game: The Story So Far

    Still Game: The Story So Far

  • Countdown to War

    Countdown to War

  • A Sense of Freedom

    A Sense of Freedom

  • Just Another Saturday

    Just Another Saturday

  • The Thin End of the Wedge

    The Thin End of the Wedge

  • Rikki

    Rikki

  • Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

    Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

  • Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket

    Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket

  • Michael Regan

    Michael Regan

  • Shakespeare's Mounted Foot

    Shakespeare's Mounted Foot

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

    The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

  • Being Stanley Baxter

    Being Stanley Baxter

  • Every Picture Tells a Story

    Every Picture Tells a Story

  • Billy Bongo

    Billy Bongo