Edward Norton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

110

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-08-18 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Edward Norton

Biography

Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is a European-American businessman, entrepreneur, actor, producer, director and screenwriter. After graduating from Yale College in 1991 with a degree in history, he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to Manhattan to pursue an acting career. He gained recognition and critical acclaim for his debut in Primal Fear (1996), which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and an Academy Award nomination in the same category. His role as a redeemed neo-Nazi in American History X (1998) earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He also starred in Fight Club (1999), garring a cult following. Norton established the production company Class 5 Films in 2003. He was a director or producer of the films Keeping the Faith (2000), Down in the Valley (2005), and The Painted Veil (2006). He continued to receive praise for his acting roles in films such as The Score (2001), 25th Hour (2002), The Italian Job (2003), The Illusionist (2006), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). His biggest commercial successes have been Red Dragon (2002), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), The Incredible Hulk (2008), and The Bourne Legacy (2012). For his roles as a haughty actor in Birdman (2014) and Pete Seeger in A Complete Unknown (2024), Norton earned further Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. He has also directed and acted in the crime film Motherless Brooklyn (2019) and starred in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022).  Norton is an environmental activist and social entrepreneur. He is a trustee of Enterprise Community Partners. This non-profit organization advocates for affordable housing and serves as president of the American branch of the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust. He is also the UN Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Modern Family

    Modern Family

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Conan

    Conan

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The View

    The View

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Fight Club

    Fight Club

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Alita: Battle Angel

    Alita: Battle Angel

  • Kingdom of Heaven

    Kingdom of Heaven

  • Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

    Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

  • Sausage Party: Foodtopia

    Sausage Party: Foodtopia

  • The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel

    The Grand Budapest Hotel

  • American History X

    American History X

  • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

    Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

  • Isle of Dogs

    Isle of Dogs

  • Frida

    Frida

  • The Invention of Lying

    The Invention of Lying

  • The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

    The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

  • The Bourne Legacy

    The Bourne Legacy

  • Extrapolations

    Extrapolations

  • The Dictator

    The Dictator

  • A Complete Unknown

    A Complete Unknown

  • The Score

    The Score

  • The Italian Job

    The Italian Job

  • Stone

    Stone

  • Primal Fear

    Primal Fear

  • Sausage Party

    Sausage Party

  • The American Revolution

    The American Revolution

  • The Illusionist

    The Illusionist

  • Rachael Ray

    Rachael Ray

  • Moonrise Kingdom

    Moonrise Kingdom

  • Asteroid City

    Asteroid City

  • America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

    America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

  • Bad River

    Bad River

  • The 53rd Calypso

    The 53rd Calypso

  • Ask the Storybots

    Ask the Storybots

  • Comedy Central Roasts

    Comedy Central Roasts

  • The Invite

    The Invite

  • Collateral Beauty

    Collateral Beauty

  • Rounders

    Rounders

  • 25th Hour

    25th Hour

  • Only in America

    Only in America

  • Forever Hollywood

    Forever Hollywood

  • Pride and Glory

    Pride and Glory

  • The Painted Veil

    The Painted Veil

  • Motherless Brooklyn

    Motherless Brooklyn

  • Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

    Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

  • The People vs. Larry Flynt

    The People vs. Larry Flynt

  • Belmondo l'influenceur

    Belmondo l'influenceur

  • Red Dragon

    Red Dragon

  • Down in the Valley

    Down in the Valley

  • Nature Is Speaking

    Nature Is Speaking

  • Everyone Says I Love You

    Everyone Says I Love You

  • Leaves of Grass

    Leaves of Grass

  • Keeping the Faith

    Keeping the Faith

  • Death to Smoochy

    Death to Smoochy

  • Brando: The Documentary

    Brando: The Documentary

  • Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

    Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

  • Salinger

    Salinger

  • Vidéo Club

    Vidéo Club

  • Stella

    Stella

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Strange Days on Planet Earth

    Strange Days on Planet Earth

  • Brando

    Brando

  • Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe

    Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe

  • Making "The Score"

    Making "The Score"

  • The Concert for New York City

    The Concert for New York City

  • High Noon on the Waterfront

    High Noon on the Waterfront

  • Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

    Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

  • On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"

    On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"

  • Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"

    Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"

  • Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

    Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

  • Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)

    Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)

  • Longevity Hackers

    Longevity Hackers

  • A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'

    A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'

  • Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes

    Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

  • UnCharitable

    UnCharitable

  • Bustin' Down the Door

    Bustin' Down the Door

  • Sunday Morning Shootout

    Sunday Morning Shootout

  • Out of the Past

    Out of the Past

  • Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

    Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

  • Behind Bars: The Making of Stone

    Behind Bars: The Making of Stone

  • The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

    The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

  • Paper Birds

    Paper Birds

  • From Rails to Trails

    From Rails to Trails

  • Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming

    Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming

  • Fasting and the Longevity Revolution

    Fasting and the Longevity Revolution

  • The Apple Pushers

    The Apple Pushers

  • Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy

    Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy

  • Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

    Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

  • Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career

    Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career

  • Baltimore Orioles Legends - Cal Ripken Jr. The Iron Man's Legendary Career

    Baltimore Orioles Legends - Cal Ripken Jr. The Iron Man's Legendary Career