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 an American 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

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • Modern Family

    Modern Family

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Conan

    Conan

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • The View

    The View

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Fight Club

    Fight Club

  • Sausage Party: Foodtopia

    Sausage Party: Foodtopia

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Kingdom of Heaven

    Kingdom of Heaven

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

    Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel

    The Grand Budapest Hotel

  • Alita: Battle Angel

    Alita: Battle Angel

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Illusionist

    The Illusionist

  • Primal Fear

    Primal Fear

  • A Complete Unknown

    A Complete Unknown

  • The Bourne Legacy

    The Bourne Legacy

  • American History X

    American History X

  • The Dictator

    The Dictator

  • Sausage Party

    Sausage Party

  • Rounders

    Rounders

  • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

    Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

  • The American Revolution

    The American Revolution

  • The American Revolution

    The American Revolution

  • The People vs. Larry Flynt

    The People vs. Larry Flynt

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

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

  • The Italian Job

    The Italian Job

  • Isle of Dogs

    Isle of Dogs

  • Ask the Storybots

    Ask the Storybots

  • The Score

    The Score

  • Asteroid City

    Asteroid City

  • Moonrise Kingdom

    Moonrise Kingdom

  • The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

    The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

  • Comedy Central Roasts

    Comedy Central Roasts

  • Extrapolations

    Extrapolations

  • Frida

    Frida

  • The Invention of Lying

    The Invention of Lying

  • Rachael Ray

    Rachael Ray

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

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

  • 25th Hour

    25th Hour

  • America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

    America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

  • Stone

    Stone

  • The Invite

    The Invite

  • Everyone Says I Love You

    Everyone Says I Love You

  • Collateral Beauty

    Collateral Beauty

  • The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

    The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

  • The Painted Veil

    The Painted Veil

  • Behind Bars: The Making of Stone

    Behind Bars: The Making of Stone

  • Motherless Brooklyn

    Motherless Brooklyn

  • Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

    Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

  • Pride and Glory

    Pride and Glory

  • Stella

    Stella

  • Bad River

    Bad River

  • Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

    Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

  • Nature Is Speaking

    Nature Is Speaking

  • Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

    Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

  • Down in the Valley

    Down in the Valley

  • Keeping the Faith

    Keeping the Faith

  • Leaves of Grass

    Leaves of Grass

  • Red Dragon

    Red Dragon

  • The Concert for New York City

    The Concert for New York City

  • Bustin' Down the Door

    Bustin' Down the Door

  • Death to Smoochy

    Death to Smoochy

  • Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes

    Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes

  • Forever Hollywood

    Forever Hollywood

  • Vidéo Club

    Vidéo Club

  • Fasting and the Longevity Revolution

    Fasting and the Longevity Revolution

  • The 53rd Calypso

    The 53rd Calypso

  • Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

    Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

  • Salinger

    Salinger

  • Only in America

    Only in America

  • Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

    Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

  • Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming

    Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming

  • Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

    Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

  • Brando: The Documentary

    Brando: The Documentary

  • Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy

    Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

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

    On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"

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

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

  • Strange Days on Planet Earth

    Strange Days on Planet Earth

  • From Rails to Trails

    From Rails to Trails

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

  • High Noon on the Waterfront

    High Noon on the Waterfront

  • Out of the Past

    Out of the Past

  • Brando

    Brando

  • Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe

    Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe

  • Belmondo l'influenceur

    Belmondo l'influenceur

  • UnCharitable

    UnCharitable

  • Making "The Score"

    Making "The Score"

  • Longevity Hackers

    Longevity Hackers

  • Sunday Morning Shootout

    Sunday Morning Shootout

  • Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career

    Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career

  • Paper Birds

    Paper Birds

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

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

  • The Apple Pushers

    The Apple Pushers