Edward Norton

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

109

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Modern Family

    Modern Family

  • 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

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The View

    The View

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Fight Club

    Fight Club

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Kingdom of Heaven

    Kingdom of Heaven

  • Sausage Party: Foodtopia

    Sausage Party: Foodtopia

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel

    The Grand Budapest Hotel

  • The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Primal Fear

    Primal Fear

  • American History X

    American History X

  • Sausage Party

    Sausage Party

  • The Italian Job

    The Italian Job

  • Alita: Battle Angel

    Alita: Battle Angel

  • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

    Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

  • Extrapolations

    Extrapolations

  • Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

    Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

  • The Dictator

    The Dictator

  • Isle of Dogs

    Isle of Dogs

  • Rachael Ray

    Rachael Ray

  • The Illusionist

    The Illusionist

  • The Bourne Legacy

    The Bourne Legacy

  • Rounders

    Rounders

  • Ask the Storybots

    Ask the Storybots

  • The Painted Veil

    The Painted Veil

  • Asteroid City

    Asteroid City

  • The People vs. Larry Flynt

    The People vs. Larry Flynt

  • America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

    America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

  • A Complete Unknown

    A Complete Unknown

  • Comedy Central Roasts

    Comedy Central Roasts

  • The French Dispatch

    The French Dispatch

  • Pride and Glory

    Pride and Glory

  • Moonrise Kingdom

    Moonrise Kingdom

  • 25th Hour

    25th Hour

  • Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

    Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

  • Everyone Says I Love You

    Everyone Says I Love You

  • The Score

    The Score

  • From Rails to Trails

    From Rails to Trails

  • Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

    Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

  • Frida

    Frida

  • The Invention of Lying

    The Invention of Lying

  • The Concert for New York City

    The Concert for New York City

  • Bustin' Down the Door

    Bustin' Down the Door

  • Collateral Beauty

    Collateral Beauty

  • The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

    The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

  • Red Dragon

    Red Dragon

  • Keeping the Faith

    Keeping the Faith

  • Down in the Valley

    Down in the Valley

  • Death to Smoochy

    Death to Smoochy

  • Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes

    Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes

  • Brando

    Brando

  • Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

    Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

  • Motherless Brooklyn

    Motherless Brooklyn

  • Nature Is Speaking

    Nature Is Speaking

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

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

  • Bad River

    Bad River

  • Stella

    Stella

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

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

  • Leaves of Grass

    Leaves of Grass

  • Vidéo Club

    Vidéo Club

  • The 53rd Calypso

    The 53rd Calypso

  • Out of the Past

    Out of the Past

  • The Invite

    The Invite

  • Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

    Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

  • Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy

    Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy

  • Brando: The Documentary

    Brando: The Documentary

  • UnCharitable

    UnCharitable

  • Stone

    Stone

  • Only in America

    Only in America

  • Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

    Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Forever Hollywood

    Forever Hollywood

  • Fasting and the Longevity Revolution

    Fasting and the Longevity Revolution

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

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

  • Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

    Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

  • Behind Bars: The Making of Stone

    Behind Bars: The Making of Stone

  • Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career

    Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career

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

    On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

  • Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming

    Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming

  • Belmondo l'influenceur

    Belmondo l'influenceur

  • Strange Days on Planet Earth

    Strange Days on Planet Earth

  • High Noon on the Waterfront

    High Noon on the Waterfront

  • Sunday Morning Shootout

    Sunday Morning Shootout

  • Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe

    Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe

  • Making "The Score"

    Making "The Score"

  • Salinger

    Salinger

  • Longevity Hackers

    Longevity Hackers

  • The Tiger

    The Tiger

  • 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

  • Paper Birds

    Paper Birds