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Alex Norton

Actor | * 01/27/1950 (74) | Glasgow, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK))
Alex Norton is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as DCI Matt Burke in the STV detective drama series Taggart, Eric Baird in BBC Two sitcom Two Doors Down, DCS Wallace in Extremely Dangerous, Gerard Findlay in Waterloo Road and Eddie in the Renford Rejects. He has also had roles in internationally successful films including Braveheart, Local Hero and Les Misérables. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

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Movies with Alex Norton as Actor(40)

as Gravelbeard (voice)2020 Dragon Rider
as Eric2013 Two Doors Down
as Presenter2013 Dream Me Up Scotty!
as Butler / Baron McToff (voice)2012 Sir Billi
as Det Insp Hepburn2000 Beautiful Creatures
as Kenny Garnet2000 Complicity
as General1998 Les Misérables
as Hanson1998 Orphans
as Bunnie Morris1998 Little Voice
as Alisdair Gilzean1997 Deacon Brodie
as Factory Boss1996 When Saturday Comes
as Bride's Father1995 Braveheart
as Paul Ryan1994 White Goods
as Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb1992 An Ungentlemanly Act
as Dennis Cooley1992 Patriot Games
as Dr. Andreyev1991 Chernobyl: The Final Warning
as Prosecuting Lawyer1991 Under Suspicion
as Harry1991 Robin Hood
as Zibelinsky1990 White Hunter, Black Heart
as Detective Inspector1989 Scandal
as Stalin1989 Countdown to War
as Des Organ1988 Lucky Sunil
as Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain1987 Comrades
as Hillcombe1987 Hidden City
as Trevor1984 Comfort and Joy
as William Scott1984 Every Picture Tells a Story
as Foreigner1983 Dead on Time
as Watt1983 Local Hero
as Alec1981 Gregory's Girl
as Malkie1979 A Sense of Freedom

TV Shows/Series with Alex Norton as Actor(16)

as Kenny Collins2019 Hatton Garden
as Eric2016 Two Doors Down
as Cameron Watt2013 Shetland
as DCS Wallace1999 Extremely Dangerous
as Lachlan Watt1996 The Crow Road
as Malky 'Tissue' Mulhernen1996 Bad Boys
as Duncan Soutar1995 Hamish Macbeth
1995 Backup
as The Conjuror1988 The One Game
1986 Lovejoy
as McAngus, Duke of Argyll1983 Blackadder
as DCI Matt Burke1983 Taggart
as Gibson1975 The Sweeney

Movies with Alex Norton as Crew(1)

Sound/ADR & Dubbing2022 The Sea Beast

Full Name: Alex Norton
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Friday, 01/27 1950 (January) in Glasgow, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 74 years + 62 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Shawlands Academy
Alex Norton frequently works together with these people:
Rowan Atkinson (9x, Actor)
Bill Paterson (6x, Actor)
Bill Forsyth (6x, Crew)
Hugh Laurie (5x, Actor)
John Murtagh (5x, Actor)
Steve Fortune (5x, Actor)
James Horner (4x, Crew)
Simon Donald (4x, Crew)
Dave Anderson (4x, Actor)
Mark Herman (4x, Crew)
Chris Menges (4x, Crew)
Jake D'Arcy (4x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:371206, Added: 08/16/2018, Last updated: 03/18/2024