Alex Norton

Acting

Alex Norton

Born January 27, 1950Glasgow, Scotland, UK80 credits

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

Filmography

Rikki
2024Rikki
as SelfMovie
Shoshana
2024Shoshana
as Tennant (CID)Movie
Ooh the Banter!
2022Ooh the Banter!
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Dragon Rider
2020Dragon Rider
as Gravelbeard (voice)Movie
Good Omens
2019Good Omens
as TullochTV
Hatton Garden
2019Hatton Garden
as Kenny CollinsTV
Two Doors Down
2013Two Doors Down
as EricMovie
Dream Me Up Scotty!
2013Dream Me Up Scotty!
as PresenterMovie
Shetland
2013Shetland
as Cameron WattTV
Brave
2012Brave
as Additional Voices (voice)Movie
Sir Billi
2012Sir Billi
as Butler / Baron McToff (voice)Movie
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - ParticipantTV
Waterloo Road
2006Waterloo Road
as Gerard FindlayTV
The Count of Monte Cristo
2002The Count of Monte Cristo
as Napoleon BonaparteMovie
Beautiful Creatures
2000Beautiful Creatures
as Det Insp HepburnMovie
Complicity
2000Complicity
as Kenny GarnetMovie
Extremely Dangerous
1999Extremely Dangerous
as DCS WallaceTV
Little Voice
1998Little Voice
as Bunnie MorrisMovie
Orphans
1998Orphans
as HansonMovie
The Game
1998The Game
as TamMovie
Les Misérables
1998Les Misérables
as GeneralMovie
Deacon Brodie
1997Deacon Brodie
as Alisdair GilzeanMovie
The Crow Road
1996The Crow Road
as Lachlan WattTV
B
1996Bad Boys
as Malky 'Tissue' MulhernenTV
When Saturday Comes
1996When Saturday Comes
as Factory BossMovie
Braveheart
1995Braveheart
as Bride's FatherMovie
Hamish Macbeth
1995Hamish Macbeth
as Duncan SoutarTV
Signs and Wonders
1995Signs and Wonders
as William GimbleTV
White Goods
1994White Goods
as Paul RyanMovie
Down Among the Big Boys
1993Down Among the Big Boys
as Dan GibbonsMovie
An Ungentlemanly Act
1992An Ungentlemanly Act
as Chief of Police Ronnie LambMovie
Patriot Games
1992Patriot Games
as Dennis CooleyMovie
Under Suspicion
1991Under Suspicion
as Prosecuting LawyerMovie
Robin Hood
1991Robin Hood
as HarryMovie
The Chief
1990The Chief
as Gordon MackieTV
Countdown to War
1989Countdown to War
as StalinMovie
Scandal
1989Scandal
as Detective InspectorMovie
Leaving
1989Leaving
as TommyMovie
The One Game
1988The One Game
as The ConjurorTV
Lucky Sunil
1988Lucky Sunil
as Des OrganMovie
Comrades
1987Comrades
as Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad PhotographerMovie
Hidden City
1987Hidden City
as HillcombeMovie
Lovejoy
1986Lovejoy
as Murray McNallyTV
Every Picture Tells a Story
1984Every Picture Tells a Story
as William ScottMovie
Comfort and Joy
1984Comfort and Joy
as TrevorMovie
Taggart
1983Taggart
as DCI Matt BurkeTV
Blackadder
1983Blackadder
as McAngus, Duke of ArgyllTV
Local Hero
1983Local Hero
as WattMovie
Dead on Time
1983Dead on Time
as ForeignerMovie
Bergerac
1981Bergerac
as AcupuncturistTV
Gregory's Girl
1980Gregory's Girl
as AlecMovie
Strangers
1978Strangers
as CooperTV
The Sweeney
1975The Sweeney
as GibsonTV
Playhouse
1974Playhouse
as Max BeerbohmTV
Michael Regan
1971Michael Regan
as Jerry's MateMovie