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  • BIRTH 18/08/1969
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 17
  • MOVIES 36
  • DIRECTOR 2
  • SCRIPT 1
  • PRODUCTION 7

Edward Norton

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.

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Edward Norton

Shows (17)

The Simpsons
The Simpsons
Devon Bradley (voice) / Reverend Elijah Hooper (voice)
Modern Family
Modern Family
Izzy LaFontaine
Sausage Party: Foodtopia
Sausage Party: Foodtopia
Sammy (voice)
Extrapolations
Extrapolations
Jonathan Chopin
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Host
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Bridge Inspection Supervisor
The View
The View
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
The Academy Awards
The Academy Awards
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Conan (2010)
Conan (2010)
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Variety: Actors on Actors
Variety: Actors on Actors
Self

Movies (36)

A Complete Unknown
A Complete Unknown
Pete Seeger
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Miles Bron
Fight Club
Fight Club
Narrator
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Henckels
Asteroid City
Asteroid City
Conrad Earp
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk
Bruce Banner
American History X
American History X
Derek
Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven
King Baldwin
The Bourne Legacy
The Bourne Legacy
Byer
Red Dragon
Red Dragon
Will Graham
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of…
Mike
Moonrise Kingdom
Moonrise Kingdom
Scout Master Ward
Sausage Party
Sausage Party
Sammy Bagel Jr. (voice)
The Illusionist
The Illusionist
Eisenheim
Collateral Beauty
Collateral Beauty
Whit Yardsham
The Italian Job
The Italian Job
Steve
Primal Fear
Primal Fear
Aaron/Roy
Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs
Rex (voice)
Rounders
Rounders
Lester 'Worm' Murphy
The Invention of Lying
The Invention of Lying
Cop
25th Hour
25th Hour
Monty Brogan
The Score
The Score
Jack Teller
Keeping the Faith
Keeping the Faith
Father Brian Finn
Motherless Brooklyn
Motherless Brooklyn
Lionel Essrog
Frida
Frida
Nelson Rockefeller
The People vs. Larry Flynt
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Alan Isaacman
Everyone Says I Love You
Everyone Says I Love You
Holden Spence
Pride and Glory
Pride and Glory
Ray Tierney
The Painted Veil
The Painted Veil
Dr. Walter Fane
Down in the Valley
Down in the Valley
Harlan
Leaves of Grass
Leaves of Grass
Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid
Stone
Stone
Stone
Killers Kill, Dead Men Die
Killers Kill, Dead Men Die
The Undercover Cop
Brando
Brando
Self
Out of the Past
Out of the Past
Henry Gerber (voice)
Death to Smoochy
Death to Smoochy
Sheldon Mopes / Smoochy

Director (2)

Keeping the Faith
Keeping the Faith
Motherless Brooklyn
Motherless Brooklyn

Script

Motherless Brooklyn
Motherless Brooklyn

Production (7)

Keeping the Faith
Keeping the Faith
Motherless Brooklyn
Motherless Brooklyn
The Painted Veil
The Painted Veil
Down in the Valley
Down in the Valley
Leaves of Grass
Leaves of Grass
Gotti
Gotti
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama