Alex Norton
Born
January 27, 1950 (age 75)
Birthplace
Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Alex Norton

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.

Movies

Shoshana
Shoshana
2024 ★ 6.6
Tennant (CID)
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
2023 ★ 6.9
McAngus
Dragon Rider
Dragon Rider
2020 ★ 7.1
Gravelbeard (voice)
Two Doors Down
Two Doors Down
2013 ★ 6.5
Eric
Dream Me Up Scotty!
Dream Me Up Scotty!
2013
Presenter
Brave
Brave
2012 ★ 7.0
Additional Voices (voice)
Sir Billi
Sir Billi
2012 ★ 3.2
Butler / Baron McToff (voice)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006 ★ 7.4
Bellamy
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo
2002 ★ 7.7
Napoleon Bonaparte
Billy Bongo
Billy Bongo
2002
Beautiful Creatures
Beautiful Creatures
2000 ★ 5.6
Det Insp Hepburn
Complicity
Complicity
2000 ★ 5.6
Kenny Garnet
Little Voice
Little Voice
1998 ★ 6.5
Bunnie Morris
Orphans
Orphans
1998 ★ 6.5
Hanson
The Game
The Game
1998
Tam
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
1998 ★ 7.2
General
Deacon Brodie
Deacon Brodie
1997
Alisdair Gilzean
When Saturday Comes
When Saturday Comes
1996 ★ 5.6
Factory Boss
Braveheart
Braveheart
1995 ★ 7.9
Bride's Father
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
1994 ★ 6.7
Harding
White Goods
White Goods
1994 ★ 5.5
Paul Ryan
Down Among the Big Boys
Down Among the Big Boys
1993 ★ 7.0
Dan Gibbons
An Ungentlemanly Act
An Ungentlemanly Act
1992 ★ 5.5
Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb
Patriot Games
Patriot Games
1992 ★ 6.7
Dennis Cooley
Blame It on the Bellboy
Blame It on the Bellboy
1992 ★ 5.3
Alfio
Under Suspicion
Under Suspicion
1991 ★ 5.9
Prosecuting Lawyer
Robin Hood
Robin Hood
1991 ★ 5.7
Harry
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
1991 ★ 5.5
Dr. Andreyev
White Hunter, Black Heart
White Hunter, Black Heart
1990 ★ 6.4
Zibelinsky
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
1989 ★ 7.5
Harold
Countdown to War
Countdown to War
1989 ★ 5.0
Stalin
Scandal
Scandal
1989 ★ 6.0
Detective Inspector
Leaving
Leaving
1989
Tommy
Lucky Sunil
Lucky Sunil
1988
Des Organ
Comrades
Comrades
1987 ★ 6.8
Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer
Hidden City
Hidden City
1987 ★ 5.1
Hillcombe
A Sense of Freedom
A Sense of Freedom
1985 ★ 6.4
Malkie
Every Picture Tells a Story
Every Picture Tells a Story
1984
William Scott
Comfort and Joy
Comfort and Joy
1984 ★ 6.5
Trevor
Local Hero
Local Hero
1983 ★ 6.8
Watt
Dead on Time
Dead on Time
1983 ★ 6.5
Foreigner
Gregory's Girl
Gregory's Girl
1981 ★ 6.7
Alec
Shakespeare's Mounted Foot
Shakespeare's Mounted Foot
1979
The Thin End of the Wedge
The Thin End of the Wedge
1977
John
Just Another Saturday
Just Another Saturday
1975 ★ 8.0
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
1974
Various
Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket
Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket
1973
Michael Regan
Michael Regan
1971
Jerry's Mate
The Hunch
The Hunch
1967

TV Series