About

Known credits:
65
Birthday:
1950-01-27
Place of birth:
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Website:
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Alex Norton

Overview

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

Acting
2024 Rikki Actor Self N/A
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2024 Shoshana Actor Tennant (CID) 59
Average
2023 Bill Douglas: My Best Friend Actor Self N/A
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2023 Blackadder: The Lost Pilot Actor McAngus 59
Average
2022 Ooh the Banter! Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2020 Dragon Rider Actor Gravelbeard (voice) 61
Fair
2019 Hatton Garden Actor Kenny Collins 67
Fair
2016 Two Doors Down Actor Eric 69
Fair
2015 Sean Connery: In His Own Words Actor Self 59
Average
2014 Still Game: The Story So Far Actor Self 59
Average
2013 Two Doors Down Actor Eric 58
Average
2013 Dream Me Up Scotty! Actor Presenter N/A
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2012 Brave Actor Additional Voices (voice) 69
Fair
2012 Sir Billi Actor Butler / Baron McToff (voice) 57
Average
2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Actor Bellamy 73
Good
2004 Unsolved Actor N/A
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2002 The Count of Monte Cristo Actor Napoleon Bonaparte 73
Good
2002 Billy Bongo Actor N/A
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2000 Beautiful Creatures Actor Det Insp Hepburn 58
Average
2000 Complicity Actor Kenny Garnet 58
Average
1999 Extremely Dangerous Actor DCS Wallace N/A
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1998 Little Voice Actor Bunnie Morris 60
Fair
1998 Orphans Actor Hanson 59
Average
1998 The Game Actor Tam N/A
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1998 Les Misérables Actor General 66
Fair
1997 Deacon Brodie Actor Alisdair Gilzean N/A
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1997 Renford Rejects Actor 69
Fair
1996 The Crow Road Actor Lachlan Watt 69
Fair
1996 Bad Boys Actor Malky 'Tissue' Mulhernen N/A
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1996 When Saturday Comes Actor Factory Boss 58
Average
1995 Backup Actor 69
Fair
1995 Braveheart Actor Bride's Father 78
Good
1994 Squanto: A Warrior's Tale Actor Harding 59
Average
1994 White Goods Actor Paul Ryan 58
Average
1993 Down Among the Big Boys Actor Dan Gibbons 59
Average
1992 An Ungentlemanly Act Actor Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb 58
Average
1992 Patriot Games Actor Dennis Cooley 65
Fair
1992 Blame It on the Bellboy Actor Alfio 58
Average
1991 Under Suspicion Actor Prosecuting Lawyer 58
Average
1991 Robin Hood Actor Harry 58
Average
1991 Chernobyl: The Final Warning Actor Dr. Andreyev 58
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1990 White Hunter, Black Heart Actor Zibelinsky 60
Fair
1989 Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale Actor Harold 59
Average
1989 Countdown to War Actor Stalin 58
Average
1989 Scandal Actor Detective Inspector 58
Average
1989 Leaving Actor Tommy N/A
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1988 The One Game Actor The Conjuror 69
Fair
1988 Lucky Sunil Actor Des Organ N/A
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1987 Comrades Actor Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer 59
Average
1987 Hidden City Actor Hillcombe 58
Average
1985 A Sense of Freedom Actor Malkie 58
Average
1984 Every Picture Tells a Story Actor William Scott N/A
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1984 Comfort and Joy Actor Trevor 59
Average
1983 Taggart Actor DCI Matt Burke 67
Fair
1983 Local Hero Actor Watt 62
Fair
1983 Dead on Time Actor Foreigner 58
Average
1981 Gregory's Girl Actor Alec 60
Fair
1979 Shakespeare's Mounted Foot Actor N/A
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1977 The Thin End of the Wedge Actor John N/A
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1975 Just Another Saturday Actor 59
Average
1974 The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil Actor Various N/A
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1973 Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket Actor N/A
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1971 Michael Regan Actor Jerry's Mate N/A
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1967 The Hunch Actor N/A
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Sound
2022 The Sea Beast Sound ADR & Dubbing 69
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