Edward Norton
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: August 18, 1969
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Narrator
as Pete Seeger
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Sammy (voice)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Self
as Conrad Earp
as Jonathan Chopin
as Miles Bron
as Carl Foreman (voice)
as The Chauffeur
as Robert
as Self (archive footage)
as Lionel Essrog
as Nova (uncredited)
as Self
as Rex (voice)
as Whit Yardsham
as Sammy Bagel Jr. (voice)
as Self / Scout Ward
as The Soil
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Bridge Inspection Supervisor
as Henckels
as Self
as Self
as Self - Actor
as Byer
as Scout Master Ward
as Self
as Narrator (voice)
as Self
as Stone
as Cop
as Izzy LaFontaine
as Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid
as Ray Tierney
as Narrator (voice)
as Bruce Banner
as Self - Bruce Banner / Hulk, The Incredible Hulk (2008)
as Self
as Self
as Dr. Walter Fane
as Narrator (voice)
as Eisenheim
as Self
as Harlan
as King Baldwin (uncredited)
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Steve
as Self
as Monty Brogan
as Will Graham
as Nelson Rockefeller
as Sheldon Mopes / Smoochy
as Himself
as Jack Teller
as Father Brian Finn
as Narrator
as Self
as Lester 'Worm' Murphy
as Henry Gerber (voice)
as Derek
as Self
as Alan Isaacman
as Holden Spence
as Self
as Aaron/Roy Stampler
as Jon Sodon
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Reverend Elijah Hooper (voice)
as Devon Bradley (voice)
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
as Self - Host
as Self
as Self - Nominee