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Edward Norton

Acting 56 years old Boston, Massachusetts, USA ★ 4.9
Born: August 18, 1969

Biography

Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor and filmmaker. After graduating from Yale College in 1991 with a degree in history, he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to New York City 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 the film Fight Club (1999), which garnered a cult following.

Norton established the production company Class 5 Films in 2003, and was 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, a non-profit organization that 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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Known For

The Simpsons
The Simpsons Reverend Elijah Hooper (voice) 1989
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Devon Bradley (voice) 1989
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited) 1975
Sausage Party
Sausage Party Sammy Bagel Jr. (voice) 2016

Jimmy's Seen (4)

25th Hour
25th Hour Monty Brogan 2002
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Miles Bron 2022
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Miles Bron 2022
Die Hard
Die Hard Self 1988

Filmography

Acting Credits (111)

The Invite
The Invite Hawk 2026
The American Revolution
The American Revolution Benjamin Rush / Philip Vickers Fithian / Philip Schuyler (voice) 2025
From Rails to Trails
From Rails to Trails Narrator 2025
On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"
On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown" Self 2025
A Complete Unknown
A Complete Unknown Pete Seeger 2024
Longevity Hackers
Longevity Hackers Self - Narrator (voice) 2024
Sausage Party: Foodtopia
Sausage Party: Foodtopia Sammy (voice) 2024
Bad River
Bad River Self - Narrator (voice) 2024
UnCharitable
UnCharitable Self 2023
Asteroid City
Asteroid City Conrad Earp 2023
Extrapolations
Extrapolations Jonathan Chopin 2023
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Miles Bron 2022
High Noon on the Waterfront
High Noon on the Waterfront Carl Foreman (voice) 2022
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun The Chauffeur 2021
Paper Birds
Paper Birds Robert 2021
Belmondo l'influenceur
Belmondo l'influenceur Self (archive footage) 2020
Motherless Brooklyn
Motherless Brooklyn Lionel Essrog 2019
Alita: Battle Angel
Alita: Battle Angel Nova (uncredited) 2019
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis Self 2018
Vidéo Club
Vidéo Club Self 2018
Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs Rex (voice) 2018
Collateral Beauty
Collateral Beauty Whit Yardsham 2016
Ask the Storybots
Ask the Storybots 2016
Sausage Party
Sausage Party Sammy Bagel Jr. (voice) 2016
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom' Self / Scout Ward 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self 2015
Nature Is Speaking
Nature Is Speaking The Soil 2015
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings) Self 2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self 2014
Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming
Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming Narrator 2014
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Mike 2014
Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy
Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy Self - Narrator (voice) 2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Bridge Inspection Supervisor 2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel Henckels 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Off Camera with Sam Jones Self 2014
Salinger
Salinger Self - Actor 2013
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe Self 2012
The Bourne Legacy
The Bourne Legacy Byer 2012
Moonrise Kingdom
Moonrise Kingdom Scout Master Ward 2012
The Dictator
The Dictator Self 2012
The Apple Pushers
The Apple Pushers Narrator (voice) 2012
Behind Bars: The Making of Stone
Behind Bars: The Making of Stone Self 2011
Conan
Conan Self 2010
Stone
Stone Stone 2010
The Invention of Lying
The Invention of Lying Cop 2009
Modern Family
Modern Family Izzy LaFontaine 2009
Leaves of Grass
Leaves of Grass Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid 2009
Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"
Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory" Self 2009
Pride and Glory
Pride and Glory Ray Tierney 2008
Bustin' Down the Door
Bustin' Down the Door Narrator (voice) 2008
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence Self 2008
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk Bruce Banner 2008
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound Self - Bruce Banner / Hulk, The Incredible Hulk (2008) 2008
Brando
Brando Self 2007
Brando: The Documentary
Brando: The Documentary Self 2007
The Painted Veil
The Painted Veil Dr. Walter Fane 2006
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions Narrator (voice) 2006
Rachael Ray
Rachael Ray 2006
The Illusionist
The Illusionist Eisenheim 2006
The One Show
The One Show Self 2006
Stella
Stella 2005
Down in the Valley
Down in the Valley Harlan 2005
Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven King Baldwin (uncredited) 2005
Strange Days on Planet Earth
Strange Days on Planet Earth 2005
Sunday Morning Shootout
Sunday Morning Shootout 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003
Comedy Central Roasts
Comedy Central Roasts Self 2003
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence Self 2003
The Italian Job
The Italian Job Steve 2003
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker Self 2003
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' Self 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest 2003
25th Hour
25th Hour Monty Brogan 2002
Red Dragon
Red Dragon Will Graham 2002
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes Self 2002
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary Self 2002
Frida
Frida Nelson Rockefeller 2002
Death to Smoochy
Death to Smoochy Sheldon Mopes / Smoochy 2002
Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career
Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career Narrator 2001
Baltimore Orioles Legends - Cal Ripken Jr. The Iron Man's Legendary Career
Baltimore Orioles Legends - Cal Ripken Jr. The Iron Man's Legendary Career 2001
Making "The Score"
Making "The Score" Himself 2001
The Concert for New York City
The Concert for New York City Self 2001
The Score
The Score Jack Teller 2001
Keeping the Faith
Keeping the Faith Father Brian Finn 2000
Fight Club
Fight Club Narrator 1999
Forever Hollywood
Forever Hollywood Self 1999
Rounders
Rounders Lester 'Worm' Murphy 1998
Out of the Past
Out of the Past Henry Gerber (voice) 1998
American History X
American History X Derek 1998
The View
The View Self 1997
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Bill 1997
The People vs. Larry Flynt
The People vs. Larry Flynt Alan Isaacman 1996
Everyone Says I Love You
Everyone Says I Love You Holden Spence 1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
Primal Fear
Primal Fear Aaron/Roy Stampler 1996
The 53rd Calypso
The 53rd Calypso Jon Sodon 1996
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio Self 1994
Only in America
Only in America Duane / Kevin / Bruno / Eric / Museum Guard 1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Reverend Elijah Hooper (voice) 1989
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Devon Bradley (voice) 1989
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited) 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944
Fasting and the Longevity Revolution
Fasting and the Longevity Revolution Self - Narrator (voice)
Porto Rico
Porto Rico

Directing Credits (2)

Writing Credits (1)

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