Edward Norton

Birthday:

08/18/1969

Place of birth:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA:

Biography:

Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous awards and nominations, including a Golden Globe Award and three Academy Award nominations. Born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Columbia, Maryland, Norton was drawn to theatrical productions at local venues as a child. After graduating from Yale College in 1991, he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to New York City to pursue an acting career. He gained immediate 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 reformed 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 emerged as a filmmaker in the 2000s. He 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 critical acclaim for his acting roles in films such as The Score (2001), 25th Hour (2002), 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 role in the black comedy Birdman (2014), Norton earned another Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.



Credits

UnCharitable (2023)
Self
Asteroid City (2023)
Conrad Earp
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
Miles Bron
High Noon on the Waterfront (2022)
Carl Foreman (voice)
The French Dispatch (2021)
The Chauffeur
Paper Birds (2021)
Robert
Belmondo l'influenceur (2020)
Self (archive footage)
Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
Lionel Essrog
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Nova (uncredited)
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis (2018)
Self
Isle of Dogs (2018)
Rex (voice)
Collateral Beauty (2016)
Whit Yardsham
Sausage Party (2016)
Sammy Bagel Jr. (voice)
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom' (2015)
Self / Scout Ward
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings) (2015)
Self
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special (2015)
Self / Stefon
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
Mike Shiner
The Making of The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Self / Henckels
Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy (2014)
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
Albert Henckels
Salinger (2013)
Self - Actor
Moonrise Kingdom: Welcome to the Island of New Penzance (2012)
Self
The Bourne Legacy (2012)
Byer
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Scout Master Ward
The Dictator (2012)
Self
The Apple Pushers (2012)
Narrator (voice)
Behind Bars: The Making of Stone (2011)
Self
Stone (2010)
Stone
The Invention of Lying (2009)
Cop
Leaves of Grass (2009)
Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid
Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory" (2009)
Self
Pride and Glory (2008)
Ray Tierney
Bustin' Down the Door (2008)
Narrator (voice)
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Bruce Banner / The Hulk
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound (2008)
Self - Bruce Banner / Hulk, The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Brando (2007)
Self
Killers Kill, Dead Men Die (2007)
The Undercover Cop
The Painted Veil (2006)
Dr. Walter Fane
The Illusionist (2006)
Eisenheim
Down in the Valley (2005)
Harlan
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
King Baldwin
After the Sunset (2004)
Edward Norton
Declaration of Independence (2003)
Self
The Italian Job (2003)
Steve
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (2003)
Self
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' (2003)
Himself
25th Hour (2002)
Monty Brogan
Red Dragon (2002)
Will Graham
Frida (2002)
Nelson Rockefeller
Death to Smoochy (2002)
Sheldon Mopes / Smoochy
The Concert for New York City (2001)
Self
The Score (2001)
Jack Teller
Keeping the Faith (2000)
Father Brian Finn
Fight Club (1999)
Narrator
Forever Hollywood (1999)
Self
Rounders (1998)
Lester 'Worm' Murphy
Out of the Past (1998)
Henry Gerber (voice)
American History X (1998)
Derek
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
Alan Isaacman
Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
Holden Spence
Primal Fear (1996)
Aaron
The 53rd Calypso (1996)
Jon Sodon
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (1995)
Bill
Only in America (1994)
Duane / James / Bruno / Eric / The museum guard
Bad River ()
Narrator
A Complete Unknown ()
Pete Seeger
Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
Screenplay
Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
Director
Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
Producer
Gotti (2018)
Producer
One October (2017)
Executive Producer
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (2009)
Producer
Leaves of Grass (2009)
Producer
The Painted Veil (2006)
Producer
Down in the Valley (2005)
Producer
Down in the Valley (2005)
Editor
Dirty Work (2004)
Executive Producer
Frida (2002)
Thanks
Keeping the Faith (2000)
Producer
Keeping the Faith (2000)
Director
Fool's Day ()
Producer