Edward Norton

Edward Norton

  • Birthday: 1969-08-18
  • Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Also know as: Edward Harrison

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.

Filmography

American History X

1998

As Derek

Fight Club

1999

As Narrator

25th Hour

2002

As Monty Brogan

The Illusionist

2006

As Eisenheim

Down in the Valley

2005

As Harlan

Red Dragon

2002

As Will Graham

Leaves of Grass

2009

As Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid

Pride and Glory

2008

As Ray Tierney

The Painted Veil

2006

As Dr. Walter Fane

The Apple Pushers

2012

As Narrator (voice)

The Incredible Hulk

2008

As Bruce Banner / The Hulk

Motherless Brooklyn

2019

As Lionel Essrog

Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy

2014

As Self - Narrator (voice)

High Noon on the Waterfront

2022

As Carl Foreman (voice)

The 53rd Calypso

1996

As Jon Sodon

Bustin' Down the Door

2008

As Narrator (voice)

Bad River

2024

As Narrator

Rounders

1998

As Lester 'Worm' Murphy

Keeping the Faith

2000

As Father Brian Finn

The Score

2001

As Jack Teller

Death to Smoochy

2002

As Sheldon Mopes / Smoochy

Everyone Says I Love You

1996

As Holden Spence

Stone

2010

As Stone

Collateral Beauty

2016

As Whit Yardsham

UnCharitable

2023

As Self

A Complete Unknown

0000

As Pete Seeger

Primal Fear

1996

As Aaron

The People vs. Larry Flynt

1996

As Alan Isaacman

The Italian Job

2003

As Steve

The Bourne Legacy

2012

As Byer

Paper Birds

2021

As Robert

Out of the Past

1998

As Henry Gerber (voice)

Moonrise Kingdom

2012

As Scout Master Ward

Isle of Dogs

2018

As Rex (voice)

Kingdom of Heaven

2005

As King Baldwin

Only in America

1994

As Duane / James / Bruno / Eric / The museum guard

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

2008

As Self - Bruce Banner / Hulk, The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Asteroid City

2023

As Conrad Earp

Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

2015

As Self / Scout Ward

The Grand Budapest Hotel

2014

As Albert Henckels

Frida

2002

As Nelson Rockefeller

Brando

2007

As Self

Belmondo l'influenceur

2020

As Self (archive footage)

Sausage Party

2016

As Sammy Bagel Jr. (voice)

Forever Hollywood

1999

As Self

Killers Kill, Dead Men Die

2007

As The Undercover Cop

The French Dispatch

2021

As The Chauffeur

After the Sunset

2004

As Edward Norton

Salinger

2013

As Self - Actor

Alita: Battle Angel

2019

As Nova (uncredited)

The Dictator

2012

As Self

Production

Frida

2002

As Thanks

Keeping the Faith

2000

As Director

Motherless Brooklyn

2019

As Director

Down in the Valley

2005

As Editor

Keeping the Faith

2000

As Producer

Down in the Valley

2005

As Producer

The Painted Veil

2006

As Producer

Dirty Work

2004

As Executive Producer

Leaves of Grass

2009

As Producer

Motherless Brooklyn

2019

As Producer

Fool's Day

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As Producer

One October

2017

As Executive Producer

Gotti

2018

As Producer

Motherless Brooklyn

2019

As Screenplay

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