Name
Edward Norton
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1969-08-18 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Known For
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Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighb...
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New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultur...
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- 1998 American History X as Derek
- 1996 The 53rd Calypso as Jon Sodon
- 1999 Fight Club as Narrator
- 2002 Frida as Nelson Rockefeller
- 2002 25th Hour as Monty Brogan
- 2006 The Illusionist as Eisenheim
- 2005 Kingdom of Heaven as King Baldwin (uncredited)
- 1996 Primal Fear as Aaron Stampler / Roy
- 1996 The People vs. Larry Flynt as Alan Isaacman
- 1998 Rounders as Lester 'Worm' Murphy
- 2008 The Incredible Hulk as Bruce Banner
- 2000 Keeping the Faith as Father Brian Finn
- 2001 The Score as Jack Teller
- 2009 The Invention of Lying as Cop
- 2005 Down in the Valley as Harlan Fairfax Curruthers
- 1996 Everyone Says I Love You as Holden Spence
- 2002 Death to Smoochy as Sheldon Mopes / Smoochy
- 2002 Red Dragon as Will Graham
- 2009 Leaves of Grass as Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid
- 2003 The Italian Job as Steve
- 2008 Pride and Glory as Ray Tierney
- 2006 The Painted Veil as Dr. Walter Fane
- 1994 Only in America as Duane / Kevin / Bruno / Eric / Museum Guard
- 2010 Stone as Stone
- 2012 The Bourne Legacy as Byer
- 2012 The Apple Pushers as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2008 Bustin' Down the Door as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel as Henckels
- 1998 Out of the Past as Henry Gerber (voice)
- 2021 Paper Birds as Robert
- 2014 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) as Mike
- 2003 The Evolution of an American Filmmaker as Self
- 2023 UnCharitable as Self
- 2016 Sausage Party as Sammy Bagel Jr. (voice)
- 2012 Moonrise Kingdom as Scout Master Ward
- 2008 Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound as Self - Bruce Banner / Hulk, The Incredible Hulk (2008)
- 2003 A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' as Self
- 2023 Asteroid City as Conrad Earp
- 2022 High Noon on the Waterfront as Carl Foreman (voice)
- 2024 A Complete Unknown as Pete Seeger
- 2015 Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom' as Self / Scout Ward
- 2024 Bad River as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2018 Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis as Self
- 1997 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea as Bill
- 2016 Collateral Beauty as Whit Yardsham
- 2003 Declaration of Independence as Self
- 2018 Isle of Dogs as Rex (voice)
- Soon Fasting and the Longevity Revolution as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2001 Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career as Narrator
- 2001 Baltimore Orioles Legends - Cal Ripken Jr. The Iron Man's Legendary Career
- 2012 The Dictator as Self
- 2007 Brando as Self
- 2019 Motherless Brooklyn as Lionel Essrog
- 2001 The Concert for New York City as Self
- 2015 Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings) as Self
- 2019 Alita: Battle Angel as Nova (uncredited)
- 1999 Forever Hollywood as Self
- 2021 The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun as The Chauffeur
- 2013 Salinger as Self - Actor
- 2009 Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory" as Self
- 2011 Behind Bars: The Making of Stone as Self
- 2014 Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2022 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery as Miles Bron
- 2020 Belmondo l'influenceur as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming as Narrator
- 2002 Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes as Self
- 2002 Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary as Self
- 2024 Longevity Hackers as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2001 Making "The Score" as Himself
- 2025 On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown" as Self
- 2026 The Invite as Hawk
- 2025 From Rails to Trails as Narrator
- Soon Porto Rico
- 2015 Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton. as Self
- 2008 The Making of 'The Incredible Hulk' as Self
- 2000 Fight Club: Behind the Scenes as Self
- 2002 Secret Killers of Monterey Bay as Narrator (voice)
- 2025 SNL50: The Homecoming Concert as Self
- 2008 The Incredible Hulk: Becoming the Hulk as Self
- 2008 The Incredible Hulk: Hulking Out in the Bottling Plant as Self
- 2008 The Incredible Hulk: Hulking Out on Campus as Self
- 2008 The Incredible Hulk: Hulking Out in Harlem as Self
- 1994 Inside the Actors Studio ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2009 Modern Family ( 1 episode ) as Izzy LaFontaine
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 1997 The View ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 2 episodes )
- 2005 Stella ( 1 episode )
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2005 Strange Days on Planet Earth ( 6 episodes )
- 1953 The Oscars ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 2023 Extrapolations ( 2 episodes ) as Jonathan Chopin
- 2003 Sunday Morning Shootout ( 1 episode )
- 2014 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ( 1 episode ) as Bridge Inspection Supervisor
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 2008 Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2016 Ask the Storybots ( 1 episode )
- 2006 America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions ( 1 episode ) as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2024 Sausage Party: Foodtopia ( 16 episodes ) as Sammy (voice)
- 2015 Nature Is Speaking ( 1 episode ) as The Soil
- 2006 Rachael Ray ( 1 episode )
- 2003 Comedy Central Roasts ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1996 The Daily Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2014 Off Camera with Sam Jones ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1989 The Simpsons ( 1 episode ) as Reverend Elijah Hooper (voice)
- 1989 The Simpsons ( 1 episode ) as Devon Bradley (voice)
- 2007 Brando: The Documentary ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2010 Conan ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2006 The One Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Nominee
- 2025 The American Revolution ( 5 episodes ) as Benjamin Rush / Philip Vickers Fithian / Philip Schuyler (voice)
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 2 episodes ) as Self (uncredited)
- 2026 TFI Unplugged ( 1 episode )
