Alex Norton
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1950 (age 76)
Born in
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Credits
View on IMDb79 acting credits
Biography
Alex Norton is a Scottish television, film and voice actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as DCI Matt Burke in the STV detective drama series Taggart, and Eric Baird in BBC Two sitcom Two Doors Down. He played eleven roles in Bill Douglas' 1986 film Comrades and has starred in the key films of Bill Forsyth (Gregory's Girl, Local Hero and Comfort and Joy) as well as big Hollywood productions like Braveheart, White Hunter Black Heart and Patriot Games. He was one of the founder members of the 7:84 company, touring Scotland with The Cheviot, the Stag, and the Black Black Oil in the 1970s.
Known For
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
06 Jul 2006
Brave
21 Jun 2012
Braveheart
24 May 1995
Good Omens
31 May 2019
The Count of Monte Cristo
23 Jan 2002
Patriot Games
04 Jun 1992
Daredevil: Born Again
04 Mar 2025
Les Misérables
01 May 1998
Filmography
2025
- Daredevil: Born Againas Male Dancer1 episode
2024
- Shoshanaas Tennant (CID)
2023
- Blackadder: The Lost Pilotas McAngus
2020
- Dragon Rideras Gravelbeard (voice)
2019
- Good Omensas Tulloch1 episode
- Hatton Gardenas Kenny Collins4 episodes
2016
- Two Doors Downas Eric42 episodes
2013
- Two Doors Downas Eric
- Dream Me Up Scotty!as Presenter
- Shetlandas Cameron Watt2 episodes
2006
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chestas Captain Bellamy
- Waterloo Roadas Gerard Findlay6 episodes
2004
- Unsolved21 episodes
2002
- The Count of Monte Cristoas Napoleon Bonaparte
- Billy Bongo
2000
- Beautiful Creaturesas Det Insp Hepburn
- Complicityas Kenny Garnet
1999
- Extremely Dangerousas DCS Wallace4 episodes
1998
- Little Voiceas Bunnie Morris
- Orphansas Hanson
- The Gameas Tam
- Les Misérablesas General
1997
- Deacon Brodieas Alisdair Gilzean
- Renford Rejects52 episodes
- Turning Worldas Barry3 episodes
1996
- The Crow Roadas Lachlan Watt4 episodes
- Bad Boysas Malky 'Tissue' Mulhernen6 episodes
- When Saturday Comesas Factory Boss
1995
- Backup14 episodes
- Braveheartas Bride's Father
- Hamish Macbethas Duncan Soutar1 episode
- Signs and Wondersas William Grimble1 episode
1994
- Squanto: A Warrior's Taleas Harding
- White Goodsas Paul Ryan
1993
- Down Among the Big Boysas Dan Gibbons
- Comicsas Haggis2 episodes
1992
- An Ungentlemanly Actas Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb
- Patriot Gamesas Dennis Cooley
- Blame It on the Bellboyas Alfio
1991
- Under Suspicionas Prosecuting Lawyer
- Robin Hoodas Harry
- Chernobyl: The Final Warningas Dr. Andreyev
1990
- White Hunter, Black Heartas Zibelinsky
- The Chiefas Gordon Mackie1 episode
1989
- Bearskin: An Urban Fairytaleas Harold
- Countdown to Waras Stalin
- Scandalas Detective Inspector
- Leavingas Tommy
1988
- The One Gameas The Conjuror4 episodes
- Lucky Sunilas Des Organ
1987
- Comradesas Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer
- Hidden Cityas Hillcombe
1986
- Lovejoyas Murray McNally1 episode
1985
- A Sense of Freedomas Malkie
1984
- Every Picture Tells a Storyas William Scott
- The Bill1 episode
- Comfort and Joyas Trevor
1983
- Taggartas DCI Matt Burke58 episodes
- Blackadderas McAngus, Duke of Argyll1 episode
- No Excusesas Howard4 episodes
- Local Heroas Watt
- Dead on Timeas Foreigner
1982
- Fame Is the Spuras Keir Hardie2 episodes
1981
- Bergeracas Acupuncturist1 episode
1980
- Gregory's Girlas Alec
- A Question of Guiltas Captain William Cranstoun6 episodes
1978
- Strangersas Cooper1 episode
1977
- The Thin End of the Wedgeas John
1975
- Just Another Saturday
- The Sweeneyas Gibson1 episode
1974
- The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oilas Various
- Playhouseas Max Beerbohm1 episode
1971
- Michael Reganas Jerry's Mate
1970
- Play for Todayas Lord Vat1 episode