Edward Norton
Acting
Born: August 18, 1969 (age 57) · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Highest Rated
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
Fight Club
1999
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014
The Incredible Hulk
2008
American History X
1998
The Simpsons
1989
Alita: Battle Angel
2019
Sausage Party
2016
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
The Dictator
2012
Moonrise Kingdom
2012
The Bourne Legacy
2012
Photos (19)
Movies (47)
The Invite
Hawk
Fight Club
Narrator
The Incredible Hulk
Bruce Banner
Kingdom of Heaven
King Baldwin (uncredited)
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Henckels
American History X
Derek
Alita: Battle Angel
Nova (uncredited)
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Mike
Primal Fear
Aaron/Roy Stampler
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Miles Bron
Isle of Dogs
Rex (voice)
Sausage Party
Sammy Bagel Jr. (voice)
The Bourne Legacy
Byer
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
The Chauffeur
A Complete Unknown
Pete Seeger
The Italian Job
Steve
Asteroid City
Conrad Earp
The Score
Jack Teller
The Illusionist
Eisenheim
The Invention of Lying
Cop
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Alan Isaacman
Moonrise Kingdom
Scout Master Ward
Rounders
Lester 'Worm' Murphy
25th Hour
Monty Brogan
Collateral Beauty
Whit Yardsham
The Painted Veil
Dr. Walter Fane
Motherless Brooklyn
Lionel Essrog
Pride and Glory
Ray Tierney
Everyone Says I Love You
Holden Spence
Frida
Nelson Rockefeller
Stone
Stone
Death to Smoochy
Sheldon Mopes / Smoochy
Leaves of Grass
Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid
Keeping the Faith
Father Brian Finn
Down in the Valley
Harlan Fairfax Curruthers
Red Dragon
Will Graham
The 53rd Calypso
Jon Sodon
Out of the Past
Henry Gerber (voice)
High Noon on the Waterfront
Carl Foreman (voice)
Paper Birds
Robert
Bustin' Down the Door
Narrator (voice)
Secret Killers of Monterey Bay
Narrator (voice)
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Bill
From Rails to Trails
Narrator
Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming
Narrator
Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career
Narrator
Baltimore Orioles Legends - Cal Ripken Jr. The Iron Man's Legendary Career
2001
TV Shows (14)
The Simpsons
Reverend Elijah Hooper (voice) · 1 eps
The Simpsons
Devon Bradley (voice) · 1 eps
Modern Family
Izzy LaFontaine · 1 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Bridge Inspection Supervisor · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2 eps
Sausage Party: Foodtopia
Sammy (voice) · 16 eps
Extrapolations
Jonathan Chopin · 2 eps
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Rachael Ray
1 eps
The American Revolution
Benjamin Rush / Philip Vickers Fithian / Philip Schuyler (voice) · 5 eps
Ask the Storybots
1 eps
Nature Is Speaking
The Soil · 1 eps
Stella
1 eps
Strange Days on Planet Earth
6 eps
Self / Appearances (49)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 3 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 3 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited) · 2 eps
Conan
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 4 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
The One Show
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 4 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self · 1 eps
Konbini Vidéo Club
Self · 1 eps
The Dictator
Self
Comedy Central Roasts
Self · 1 eps
Brando: The Documentary
Self · 2 eps
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Belmondo l'influenceur
Self (archive footage)
Forever Hollywood
Self
The Concert for New York City
Self
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
Self · 1 eps
Brando
Self
On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"
Self
Salinger
Self - Actor
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
Self
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
Self
The Making of 'The Incredible Hulk'
Self
Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"
Self
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
Self
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Self / Scout Ward
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 2 eps
Declaration of Independence
Self
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
Self
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Self - Bruce Banner / Hulk, The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Longevity Hackers
Self - Narrator (voice)
Bad River
Self - Narrator (voice)
Making "The Score"
Himself
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
Self
UnCharitable
Self
Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.
Self
Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy
Self - Narrator (voice)
Fight Club: Behind the Scenes
Self
Behind Bars: The Making of Stone
Self
The Apple Pushers
Self - Narrator (voice)
Upcoming (1)
Directing (3)
Writing (2)
Producing (8)
The Painted Veil
Producer
Motherless Brooklyn
Producer
Gotti
Producer
Leaves of Grass
Producer
Keeping the Faith
Producer
Down in the Valley
Producer
One October
Executive Producer
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
Producer