Edward Norton
Born August 18, 1969 (Age: 56)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
A Complete Unknown
2024
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as Pete Seeger
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Age: 55
UnCharitable
2023
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as Self
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Age: 54
Asteroid City
2023
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as Conrad Earp
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Age: 53
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
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as Miles Bron
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Age: 53
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021
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as The Chauffeur
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Age: 52
Motherless Brooklyn
2019
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as Lionel Essrog
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Age: 50
Alita: Battle Angel
2019
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as Nova (uncredited)
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Age: 49
Isle of Dogs
2018
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as Rex (voice)
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Age: 48
Collateral Beauty
2016
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as Whit Yardsham
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Age: 47
Sausage Party
2016
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as Sammy Bagel Jr. (voice)
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Age: 46
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014
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as Mike
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Age: 45
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014
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as Henckels
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Age: 44
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
2012
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as Self
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Age: 43
The Bourne Legacy
2012
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as Byer
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Age: 42
Moonrise Kingdom
2012
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as Scout Master Ward
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Age: 42
The Dictator
2012
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as Self
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Age: 42
Stone
2010
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as Stone
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Age: 41
The Invention of Lying
2009
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as Cop
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Age: 40
Leaves of Grass
2009
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as Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid
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Age: 40
Pride and Glory
2008
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as Ray Tierney
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Age: 39
The Incredible Hulk
2008
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as Bruce Banner
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Age: 38
The Painted Veil
2006
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as Dr. Walter Fane
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Age: 37
The Illusionist
2006
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as Eisenheim
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Age: 37
Down in the Valley
2005
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as Harlan
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Age: 35
Kingdom of Heaven
2005
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as King Baldwin (uncredited)
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Age: 35
The Italian Job
2003
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as Steve
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Age: 33
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
2003
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as Self
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Age: 33
25th Hour
2002
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as Monty Brogan
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Age: 33
Red Dragon
2002
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as Will Graham
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Age: 33
No Image
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
2002
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as Self
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Age: 33
Frida
2002
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as Nelson Rockefeller
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Age: 33
Death to Smoochy
2002
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as Sheldon Mopes / Smoochy
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Age: 32
Making "The Score"
2001
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as Himself
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Age: 32
The Score
2001
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as Jack Teller
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Age: 31
Keeping the Faith
2000
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as Father Brian Finn
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Age: 30
Fight Club
1999
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as Narrator
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Age: 30
Rounders
1998
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as Lester 'Worm' Murphy
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Age: 29
Out of the Past
1998
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as Henry Gerber (voice)
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Age: 28
American History X
1998
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as Derek
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Age: 28
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
1997
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as Bill
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Age: 27
The People vs. Larry Flynt
1996
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as Alan Isaacman
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Age: 27
Everyone Says I Love You
1996
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as Holden Spence
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Age: 27
Primal Fear
1996
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as Aaron/Roy Stampler
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Age: 26
The 53rd Calypso
1996
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as Jon Sodon
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Age: 26
No Image
Only in America
1994
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as Duane / Kevin / Bruno / Eric / Museum Guard
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Age: 24