Alex Norton
Born January 27, 1950 (Age: 76)
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Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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.
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.
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Filmography
Shoshana
2024
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as Tennant (CID)
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Age: 73
Dragon Rider
2020
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as Gravelbeard (voice)
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Age: 70
Brave
2012
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as Additional Voices (voice)
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Age: 62
Sir Billi
2012
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as Butler / Baron McToff (voice)
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Age: 62
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006
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as Captain Bellamy
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Age: 56
The Count of Monte Cristo
2002
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as Napoleon Bonaparte
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Age: 51
Beautiful Creatures
2000
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as Det Insp Hepburn
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Age: 50
Complicity
2000
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as Kenny Garnet
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Age: 50
Orphans
1998
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as Hanson
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Age: 48
The Game
1998
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as Tam
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Age: 48
Les Misérables
1998
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as General
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Age: 48
When Saturday Comes
1996
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as Factory Boss
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Age: 46
Braveheart
1995
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as Bride's Father
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Age: 45
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
1994
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as Harding
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Age: 44
Patriot Games
1992
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as Dennis Cooley
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Age: 42
Blame It on the Bellboy
1992
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as Alfio
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Age: 41
Under Suspicion
1991
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as Prosecuting Lawyer
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Age: 41
White Hunter, Black Heart
1990
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as Zibelinsky
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Age: 40
Scandal
1989
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as Detective Inspector
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Age: 39
Local Hero
1983
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as Watt
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Age: 33
Gregory's Girl
1981
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as Alec
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Age: 31
Shakespeare's Mounted Foot
1979
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as
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Age: 29
Michael Regan
1971
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as Jerry's Mate
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Age: 21