Alex Norton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 27, 1950 (age 76)
- Birthplace
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
Being Stanley Baxter
Movie · as Self
Daredevil: Born Again
TV · as Male Dancer · 1 ep
Rikki
Movie · as Self
Shoshana
Movie · as Tennant (CID)
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
Movie · as McAngus
Bill Douglas: My Best Friend
Movie · as Self
Ooh the Banter!
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Dragon Rider
Movie · as Gravelbeard (voice)
Selling Scotland
Movie · as Self
Good Omens
TV · as Tulloch · 1 ep
Hatton Garden
TV · as Kenny Collins · 4 eps
Two Doors Down
TV · as Eric Baird · 48 eps
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
Movie · as Self
Still Game: The Story So Far
Movie · as Self
Two Doors Down
Movie · as Eric
Dream Me Up Scotty!
Movie · as Presenter
Shetland
TV · as Cameron Watt · 2 eps
Sir Billi
Movie · as Butler / Baron McToff (voice)
Brave
Movie · as Additional Voices (voice)
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV · as Self - Participant · 1 ep
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Movie · as Captain Bellamy
Waterloo Road
TV · as Gerard Findlay · 6 eps
Unsolved
TV · 21 eps
Billy Bongo
Movie
The Count of Monte Cristo
Movie · as Napoleon Bonaparte
Complicity
Movie · as Kenny Garnet
Beautiful Creatures
Movie · as Det Insp Hepburn
Extremely Dangerous
TV · as DCS Wallace · 4 eps
The Game
Movie · as Tam
Little Voice
Movie · as Bunnie Morris
Orphans
Movie · as Hanson
Les Misérables
Movie · as General
Deacon Brodie
Movie · as Alisdair Gilzean
Renford Rejects
TV · 52 eps
Turning World
TV · as Barry · 3 eps
When Saturday Comes
Movie · as Factory Boss
Bad Boys
TV · as Malky 'Tissue' Mulhernen · 6 eps
The Crow Road
TV · as Lachlan Watt · 4 eps
Braveheart
Movie · as Bride's Father
Backup
TV · 14 eps
Hamish Macbeth
TV · as Duncan Soutar · 1 ep
Signs and Wonders
TV · as William Gimble, William Grimble · 2 eps
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
Movie · as Harding
White Goods
Movie · as Paul Ryan
Down Among the Big Boys
Movie · as Dan Gibbons
Comics
TV · as Haggis · 2 eps
Blame It on the Bellboy
Movie · as Alfio
Patriot Games
Movie · as Dennis Cooley
An Ungentlemanly Act
Movie · as Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
Movie · as Dr. Andreyev
Under Suspicion
Movie · as Prosecuting Lawyer
Robin Hood
Movie · as Harry
White Hunter, Black Heart
Movie · as Zibelinsky
The Chief
TV · as Gordon Mackie · 1 ep
Leaving
Movie · as Tommy
Scandal
Movie · as Detective Inspector
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
Movie · as Harold
Countdown to War
Movie · as Stalin
Lucky Sunil
Movie · as Des Organ
Rab C. Nesbitt: Seasonal Greet
Movie · as Dodie
The One Game
TV · as The Conjuror · 4 eps
Comrades
Movie · as Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer
Hidden City
Movie · as Hillcombe
Lovejoy
TV · as Murray McNally · 1 ep
A Sense of Freedom
Movie · as Malkie
Comfort and Joy
Movie · as Trevor
Every Picture Tells a Story
Movie · as William Scott
The Bill
TV · 1 ep
Local Hero
Movie · as Watt
Dead on Time
Movie · as Foreigner
Taggart
TV · as DCI Matt Burke · 58 eps
Blackadder
TV · as McAngus, Duke of Argyll · 1 ep
No Excuses
TV · as Howard · 4 eps
Fame Is the Spur
TV · as Keir Hardie · 2 eps
Bergerac
TV · as Acupuncturist · 1 ep
Gregory's Girl
Movie · as Alec
A Question of Guilt
TV · as Captain William Cranstoun · 6 eps
Shakespeare's Mounted Foot
Movie
Strangers
TV · as Cooper · 1 ep
The Thin End of the Wedge
Movie · as John
Just Another Saturday
Movie
The Sweeney
TV · as Gibson · 1 ep
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
Movie · as Various
Playhouse
TV · as Max Beerbohm · 1 ep
Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket
Movie
Michael Regan
Movie · as Jerry's Mate
Play for Today
TV · as Lord Vat / Singer etc · 1 ep
The Hunch
Movie