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