Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is a European-American businessman, entrepreneur, actor, producer, director and screenwriter. After graduating from Yale College in 1991 with a degree in history, he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to Manhattan 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 Fight Club (1999), garring a cult following.
Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is a European-American businessman, entrepreneur, actor, producer, director and screenwriter. After graduating from Yale College in 1991 with a degree in history, he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to Manhattan 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 Fight Club (1999), garring a cult following.
Norton established the production company Class 5 Films in 2003. He was a 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. This non-profit organization 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 (Movies)
The Invite
Character:
Release Date:15/10/2026
From Rails to Trails
Character:Narrator
Release Date:15/10/2025
On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"
Character:Self
Release Date:05/01/2025
A Complete Unknown
Character:Pete Seeger
Release Date:25/12/2024
Longevity Hackers
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:04/12/2024
Bad River
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:15/03/2024
UnCharitable
Character:Self
Release Date:22/09/2023
Asteroid City
Character:Conrad Earp
Release Date:08/06/2023
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Character:Miles Bron
Release Date:23/11/2022
High Noon on the Waterfront
Character:Carl Foreman (voice)
Release Date:04/09/2022
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
Character:The Chauffeur
Release Date:21/10/2021
Paper Birds
Character:Robert
Release Date:14/06/2021
Belmondo l'influenceur
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:10/11/2020
Motherless Brooklyn
Character:Lionel Essrog
Release Date:31/10/2019
Alita: Battle Angel
Character:Nova (uncredited)
Release Date:31/01/2019
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
Character:Self
Release Date:29/07/2018
Isle of Dogs
Character:Rex (voice)
Release Date:23/03/2018
Collateral Beauty
Character:Whit Yardsham
Release Date:15/12/2016
Sausage Party
Character:Sammy Bagel Jr. (voice)
Release Date:11/07/2016
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Character:Self / Scout Ward
Release Date:22/09/2015
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
Character:Self
Release Date:18/05/2015
Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming
Character:Narrator
Release Date:18/11/2014
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Character:Mike
Release Date:17/10/2014
Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:06/05/2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Character:Henckels
Release Date:26/02/2014
Salinger
Character:Self - Actor
Release Date:06/09/2013
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
Character:Self
Release Date:25/09/2012
The Bourne Legacy
Character:Byer
Release Date:08/08/2012
Moonrise Kingdom
Character:Scout Master Ward
Release Date:16/05/2012
The Dictator
Character:Self
Release Date:15/05/2012
The Apple Pushers
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:10/02/2012
Behind Bars: The Making of Stone
Character:Self
Release Date:18/01/2011
Stone
Character:Stone
Release Date:07/10/2010
The Invention of Lying
Character:Cop
Release Date:02/10/2009
Leaves of Grass
Character:Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid
Release Date:13/09/2009
Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"
Character:Self
Release Date:27/01/2009
Pride and Glory
Character:Ray Tierney
Release Date:09/09/2008
Bustin' Down the Door
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:25/07/2008
The Incredible Hulk
Character:Bruce Banner
Release Date:12/06/2008
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Character:Self - Bruce Banner / Hulk, The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Release Date:10/06/2008
Brando
Character:Self
Release Date:01/05/2007
The Painted Veil
Character:Dr. Walter Fane
Release Date:09/12/2006
The Illusionist
Character:Eisenheim
Release Date:18/08/2006
Down in the Valley
Character:Harlan
Release Date:13/05/2005
Kingdom of Heaven
Character:King Baldwin (uncredited)
Release Date:03/05/2005
Declaration of Independence
Character:Self
Release Date:10/06/2003
The Italian Job
Character:Steve
Release Date:30/05/2003
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
Character:Self
Release Date:20/05/2003
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
Character:Self
Release Date:03/04/2003
25th Hour
Character:Monty Brogan
Release Date:19/12/2002
Red Dragon
Character:Will Graham
Release Date:02/10/2002
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
Character:Self
Release Date:17/09/2002
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
Character:Self
Release Date:17/09/2002
Frida
Character:Nelson Rockefeller
Release Date:29/08/2002
Death to Smoochy
Character:Sheldon Mopes / Smoochy
Release Date:29/03/2002
Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career
Character:Narrator
Release Date:18/12/2001
Baltimore Orioles Legends - Cal Ripken Jr. The Iron Man's Legendary Career
Character:
Release Date:11/12/2001
Making "The Score"
Character:Himself
Release Date:11/12/2001
The Concert for New York City
Character:Self
Release Date:20/10/2001
The Score
Character:Jack Teller
Release Date:13/07/2001
Keeping the Faith
Character:Father Brian Finn
Release Date:14/04/2000
Fight Club
Character:Narrator
Release Date:15/10/1999
Forever Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1999
Rounders
Character:Lester 'Worm' Murphy
Release Date:11/09/1998
Out of the Past
Character:Henry Gerber (voice)
Release Date:31/07/1998
American History X
Character:Derek
Release Date:01/07/1998
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Character:Alan Isaacman
Release Date:25/12/1996
Everyone Says I Love You
Character:Holden Spence
Release Date:06/12/1996
Primal Fear
Character:Aaron/Roy Stampler
Release Date:06/03/1996
The 53rd Calypso
Character:Jon Sodon
Release Date:01/01/1996
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Character:Bill
Release Date:20/05/1995
Only in America
Character:Duane / Kevin / Bruno / Eric / Museum Guard
Release Date:01/01/1994
Television Appearances
The American Revolution
Character:Benjamin Rush (voice) / Philip Vickers Fithian (voice) / Philip Schuyler (voice)
The American Revolution
Character:voice
Sausage Party: Foodtopia
Character:Sammy (voice)
Extrapolations
Character:Jonathan Chopin
Vidéo Club
Character:Self
Ask the Storybots
Character:
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Nature Is Speaking
Character:The Soil
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Character:Bridge Inspection Supervisor
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Character:Self
Conan
Character:Self
Modern Family
Character:Izzy LaFontaine
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
Character:Self
Brando: The Documentary
Character:Self
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Character:Narrator (voice)
Rachael Ray
Character:
The One Show
Character:Self
Stella
Character:
Strange Days on Planet Earth
Character:
Sunday Morning Shootout
Character:
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Comedy Central Roasts
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
The View
Character:Self
The Daily Show
Character:Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Character:Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
The Simpsons
Character:Reverend Elijah Hooper (voice)
The Simpsons
Character:Devon Bradley (voice)
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
The Oscars
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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