Edward Norton

Edward Norton

Date of Birth:

Aug 18, 1969

Place of Birth:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous awards and nominations, including a Golden Globe Award and three Academy Award nominations.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Columbia, Maryland, Norton was drawn to theatrical productions at local venues as a child. After graduating from Yale College in 1991, he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to New York City to pursue an acting career. He gained immediate 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 reformed 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 emerged as a filmmaker in the 2000s. He 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 critical acclaim for his acting roles in films such as The Score (2001), 25th Hour (2002), 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 role in the black comedy Birdman (2014), Norton earned another Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

filmography:

Collateral Beauty Collateral Beauty

2016

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

1995

Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

2018

Declaration of Independence Declaration of Independence

2003

Isle of Dogs Isle of Dogs

2018

Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career

2001

Fasting And The Longevity Revolution Fasting And The Longevity Revolution

1970

Bad River Bad River

2024

Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom' Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

2015

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

2008

Moonrise Kingdom Moonrise Kingdom

2012

A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'

2003

Asteroid City Asteroid City

2023

A Complete Unknown A Complete Unknown

2024

High Noon on the Waterfront High Noon on the Waterfront

2022

Baltimore Orioles Legends - Cal Ripken Jr. The Iron Man's Legendary Career Baltimore Orioles Legends - Cal Ripken Jr. The Iron Man's Legendary Career

1970

The Dictator The Dictator

2012

Behind Bars: The Making of Stone Behind Bars: The Making of Stone

2011

Source of Pride: The Making of Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"

2009

Salinger Salinger

2013

Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy

2014

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

2022

Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming

2014

Belmondo l'influenceur Belmondo l'influenceur

2020

The French Dispatch The French Dispatch

2021

Forever Hollywood Forever Hollywood

1999

After the Sunset After the Sunset

2004

Brando Brando

2007

Motherless Brooklyn Motherless Brooklyn

2019

The Concert for New York City The Concert for New York City

2001

Alita: Battle Angel Alita: Battle Angel

2019

Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings) Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)

2015

Sausage Party Sausage Party

2016

UnCharitable UnCharitable

2023

Keeping the Faith Keeping the Faith

2000

The Incredible Hulk The Incredible Hulk

2008

Rounders Rounders

1998

The Score The Score

2001

The Invention of Lying The Invention of Lying

2009

Everyone Says I Love You Everyone Says I Love You

1996

Down in the Valley Down in the Valley

2005

The People vs. Larry Flynt The People vs. Larry Flynt

1996

Primal Fear Primal Fear

1996

Fight Club Fight Club

1999

The 53rd Calypso The 53rd Calypso

1996

Frida Frida

2002

25th Hour 25th Hour

2002

Kingdom of Heaven Kingdom of Heaven

2005

The Illusionist The Illusionist

2006

Death to Smoochy Death to Smoochy

2002

Red Dragon Red Dragon

2002

Out of the Past Out of the Past

1998

The Grand Budapest Hotel The Grand Budapest Hotel

2014

Bustin' Down the Door Bustin' Down the Door

2008

Paper Birds Paper Birds

2021

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

2014

Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special

2015

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

2003

The Apple Pushers The Apple Pushers

2012

The Bourne Legacy The Bourne Legacy

2012

The Italian Job The Italian Job

2003

Leaves of Grass Leaves of Grass

2009

Pride and Glory Pride and Glory

2008

The Painted Veil The Painted Veil

2006

Stone Stone

2010

Only in America Only in America

1994

American History X American History X

1998

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