Alex Norton
Actor
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.
Filmography
Brave
as Additional Voices (voice) 2012
Braveheart
as Bride's Father 1995
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Napoleon Bonaparte 2002
Patriot Games
as Dennis Cooley 1992
Les Misérables
as General 1998
Local Hero
as Watt 1983
White Hunter, Black Heart
as Zibelinsky 1990
Little Voice
as Bunnie Morris 1998
Robin Hood
as Harry 1991
Dragon Rider
as Gravelbeard (voice) 2020
Gregory's Girl
as Alec 1981
Under Suspicion
as Prosecuting Lawyer 1991
Scandal
as Detective Inspector 1989
Beautiful Creatures
as Det Insp Hepburn 2000
Comfort and Joy
as Trevor 1984
Shoshana
as Tennant (CID) 2024