Overview
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Acting
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Birthday
Jan 27, 1950 (75 years old)
Alex Norton
Known For
Bill Douglas: My Best Friend
The story of the extraordinary friendship between Scottish film maker...
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.
Acting
2024
Rikki
2023
Bill Douglas: My Best Friend
2023
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
2022
Ooh the Banter!
2020
Dragon Rider
2019
Hatton Garden
2015
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
2014
Still Game: The Story So Far
2013
Two Doors Down
2013
Dream Me Up Scotty!
2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2004
Unsolved
2002
Billy Bongo
2000
Beautiful Creatures
1999
Extremely Dangerous
1998
Little Voice
1998
The Game
1997
Deacon Brodie
1997
Renford Rejects
1996
The Crow Road
1996
Bad Boys
1996
When Saturday Comes
1995
Backup
1994
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
1994
White Goods
1992
An Ungentlemanly Act
1991
Under Suspicion
1991
Robin Hood
1989
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
1989
Countdown to War
1989
Scandal
1989
Leaving
1988
The One Game
1988
Lucky Sunil
1987
Comrades