Overview
Alex Norton
Known For
Bill Douglas: My Best Friend
The story of the extraordinary friendship between Scottish film maker...
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
Featuring archive interviews with Sean Connery from over 50 years...
Still Game: The Story So Far
A celebration of the sitcom Still Game, featuring interviews with...
Dream Me Up Scotty!
Alex Norton discovers how showbusiness has handled the portrayal of...
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.