Alex Norton
Acting
Born January 27, 1950 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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.
Films (55)
Being Stanley Baxter
2025
Rikki
2024
Shoshana
2024
Bill Douglas: My Best Friend
2023
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
2023
Ooh the Banter!
2022
Dragon Rider
2020
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
2015
Still Game: The Story So Far
2014
Two Doors Down
2013
Dream Me Up Scotty!
2013
Brave
2012
Sir Billi
2012
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006
The Count of Monte Cristo
2002
Billy Bongo
2002
Beautiful Creatures
2000
Complicity
2000
Little Voice
1998
Orphans
1998
The Game
1998
Les Misérables
1998
Deacon Brodie
1997
When Saturday Comes
1996
Braveheart
1995
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
1994
White Goods
1994
Down Among the Big Boys
1993
An Ungentlemanly Act
1992
Patriot Games
1992
Blame It on the Bellboy
1992
Under Suspicion
1991
Robin Hood
1991
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
1991
White Hunter, Black Heart
1990
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
1989
Countdown to War
1989
Scandal
1989
Leaving
1989
Lucky Sunil
1988
Comrades
1987
Hidden City
1987
A Sense of Freedom
1985
Every Picture Tells a Story
1984
Comfort and Joy
1984
Local Hero
1983
Dead on Time
1983
Gregory's Girl
1981
Shakespeare's Mounted Foot
1979
The Thin End of the Wedge
1977
Just Another Saturday
1975
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
1974
Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket
1973
Michael Regan
1971
The Hunch
1967