Edward Norton
Acting
Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. After graduating from Yale College in 1991 with a degree in history, he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to Manhattan to pursue an acting career. He gained 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 redeemed neo-Nazi in American History X (1998) earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He also starred in Fight Club (1999), garring a cult following.
Norton established the production company Class 5 Films in 2003. He was a director or producer of the films Keeping the Faith (2000), Down in the Valley (2005), and The Painted Veil (2006). He continued to receive praise for his acting roles in films such as The Score (2001), 25th Hour (2002), The Italian Job (2003), 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 roles as a haughty actor in Birdman (2014) and Pete Seeger in A Complete Unknown (2024), Norton earned further Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. He has also directed and acted in the crime film Motherless Brooklyn (2019) and starred in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022).
Norton is an environmental activist and social entrepreneur. He is a trustee of Enterprise Community Partners. This non-profit organization advocates for affordable housing and serves as president of the American branch of the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust. He is also the UN Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity.
Media of
Edward Norton
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Filmography of
Edward Norton
Collin Gucci
... 2025
... 2025
Pete Seeger
... 2024
Self - Narrator (voice)
... 2024
Self - Narrator (voice)
... 2024
Self
... 2023
Conrad Earp
... 2023
Miles Bron
... 2022
Carl Foreman (voice)
... 2022
The Chauffeur
... 2021
Robert
... 2021
Self (archive footage)
... 2020
Lionel Essrog
... 2019
Nova (uncredited)
... 2019
... 2018
Rex (voice)
... 2018
Whit Yardsham
... 2016
Sammy Bagel Jr. (voice)
... 2016
Self / Scout Ward
... 2015
... 2015
Narrator
... 2014
... 2014
Self - Narrator (voice)
... 2014
Henckels
... 2014
Self - Actor
... 2013
... 2012
Byer
... 2012
Scout Master Ward
... 2012
Self
... 2012
Narrator (voice)
... 2012
... 2011
Stone
... 2010
... 2009
Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid
... 2009
... 2009
Ray Tierney
... 2008
Narrator (voice)
... 2008
Bruce Banner
... 2008
Self - Bruce Banner / Hulk, The Incredible Hulk (2008)
... 2008
Self
... 2007
Dr. Walter Fane
... 2006
Eisenheim
... 2006
Harlan
... 2005
King Baldwin (uncredited)
... 2005
... 2003
Steve
... 2003
... 2003
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Monty Brogan
... 2002
Will Graham
... 2002
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Nelson Rockefeller
... 2002
Sheldon Mopes / Smoochy
... 2002
... 2001
Himself
... 2001
... 2001
Jack Teller
... 2001
Father Brian Finn
... 2000
Narrator
... 1999
Self
... 1999
Lester 'Worm' Murphy
... 1998
Henry Gerber (voice)
... 1998
Derek
... 1998
Alan Isaacman
... 1996
Holden Spence
... 1996
Aaron/Roy Stampler
... 1996
Jon Sodon
... 1996
... 1995
Duane / Kevin / Bruno / Eric / Museum Guard
... 1994
Self - Narrator (voice)
