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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-08-18 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Edward Norton

Biography:

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.

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Known For

Acting

2025

On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown" as Self

2024

A Complete Unknown as Pete Seeger

Bad River as Self - Narrator (voice)

Longevity Hackers as Self - Narrator (voice)

Sausage Party: Foodtopia as Sammy (voice)

2023

UnCharitable as Self

Asteroid City as Conrad Earp

Extrapolations as Jonathan Chopin

2022

High Noon on the Waterfront as Carl Foreman (voice)

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery as Miles Bron

2021

Paper Birds as Robert

The French Dispatch as The Chauffeur

2020

Belmondo l'influenceur as Self (archive footage)

2019

Motherless Brooklyn as Lionel Essrog

Alita: Battle Angel as Nova (uncredited)

2018

Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis as Self

Isle of Dogs as Rex (voice)

2016

Sausage Party as Sammy Bagel Jr. (voice)

Collateral Beauty as Whit Yardsham

Ask the Storybots

2015

Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom' as Self / Scout Ward

Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings) as Self

Nature Is Speaking as The Soil

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self

2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel as Henckels

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) as Mike

Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy as Self - Narrator (voice)

Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming as Narrator

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Bridge Inspection Supervisor

Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self

Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self

2013

Salinger as Self - Actor

2012

The Bourne Legacy as Byer

The Apple Pushers as Narrator (voice)

Moonrise Kingdom as Scout Master Ward

The Dictator as Self

2011

Behind Bars: The Making of Stone as Self

2010

Stone as Stone

Conan as Self

2009

The Invention of Lying as Cop

Leaves of Grass as Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid

Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory" as Self

Modern Family as Izzy LaFontaine

2008

The Incredible Hulk as Bruce Banner

Pride and Glory as Ray Tierney

Bustin' Down the Door as Narrator (voice)

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound as Self - Bruce Banner / Hulk, The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence as Self

2007

Brando as Self

Brando: The Documentary as Self

2006

The Illusionist as Eisenheim

The Painted Veil as Dr. Walter Fane

America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions as Narrator (voice)

The One Show as Self

2005

Kingdom of Heaven as King Baldwin

Down in the Valley as Harlan

Strange Days on Planet Earth

2004

After the Sunset as Edward Norton

2003

The Italian Job as Steve

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker as Self

A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' as Himself

Declaration of Independence as Self

The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Sunday Morning Shootout

Comedy Central Roasts as Self

2002

Frida as Nelson Rockefeller

25th Hour as Monty Brogan

Death to Smoochy as Sheldon Mopes / Smoochy

Red Dragon as Will Graham

Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes as Self

Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary as Self

2001

The Score as Jack Teller

Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career as Narrator

The Concert for New York City as Self

2000

Keeping the Faith as Father Brian Finn

1999

Fight Club as Narrator

Forever Hollywood as Self

1998

American History X as Derek

Rounders as Lester 'Worm' Murphy

Out of the Past as Henry Gerber (voice)

1997

The View as Self

1996

The 53rd Calypso as Jon Sodon

Primal Fear as Aaron/Roy

The People vs. Larry Flynt as Alan Isaacman

Everyone Says I Love You as Holden Spence

The Daily Show as Self

1995

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea as Bill

1994

Only in America as Duane / Kevin / Bruno / Eric / Museum Guard

Inside the Actors Studio as Self

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1989

The Simpsons as Reverend Elijah Hooper (voice)

The Simpsons as Devon Bradley (voice)

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live as Self - Host

Saturday Night Live as Self

1953

The Oscars as Self

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Fasting and the Longevity Revolution as Self - Narrator (voice)

Baltimore Orioles Legends - Cal Ripken Jr. The Iron Man's Legendary Career

Making "The Score" as Himself

Directing

2019

Motherless Brooklyn as Director

2000

Keeping the Faith as Director

Production

2019

Motherless Brooklyn as Producer

2018

Gotti as Producer

2017

One October as Executive Producer

2009

By the People: The Election of Barack Obama as Producer

Leaves of Grass as Producer

2006

The Painted Veil as Producer

2005

Down in the Valley as Producer

2004

Dirty Work as Executive Producer

2000

Keeping the Faith as Producer

Editing

2005

Down in the Valley as Editor

Crew

2002

Frida as Thanks

Writing

2019

Motherless Brooklyn as Screenplay