Edward Norton
Acting • Born 1969-08-18
Biography
Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor and filmmaker. After graduating from Yale College in 1991 with a degree in history, he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to New York City 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 the film Fight Club (1999), which garnered a cult following. Norton established the production company Class 5 Films in 2003, and was 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, a non-profit organization that 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.
Filmography
112 credits
American History X
Movie • 1998
Derek
The 53rd Calypso
Movie • 1996
Jon Sodon
Fight Club
Movie • 1999
Narrator
Frida
Movie • 2002
Nelson Rockefeller
25th Hour
Movie • 2002
Monty Brogan
The Illusionist
Movie • 2006
Eisenheim
Kingdom of Heaven
Movie • 2005
King Baldwin (uncredited)
Primal Fear
Movie • 1996
Aaron/Roy Stampler
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Movie • 1996
Alan Isaacman
Rounders
Movie • 1998
Lester 'Worm' Murphy
The Incredible Hulk
Movie • 2008
Bruce Banner
Keeping the Faith
Movie • 2000
Father Brian Finn
The Score
Movie • 2001
Jack Teller
The Invention of Lying
Movie • 2009
Cop
Down in the Valley
Movie • 2005
Harlan
Everyone Says I Love You
Movie • 1996
Holden Spence
Death to Smoochy
Movie • 2002
Sheldon Mopes / Smoochy
Red Dragon
Movie • 2002
Will Graham
Leaves of Grass
Movie • 2009
Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid
The Italian Job
Movie • 2003
Steve
Pride and Glory
Movie • 2008
Ray Tierney
The Painted Veil
Movie • 2006
Dr. Walter Fane
Only in America
Movie • 1994
Duane / Kevin / Bruno / Eric / Museum Guard
Stone
Movie • 2010
Stone
The Bourne Legacy
Movie • 2012
Byer
The Apple Pushers
Movie • 2012
Narrator (voice)
Bustin' Down the Door
Movie • 2008
Narrator (voice)
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Movie • 2014
Henckels
Out of the Past
Movie • 1998
Henry Gerber (voice)
Paper Birds
Movie • 2021
Robert
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Movie • 2014
Mike
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
Movie • 2003
Self
UnCharitable
Movie • 2023
Self
Sausage Party
Movie • 2016
Sammy Bagel Jr. (voice)
Moonrise Kingdom
Movie • 2012
Scout Master Ward
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Movie • 2008
Self - Bruce Banner / Hulk, The Incredible Hulk (2008)
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
Movie • 2003
Self
Asteroid City
Movie • 2023
Conrad Earp
High Noon on the Waterfront
Movie • 2022
Carl Foreman (voice)
A Complete Unknown
Movie • 2024
Pete Seeger
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Movie • 2015
Self / Scout Ward
Bad River
Movie • 2024
Self - Narrator (voice)
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
Movie • 2018
Self
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Movie • 1997
Bill
Collateral Beauty
Movie • 2016
Whit Yardsham
Declaration of Independence
Movie • 2003
Self
Isle of Dogs
Movie • 2018
Rex (voice)
Fasting and the Longevity Revolution
Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)
Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career
Movie • 2001
Narrator
Baltimore Orioles Legends - Cal Ripken Jr. The Iron Man's Legendary Career
Movie • 2001
The Dictator
Movie • 2012
Self
Brando
Movie • 2007
Self
Motherless Brooklyn
Movie • 2019
Lionel Essrog
The Concert for New York City
Movie • 2001
Self
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
Movie • 2015
Self
Alita: Battle Angel
Movie • 2019
Nova (uncredited)
Forever Hollywood
Movie • 1999
Self
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
Movie • 2021
The Chauffeur
Salinger
Movie • 2013
Self - Actor
Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"
Movie • 2009
Self
Behind Bars: The Making of Stone
Movie • 2011
Self
Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy
Movie • 2014
Self - Narrator (voice)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Movie • 2022
Miles Bron
Belmondo l'influenceur
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming
Movie • 2014
Narrator
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
Movie • 2002
Self
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
Movie • 2002
Self
Longevity Hackers
Movie • 2024
Self - Narrator (voice)
Making "The Score"
Movie • 2001
Himself
On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"
Movie • 2025
Self
The Invite
Movie • 2026
Hawk
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
Movie • 2012
Self
From Rails to Trails
Movie • 2025
Narrator
Porto Rico
Movie
The Tiger
Movie
Colin Gucci
Inside the Actors Studio
TV • 1994
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
Modern Family
TV • 2009
Izzy LaFontaine
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Stella
TV • 2005
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Strange Days on Planet Earth
TV • 2005
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Extrapolations
TV • 2023
Jonathan Chopin
Sunday Morning Shootout
TV • 2003
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV • 2014
Bridge Inspection Supervisor
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
TV • 2008
Self
Ask the Storybots
TV • 2016
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
TV • 2006
Narrator (voice)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
Sausage Party: Foodtopia
TV • 2024
Sammy (voice)
Nature Is Speaking
TV • 2015
The Soil
Rachael Ray
TV • 2006
Comedy Central Roasts
TV • 2003
Self
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV • 2014
Self
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Reverend Elijah Hooper (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Devon Bradley (voice)
Brando: The Documentary
TV • 2007
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self
Vidéo Club
TV • 2018
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
The American Revolution
TV • 2025
Benjamin Rush / Philip Vickers Fithian / Philip Schuyler (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest