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Aliases: Edward Harrison , Ed Norton , เอ็ดเวิร์ด นอร์ตัน , エドワード・ノートン , إدوارد نورتون , 에드워드 노튼 , Edward Harrison Norton , אדוארד נורטון , ادوارد نورتون , 艾德華·諾頓 , اِد نورتون

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Movie Involvements: 61

TV Involvements: 5


Most Famous Work

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edward Norton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Fight Club
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8

Fight Club

(1999) jack
Kingdom of Heaven
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7

Kingdom of Heaven

(2005) King Baldwin
The Oscars
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7

The Oscars

(1953) Self
The Incredible Hulk
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6

The Incredible Hulk

(2008) Bruce Banner
Alita: Battle Angel
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7

Alita: Battle Angel

(2019) Nova (uncredited)
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
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8
Extrapolations
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6

Extrapolations

(2023) Jonathan Chopin
Rounders
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7

Rounders

(1998) Lester 'Worm' Murphy

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Sammy (voice)
Narrator
2023 Self
Conrad Earp
Jonathan Chopin
2022 Miles Bron
Carl Foreman (voice)
2021 The Chauffeur
Robert
2020 Self (archive footage)
2019 Lionel Essrog
Nova (uncredited)
2018 Self
Rex (voice)
2016 Whit Yardsham
N/A
Sammy Bagel Jr. (voice)
2015 Self / Scout Ward
The Soil
Self
Self / Stefon
2014 Self
Mike Shiner
Self - Narrator (voice)
Bridge Inspection Supervisor
Henckels
Self
Self
Self
2013 Self - Actor
2012 Self
Byer
Scout Master Ward
Self
Narrator (voice)
2011 Self
2010 Self
Stone
2009 Cop
Izzy LaFontaine
Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid
Self
2008 Ray Tierney
Narrator (voice)
Self
Bruce Banner
Self - Bruce Banner / Hulk, The Incredible Hulk (2008)
2007 Self
Self
2006 Dr. Walter Fane
Narrator (voice)
N/A
Eisenheim
2005 N/A
Harlan
King Baldwin
N/A
2004 Edward Norton
2003 N/A
Self
Self
Self
Steve
Self
Himself
N/A
2002 Monty Brogan
Will Graham
Nelson Rockefeller
Sheldon Mopes / Smoochy
2001 Narrator
Self
Jack Teller
2000 Father Brian Finn
1999 Narrator
jack
Self
1998 Lester 'Worm' Murphy
Henry Gerber (voice)
Derek
1997 Self
1996 Alan Isaacman
Holden Spence
Self
Aaron
Jon Sodon
1995 Bill
1994 Self
Duane / Kevin / Bruno / Eric / Museum Guard
1993 Self - Guest
1992 N/A
1989 N/A
1975 Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Self
Self - Host
1953 Self
Pete Seeger
Narrator
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2019 Director
2000 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2019 Screenplay
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Editing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2005 Editor
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2002 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

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