Edward Norton
Acting
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.
Known for
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tvThe American Revolution
2025
Benjamin Rush / Philip Vickers Fithian / Philip Schuyler (voice)
movieFrom Rails to Trails
2025
Narrator
movieThe Tiger
2025
Colin Gucci
movieA Complete Unknown
2024
Pete Seeger
movieLongevity Hackers
2024
Self - Narrator (voice)
tvSausage Party: Foodtopia
2024
Sammy (voice)
movieBad River
2024
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieAsteroid City
2023
Conrad Earp
tvExtrapolations
2023
Jonathan Chopin
movieHigh Noon on the Waterfront
2022
Carl Foreman (voice)
moviePaper Birds
2021
Robert
movieBelmondo l'influenceur
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieMotherless Brooklyn
2019
Lionel Essrog
movieAlita: Battle Angel
2019
Nova (uncredited)
tvVidéo Club
2018
Self
movieIsle of Dogs
2018
Rex (voice)
movieCollateral Beauty
2016
Whit Yardsham
movieSausage Party
2016
Sammy Bagel Jr. (voice)
movieExploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
2015
Self / Scout Ward
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
tvNature Is Speaking
2015
The Soil
movieMysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy
2014
Self - Narrator (voice)
tvLast Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
Bridge Inspection Supervisor
movieSalinger
2013
Self - Actor
movieMoonrise Kingdom
2012
Scout Master Ward
movieThe Apple Pushers
2012
Self - Narrator (voice)
tvConan
2010
Self
movieStone
2010
Stone
tvModern Family
2009
Izzy LaFontaine
movieLeaves of Grass
2009
Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid
moviePride and Glory
2008
Ray Tierney
movieBustin' Down the Door
2008
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Incredible Hulk
2008
Bruce Banner
movieStarz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
2008
Self - Bruce Banner / Hulk, The Incredible Hulk (2008)
movieBrando
2007
Self
movieThe Painted Veil
2006
Dr. Walter Fane
tvAmerica's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
2006
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Illusionist
2006
Eisenheim
movieDown in the Valley
2005
Harlan Fairfax Curruthers
movieKingdom of Heaven
2005
King Baldwin (uncredited)
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self / Self - Guest
movie25th Hour
2002
Monty Brogan
movieRed Dragon
2002
Will Graham
movieFrida
2002
Nelson Rockefeller
movieDeath to Smoochy
2002
Sheldon Mopes / Smoochy
movieSecret Killers of Monterey Bay
2002
Narrator (voice)
movieMaking "The Score"
2001
Himself
movieThe Score
2001
Jack Teller
movieKeeping the Faith
2000
Father Brian Finn
movieFight Club
1999
Narrator
movieRounders
1998
Lester 'Worm' Murphy
movieOut of the Past
1998
Henry Gerber (voice)
tvThe View
1997
Self
movieThe People vs. Larry Flynt
1996
Alan Isaacman
movieEveryone Says I Love You
1996
Holden Spence
moviePrimal Fear
1996
Aaron/Roy Stampler
movieThe 53rd Calypso
1996
Jon Sodon
Only in America
1994
Duane / Kevin / Bruno / Eric / Museum Guard
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Reverend Elijah Hooper (voice) / Devon Bradley (voice)
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host / Self (uncredited)
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee
movieFasting and the Longevity Revolution
Self - Narrator (voice)
Production10
movieMotherless Brooklyn
2019
Producer
movieGotti
2018
Producer
movieOne October
2017
Executive Producer
movieLeaves of Grass
2009
Producer
movieThe Painted Veil
2006
Producer
movieDown in the Valley
2005
Producer
Dirty Work
2004
Executive Producer
movieKeeping the Faith
2000
Producer
Porto Rico
Producer
Directing3
Writing2
Camera1
Crew1
movieFrida
2002
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