Edward Norton
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
The Simpsons
Reverend Elijah Hooper (voice)
The Simpsons
Devon Bradley (voice)
Modern Family
Izzy LaFontaine
Fight Club
Narrator
Kingdom of Heaven
King Baldwin
A Complete Unknown
Pete Seeger
The Incredible Hulk
Bruce Banner
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Henckels
Alita: Battle Angel
Nova (uncredited)
American History X
Derek
The Dictator
Self
Sausage Party: Foodtopia
Sammy (voice)
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Narrator (voice)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Miles Bron
The Bourne Legacy
Byer
The Oscars
Self
The Italian Job
Steve
Isle of Dogs
Rex (voice)
The French Dispatch
The Chauffeur
Sausage Party
Sammy Bagel Jr. (voice)
Asteroid City
Conrad Earp
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Mike
Moonrise Kingdom
Scout Master Ward
Ask the Storybots
Extrapolations
Jonathan Chopin
The Illusionist
Eisenheim
Collateral Beauty
Whit Yardsham
Comedy Central Roasts
Self
Primal Fear
Aaron/Roy
The Invention of Lying
Cop
Frida
Nelson Rockefeller
Motherless Brooklyn
Lionel Essrog
Nature Is Speaking
The Soil
The Score
Jack Teller
Everyone Says I Love You
Holden Spence
The Painted Veil
Dr. Walter Fane
Rounders
Lester 'Worm' Murphy
25th Hour
Monty Brogan
Death to Smoochy
Sheldon Mopes / Smoochy
Stone
Stone
Down in the Valley
Harlan
Keeping the Faith
Father Brian Finn
The Concert for New York City
Self
After the Sunset
Edward Norton
Salinger
Self - Actor
Red Dragon
Will Graham
Stella
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Alan Isaacman
Sunday Morning Shootout
Brando
Self
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Self - Bruce Banner / Hulk, The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Forever Hollywood
Self
Pride and Glory
Ray Tierney
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
Self
Declaration of Independence
Self
Bad River
Self - Narrator (voice)
Strange Days on Planet Earth
Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"
Self
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Self / Scout Ward
Brando: The Documentary
Self
UnCharitable
Self
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
Self
Leaves of Grass
Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
Self
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
Self
On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"
Self
Longevity Hackers
Self - Narrator (voice)
High Noon on the Waterfront
Carl Foreman (voice)
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
Self
Only in America
Duane / Kevin / Bruno / Eric / Museum Guard
The Apple Pushers
Narrator (voice)
Out of the Past
Henry Gerber (voice)
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
Himself
Belmondo l'influenceur
Self (archive footage)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming
Narrator
Making "The Score"
Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Bustin' Down the Door
Narrator (voice)
Fasting and the Longevity Revolution
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Daily Show
Self
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Bill
Behind Bars: The Making of Stone
Self
Paper Birds
Robert
The 53rd Calypso
Jon Sodon
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy
Self - Narrator (voice)
Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career
Narrator
Baltimore Orioles Legends - Cal Ripken Jr. The Iron Man's Legendary Career
Conan
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The One Show
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Bridge Inspection Supervisor
The View
Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Rachael Ray
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
Self