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Alex Norton

Actor • Born 1950

Alex Norton

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About

Alex Norton is a Scottish television, film and voice actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as DCI Matt Burke in the STV detective drama series Taggart, and Eric Baird in BBC Two sitcom Two Doors Down. He played eleven roles in Bill Douglas' 1986 film Comrades and has starred in the key films of Bill Forsyth (Gregory's Girl, Local Hero and Comfort and Joy) as well as big Hollywood productions like Braveheart, White Hunter Black Heart and Patriot Games. He was one of the founder members of the 7:84 company, touring Scotland with The Cheviot, the Stag, and the Black Black Oil in the 1970s.

Known for

Play for Today posterPlay for TodaySeries • 1970Daredevil: Born Again posterDaredevil: Born AgainSeries • 2025Shetland posterShetlandSeries • 2013The Bill posterThe BillSeries • 1984Waterloo Road posterWaterloo RoadSeries • 2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest posterPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestMovie • 2006Bergerac posterBergeracSeries • 1981Playhouse posterPlayhouseSeries • 1974Good Omens posterGood OmensSeries • 2019Blackadder posterBlackadderSeries • 1983Braveheart posterBraveheartMovie • 1995The Sweeney posterThe SweeneySeries • 1975Brave posterBraveMovie • 2012Taggart posterTaggartSeries • 1983The Sea Beast posterThe Sea BeastMovie • 2022Lovejoy posterLovejoySeries • 1986The Chief posterThe ChiefSeries • 1990Strangers posterStrangersSeries • 1978Hamish Macbeth posterHamish MacbethSeries • 1995Patriot Games posterPatriot GamesMovie • 1992The Count of Monte Cristo posterThe Count of Monte CristoMovie • 2002Les Misérables posterLes MisérablesMovie • 1998Dragon Rider posterDragon RiderMovie • 2020Local Hero posterLocal HeroMovie • 1983