
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1950-01-27
Place of Birth
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Alex Norton
Biography
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

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
as Bellamy

Braveheart
as Bride's Father

Good Omens
as Tulloch

The Count of Monte Cristo
as Napoleon Bonaparte

Patriot Games
as Dennis Cooley

Les Misérables
as General

Blackadder
as McAngus, Duke of Argyll

Daredevil: Born Again
as Male Dancer

Local Hero
as Watt

White Hunter, Black Heart
as Zibelinsky