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

Local Hero

as Watt

White Hunter, Black Heart

as Zibelinsky

Little Voice

as Bunnie Morris