Alex Norton
Alex Norton
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 Acting
Popularity 3.539
Birthday 1950-01-27
Place of Birth Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Also Known As
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Comfort and Joy
1984

Comfort and Joy

Local Hero
1983

Local Hero

Complicity
2000

Complicity

Blame It on the Bellboy
1992

Blame It on the Bellboy

Patriot Games
1992

Patriot Games

A Sense of Freedom
1979

A Sense of Freedom

Beautiful Creatures
2000

Beautiful Creatures

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
1994

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
2023

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

The Game
1998

The Game

Lucky Sunil
1988

Lucky Sunil

Sir Billi
2012

Sir Billi

Dead on Time
1983

Dead on Time

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
1974

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

Billy Bongo
2002

Billy Bongo

The Count of Monte Cristo
2002

The Count of Monte Cristo

Leaving
1989

Leaving

When Saturday Comes
1996

When Saturday Comes

Bill Douglas: My Best Friend
2023

Bill Douglas: My Best Friend

Braveheart
1995

Braveheart

Still Game: The Story So Far
2014

Still Game: The Story So Far

Sean Connery: In His Own Words
2015

Sean Connery: In His Own Words

Ooh the Banter!
2022

Ooh the Banter!

Two Doors Down
2013

Two Doors Down

The Hunch
1967

The Hunch

Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket
1973

Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket

Gregory's Girl
1981

Gregory's Girl

Little Voice
1998

Little Voice

Comrades
1987

Comrades

Scandal
1989

Scandal

An Ungentlemanly Act
1992

An Ungentlemanly Act

Deacon Brodie
1997

Deacon Brodie

Hidden City
1987

Hidden City

Orphans
1998

Orphans

Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
1989

Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

Every Picture Tells a Story
1984

Every Picture Tells a Story

Chernobyl: The Final Warning
1991

Chernobyl: The Final Warning

Under Suspicion
1991

Under Suspicion

White Hunter, Black Heart
1990

White Hunter, Black Heart

Les Misérables
1998

Les Misérables

Robin Hood
1991

Robin Hood

White Goods
1994

White Goods

Just Another Saturday
1975

Just Another Saturday

Down Among the Big Boys
1993

Down Among the Big Boys

The Thin End of the Wedge
1977

The Thin End of the Wedge

Countdown to War
1989

Countdown to War

Dragon Rider
2020

Dragon Rider

Dream Me Up Scotty!
2013

Dream Me Up Scotty!

The Bill
1984

The Bill

Taggart
1983

Taggart

Renford Rejects
1997

Renford Rejects

The Sweeney
1975

The Sweeney

Lovejoy
1986

Lovejoy

Unsolved
2004

Unsolved

Blackadder
1983

Blackadder

Backup
1995

Backup

Bad Boys
1996

Bad Boys

Good Omens
2019

Good Omens

Shetland
2013

Shetland

Two Doors Down
2016

Two Doors Down

The One Game
1988

The One Game

Bergerac
1981

Bergerac

The Crow Road
1996

The Crow Road

Extremely Dangerous
1999

Extremely Dangerous

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Hatton Garden
2019

Hatton Garden

Hamish Macbeth
1995

Hamish Macbeth

Waterloo Road
2006

Waterloo Road