Acting
Edward Norton
EN, ES, FR cinema · 87 credits
Born
18 August 1969 (age 57)
Birthplace
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as Edward Harrison · Ed Norton · Edward Harrison Norton
Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor and filmmaker. After graduating from Yale College in 1991 with a degree in history, he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to New York City 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 the film Fight Club (1999), which garnered a cult following. Norton established the production company Class 5 Films in 2003, and was 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, a non-profit organization that 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.
Known for
Filmography
Fasting and the Longevity Revolution
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Porto Rico
Porto Rico
Actor, Producer
The Invite
as Hawk
From Rails to Trails
as Narrator
A Complete Unknown
as Pete Seeger
Bad River
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Longevity Hackers
as Self - Narrator (voice)
UnCharitable
as Self
Asteroid City
as Conrad Earp
High Noon on the Waterfront
as Carl Foreman (voice)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
as Miles Bron
Paper Birds
as Robert
Belmondo l'influenceur
as Self (archive footage)
Motherless Brooklyn
as Lionel Essrog, Screenplay, Director, Producer
Alita: Battle Angel
as Nova (uncredited)
Isle of Dogs
as Rex (voice)
Gotti
Producer
One October
Executive Producer
Sausage Party
as Sammy Bagel Jr. (voice)
Collateral Beauty
as Whit Yardsham
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
as Self / Scout Ward
Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.
as Self, Camera Operator, Director, Writer
The Grand Budapest Hotel
as Henckels
Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Salinger
as Self - Actor
The Apple Pushers
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Moonrise Kingdom
as Scout Master Ward
The Dictator
as Self
Stone
as Stone
Leaves of Grass
as Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid, Producer
The Incredible Hulk
as Bruce Banner
Pride and Glory
as Ray Tierney
Bustin' Down the Door
as Narrator (voice)
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
as Self - Bruce Banner / Hulk, The Incredible Hulk (2008)
The Incredible Hulk: Becoming the Hulk
2008
The Incredible Hulk: Becoming the Hulk
as Self
Brando
as Self
The Illusionist
as Eisenheim
The Painted Veil
as Dr. Walter Fane, Producer
Kingdom of Heaven
as King Baldwin (uncredited)
Down in the Valley
as Harlan Fairfax Curruthers, Producer, Editor
Dirty Work
2004
Dirty Work
Executive Producer
The Italian Job
as Steve
Frida
as Nelson Rockefeller, Thanks
25th Hour
as Monty Brogan
Death to Smoochy
as Sheldon Mopes / Smoochy
Red Dragon
as Will Graham
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
2002
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
as Self
Secret Killers of Monterey Bay
as Narrator (voice)
The Score
as Jack Teller
Making "The Score"
as Himself
Keeping the Faith
as Father Brian Finn, Producer, Director
Fight Club
as Narrator
American History X
as Derek
Rounders
as Lester 'Worm' Murphy
Out of the Past
as Henry Gerber (voice)
The 53rd Calypso
as Jon Sodon
Primal Fear
as Aaron Stampler / Roy
The People vs. Larry Flynt
as Alan Isaacman
Everyone Says I Love You
as Holden Spence
Only in America
1994
Only in America
as Duane / Kevin / Bruno / Eric / Museum Guard