Edward Norton
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1969-08-18
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Edward Norton
Biography
Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. After graduating from Yale College in 1991 with a degree in history, he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to Manhattan 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 Fight Club (1999), garring a cult following. Norton established the production company Class 5 Films in 2003. He was a 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. This non-profit organization 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edward Norton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known For
American History X
Jul 01, 1998
The 53rd Calypso
Jan 01, 1996
Fight Club
Oct 15, 1999
Frida
Aug 29, 2002
25th Hour
Dec 19, 2002
The Illusionist
Aug 18, 2006
Kingdom of Heaven
May 03, 2005
Primal Fear
Mar 06, 1996
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Dec 25, 1996
Rounders
Sep 11, 1998
The Incredible Hulk
Jun 12, 2008
Keeping the Faith
Apr 14, 2000
The Score
Jul 13, 2001
The Invention of Lying
Oct 02, 2009
Down in the Valley
May 13, 2005
Everyone Says I Love You
Dec 06, 1996
Death to Smoochy
Mar 29, 2002
Red Dragon
Oct 02, 2002
Leaves of Grass
Sep 13, 2009
The Italian Job
May 30, 2003
Pride and Glory
Sep 09, 2008
The Painted Veil
Dec 09, 2006
Only in America
Jan 01, 1994
Stone
Oct 07, 2010
The Bourne Legacy
Aug 08, 2012
The Apple Pushers
Feb 10, 2012
Bustin' Down the Door
Jul 25, 2008
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Feb 26, 2014
Out of the Past
Jul 31, 1998
Paper Birds
Jun 14, 2021
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Oct 17, 2014
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
May 20, 2003
UnCharitable
Sep 22, 2023
Sausage Party
Jul 11, 2016
Moonrise Kingdom
May 16, 2012
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Jun 10, 2008
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
Apr 03, 2003
Asteroid City
Jun 08, 2023
High Noon on the Waterfront
Sep 04, 2022
A Complete Unknown
Dec 18, 2024
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Sep 22, 2015
Bad River
Mar 15, 2024
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
Jul 29, 2018
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
May 20, 1995
Collateral Beauty
Dec 15, 2016
Declaration of Independence
Jun 10, 2003
Isle of Dogs
Mar 23, 2018
Fasting and the Longevity Revolution
Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career
Dec 18, 2001
Baltimore Orioles Legends - Cal Ripken Jr. The Iron Man's Legendary Career
The Dictator
May 15, 2012
Brando
May 01, 2007
After the Sunset
Nov 12, 2004
Motherless Brooklyn
Oct 31, 2019
The Concert for New York City
Oct 20, 2001
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
May 18, 2015
Alita: Battle Angel
Jan 31, 2019
Forever Hollywood
Jan 01, 1999
The French Dispatch
Oct 21, 2021
Salinger
Sep 06, 2013
Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"
Jan 27, 2009
Behind Bars: The Making of Stone
Jan 18, 2011
Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy
May 06, 2014
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Nov 23, 2022
Belmondo l'influenceur
Nov 10, 2020
Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming
Nov 18, 2014
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
Sep 17, 2002
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
Sep 17, 2002
Longevity Hackers
Dec 04, 2024
Making "The Score"
Dec 11, 2001
On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"
Jan 05, 2025
The Invite
Inside the Actors Studio
Aug 14, 1994
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Sep 08, 2003
Modern Family
Sep 23, 2009
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jan 26, 2003
The View
Aug 11, 1997
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
May 25, 1992
Stella
Jun 29, 2005
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Sep 13, 1993
Strange Days on Planet Earth
Apr 20, 2005
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
Extrapolations
Mar 16, 2023
Sunday Morning Shootout
Oct 12, 2003
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Apr 27, 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Feb 25, 2014
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
Jul 07, 2008
Ask the Storybots
Aug 12, 2016
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Nov 17, 2006
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Dec 21, 2014
Sausage Party: Foodtopia
Jul 11, 2024
Nature Is Speaking
Aug 12, 2015
Rachael Ray
Sep 18, 2006
Comedy Central Roasts
Aug 10, 2003
The Daily Show
Jul 22, 1996
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Feb 06, 2014
The Simpsons
Dec 17, 1989
The Simpsons
Dec 17, 1989
Brando: The Documentary
May 01, 2007
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Feb 17, 2014
Conan
Nov 08, 2010
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Sep 08, 2015
The One Show
Aug 14, 2006
Vidéo Club
Jul 10, 2018
