Edward 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) e
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.
Born
Aug 18, 1969
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
78 acting
18 crew
Popularity
5.2
Known For
Fight Club
1999
as Narrator
The Incredible Hulk
2008
as Bruce Banner
Kingdom of Heaven
2005
as King Baldwin (uncredited)
Alita: Battle Angel
2019
as Nova (uncredited)
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014
as Henckels
American History X
1998
as Derek
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
as Miles Bron
A Complete Unknown
2024
as Pete Seeger
The Dictator
2012
as Self
Primal Fear
1996
as Aaron/Roy Stampler
Add to Watchlist
Movie will be added to your watchlist