Alex Norton
Born: 1950-01-27
• Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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.
Filmography
Being Stanley Baxter
Rikki
Shoshana
Bill Douglas: My Best Friend
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
Ooh the Banter!
Dragon Rider
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
Still Game: The Story So Far
Two Doors Down
Dream Me Up Scotty!
Brave
Sir Billi
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
The Count of Monte Cristo
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Billy Bongo
Beautiful Creatures
Complicity
Little Voice
Orphans
The Game
Les Misérables
Deacon Brodie
When Saturday Comes
Braveheart
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
White Goods
Down Among the Big Boys
An Ungentlemanly Act
Patriot Games
Blame It on the Bellboy
Under Suspicion
Robin Hood
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
White Hunter, Black Heart
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
Countdown to War
Scandal
Leaving
Lucky Sunil
Comrades
Hidden City
A Sense of Freedom
Every Picture Tells a Story
Comfort and Joy
Local Hero
Dead on Time
Gregory's Girl
Shakespeare's Mounted Foot
The Thin End of the Wedge
Just Another Saturday
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
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Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket
Michael Regan
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The Hunch