Edward Norton
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Edward Norton

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Biography

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.

Films Featuring Edward Norton

American History X

19988.3

The 53rd Calypso

1996

Fight Club

19998.4

Frida

20027.4

25th Hour

20027.3

The Illusionist

20067.3

Kingdom of Heaven

20057.1

Primal Fear

19967.7

The People vs. Larry Flynt

19967.0

Rounders

19987.0

The Incredible Hulk

20086.3

Keeping the Faith

20006.1

The Score

20016.7

The Invention of Lying

20096.2

Down in the Valley

20055.9

Everyone Says I Love You

19966.4

Death to Smoochy

20025.9

Red Dragon

20027.0

Leaves of Grass

20096.0

The Italian Job

20036.8

Pride and Glory

20086.3

The Painted Veil

20067.3

Only in America

Only in America

19945.0

Stone

20105.3

The Bourne Legacy

20126.3

The Apple Pushers

20127.0

Bustin' Down the Door

20086.0

The Grand Budapest Hotel

20148.0

Out of the Past

19982.4

Paper Birds

202110.0

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

20147.4

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

20037.3

UnCharitable

20237.0

Sausage Party

20165.7

Moonrise Kingdom

20127.7

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

20085.9

A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'

20037.8

Asteroid City

20236.5

High Noon on the Waterfront

20226.8

A Complete Unknown

20247.1

Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

20156.1

Bad River

20246.8

Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

20186.6

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

19976.0

Collateral Beauty

20167.2

Declaration of Independence

20037.7

Isle of Dogs

20187.8

Fasting and the Longevity Revolution

10.0

Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career

20016.5

Baltimore Orioles Legends - Cal Ripken Jr. The Iron Man's Legendary Career

2001

The Dictator

20126.2

Brando

20076.8

Motherless Brooklyn

20196.7

The Concert for New York City

20015.1

Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)

20157.2

Alita: Battle Angel

20197.3

Forever Hollywood

19998.3

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

20217.0

Salinger

20136.4

Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"

20099.0

Behind Bars: The Making of Stone

201110.0

Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy

20147.5

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

20227.0

Belmondo l'influenceur

20208.4

Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming

201410.0

Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes

Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes

2002

Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

2002

Longevity Hackers

20245.0

Making "The Score"

2001

On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"

20258.0

The Invite

20267.4

From Rails to Trails

2025

Porto Rico

Porto Rico

Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.

201510.0

The Making of 'the Incredible Hulk'

2008

Fight Club: Behind the Scenes

2000

Secret Killers of Monterey Bay

2002

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

20256.4