Edward Norton Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Edward Norton

Edward Norton

Acting

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

American History X movie poster
MOVIE

American History X

8.3(12.6K)
American History X
Derek
The 53rd Calypso movie poster
MOVIE

The 53rd Calypso

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The 53rd Calypso
Jon Sodon
Fight Club movie poster
MOVIE

Fight Club

8.4(32.1K)
Fight Club
Narrator
Frida movie poster
MOVIE

Frida

7.4(2.2K)
Frida
Nelson Rockefeller
25th Hour movie poster
MOVIE

25th Hour

7.3(2.6K)
25th Hour
Monty Brogan
The Illusionist movie poster
MOVIE

The Illusionist

7.3(5.3K)
The Illusionist
Eisenheim
Kingdom of Heaven movie poster
MOVIE

Kingdom of Heaven

7.0(5.0K)
Kingdom of Heaven
King Baldwin (uncredited)
Primal Fear movie poster
MOVIE

Primal Fear

7.7(3.9K)
Primal Fear
Aaron/Roy Stampler
The People vs. Larry Flynt movie poster
MOVIE

The People vs. Larry Flynt

7.0(1.3K)
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Alan Isaacman
Rounders movie poster
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Rounders

7.0(1.9K)
Rounders
Lester 'Worm' Murphy

Production

Keeping the Faith movie poster
MOVIE

Keeping the Faith

6.1(0.7K)
Keeping the Faith
Producer
Keeping the Faith movie poster
MOVIE

Keeping the Faith

6.1(0.7K)
Keeping the Faith
Director
Down in the Valley movie poster
MOVIE

Down in the Valley

5.9(0.2K)
Down in the Valley
Producer
Down in the Valley movie poster
MOVIE

Down in the Valley

5.9(0.2K)
Down in the Valley
Editor
The Painted Veil movie poster
MOVIE

The Painted Veil

7.3(1.3K)
The Painted Veil
Producer
Dirty WorkMOVIE
MOVIE

Dirty Work

9.0(0.0K)
Dirty Work
Executive Producer
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama movie poster
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By the People: The Election of Barack Obama

6.8(0.0K)
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
Producer
Gotti movie poster
MOVIE

Gotti

5.3(0.6K)
Gotti
Producer
Leaves of Grass movie poster
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Leaves of Grass

6.0(0.5K)
Leaves of Grass
Producer
Frida movie poster
MOVIE

Frida

7.4(2.2K)
Frida
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