Alex Norton
Known for Acting
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
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006
as Captain Bellamy
Brave
2012
as Additional Voices (voice)
Braveheart
1995
as Bride's Father
The Count of Monte Cristo
2002
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Patriot Games
1992
as Dennis Cooley
Les Misérables
1998
as General
Dragon Rider
2020
as Gravelbeard (voice)
Scandal
1989
as Detective Inspector
White Hunter, Black Heart
1990
as Zibelinsky
Little Voice
1998
as Bunnie Morris
Local Hero
1983
as Watt
Under Suspicion
1991
as Prosecuting Lawyer
Shoshana
2024
as Tennant (CID)
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
1994
as Harding
Gregory's Girl
1980
as Alec
Beautiful Creatures
2000
as Det Insp Hepburn
An Ungentlemanly Act
1992
as Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb
Comfort and Joy
1984
as Trevor
When Saturday Comes
1996
as Factory Boss
Complicity
2000
as Kenny Garnet