James Norton
Born: 1985-07-18 in Lambeth, London, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
James Geoffrey Ian Norton (born 18 July 1985) is an English actor. He is known for roles in the television series Happy Valley (2014–2023), Grantchester (2014–2019), War & Peace (2016), and McMafia (2018). He played the title role in the 2019 film Mr. Jones. He played King Harold Godwinson in the 2025 BBC historical mini-series King & Conqueror. He earned a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the British Academy Television Awards in 2015 for his performance as Tommy Lee Royce in Happy Valley. He is also part of the main cast of House of Guinness (2025) and House of the Dragon (2026). Norton has a reputation for portraying villainous or complicated, morally conflicted characters. Description above is from the Wikipedia article James Norton (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA; full list of contributors is on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2028
- The Beatles: John as Brian Epstein
- The Beatles: George as Brian Epstein
- The Beatles: Paul as Brian Epstein
- The Beatles: Ringo as Brian Epstein
2027
2026
- Sunny Dancer as Bob
- House of the Dragon: Season 3 Special Premiere as Lord Ormund Hightower
- Superbloom as Cowboy
2025
- House of Guinness as Sean Rafferty
- King & Conqueror as Harold Godwinson
- Playing Nice as Pete Riley
2024
- Bob Marley: One Love as Chris Blackwell
- Joy as Robert Edwards
- Ex-Husbands as Nick Pearce
2023
- A Little Life as Jude St. Francis
2022
- House of the Dragon as Lord Ormund Hightower
- Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
- Rogue Agent as Robert Freegard
2021
- The Nevers as Hugo Swann
- Things Heard & Seen as George Claire
2020
- Nowhere Special as John
2019
- Little Women as John Brooke
- Mr. Jones as Gareth Jones
- Jerk as Self
- The Trial of Christine Keeler as Stephen Ward
2018
- McMafia as Alex Godman
2017
- Flatliners as Jamie
- Hampstead as Philip
- Angelica as Harry
2016
- War and Peace as Andrei Bolkonsky
- Wild West: America's Great Frontier as Self - Narrator (voice)
- To Walk Invisible as Duke of Wellington
- Everyday Performance Artists as Aaron
2015
- Lady Chatterley's Lover as Sir Clifford Chatterley
- Life in Squares as Young Duncan Grant
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Grantchester as Sidney Chambers
- Happy Valley as Tommy Lee Royce
- Northmen: A Viking Saga as Bjorn
- Mr. Turner as Clarinettist
- The Great War: The People's Story as Will Martin
- Hollow as Lone Man
- Bonobo as Ralph
2013
- Rush as Guy Edwards
- Blandings as Jimmy Belford
- Death Comes to Pemberley as Henry Alveston
- Belle as Oliver Ashford
- By Any Means as Michael Prence
2012
- Restless as Kolia
- Cheerful Weather for the Wedding as Owen
- On This Island as Hadrian
2011
- Black Mirror as Ryan Pound
2009
- An Education as Student
2008
- Inspector George Gently as James Blackstone
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
2005
- Doctor Who as Onegin
1988
- This Morning as Self