Edward Norton

Born: 1969-08-18 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Known For: Acting

Biography

Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. After graduating from Yale College in 1991 with a degree in history, he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to Manhattan 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 Fight Club (1999), garring a cult following. Norton established the production company Class 5 Films in 2003. He was a 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. This non-profit organization 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

2025

The American Revolution as Benjamin Rush (voice) / Philip Vickers Fithian (voice) / Philip Schuyler (voice)
On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown" as Self
From Rails to Trails as Narrator

2024

Sausage Party: Foodtopia as Sammy (voice)
A Complete Unknown as Pete Seeger
Bad River as Self - Narrator (voice)
Longevity Hackers as Self - Narrator (voice)

2023

Asteroid City as Conrad Earp
Extrapolations as Jonathan Chopin
UnCharitable as Self

2022

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery as Miles Bron
High Noon on the Waterfront as Carl Foreman (voice)

2021

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun as The Chauffeur
Paper Birds as Robert

2020

Belmondo l'influenceur as Self (archive footage)

2019

Alita: Battle Angel as Nova (uncredited)
Motherless Brooklyn as Lionel Essrog

2018

Isle of Dogs as Rex (voice)
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis as Self
Gotti ... (Producer)
Vidéo Club as Self

2017

One October ... (Executive Producer)

2016

Sausage Party as Sammy Bagel Jr. (voice)
Ask the Storybots
Collateral Beauty as Whit Yardsham

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
Nature Is Speaking as The Soil
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom' as Self / Scout Ward
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings) as Self

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Bridge Inspection Supervisor
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
The Grand Budapest Hotel as Henckels
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) as Mike
Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming as Narrator
Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy as Self - Narrator (voice)

2013

Salinger as Self - Actor

2012

The Bourne Legacy as Byer
The Dictator as Self
Moonrise Kingdom as Scout Master Ward
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe as Self
The Apple Pushers as Narrator (voice)

2011

Behind Bars: The Making of Stone as Self

2010

Conan as Self
Stone as Stone

2009

Modern Family as Izzy LaFontaine
The Invention of Lying as Cop
Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory" as Self
Leaves of Grass as Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama ... (Producer)

2008

The Incredible Hulk as Bruce Banner
Pride and Glory as Ray Tierney
Bustin' Down the Door as Narrator (voice)
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence as Self
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound as Self - Bruce Banner / Hulk, The Incredible Hulk (2008)

2004

Dirty Work ... (Executive Producer)

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
The Italian Job as Steve
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' as Self
Comedy Central Roasts as Self
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker as Self
Declaration of Independence as Self
Sunday Morning Shootout

2002

Frida as Nelson Rockefeller
25th Hour as Monty Brogan
Death to Smoochy as Sheldon Mopes / Smoochy
Red Dragon as Will Graham
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes as Self
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary as Self

2001

The Score as Jack Teller
The Concert for New York City as Self
Making "The Score" as Himself
Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career as Narrator
Baltimore Orioles Legends - Cal Ripken Jr. The Iron Man's Legendary Career

2000

Keeping the Faith as Father Brian Finn

1999

Fight Club as Narrator
Forever Hollywood as Self

1998

American History X as Derek
Rounders as Lester 'Worm' Murphy
Out of the Past as Henry Gerber (voice)

1997

The View as Self

1996

The Daily Show as Self
Primal Fear as Aaron/Roy Stampler
The People vs. Larry Flynt as Alan Isaacman
Everyone Says I Love You as Holden Spence
The 53rd Calypso as Jon Sodon

1995

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea as Bill

1994

Only in America as Duane / Kevin / Bruno / Eric / Museum Guard
Inside the Actors Studio as Self

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1989

The Simpsons as Reverend Elijah Hooper (voice)

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1953

The Oscars as Self

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee