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 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
2026
- The Invite as Hawk
2025
- The American Revolution as Benjamin Rush / Philip Vickers Fithian / 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
- Extrapolations as Jonathan Chopin
- Asteroid City as Conrad Earp
- 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)
- Gotti ... (Producer)
- Vidéo Club as Self
- Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis as Self
2017
- One October ... (Executive Producer)
2016
- Ask the Storybots
- Sausage Party as Sammy Bagel Jr. (voice)
- Collateral Beauty as Whit Yardsham
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- Nature Is Speaking as The Soil
- Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings) as Self
- Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom' as Self / Scout Ward
- Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton. 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
- The Grand Budapest Hotel as Henckels
- Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) as Mike
- Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming as Narrator
2013
- Salinger as Self - Actor
2012
- The Dictator as Self
- The Bourne Legacy as Byer
- Moonrise Kingdom as Scout Master Ward
- Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe as Self
- The Apple Pushers as Self - Narrator (voice)
2011
- Behind Bars: The Making of Stone as Self
2009
- Modern Family as Izzy LaFontaine
- The Invention of Lying as Cop
- Leaves of Grass as Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid
- By the People: The Election of Barack Obama ... (Producer)
- Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory" as Self
2008
- The Incredible Hulk as Bruce Banner
- Pride and Glory as Ray Tierney
- Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence as Self
- Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound as Self - Bruce Banner / Hulk, The Incredible Hulk (2008)
- Bustin' Down the Door as Narrator (voice)
- The Making of 'the Incredible Hulk' as Self
2007
- Brando: The Documentary as Self
- Brando as Self
2006
- The One Show as Self
- Rachael Ray
- America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions as Narrator (voice)
- The Illusionist as Eisenheim
- The Painted Veil as Dr. Walter Fane
2005
- Kingdom of Heaven as King Baldwin (uncredited)
- Stella
- Down in the Valley as Harlan Fairfax Curruthers
- Strange Days on Planet Earth
2004
- Dirty Work ... (Executive Producer)
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- The Italian Job as Steve
- Comedy Central Roasts as Self
- The Evolution of an American Filmmaker as Self
- Declaration of Independence as Self
- A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' as Self
- Sunday Morning Shootout
2002
- 25th Hour as Monty Brogan
- Frida as Nelson Rockefeller
- 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
- Baltimore Orioles Legends - Cal Ripken Jr. The Iron Man's Legendary Career
- Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career as Narrator
2000
- Keeping the Faith as Father Brian Finn
- Fight Club: Behind the Scenes as Self
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
- Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea as Bill
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
1994
- Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- Only in America as Duane / Kevin / Bruno / Eric / Museum Guard
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
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