Alex Norton

Alex Norton

🎂 27th January 1950 (76 yrs) 📍 Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Known For

Biography

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.

Alex Norton

Movies Featuring Alex Norton

Being Stanley Baxter

Being Stanley Baxter (2025)

as Self

Rikki

Rikki (2024)

as Self

Shoshana

Shoshana (2024)

as Tennant (CID)

Bill Douglas: My Best Friend

Bill Douglas: My Best Friend (2023)

as Self

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot (2023)

as McAngus

Ooh the Banter!

Ooh the Banter! (2022)

as Self (archive footage)

Dragon Rider

Dragon Rider (2020)

as Gravelbeard (voice)

Sean Connery: In His Own Words

Sean Connery: In His Own Words (2015)

as Self

Still Game: The Story So Far

Still Game: The Story So Far (2014)

as Self

Two Doors Down

Two Doors Down (2013)

as Eric

Dream Me Up Scotty!

Dream Me Up Scotty! (2013)

as Presenter

Brave

Brave (2012)

as Additional Voices (voice)

Sir Billi

Sir Billi (2012)

as Butler / Baron McToff (voice)

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

as Captain Bellamy

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

as Napoleon Bonaparte

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Billy Bongo (2002)

Beautiful Creatures

Beautiful Creatures (2000)

as Det Insp Hepburn

Complicity

Complicity (2000)

as Kenny Garnet

Little Voice

Little Voice (1998)

as Bunnie Morris

Orphans

Orphans (1998)

as Hanson

The Game

The Game (1998)

as Tam

Les Misérables

Les Misérables (1998)

as General

Deacon Brodie

Deacon Brodie (1997)

as Alisdair Gilzean

When Saturday Comes

When Saturday Comes (1996)

as Factory Boss

Braveheart

Braveheart (1995)

as Bride's Father

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994)

as Harding

White Goods

White Goods (1994)

as Paul Ryan

Down Among the Big Boys

Down Among the Big Boys (1993)

as Dan Gibbons

An Ungentlemanly Act

An Ungentlemanly Act (1992)

as Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb

Patriot Games

Patriot Games (1992)

as Dennis Cooley

Blame It on the Bellboy

Blame It on the Bellboy (1992)

as Alfio

Under Suspicion

Under Suspicion (1991)

as Prosecuting Lawyer

Robin Hood

Robin Hood (1991)

as Harry

Chernobyl: The Final Warning

Chernobyl: The Final Warning (1991)

as Dr. Andreyev

White Hunter, Black Heart

White Hunter, Black Heart (1990)

as Zibelinsky

Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale (1989)

as Harold

Countdown to War

Countdown to War (1989)

as Stalin

Scandal

Scandal (1989)

as Detective Inspector

Leaving

Leaving (1989)

as Tommy

Lucky Sunil

Lucky Sunil (1988)

as Des Organ

Comrades

Comrades (1987)

as Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer

Hidden City

Hidden City (1987)

as Hillcombe

A Sense of Freedom

A Sense of Freedom (1985)

as Malkie

Every Picture Tells a Story

Every Picture Tells a Story (1984)

as William Scott

Comfort and Joy

Comfort and Joy (1984)

as Trevor

Local Hero

Local Hero (1983)

as Watt

Dead on Time

Dead on Time (1983)

as Foreigner

Gregory's Girl

Gregory's Girl (1981)

as Alec

Shakespeare's Mounted Foot

Shakespeare's Mounted Foot (1979)

The Thin End of the Wedge

The Thin End of the Wedge (1977)

as John

Just Another Saturday

Just Another Saturday (1975)

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil (1974)

as Various

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Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket (1973)

Michael Regan

Michael Regan (1971)

as Jerry's Mate

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The Hunch (1967)