Edward Norton
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.
Movies (74)
The Invite
2026
From Rails to Trails
2025
On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"
2025
A Complete Unknown
2024
Longevity Hackers
2024
Bad River
2024
UnCharitable
2023
Asteroid City
2023
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
High Noon on the Waterfront
2022
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021
Paper Birds
2021
Belmondo l'influenceur
2020
Motherless Brooklyn
2019
Alita: Battle Angel
2019
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
2018
Isle of Dogs
2018
Collateral Beauty
2016
Sausage Party
2016
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
2015
Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.
2015
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
2015
Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming
2014
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014
Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy
2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014
Salinger
2013
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
2012
The Bourne Legacy
2012
Moonrise Kingdom
2012
The Dictator
2012
The Apple Pushers
2012
Behind Bars: The Making of Stone
2011
Stone
2010
The Invention of Lying
2009
Leaves of Grass
2009
Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"
2009
The Making of 'the Incredible Hulk'
2008
Pride and Glory
2008
Bustin' Down the Door
2008
The Incredible Hulk
2008
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
2008
Brando
2007
The Painted Veil
2006
The Illusionist
2006
Down in the Valley
2005
Kingdom of Heaven
2005
Declaration of Independence
2003
The Italian Job
2003
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
2003
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
2003
25th Hour
2002
Red Dragon
2002
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
2002
Frida
2002
Death to Smoochy
2002
Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career
2001
Baltimore Orioles Legends - Cal Ripken Jr. The Iron Man's Legendary Career
2001
Making "The Score"
2001
The Concert for New York City
2001
The Score
2001
Fight Club: Behind the Scenes
2000
Keeping the Faith
2000
Fight Club
1999
Forever Hollywood
1999
Rounders
1998
Out of the Past
1998
American History X
1998
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
1997
The People vs. Larry Flynt
1996
Everyone Says I Love You
1996
Primal Fear
1996
The 53rd Calypso
1996
Fasting and the Longevity Revolution
TV Shows (37)
The American Revolution
2025
Sausage Party: Foodtopia
2024
Extrapolations
2023
Vidéo Club
2018
Ask the Storybots
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Nature Is Speaking
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
Conan
2010
Modern Family
2009
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
2008
Brando: The Documentary
2007
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
2006
Rachael Ray
2006
The One Show
2006
Stella
2005
Strange Days on Planet Earth
2005
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Comedy Central Roasts
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The View
1997
The Daily Show
1996
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Simpsons
1989
The Simpsons
1989
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Oscars
1953
Golden Globe Awards
1944