Alex Norton

Acting·Jan 27, 1950·Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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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.

Film	Credit
Being Stanley Baxter2025 · Self	Self
Rikki2024 · Self	Self
Shoshana2024 · Tennant (CID)	Tennant (CID)
Bill Douglas: My Best Friend2023 · Self	Self
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot2023 · McAngus	McAngus
Ooh the Banter!2022 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Dragon Rider2020 · Gravelbeard (voice)	Gravelbeard (voice)
Selling Scotland2019 · Self	Self
Sean Connery: In His Own Words2015 · Self	Self
Still Game: The Story So Far2014 · Self	Self
Two Doors Down2013 · Eric	Eric
Dream Me Up Scotty!2013 · Presenter	Presenter
Brave2012 · Additional Voices (voice)	Additional Voices (voice)
Sir Billi2012 · Butler / Baron McToff (voice)	Butler / Baron McToff (voice)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest2006 · Captain Bellamy	Captain Bellamy
الكونت دي مونت كريستو2002 · Napoleon Bonaparte	Napoleon Bonaparte
BBilly Bongo2002 · Actor	Actor
Beautiful Creatures2000 · Det Insp Hepburn	Det Insp Hepburn
Complicity2000 · Kenny Garnet	Kenny Garnet
Little Voice1998 · Bunnie Morris	Bunnie Morris
Orphans1998 · Hanson	Hanson
The Game1998 · Tam	Tam
Les Misérables1998 · General	General
Deacon Brodie1997 · Alisdair Gilzean	Alisdair Gilzean
When Saturday Comes1996 · Factory Boss	Factory Boss
Braveheart1995 · Bride's Father	Bride's Father
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale1994 · Harding	Harding
White Goods1994 · Paul Ryan	Paul Ryan
Down Among the Big Boys1993 · Dan Gibbons	Dan Gibbons
An Ungentlemanly Act1992 · Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb	Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb
Patriot Games1992 · Dennis Cooley	Dennis Cooley
Blame It on the Bellboy1992 · Alfio	Alfio
Under Suspicion1991 · Prosecuting Lawyer	Prosecuting Lawyer
Robin Hood1991 · Harry	Harry
Chernobyl: The Final Warning1991 · Dr. Andreyev	Dr. Andreyev
White Hunter, Black Heart1990 · Zibelinsky	Zibelinsky
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale1989 · Harold	Harold
Countdown to War1989 · Stalin	Stalin
Scandal1989 · Detective Inspector	Detective Inspector
Leaving1989 · Tommy	Tommy
Lucky Sunil1988 · Des Organ	Des Organ
Comrades1987 · Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer	Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer
Hidden City1987 · Hillcombe	Hillcombe
A Sense of Freedom1985 · Malkie	Malkie
Every Picture Tells a Story1984 · William Scott	William Scott
Comfort and Joy1984 · Trevor	Trevor
Local Hero1983 · Watt	Watt
Dead on Time1983 · Foreigner	Foreigner