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Edward Norton

Edward Norton

Acting · Production

Born August 18, 1969, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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

Appearances as themselves (50)
  • 2025On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown" — Self
  • 2025SNL50: The Homecoming Concert — Self
  • 2024Bad River — Self - Narrator (voice)
  • 2024Longevity Hackers — Self - Narrator (voice)
  • 2023UnCharitable — Self
  • 2020Belmondo l'influenceur — Self (archive footage)
  • 2018Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis — Self
  • 2015Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings) — Self
  • 2015Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom' — Self / Scout Ward
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self
  • 2014Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy — Self - Narrator (voice)
  • Off Camera with Sam Jones — Self
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self
  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors — Self
  • 2013Salinger — Self - Actor
  • 2012The Apple Pushers — Self - Narrator (voice)
  • 2012The Dictator — Self
  • 2011Behind Bars: The Making of Stone — Self
  • Conan — Self
  • 2009Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory" — Self
  • Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence — Self
  • 2008The Incredible Hulk: Becoming the Hulk — Self
  • 2008The Incredible Hulk: Hulking Out in Harlem — Self
  • 2008The Incredible Hulk: Hulking Out in the Bottling Plant — Self
  • 2008The Incredible Hulk: Hulking Out on Campus — Self
  • 2008The Making of 'The Incredible Hulk' — Self
  • 2007Brando — Self
  • Brando: The Documentary — Self
  • The One Show — Self
  • 2003A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' — Self
  • Comedy Central Roasts — Self
  • 2003Declaration of Independence — Self
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self, Self - Guest
  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
  • 2003The Evolution of an American Filmmaker — Self
  • 2002Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary — Self
  • 2002Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes — Self
  • 2001Making "The Score" — Himself
  • 2001The Concert for New York City — Self
  • 2000Fight Club: Behind the Scenes — Self
  • 1999Forever Hollywood — Self
  • The View — Self - Guest
  • The Daily Show — Self
  • Inside the Actors Studio — Self
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
  • Saturday Night Live — Self - Host, Self (uncredited)
  • The Oscars — Self
  • Golden Globe Awards — Self - Nominee
  • Fasting and the Longevity Revolution — Self - Narrator (voice)
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