Alex Norton
Acting
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.
Movies
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006
Braveheart
1995
Brave
2012
The Count of Monte Cristo
2002
Patriot Games
1992
Under Suspicion
1991
Scandal
1989
Les Misérables
1998
Dragon Rider
2020
When Saturday Comes
1996
Leaving
1989
Beautiful Creatures
2000
Shoshana
2024
Robin Hood
1991
Comrades
1987
Complicity
2000
A Sense of Freedom
1985
Comfort and Joy
1984
Countdown to War
1989
Lucky Sunil
1988
TV Shows
Shetland
2013
Daredevil: Born Again
2025
Waterloo Road
2006
Blackadder
1983
The Bill
1984
Playhouse
1974
Good Omens
2019
Bergerac
1981
Taggart
1983
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
The Sweeney
1975
Lovejoy
1986
The Chief
1990
Hamish Macbeth
1995
Hatton Garden
2019
Two Doors Down
2016
Renford Rejects
1997
Backup
1995
The Crow Road
1996
Extremely Dangerous
1999