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Edward Norton

Edward Norton

Birthday: 1969-08-18 | Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous awards and nominations, including a Golden Globe Award and three Academy Award nominations. Born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Columbia, Maryland, Norton was drawn to theatrical productions at local venues as a child. After graduating from Yale College in 1991, he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to New York City to pursue an acting career. He gained immediate 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 reformed 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 emerged as a filmmaker in the 2000s. He 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 critical acclaim for his acting roles in films such as The Score (2001), 25th Hour (2002), 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 role in the black comedy Birdman (2014), Norton earned another Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2019
Motherless Brooklyn

as    Lionel Essrog

2018
Isle of Dogs

as    Rex (voice)

2016
Collateral Beauty

as    Whit Yardsham

2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel

as    Albert Henckels

2014
Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy

as    Self - Narrator (voice)

2012
The Bourne Legacy

as    Byer

2012
The Apple Pushers

as    Narrator

2012
Moonrise Kingdom

as    Scout Master Ward

2010
Leaves of Grass

as    Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid

2010
Stone

as    Stone

2008
The Incredible Hulk

as    Bruce Banner / The Hulk

2008
Pride and Glory

as    Ray Tierney

2006
The Painted Veil

as    Dr. Walter Fane

2006
The Illusionist

as    Eisenheim

2005
Down in the Valley

as    Harlan

2005
Kingdom of Heaven

as    King Baldwin

2003
The Italian Job

as    Steve

2002
25th Hour

as    Monty Brogan

2002
Frida

as    Nelson Rockefeller

2002
Death to Smoochy

as    Sheldon Mopes / Smoochy

2002
Red Dragon

as    Will Graham

2001
The Score

as    Jack Teller

2000
Keeping the Faith

as    Father Brian Finn

1999
Fight Club

as    Narrator