Alex Norton

Alex Norton

b. 1950 (age 76) Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Actor Writer

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.

Known For

Local Hero
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★ 7.3
Local Hero
1983
Braveheart
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★ 8.3
Braveheart
1995
The Count of Monte Cristo
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★ 7.7
The Count of Monte Cristo
2002
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
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★ 7.4
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006

Filmography

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Animals United 2: The Chilldown
2025 Actor
The Warthog 'Buck'
Dragon Rider
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★ 5.7
Dragon Rider
2019 Actor
Gravelbeard
Hatton Garden
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★ 7.2
Hatton Garden
2019 Actor
Kenny Collins
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★ 6.9
Getting the Builders In
2017 Self
Two Doors Down
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★ 8.1
Two Doors Down
2016 Actor
Eric
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Aly Bain's America
2016 Self
Bob Servant Independent
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★ 7.2
Bob Servant Independent
2013 Actor
Hendo
Two Doors Down
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★ 7.5
Two Doors Down
2013 Actor
Eric
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★ 8.2
The Unbeatables
2013 Actor
Gregor
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★ 7.0
Watching Ourselves: 60 Years of Television in Scotland
2012 Self
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★ 7.8
Lanterna Magicka: Bill Douglas and the Secret History of Cinema
2009 Self
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The Weather
2009 Self
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★ 7.0
The Jet Stream and Us
2008 Self
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Taggart: 25 Years of Murder
2008 Self
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Glendogie Bogey
2008 Actor
Thurston McCondry
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★ 6.1
Movie Connections
2007 Self
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Haunted Hogmanay
2006 Actor
Thurston McCondry
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Unsolved
2004 Self
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★ 6.6
Billy Bongo
2003 Actor
Murphy's Law
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★ 7.6
Murphy's Law
2001 Actor
Murdoch
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★ 7.7
The Fabulous Bagel Boys
2001 Actor
Lionel Rose
Complicity
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★ 5.8
Complicity
2000 Actor
Kenny Garnet
Extremely Dangerous
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★ 6.8
Extremely Dangerous
1999 Actor
DCS Wallace
Renford Rejects
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★ 7.6
Renford Rejects
1998 Actor
Eddie McAvoy
The Crow Road
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★ 8.1
The Crow Road
1996 Actor
Lachlan Watt
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Turning World
1996 Actor
Barry
Bad Boys
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★ 7.0
Bad Boys
1995 Actor
Tissue Mulherron
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★ 8.1
Blood & Peaches
1995 Actor
Outsider
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
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★ 6.1
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
1994 Actor
Harding
Blame It on the Bellboy
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★ 5.6
Blame It on the Bellboy
1992 Actor
Alfio
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
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★ 6.3
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
1991 Actor
Dr. Andreyev
Scandal
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★ 6.4
Scandal
1989 Actor
Detective Inspector
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
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★ 6.3
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
1989 Actor
Harry
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Albert and the Lion
1989 Actor
Inspector Campbell
The One Game
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★ 7.3
The One Game
1988 Actor
The Conjuror
Hidden City
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★ 5.9
Hidden City
1987 Actor
Hillcombe
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First Sight
1987 Writer
Comrades
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★ 7.3
Comrades
1986 Actor
Laughing Cavalier
Comfort and Joy
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★ 6.6
Comfort and Joy
1984 Actor
Trevor
Every Picture Tells a Story
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★ 6.9
Every Picture Tells a Story
1984 Actor
William Scott Sr.
Local Hero
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★ 7.3
Local Hero
1983 Actor
Watt
Taggart
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★ 7.4
Taggart
1983 Actor
George Bryce
Dead on Time
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★ 6.4
Dead on Time
1983 Actor
Foreigner
Dramarama
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★ 6.8
Dramarama
1983 Writer
No Excuses
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No Excuses
1983 Actor
Howard
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Scotch Myths
1982 Actor
Various
A Sense of Freedom
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★ 6.9
A Sense of Freedom
1981 Actor
Malkie
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Travelpass: It's Just the Ticket
1973 Actor
The Hunch
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★ 6.3
The Hunch
1971 Actor
Ian
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