Edward Norton

Acting

Born Aug 18, 1969

From 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.

Edward Norton

Known For

Fight Club

Kingdom of Heaven

The Incredible Hulk

The Grand Budapest Hotel

American History X

Alita: Battle Angel

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

The Dictator

Primal Fear

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Filmography — Acting

Fight Club

Kingdom of Heaven

The Incredible Hulk

The Grand Budapest Hotel

American History X

Alita: Battle Angel

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

The Dictator

Primal Fear

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Isle of Dogs

The Italian Job

A Complete Unknown

Sausage Party

The Bourne Legacy

The Illusionist

Rounders

Asteroid City

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

Moonrise Kingdom

The Invite

The People vs. Larry Flynt

Frida

The Invention of Lying

Collateral Beauty

The Painted Veil

The Score

25th Hour

Stone

Motherless Brooklyn

Leaves of Grass

Everyone Says I Love You

Keeping the Faith

Pride and Glory

Death to Smoochy

The Concert for New York City

Red Dragon

Down in the Valley

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

Salinger

Brando

Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

Declaration of Independence

Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe

Out of the Past

A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'

Bad River

Forever Hollywood

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

Making "The Score"

Bustin' Down the Door

High Noon on the Waterfront

On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"

Behind Bars: The Making of Stone

Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming

Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career

Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

Fasting and the Longevity Revolution

Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)

Belmondo l'influenceur

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy

Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"

Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes

The Apple Pushers

From Rails to Trails