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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

75

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-01-27 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Also Known As

Alex Norton

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.

Known For

Acting

Comfort and Joy

1984

Comfort and Joy

as

Trevor

Local Hero

1983

Local Hero

as

Watt

Complicity

2000

Complicity

as

Kenny Garnet

Patriot Games

1992

Patriot Games

as

Dennis Cooley

A Sense of Freedom

1985

A Sense of Freedom

as

Malkie

Beautiful Creatures

2000

Beautiful Creatures

as

Det Insp Hepburn

The Game

1998

The Game

as

Tam

Lucky Sunil

1988

Lucky Sunil

as

Des Organ

Sir Billi

2012

Sir Billi

as

Butler / Baron McToff (voice)

Dead on Time

1983

Dead on Time

as

Foreigner

The Count of Monte Cristo

2002

The Count of Monte Cristo

as

Napoleon Bonaparte

Leaving

1989

Leaving

as

Tommy

When Saturday Comes

1996

When Saturday Comes

as

Factory Boss

Braveheart

1995

Braveheart

as

Bride's Father

Ooh the Banter!

2022

Ooh the Banter!

as

Self (archive footage)

Two Doors Down

2013

Two Doors Down

as

Eric

The Hunch

1967

The Hunch

as

Gregory's Girl

1981

Gregory's Girl

as

Alec

Little Voice

1998

Little Voice

as

Bunnie Morris

Comrades

1987

Comrades

as

Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer

Scandal

1989

Scandal

as

Detective Inspector

An Ungentlemanly Act

1992

An Ungentlemanly Act

as

Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb

Deacon Brodie

1997

Deacon Brodie

as

Alisdair Gilzean

Hidden City

1987

Hidden City

as

Hillcombe

Orphans

1998

Orphans

as

Hanson

Every Picture Tells a Story

1984

Every Picture Tells a Story

as

William Scott

Under Suspicion

1991

Under Suspicion

as

Prosecuting Lawyer

Les Misérables

1998

Les Misérables

as

General

Robin Hood

1991

Robin Hood

as

Harry

White Goods

1994

White Goods

as

Paul Ryan

Down Among the Big Boys

1993

Down Among the Big Boys

as

Dan Gibbons

Countdown to War

1989

Countdown to War

as

Stalin

Dragon Rider

2020

Dragon Rider

as

Gravelbeard (voice)

Dream Me Up Scotty!

2013

Dream Me Up Scotty!

as

Presenter

Michael Regan

1971

Michael Regan

as

Jerry's Mate

Rikki

2024

Rikki

as

Self

Shoshana

2024

Shoshana

as

Tennant (CID)

Taggart

Taggart

as

DCI Matt Burke

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

as

Gibson

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

as

Murray McNally

Blackadder

Blackadder

as

McAngus, Duke of Argyll

Bad Boys

Bad Boys

as

Malky 'Tissue' Mulhernen

Good Omens

Good Omens

as

Tulloch

Shetland

Shetland

as

Cameron Watt

The One Game

The One Game

as

The Conjuror

Bergerac

Bergerac

as

Acupuncturist

The Crow Road

The Crow Road

as

Lachlan Watt

Extremely Dangerous

Extremely Dangerous

as

DCS Wallace

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as

Self - Participant

Hatton Garden

Hatton Garden

as

Kenny Collins

Hamish Macbeth

Hamish Macbeth

as

Duncan Soutar

Waterloo Road

Waterloo Road

as

Gerard Findlay

Production

Crew

Directing