Edward Norton
Birthday: 1969-08-18 | Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USAEdward 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Lionel Essrog
as Rex (voice)
as Whit Yardsham
as Henckels
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Byer
as Narrator
as Scout Master Ward
as Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid
as Stone
as Bruce Banner
as Ray Tierney
as Dr. Walter Fane
as Eisenheim
as Harlan
as King Baldwin
as Steve
as Monty Brogan
as Nelson Rockefeller
as Sheldon Mopes / Smoochy
as Will Graham
as Jack Teller
as Father Brian Finn
as Narrator
