Edward Norton
Acting
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.
The Invite
Hawk
From Rails to Trails
Narrator
On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"
Self
A Complete Unknown
Pete Seeger
Longevity Hackers
Self - Narrator (voice)
Bad River
Self - Narrator (voice)
UnCharitable
Self
Asteroid City
Conrad Earp
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Miles Bron
High Noon on the Waterfront
Carl Foreman (voice)
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
The Chauffeur
Paper Birds
Robert
Belmondo l'influenceur
Self (archive footage)
Motherless Brooklyn
Lionel Essrog
Alita: Battle Angel
Nova (uncredited)
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
Self
Isle of Dogs
Rex (voice)
Collateral Beauty
Whit Yardsham
Sausage Party
Sammy Bagel Jr. (voice)
Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.
Self
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Self / Scout Ward
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
Self
Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming
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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Mike
Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Henckels
Salinger
Self - Actor
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
Self
The Bourne Legacy
Byer
Moonrise Kingdom
Scout Master Ward
The Dictator
Self
The Apple Pushers
Self - Narrator (voice)
Behind Bars: The Making of Stone
Self
Stone
Stone
The Invention of Lying
Cop
Leaves of Grass
Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid
Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"
Self
Pride and Glory
Ray Tierney
Bustin' Down the Door
Narrator (voice)
The Incredible Hulk
Bruce Banner
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Self - Bruce Banner / Hulk, The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Brando
Self
The Painted Veil
Dr. Walter Fane
The Illusionist
Eisenheim
Down in the Valley
Harlan
Kingdom of Heaven
King Baldwin (uncredited)
Declaration of Independence
Self
The Italian Job
Steve
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
Self
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
Self
25th Hour
Monty Brogan
Red Dragon
Will Graham
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
Self
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
Self
Frida
Nelson Rockefeller
Death to Smoochy
Sheldon Mopes / Smoochy
Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career
Narrator
Making "The Score"
Himself
Baltimore Orioles Legends - Cal Ripken Jr. The Iron Man's Legendary Career
The Concert for New York City
Self
The Score
Jack Teller
Keeping the Faith
Father Brian Finn
Fight Club
Narrator
Forever Hollywood
Self
Rounders
Lester 'Worm' Murphy
Out of the Past
Henry Gerber (voice)
American History X
Derek
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Bill
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Alan Isaacman
Everyone Says I Love You
Holden Spence
Primal Fear
Aaron/Roy Stampler
The 53rd Calypso
Jon Sodon
Only in America
Duane / Kevin / Bruno / Eric / Museum Guard