Alex Norton
Acting
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.
Born: January 27, 1950
Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Known For
Still Game: The Story So Far
A celebration of the sitcom Still Game, featuring interviews with the cast, celebrities who have appeared on the show and super fans. Including a look at some favourite moments.
Deacon Brodie
Drama based on the true story of Deacon Brodie one of Scotland's most notorious criminals. In 1788 Deacon Brodie a master cabinet maker and town councillor is a rogue and a hedonist. He steals money but gives it back. He attempts to steal a fortune from the city's Customs and Excise office but the attempt fails and he is caught. There is a widely-publicised trial and he is sentenced to death to be hanged on the gallows he designed.
Good Omens
Aziraphale, an angel, and Crowley, a demon, join forces in order to prevent Armageddon. They attempt to raise the Antichrist in a balanced and human way, but are they focusing their efforts in the right direction?
Just Another Saturday
It's the day of the Orange Parade in Glasgow, but for Jon, the thrill of leading the parade and swinging the mace soon turns to horror as he learns the truth behind the costumes and songs.
Rikki
A centenary celebration of the life and legacy of Rikki Fulton, one of Scotland’s most beloved comic actors. Ashley Jensen narrates an affectionate tribute to one of Scotland’s funniest comedians, Rikki Fulton. It’s 100 years since Rikki first made an entrance on to the world stage and 20 years since he bowed out. For decades, he’s been making the nation laugh with his rubber face, razor sharp wit and laconic demeanour. His influence is still felt in new generations of comics, and clips of his sketches still make us laugh to this day.
Blackadder
Black Adder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders throughout British history, from the muck of the Middle Ages to the frontline of the First World War.
Daredevil: Born Again
Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer with heightened abilities, is fighting for justice through his bustling law firm, while former mob boss Wilson Fisk pursues his own political endeavors in New York. When their past identities begin to emerge, both men find themselves on an inevitable collision course.
Braveheart
Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William Wallace slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule.
The Sweeney
Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.
Hamish Macbeth
Hamish Macbeth is a comedy-drama series made by BBC Scotland and first aired in 1995. It is loosely based on a series of mystery novels by M. C. Beaton. The series concerns a local police officer, Constable Hamish Macbeth in the fictitious town of Lochdubh on the west coast of Scotland. The titular character was played by Robert Carlyle. It ran for three series from 1995 to 1997, with the first two series having six episodes and the third having eight.
Filmography
as Self
as Male Dancer
as Self
as Tennant (CID)
as Self
as McAngus
as Self (archive footage)
as Gravelbeard (voice)
as Tulloch
as Kenny Collins
as Eric
as Self
as Eric
as Presenter
as Cameron Watt
as Additional Voices (voice)
as Butler / Baron McToff (voice)
as Self - Participant
as Captain Bellamy
as Gerard Findlay
as Napoleon Bonaparte
as Det Insp Hepburn
as Kenny Garnet
as DCS Wallace
as Bunnie Morris
as Hanson
as Tam
as General
as Alisdair Gilzean
as Lachlan Watt
as Factory Boss
as Bride's Father
as Duncan Soutar
as Harding
as Paul Ryan
as Dan Gibbons
as Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb
as Dennis Cooley
as Alfio
as Prosecuting Lawyer
as Harry
as Dr. Andreyev
as Zibelinsky
as Gordon Mackie
as Harold
as Stalin
as Detective Inspector
as Tommy
as The Conjuror
as Des Organ
as Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer
as Hillcombe
as Murray McNally
as Malkie
as William Scott
as Trevor
as DCI Matt Burke
as McAngus, Duke of Argyll
as Watt
as Foreigner
as Acupuncturist
as Alec
as John
as Gibson
as Max Beerbohm
as Jerry's Mate