Known For
Acting
Known Credits
85
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 27, 1950 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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.
| 2025 | Being Stanley Baxteras Self | |
| 2025 | Daredevil: Born Againas Male Dancer | |
| 2024 | Rikkias Self | |
| 2024 | Shoshanaas Tennant (CID) | |
| 2023 | Bill Douglas: My Best Friendas Self | |
| 2023 | Blackadder: The Lost Pilotas McAngus | |
| 2022 | Ooh the Banter!as Self (archive footage) | |
| 2020 | Dragon Rideras Gravelbeard (voice) | |
| 2019 | Selling Scotlandas Self | |
| 2019 | Good Omensas Tulloch | |
| 2019 | Hatton Gardenas Kenny Collins | |
| 2016 | Two Doors Downas Eric | |
| 2015 | Sean Connery: In His Own Wordsas Self | |
| 2014 | Still Game: The Story So Faras Self | |
| 2013 | Two Doors Downas Eric | |
| 2013 | Dream Me Up Scotty!as Presenter | |
| 2013 | Shetlandas Cameron Watt | |
| 2012 | Braveas Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2012 | Sir Billias Butler / Baron McToff (voice) | |
| 2011 | Celebrity Antiques Road Tripas Self - Participant | |
| 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chestas Captain Bellamy | |
| 2006 | Waterloo Roadas Gerard Findlay | |
| 2004 | Unsolvedas | |
| 2002 | The Count of Monte Cristoas Napoleon Bonaparte | |
| 2002 | Billy Bongoas | |
| 2000 | Beautiful Creaturesas Det Insp Hepburn | |
| 2000 | Complicityas Kenny Garnet | |
| 1999 | Extremely Dangerousas DCS Wallace | |
| 1998 | Little Voiceas Bunnie Morris | |
| 1998 | Orphansas Hanson | |
| 1998 | The Gameas Tam | |
| 1998 | Les Misérablesas General | |
| 1997 | Deacon Brodieas Alisdair Gilzean | |
| 1997 | Renford Rejectsas | |
| 1996 | The Crow Roadas Lachlan Watt | |
| 1996 | Bad Boysas Malky 'Tissue' Mulhernen | |
| 1996 | When Saturday Comesas Factory Boss | |
| 1995 | Backupas | |
| 1995 | Braveheartas Bride's Father | |
| 1995 | Hamish Macbethas Duncan Soutar | |
| 1995 | Signs and Wondersas William Gimble | |
| 1995 | Signs and Wondersas William Grimble | |
| 1994 | Squanto: A Warrior's Taleas Harding | |
| 1994 | White Goodsas Paul Ryan | |
| 1993 | Down Among the Big Boysas Dan Gibbons | |
| 1993 | Comicsas Haggis | |
| 1992 | An Ungentlemanly Actas Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb | |
| 1992 | Patriot Gamesas Dennis Cooley | |
| 1992 | Blame It on the Bellboyas Alfio | |
| 1991 | Under Suspicionas Prosecuting Lawyer | |
| 1991 | Robin Hoodas Harry | |
| 1991 | Chernobyl: The Final Warningas Dr. Andreyev | |
| 1990 | White Hunter, Black Heartas Zibelinsky | |
| 1990 | The Chiefas Gordon Mackie | |
| 1989 | Bearskin: An Urban Fairytaleas Harold | |
| 1989 | Countdown to Waras Stalin | |
| 1989 | Scandalas Detective Inspector | |
| 1989 | Leavingas Tommy | |
| 1988 | The One Gameas The Conjuror | |
| 1988 | Lucky Sunilas Des Organ | |
| 1987 | Comradesas Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer | |
| 1987 | Hidden Cityas Hillcombe | |
| 1986 | Lovejoyas Murray McNally | |
| 1985 | A Sense of Freedomas Malkie | |
| 1984 | Every Picture Tells a Storyas William Scott | |
| 1984 | The Billas | |
| 1984 | Comfort and Joyas Trevor | |
| 1983 | Taggartas DCI Matt Burke | |
| 1983 | Blackadderas McAngus, Duke of Argyll | |
| 1983 | No Excusesas Howard | |
| 1983 | Local Heroas Watt | |
| 1983 | Dead on Timeas Foreigner | |
| 1981 | Bergeracas Acupuncturist | |
| 1980 | Gregory's Girlas Alec | |
| 1980 | A Question of Guiltas Captain William Cranstoun | |
| 1979 | Shakespeare's Mounted Footas | |
| 1978 | Strangersas Cooper | |
| 1977 | The Thin End of the Wedgeas John | |
| 1975 | Just Another Saturdayas | |
| 1975 | The Sweeneyas Gibson | |
| 1974 | The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oilas Various | |
| 1974 | Playhouseas Max Beerbohm | |
| 1973 | Travelpass - It's Just the Ticketas | |
| 1971 | Michael Reganas Jerry's Mate | |
| 1967 | The Hunchas |
| 2022 | The Sea Beast...ADR & Dubbing | |
| 1987 | First Sight...Writer |
