Alex Norton
Acting
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
Acting85
tvDaredevil: Born Again
2025
Male Dancer
movieRikki
2024
Self
movieShoshana
2024
Tennant (CID)
movieOoh the Banter!
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieDragon Rider
2020
Gravelbeard (voice)
tvGood Omens
2019
Tulloch
tvHatton Garden
2019
Kenny Collins
movieDream Me Up Scotty!
2013
Presenter
tvShetland
2013
Cameron Watt
movieBrave
2012
Additional Voices (voice)
movieSir Billi
2012
Butler / Baron McToff (voice)
tvCelebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
Self - Participant
moviePirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006
Captain Bellamy
tvWaterloo Road
2006
Gerard Findlay
movieThe Count of Monte Cristo
2002
Napoleon Bonaparte
movieBeautiful Creatures
2000
Det Insp Hepburn
movieComplicity
2000
Kenny Garnet
tvExtremely Dangerous
1999
DCS Wallace
movieLittle Voice
1998
Bunnie Morris
movieOrphans
1998
Hanson
movieLes Misérables
1998
General
movieDeacon Brodie
1997
Alisdair Gilzean
tvThe Crow Road
1996
Lachlan Watt
Bad Boys
1996
Malky 'Tissue' Mulhernen
movieWhen Saturday Comes
1996
Factory Boss
movieBraveheart
1995
Bride's Father
tvHamish Macbeth
1995
Duncan Soutar
tvSigns and Wonders
1995
William Gimble / William Grimble
movieWhite Goods
1994
Paul Ryan
movieDown Among the Big Boys
1993
Dan Gibbons
tvComics
1993
Haggis
movieAn Ungentlemanly Act
1992
Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb
moviePatriot Games
1992
Dennis Cooley
movieUnder Suspicion
1991
Prosecuting Lawyer
movieRobin Hood
1991
Harry
movieChernobyl: The Final Warning
1991
Dr. Andreyev
movieWhite Hunter, Black Heart
1990
Zibelinsky
tvThe Chief
1990
Gordon Mackie
movieScandal
1989
Detective Inspector
movieLeaving
1989
Tommy
tvThe One Game
1988
The Conjuror
movieLucky Sunil
1988
Des Organ
movieComrades
1987
Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer
movieHidden City
1987
Hillcombe
tvLovejoy
1986
Murray McNally
movieEvery Picture Tells a Story
1984
William Scott
movieComfort and Joy
1984
Trevor
tvTaggart
1983
DCI Matt Burke
tvBlackadder
1983
McAngus, Duke of Argyll
movieDead on Time
1983
Foreigner
Fame Is the Spur
1982
Keir Hardie
tvBergerac
1981
Acupuncturist
A Question of Guilt
1980
Captain William Cranstoun
tvStrangers
1978
Cooper
tvThe Sweeney
1975
Gibson
tvPlayhouse
1974
Max Beerbohm
movieMichael Regan
1971
Jerry's Mate
Sound1
movieThe Sea Beast
2022
ADR & Dubbing