Alex Norton
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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
Credits
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
as Captain Bellamy
Brave (2012)
as Additional Voices (voice)
Braveheart (1995)
as Bride's Father
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Patriot Games (1992)
as Dennis Cooley
Les Misérables (1998)
as General
Local Hero (1983)
as Watt
Under Suspicion (1991)
as Prosecuting Lawyer
Dragon Rider (2020)
as Gravelbeard (voice)
Scandal (1989)
as Detective Inspector
Robin Hood (1991)
as Harry
Little Voice (1998)
as Bunnie Morris
White Hunter, Black Heart (1990)
as Zibelinsky
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994)
as Harding
Beautiful Creatures (2000)
as Det Insp Hepburn
Sir Billi (2012)
as Butler / Baron McToff (voice)
Shoshana (2024)
as Tennant (CID)
Gregory's Girl (1980)
as Alec
Being Stanley Baxter (2025)
as Self
Comfort and Joy (1984)
as Trevor
Blame It on the Bellboy (1992)
as Alfio
Orphans (1998)
as Hanson
When Saturday Comes (1996)
as Factory Boss
Deacon Brodie (1997)
as Alisdair Gilzean
Dead on Time (1983)
as Foreigner
Complicity (2000)
as Kenny Garnet
An Ungentlemanly Act (1992)
as Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb
Chernobyl: The Final Warning (1991)
as Dr. Andreyev
Hidden City (1987)
as Hillcombe
Sean Connery: In His Own Words (2015)
as Self
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot (2023)
as McAngus
Countdown to War (1989)
as Stalin
Still Game: The Story So Far (2014)
as Self
Comrades (1987)
as Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer
Lucky Sunil (1988)
as Des Organ
Rikki (2024)
as Self
White Goods (1994)
as Paul Ryan
A Sense of Freedom (1985)
as Malkie
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale (1989)
as Harold
Ooh the Banter! (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Just Another Saturday (1975)
Actor
Bill Douglas: My Best Friend (2023)
as Self
Michael Regan (1971)
as Jerry's Mate
Leaving (1989)
as Tommy
Two Doors Down (2013)
as Eric
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil (1974)
as Various
The Thin End of the Wedge (1977)
as John
The Hunch (1967)
Actor
Down Among the Big Boys (1993)
as Dan Gibbons
Every Picture Tells a Story (1984)
as William Scott
Dream Me Up Scotty! (2013)
as Presenter
Billy Bongo (2002)
Actor
The Game (1998)
as Tam
Shakespeare's Mounted Foot (1979)
Actor
Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket (1973)
Actor
Selling Scotland (2019)
as Self