Edward Norton
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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.
Known for
Credits
Fight Club (1999)
as Narrator
The Invite (2026)
as Hawk
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
as Henckels
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
as Bruce Banner
The Italian Job (2003)
as Steve
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
as King Baldwin (uncredited)
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021)
as The Chauffeur
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
as Miles Bron
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
as Mike
The Score (2001)
as Jack Teller
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
as Nova (uncredited)
American History X (1998)
as Derek
Primal Fear (1996)
as Aaron Stampler / Roy
The Dictator (2012)
as Self
The Bourne Legacy (2012)
as Byer
A Complete Unknown (2024)
as Pete Seeger
Sausage Party (2016)
as Sammy Bagel Jr. (voice)
Isle of Dogs (2018)
as Rex (voice)
Pride and Glory (2008)
as Ray Tierney
Asteroid City (2023)
as Conrad Earp
Frida (2002)
as Nelson Rockefeller
The Invention of Lying (2009)
as Cop
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
as Alan Isaacman
25th Hour (2002)
as Monty Brogan
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
as Scout Master Ward
Collateral Beauty (2016)
as Whit Yardsham
The Illusionist (2006)
as Eisenheim
Rounders (1998)
as Lester 'Worm' Murphy
Forever Hollywood (1999)
as Self
Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
as Lionel Essrog
Stone (2010)
as Stone
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)
as Self
The Painted Veil (2006)
as Dr. Walter Fane
Salinger (2013)
as Self - Actor
Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
as Holden Spence
Death to Smoochy (2002)
as Sheldon Mopes / Smoochy
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound (2008)
as Self - Bruce Banner / Hulk, The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Keeping the Faith (2000)
as Father Brian Finn
Leaves of Grass (2009)
as Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid
Red Dragon (2002)
as Will Graham
The Incredible Hulk: Becoming the Hulk (2008)
as Self
Making "The Score" (2001)
as Himself
Down in the Valley (2005)
as Harlan Fairfax Curruthers
Belmondo l'influenceur (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'The Incredible Hulk' (2008)
as Self
The Concert for New York City (2001)
as Self
Out of the Past (1998)
as Henry Gerber (voice)
High Noon on the Waterfront (2022)
as Carl Foreman (voice)
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis (2018)
as Self
Fight Club: Behind the Scenes (2000)
as Self
Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory" (2009)
as Self
On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown" (2025)
as Self
Bustin' Down the Door (2008)
as Narrator (voice)
The Incredible Hulk: Hulking Out in Harlem (2008)
as Self
Declaration of Independence (2003)
as Self
The Incredible Hulk: Hulking Out in the Bottling Plant (2008)
as Self
The Incredible Hulk: Hulking Out on Campus (2008)
as Self
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (1997)
as Bill
Paper Birds (2021)
as Robert
Brando (2007)
as Self
Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy (2014)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Secret Killers of Monterey Bay (2002)
as Narrator (voice)
The 53rd Calypso (1996)
as Jon Sodon
From Rails to Trails (2025)
as Narrator
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary (2002)
as Self
Bad River (2024)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom' (2015)
as Self / Scout Ward
The Apple Pushers (2012)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton. (2015)
as Self
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings) (2015)
as Self
Only in America (1994)
as Duane / Kevin / Bruno / Eric / Museum Guard
Longevity Hackers (2024)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Baltimore Orioles Legends - Cal Ripken Jr. The Iron Man's Legendary Career (2001)
Actor
UnCharitable (2023)
as Self
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes (2002)
as Self
Behind Bars: The Making of Stone (2011)
as Self
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (2003)
as Self
Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming (2014)
as Narrator
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' (2003)
as Self
Porto Rico (—)
Actor
Fasting and the Longevity Revolution (—)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career (2001)
as Narrator
Hello, He Lied & Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches (2002)
as Self