
Edward Norton
1 FOLLOWER • 49 CREDITS • AUG 18, 1969 • 55
Biography
Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous awards and nominations, including a Golden Globe Award and three Academy Award nominations.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Columbia, Maryland, Norton was drawn to theatrical productions at local venues as a child. After graduating from Yale College in 1991, he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to New York City to pursue an acting career. He gained immediate 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 reformed 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 emerged as a filmmaker in the 2000s. He 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 critical acclaim for his acting roles in films such as The Score (2001), 25th Hour (2002), 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 role in the black comedy Birdman (2014), Norton earned another Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
Known For

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Daily Show

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Saturday Night Live

The Simpsons

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Modern Family

Ask the Storybots

America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

Comedy Central Roasts

Stella

Sunday Morning Shootout

The Dictator

Alita: Battle Angel

After the Sunset

The Infinity Saga

The French Dispatch

The Oscars

The Invention of Lying

Extrapolations

Sausage Party

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Asteroid City

Kingdom of Heaven

Isle of Dogs

Moonrise Kingdom

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

The Bourne Legacy

Primal Fear

Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

The Italian Job

Sausage Party: Foodtopia

A Complete Unknown

The Score

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Rounders

Collateral Beauty

American History X

The Illusionist

Fight Club

Motherless Brooklyn

Red Dragon

The Incredible Hulk
Production Credits
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