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.
76 movies · 34 shows
The Invite
2026·7.8
From Rails to Trails
2025·0.0
On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"
2025·8.0
A Complete Unknown
2024·7.1
Longevity Hackers
2024·5.0
Bad River
2024·6.8
UnCharitable
2023·7.0
Asteroid City
2023·6.5
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022·7.0
High Noon on the Waterfront
2022·6.8
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
2021·7.0
Paper Birds
2021·10.0
Belmondo l'influenceur
2020·8.4
Motherless Brooklyn
2019·6.7
Alita: Battle Angel
2019·7.3
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
2018·6.6
Isle of Dogs
2018·7.8
Collateral Beauty
2016·7.2
Sausage Party
2016·5.8
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
2015·6.1
Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.
2015·10.0
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
2015·7.2
Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming
2014·10.0
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014·7.4
Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy
2014·7.5
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014·8.0
Salinger
2013·6.4
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
2012·6.0
The Bourne Legacy
2012·6.3
Moonrise Kingdom
2012·7.7
The Dictator
2012·6.2
The Apple Pushers
2012·7.0
Behind Bars: The Making of Stone
2011·10.0
Stone
2010·5.3
The Invention of Lying
2009·6.2
Leaves of Grass
2009·6.0
Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"
2009·9.0
The Making of 'the Incredible Hulk'
2008·0.0
Pride and Glory
2008·6.3
Bustin' Down the Door
2008·6.0
The Incredible Hulk
2008·6.2
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
2008·5.9
Brando
2007·6.8
The Painted Veil
2006·7.3
The Illusionist
2006·7.3
Down in the Valley
2005·5.9
Kingdom of Heaven
2005·7.1
Declaration of Independence
2003·7.7
The Italian Job
2003·6.8
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
2003·7.3
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
2003·7.8
25th Hour
2002·7.3
Red Dragon
2002·7.0
Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
2002·0.0
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
2002·0.0
Frida
2002·7.4
Death to Smoochy
2002·5.9
Secret Killers of Monterey Bay
2002·0.0
Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career
2001·6.5
Baltimore Orioles Legends - Cal Ripken Jr. The Iron Man's Legendary Career
2001·0.0
Making "The Score"
2001·0.0
The Concert for New York City
2001·5.1
The Score
2001·6.7
Fight Club: Behind the Scenes
2000·0.0
Keeping the Faith
2000·6.1
Fight Club
1999·8.4
Forever Hollywood
1999·8.3
Rounders
1998·7.0
Out of the Past
1998·2.4
American History X
1998·8.3
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
1997·6.0
The People vs. Larry Flynt
1996·7.0
Everyone Says I Love You
1996·6.5
Primal Fear
1996·7.7
The 53rd Calypso
1996·0.0
Only in America
1994·5.0