Acting · Glasgow, Scotland, UK · Born January 27, 1950
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.
MovieBeing Stanley Baxter
2025
as Self
TVDaredevil: Born Again
2025
as Male Dancer
MovieRikki
2024
as Self
MovieShoshana
2024
as Tennant (CID)
MovieBill Douglas: My Best Friend
2023
as Self
MovieBlackadder: The Lost Pilot
2023
as McAngus
MovieOoh the Banter!
2022
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDragon Rider
2020
as Gravelbeard (voice)
MovieSelling Scotland
2019
as Self
TVGood Omens
2019
as Tulloch
TVHatton Garden
2019
as Kenny Collins
TVTwo Doors Down
2016
as Eric
MovieSean Connery: In His Own Words
2015
as Self
MovieStill Game: The Story So Far
2014
as Self
MovieTwo Doors Down
2013
as Eric
MovieDream Me Up Scotty!
2013
as Presenter
TVShetland
2013
as Cameron Watt
MovieBrave
2012
as Additional Voices (voice)
MovieSir Billi
2012
as Butler / Baron McToff (voice)
TVCelebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant
MoviePirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006
as Captain Bellamy
TVWaterloo Road
2006
as Gerard Findlay
Unsolved
2004
MovieThe Count of Monte Cristo
2002
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Billy Bongo
2002
MovieBeautiful Creatures
2000
as Det Insp Hepburn
MovieComplicity
2000
as Kenny Garnet
TVExtremely Dangerous
1999
as DCS Wallace
MovieLittle Voice
1998
as Bunnie Morris
MovieOrphans
1998
as Hanson
MovieThe Game
1998
as Tam
MovieLes Misérables
1998
as General
MovieDeacon Brodie
1997
as Alisdair Gilzean
TVRenford Rejects
1997
TVThe Crow Road
1996
as Lachlan Watt
Bad Boys
1996
as Malky 'Tissue' Mulhernen
MovieWhen Saturday Comes
1996
as Factory Boss
TVBackup
1995
MovieBraveheart
1995
as Bride's Father
TVHamish Macbeth
1995
as Duncan Soutar
TVSigns and Wonders
1995
as William Gimble
MovieSquanto: A Warrior's Tale
1994
as Harding
MovieWhite Goods
1994
as Paul Ryan
MovieDown Among the Big Boys
1993
as Dan Gibbons
TVComics
1993
as Haggis
MovieAn Ungentlemanly Act
1992
as Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb
MoviePatriot Games
1992
as Dennis Cooley
MovieBlame It on the Bellboy
1992
as Alfio
MovieUnder Suspicion
1991
as Prosecuting Lawyer
MovieRobin Hood
1991
as Harry
MovieChernobyl: The Final Warning
1991
as Dr. Andreyev
MovieWhite Hunter, Black Heart
1990
as Zibelinsky
TVThe Chief
1990
as Gordon Mackie
MovieBearskin: An Urban Fairytale
1989
as Harold
MovieCountdown to War
1989
as Stalin
MovieScandal
1989
as Detective Inspector
MovieLeaving
1989
as Tommy
TVThe One Game
1988
as The Conjuror
MovieLucky Sunil
1988
as Des Organ
MovieComrades
1987
as Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer
MovieHidden City
1987
as Hillcombe
TVLovejoy
1986
as Murray McNally
MovieA Sense of Freedom
1985
as Malkie
MovieEvery Picture Tells a Story
1984
as William Scott
TVThe Bill
1984
MovieComfort and Joy
1984
as Trevor
TVTaggart
1983
as DCI Matt Burke
TVBlackadder
1983
as McAngus, Duke of Argyll
No Excuses
1983
as Howard
MovieLocal Hero
1983
as Watt
MovieDead on Time
1983
as Foreigner
Fame Is the Spur
1982
as Keir Hardie
TVBergerac
1981
as Acupuncturist
MovieGregory's Girl
1980
as Alec
A Question of Guilt
1980
as Captain William Cranstoun
MovieShakespeare's Mounted Foot
1979
TVStrangers
1978
as Cooper
MovieThe Thin End of the Wedge
1977
as John
MovieJust Another Saturday
1975
TVThe Sweeney
1975
as Gibson
MovieThe Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
1974
as Various
TVPlayhouse
1974
as Max Beerbohm
Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket
1973
MovieMichael Regan
1971
as Jerry's Mate
The Hunch
1967
