Actor profile

Alex Norton

27th January 1950 Glasgow, Scotland, UK Acting

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.

53 Movies 26 TV Shows 88 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Being Stanley Baxter 31st December 2025 as Self

Rikki 31st December 2024 as Self

Shoshana 25th January 2024 as Tennant (CID)

Bill Douglas: My Best Friend 5th September 2023 as Self

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot 15th June 2023 as McAngus

Ooh the Banter! 31st December 2022 as Self (archive footage)

Dragon Rider 13th October 2020 as Gravelbeard (voice)

Selling Scotland 31st December 2019 as Self

Sean Connery: In His Own Words 18th August 2015 as Self

Still Game: The Story So Far 31st December 2014 as Self

Two Doors Down 31st December 2013 as Eric

Dream Me Up Scotty! 23rd December 2013 as Presenter

Brave 21st June 2012 as Additional Voices (voice)

Sir Billi 13th April 2012 as Butler / Baron McToff (voice)

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest poster

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 6th July 2006 as Captain Bellamy

The Count of Monte Cristo 23rd January 2002 as Napoleon Bonaparte

Beautiful Creatures 23rd August 2000 as Det Insp Hepburn

Complicity 6th May 2000 as Kenny Garnet

Little Voice 5th November 1998 as Bunnie Morris

Orphans 3rd September 1998 as Hanson

The Game 6th June 1998 as Tam

Les Misérables 1st May 1998 as General

Deacon Brodie 8th March 1997 as Alisdair Gilzean

When Saturday Comes 1st March 1996 as Factory Boss

Braveheart 24th May 1995 as Bride's Father

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale 28th October 1994 as Harding

White Goods 1st January 1994 as Paul Ryan

Down Among the Big Boys 19th September 1993 as Dan Gibbons

An Ungentlemanly Act 13th June 1992 as Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb

Patriot Games 4th June 1992 as Dennis Cooley

Blame It on the Bellboy 24th January 1992 as Alfio

Under Suspicion 27th September 1991 as Prosecuting Lawyer

Robin Hood 26th April 1991 as Harry

Chernobyl: The Final Warning 22nd April 1991 as Dr. Andreyev

White Hunter, Black Heart 16th May 1990 as Zibelinsky

Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale 5th November 1989 as Harold

Countdown to War 7th April 1989 as Stalin

Scandal 3rd March 1989 as Detective Inspector

Leaving 5th February 1989 as Tommy

Lucky Sunil 17th April 1988 as Des Organ

Comrades 23rd August 1987 as Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer