Edward Norton

Biography

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

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Daily Show

Modern Family

Saturday Night Live

All Movies (78)

• The Invite2026 · as Hawk
• From Rails to Trails2025 · as Narrator
• On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"2025 · as Self
• A Complete Unknown2024 · as Pete Seeger
• Longevity Hackers2024 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Bad River2024 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• UnCharitable2023 · as Self
• Asteroid City2023 · as Conrad Earp
• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery2022 · as Miles Bron
• High Noon on the Waterfront2022 · as Carl Foreman (voice)
• The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun2021 · as The Chauffeur
• Paper Birds2021 · as Robert
• Belmondo l'influenceur2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• Motherless Brooklyn2019 · as Lionel Essrog
• Alita: Battle Angel2019 · as Nova (uncredited)
• Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis2018 · as Self
• Isle of Dogs2018 · as Rex (voice)
• Collateral Beauty2016 · as Whit Yardsham
• Sausage Party2016 · as Sammy Bagel Jr. (voice)
• Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'2015 · as Self / Scout Ward
• Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.2015 · as Self
• Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)2015 · as Self
• Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming2014 · as Narrator
• Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)2014 · as Mike
• Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy2014 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• The Grand Budapest Hotel2014 · as Henckels
• Salinger2013 · as Self - Actor
• Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe2012 · as Self
• The Bourne Legacy2012 · as Byer
• Moonrise Kingdom2012 · as Scout Master Ward
• The Dictator2012 · as Self
• The Apple Pushers2012 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Behind Bars: The Making of Stone2011 · as Self
• Stone2010 · as Stone
• The Invention of Lying2009 · as Cop
• Leaves of Grass2009 · as Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid
• Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"2009 · as Self
• The Making of 'the Incredible Hulk'2008 · as Self
• Pride and Glory2008 · as Ray Tierney
• Bustin' Down the Door2008 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Incredible Hulk2008 · as Bruce Banner
• Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound2008 · as Self - Bruce Banner / Hulk, The Incredible Hulk (2008)
• Brando2007 · as Self
• The Painted Veil2006 · as Dr. Walter Fane
• The Illusionist2006 · as Eisenheim
• Down in the Valley2005 · as Harlan Fairfax Curruthers
• Kingdom of Heaven2005 · as King Baldwin (uncredited)
• Declaration of Independence2003 · as Self
• The Italian Job2003 · as Steve
• The Evolution of an American Filmmaker2003 · as Self
• A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'2003 · as Self
• 25th Hour2002 · as Monty Brogan
• Red Dragon2002 · as Will Graham
• Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes2002 · as Self
• Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary2002 · as Self
• Frida2002 · as Nelson Rockefeller
• Death to Smoochy2002 · as Sheldon Mopes / Smoochy
• Secret Killers of Monterey Bay2002 · as Narrator (voice)
• Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career2001 · as Narrator
• Baltimore Orioles Legends - Cal Ripken Jr. The Iron Man's Legendary Career2001
• Making "The Score"2001 · as Himself
• The Concert for New York City2001 · as Self
• The Score2001 · as Jack Teller
• Fight Club: Behind the Scenes2000 · as Self
• Keeping the Faith2000 · as Father Brian Finn
• Fight Club1999 · as Narrator
• Forever Hollywood1999 · as Self
• Rounders1998 · as Lester 'Worm' Murphy
• Out of the Past1998 · as Henry Gerber (voice)
• American History X1998 · as Derek
• Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea1997 · as Bill
• The People vs. Larry Flynt1996 · as Alan Isaacman
• Everyone Says I Love You1996 · as Holden Spence
• Primal Fear1996 · as Aaron/Roy Stampler
• The 53rd Calypso1996 · as Jon Sodon
• Only in America1994 · as Duane / Kevin / Bruno / Eric / Museum Guard
• Fasting and the Longevity Revolution— · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Porto Rico—

All TV Shows (37)

• The American Revolution2025 · as Benjamin Rush / Philip Vickers Fithian / Philip Schuyler (voice)
• Sausage Party: Foodtopia2024 · as Sammy (voice)
• Extrapolations2023 · as Jonathan Chopin
• Vidéo Club2018 · as Self
• Ask the Storybots2016
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Nature Is Speaking2015 · as The Soil
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver2014 · as Bridge Inspection Supervisor
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Off Camera with Sam Jones2014 · as Self
• Conan2010 · as Self
• Modern Family2009 · as Izzy LaFontaine
• Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence2008 · as Self
• Brando: The Documentary2007 · as Self
• America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions2006 · as Narrator (voice)
• Rachael Ray2006
• The One Show2006 · as Self
• Stella2005
• Strange Days on Planet Earth2005
• Sunday Morning Shootout2003
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• Comedy Central Roasts2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• The View1997 · as Self
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• Inside the Actors Studio1994 · as Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
• The Simpsons1989 · as Reverend Elijah Hooper (voice)
• The Simpsons1989 · as Devon Bradley (voice)
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self (uncredited)
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee