Alex Norton
Acting • 1950-01-27 • Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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.
Known For
7.1Waterloo Road
2006
6.6Taggart
1983
6.8Gregory's Girl
1980
6.6Comfort and Joy
1984
7.7Two Doors Down
2016
6.9Dragon Rider
2020
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Filmography
- 2025★ 8.2
- 2025
- 2024★ 6.2
- 2024★ 8.0
- 2023★ 7.1
- 2023
- 2022
- 2020★ 6.9
- 2019★ 8.0
- 2019★ 6.0
- 2019
- 2016★ 7.7
- 2015★ 6.0
- 2014★ 10.0
- 2013★ 7.5
- 2013★ 6.7
- 2013
- 2012★ 7.0
- 2012★ 3.1
- 2011★ 6.0
- 2006★ 7.4
- 2006★ 7.1
- 2004UnsolvedTV
- 2002★ 7.7
- 2002Billy BongoFilm★ 10.0
- 2000★ 5.6
- 2000★ 5.8
- 1999★ 9.0
- 1998★ 7.2
- 1998★ 6.5
- 1998★ 6.6
- 1998
- 1997★ 7.0
- 1997★ 9.5
- 1997
- 1996★ 5.8
- 1996★ 6.9
- 1996★ 10.0
- 1995★ 7.9
- 1995★ 7.7
- 1995BackupTV★ 6.0
- 1995★ 7.0
- 1995★ 7.0
- 1994★ 6.8
- 1994★ 7.0
- 1993★ 8.0
- 1993★ 3.3
- 1992★ 6.7
- 1992★ 5.3
- 1992★ 5.8
- 1991★ 5.7
- 1991★ 5.9
- 1991★ 5.8
- 1990★ 6.4
- 1990★ 7.0
- 1989★ 6.0
- 1989★ 8.3
- 1989★ 6.8
- 1989
- 1988★ 6.0
- 1988★ 7.0
- 1988
- 1987ComradesFilm★ 6.9
Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer
- 1987★ 5.4
- 1986★ 7.4
- 1985★ 6.5
- 1984The BillTV★ 6.8
- 1984★ 6.6
- 1984★ 8.0
- 1983★ 8.0
- 1983★ 6.8
- 1983★ 6.6
- 1983★ 6.6
- 1983
- 1982★ 6.0
- 1981★ 7.0
- 1980★ 6.8
- 1980
- 1979
- 1978★ 7.2
- 1977
- 1975★ 8.1
- 1975★ 8.4
- 1974★ 7.0
- 1974★ 8.0
- 1973
- 1971★ 8.0
- 1970★ 6.6
- 1967The HunchFilm★ 10.0
