
James Norton
Department: Acting
Biography
James Geoffrey Ian Norton (born July 18, 1985) is an English film, television, and stage actor. He is known for roles in the television series Happy Valley, Grantchester, War & Peace and McMafia. He earned a nomination for the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2015 for his performance as ex-convict Tommy Lee Royce in Happy Valley.
Known For

Angelica
2017

Bob Marley: One Love
2024

An Education
2009

Ex-Husbands
2024

A Little Life
2023

Everyday Performance Artists
2016

Joy
2024

Belle
2013

Rush
2013

Bonobo
2014

Northmen: A Viking Saga
2014

Mr. Turner
2014

Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
2012

Lady Chatterley's Lover
2015

Hollow
2014

Flatliners
2017

On This Island
2012

To Walk Invisible
2016

Hampstead
2017

Mr. Jones
2019

Little Women
2019

Things Heard & Seen
2021

Nowhere Special
2020

Heart of Darkness
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Rogue Agent
2022

Wife & Dog
2026

Sunny Dancer
2026

The Beatles: Paul
2028

The Beatles: John
2028

The Beatles: George
2028

The Beatles: Ringo
2028

The Graham Norton Show
2007

Grantchester
2014

Happy Valley
2014

Doctor Who
2005

Life In Squares
2015

War and Peace
2016

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022

Black Mirror
2011

Wild West: America's Great Frontier
2016

The Great War: The People's Story
2014

Restless
2012

By Any Means
2013

Death Comes to Pemberley
2013

McMafia
2018

King & Conqueror
2025

Playing Nice
2025

Blandings
2013

The Nevers
2021

The Trial of Christine Keeler
2019

Jerk
2019

Inspector George Gently
2008

This Morning
1988

House of Guinness
2025

Wavewalker: Breaking Free
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