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Alex Norton

Alex Norton

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Biography

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

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2006

Comfort and Joy

Comfort and Joy

1984

Local Hero

Local Hero

1983

Complicity

Complicity

2000

Blame It on the Bellboy

Blame It on the Bellboy

1992

Patriot Games

Patriot Games

1992

A Sense of Freedom

A Sense of Freedom

1985

Beautiful Creatures

Beautiful Creatures

2000

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

1994

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

2023

The Game

The Game

1998

Lucky Sunil

Lucky Sunil

1988

Sir Billi

Sir Billi

2012

Dead on Time

Dead on Time

1983

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

1974

Billy Bongo

Billy Bongo

2002

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

2002

Leaving

Leaving

1989

When Saturday Comes

When Saturday Comes

1996

Bill Douglas: My Best Friend

Bill Douglas: My Best Friend

2023

Braveheart

Braveheart

1995

Still Game: The Story So Far

Still Game: The Story So Far

2014

Sean Connery: In His Own Words

Sean Connery: In His Own Words

2015

Ooh the Banter!

Ooh the Banter!

2022

Two Doors Down

Two Doors Down

2013

The Hunch

The Hunch

1967

Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket

Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket

1973

Gregory's Girl

Gregory's Girl

1982

Little Voice

Little Voice

1998

Comrades

Comrades

1987

Scandal

Scandal

1989

An Ungentlemanly Act

An Ungentlemanly Act

1992

Deacon Brodie

Deacon Brodie

1997

Hidden City

Hidden City

1987

Orphans

Orphans

1998

Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

1989

Every Picture Tells a Story

Every Picture Tells a Story

1984

Chernobyl: The Final Warning

Chernobyl: The Final Warning

1991

Under Suspicion

Under Suspicion

1991

White Hunter, Black Heart

White Hunter, Black Heart

1990

Les Misérables

Les Misérables

1998

Robin Hood

Robin Hood

1991

White Goods

White Goods

1994

Just Another Saturday

Just Another Saturday

1975

Down Among the Big Boys

Down Among the Big Boys

1993

The Thin End of the Wedge

The Thin End of the Wedge

1977

Countdown to War

Countdown to War

1989

Dragon Rider

Dragon Rider

2020

Dream Me Up Scotty!

Dream Me Up Scotty!

2013

Michael Regan

Michael Regan

1971

Rikki

Rikki

2024

Shakespeare's Mounted Foot

Shakespeare's Mounted Foot

1979

Shoshana

Shoshana

2024

Brave

Brave

2012

Being Stanley Baxter

Being Stanley Baxter

2025

The Bill

The Bill

1984

Taggart

Taggart

1983

Renford Rejects

Renford Rejects

1997

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

1975

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

1986

Unsolved

Unsolved

2004

Blackadder

Blackadder

1983

Backup

Backup

1995

Bad Boys

Bad Boys

1996

Good Omens

Good Omens

2019

Shetland

Shetland

2013

Two Doors Down

Two Doors Down

2016

The One Game

The One Game

1988

Bergerac

Bergerac

1981

The Crow Road

The Crow Road

1996

Extremely Dangerous

Extremely Dangerous

1999

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011

Hatton Garden

Hatton Garden

2019

Hamish Macbeth

Hamish Macbeth

1995

Waterloo Road

Waterloo Road

2006

Daredevil: Born Again

Daredevil: Born Again

2025

Playhouse

Playhouse

1974

The Chief

The Chief

1990

Strangers

Strangers

1978