Actor
Edward Norton
Born 18 August 1969 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Edward Norton is an American actor and filmmaker who rose to prominence in the mid-1990s with intense, transformative performances. He is best known for Primal Fear, American History X and Fight Club, and later worked with directors like Wes Anderson and Alejandro G. Iñárritu. He also directed Motherless Brooklyn.
Key films
Primal Fear (1996)
His screen debut, which brought immediate acclaim and his first Oscar nomination.
American History X (1998)
His portrayal of a reformed neo-Nazi earned a Best Actor Oscar nomination.
Fight Club (1999)
David Fincher's cult classic, and one of his most enduring and widely seen roles.
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
Played a pompous stage actor, earning another Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination.
Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
He directed and starred in this crime drama, marking a major step as a filmmaker.
Key awards
- 1997 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor (Primal Fear)
- 1997 Academy Award nomination, Best Supporting Actor (Primal Fear)
- 1999 Academy Award nomination, Best Actor (American History X)
- 2015 Academy Award nomination, Best Supporting Actor (Birdman)
- 2025 Academy Award nomination, Best Supporting Actor (A Complete Unknown)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 83
- 1994Only in America · as Duane / Kevin / Bruno / Eric / Museum GuardActor
- 1996Primal Fear · as Aaron / Roy StamplerActor
- 1996The People vs. Larry Flynt · as Alan IsaacmanActor
- 1996Everyone Says I Love You · as Holden SpenceActor
- 1996The 53rd Calypso · as Jon SodonActor
- 1997Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea · as BillActor
- 1998American History X · as DerekActor
- 1998Rounders · as Lester 'Worm' MurphyActor
- 1998Out of the Past · as Henry Gerber (voice)Actor
- 1999Fight Club · as NarratorActor
- 1999Forever Hollywood · as SelfActor
- 2000Keeping the Faith · as Father Brian FinnActor
- 2000Keeping the FaithDirector
- 2000Fight Club: Behind the Scenes · as SelfActor
- 2001The Score · as Jack TellerActor
- 2001The Concert for New York City · as SelfActor
- 2001Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career · as NarratorActor
- 2001Baltimore Orioles Legends - Cal Ripken Jr. The Iron Man's Legendary CareerActor
- 2001Making "The Score" · as HimselfActor
- 2002Red Dragon · as Will GrahamActor
- 200225th Hour · as Monty BroganActor
- 2002Frida · as Nelson RockefellerActor
- 2002Death to Smoochy · as Sheldon Mopes / SmoochyActor
- 2002Secret Killers of Monterey Bay · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2002Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary · as SelfActor
- 2002Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes · as SelfActor
- 2003The Italian Job · as SteveActor
- 2003The Evolution of an American Filmmaker · as SelfActor
- 2003A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' · as SelfActor
- 2003Declaration of Independence · as SelfActor
- 2005Kingdom of Heaven · as King Baldwin (uncredited)Actor
- 2005Down in the Valley · as Harlan Fairfax CurruthersActor
- 2006The Illusionist · as EisenheimActor
- 2006The Painted Veil · as Dr. Walter FaneActor
- 2007Brando · as SelfActor
- 2008The Incredible Hulk · as Bruce BannerActor
- 2008Pride and Glory · as Ray TierneyActor
- 2008Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound · as Self - Bruce Banner / Hulk, The Incredible Hulk (2008)Actor
- 2008Bustin' Down the Door · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2008The Making of 'The Incredible Hulk' · as SelfActor
- 2008The Incredible Hulk: Becoming the Hulk · as SelfActor
- 2008The Incredible Hulk: Hulking Out in the Bottling Plant · as SelfActor
- 2008The Incredible Hulk: Hulking Out on Campus · as SelfActor
- 2008The Incredible Hulk: Hulking Out in Harlem · as SelfActor
- 2009The Invention of Lying · as CopActor
- 2009Leaves of Grass · as Bill Kincaid / Brady KincaidActor
- 2009Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory" · as SelfActor
- 2010Stone · as StoneActor
- 2011Behind Bars: The Making of Stone · as SelfActor
- 2012The Dictator · as SelfActor
- 2012Moonrise Kingdom · as Scout Master WardActor
- 2012The Bourne Legacy · as ByerActor
- 2012The Apple Pushers · as Self - Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2013Salinger · as Self - ActorActor
- 2014The Grand Budapest Hotel · as HenckelsActor
- 2014Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) · as MikeActor
- 2014Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy · as Self - Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2014Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming · as NarratorActor
- 2015Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings) · as SelfActor
- 2015Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom' · as Self / Scout WardActor
- 2015Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.Director
- 2015Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton. · as SelfActor
- 2016Sausage Party · as Sammy Bagel Jr. (voice)Actor
- 2016Collateral Beauty · as Whit YardshamActor
- 2018Isle of Dogs · as Rex (voice)Actor
- 2018Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis · as SelfActor
- 2019Alita: Battle Angel · as Nova (uncredited)Actor
- 2019Motherless BrooklynDirector
- 2019Motherless Brooklyn · as Lionel EssrogActor
- 2020Belmondo l'influenceur · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2021The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun · as The ChauffeurActor
- 2021Paper Birds · as RobertActor
- 2022Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery · as Miles BronActor
- 2022High Noon on the Waterfront · as Carl Foreman (voice)Actor
- 2023Asteroid City · as Conrad EarpActor
- 2023UnCharitable · as SelfActor
- 2024A Complete Unknown · as Pete SeegerActor
- 2024Bad River · as Self - Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2024Longevity Hackers · as Self - Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2025SNL50: The Homecoming Concert · as SelfActor
- 2025On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown" · as SelfActor
- 2025From Rails to Trails · as NarratorActor
- 2026The Invite · as HawkActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.