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Edward Norton

Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is a European-American businessman, entrepreneur, actor, producer, director and screenwriter. After graduating from Yale College in 1991 with a degree in history, he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to Manhattan 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 Fight Club (1999), garring a cult following. Norton established the production company Class 5 Films in 2003. He was a 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. This non-profit organization 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.

Filmography

2026
The Invite

as Hawk

Movie
2024
A Complete Unknown

as Pete Seeger

Movie
2023
Asteroid City

as Conrad Earp

Movie
2022
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

as Miles Bron

Movie
2019
Motherless Brooklyn

as Lionel Essrog

Movie
2018
Isle of Dogs

as Rex (voice)

Movie
2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel

as Henckels

Movie
2012
The Bourne Legacy

as Byer

Movie
2012
Moonrise Kingdom

as Scout Master Ward

Movie
2008
The Incredible Hulk

as Bruce Banner

Movie
2006
The Illusionist

as Eisenheim

Movie
2003
The Italian Job

as Steve

Movie
2002
Red Dragon

as Will Graham

Movie
1999
Fight Club

as Narrator

Movie
1998
American History X

as Derek

Movie
1996
Primal Fear

as Aaron/Roy Stampler

Movie
2025
The American Revolution

as voice

TV Show