Alex Norton
Born
January 27, 1950 (75 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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
Daredevil: Born Again
Male Dancer · (1 episode)
2025
Rikki
Self
2024
Shoshana
Tennant (CID)
2024
Bill Douglas: My Best Friend
Self
2023
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
McAngus
2023
Ooh the Banter!
Self (archive footage)
2022
Dragon Rider
Gravelbeard (voice)
2020
Good Omens
Tulloch · (1 episode)
2019
Hatton Garden
Kenny Collins · (4 episodes)
2019
Two Doors Down
Eric · (42 episodes)
2016
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
Self
2015
Still Game: The Story So Far
Self
2014
Two Doors Down
Eric
2013
Dream Me Up Scotty!
Presenter
2013
Shetland
Cameron Watt · (2 episodes)
2013
Sir Billi
Butler / Baron McToff (voice)
2012
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant · (1 episode)
2011
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Bellamy
2006
Waterloo Road
Gerard Findlay · (30 episodes)
2006
Unsolved
(21 episodes)
2004
The Count of Monte Cristo
Napoleon Bonaparte
2002
Billy Bongo
2002
Beautiful Creatures
Det Insp Hepburn
2000
Complicity
Kenny Garnet
2000
Extremely Dangerous
DCS Wallace · (4 episodes)
1999
Little Voice
Bunnie Morris
1998
Orphans
Hanson
1998
The Game
Tam
1998
Les Misérables
General
1998
Deacon Brodie
Alisdair Gilzean
1997
Renford Rejects
(52 episodes)
1997
The Crow Road
Lachlan Watt · (4 episodes)
1996
Bad Boys
Malky 'Tissue' Mulhernen · (6 episodes)
1996
When Saturday Comes
Factory Boss
1996
Backup
(14 episodes)
1995
Braveheart
Bride's Father
1995
Hamish Macbeth
Duncan Soutar · (1 episode)
1995
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
Harding
1994
White Goods
Paul Ryan
1994
Down Among the Big Boys
Dan Gibbons
1993
An Ungentlemanly Act
Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb
1992
Patriot Games
Dennis Cooley
1992
Blame It on the Bellboy
Alfio
1992
Under Suspicion
Prosecuting Lawyer
1991
Robin Hood
Harry
1991
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
Dr. Andreyev
1991
White Hunter, Black Heart
Zibelinsky
1990
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
Harold
1989
Countdown to War
Stalin
1989
Scandal
Detective Inspector
1989
Leaving
Tommy
1989
The One Game
The Conjuror · (4 episodes)
1988
Lucky Sunil
Des Organ
1988
Comrades
Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer
1987
Hidden City
Hillcombe
1987
Lovejoy
Murray McNally · (1 episode)
1986
A Sense of Freedom
Malkie
1985
Every Picture Tells a Story
William Scott
1984
The Bill
(1 episode)
1984
Comfort and Joy
Trevor
1984
Taggart
DCI Matt Burke · (58 episodes)
1983
Blackadder
McAngus, Duke of Argyll · (1 episode)
1983
Local Hero
Watt
1983
Dead on Time
Foreigner
1983
Bergerac
Acupuncturist · (1 episode)
1981
Gregory's Girl
Alec
1981
Shakespeare's Mounted Foot
1979
The Thin End of the Wedge
John
1977
Just Another Saturday
1975
The Sweeney
Gibson · (1 episode)
1975
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
Various
1974
Playhouse
Max Beerbohm · (1 episode)
1974
Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket
1973
Michael Regan
Jerry's Mate
1971
The Hunch
1967