Biography and filmography

Alex Norton

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.

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Movies (58)

Being Stanley Baxter

2025 · Self

Rikki

2024 · Self

Shoshana

2024 · Tennant (CID)

Bill Douglas: My Best Friend

2023 · Self

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot

2023 · McAngus

Ooh the Banter!

2022 · Self (archive footage)

Monstruo del mar

2022 · ADR & Dubbing

El Jinete del Dragón

2020 · Gravelbeard (voice)

Selling Scotland

2019 · Self

Sean Connery: In His Own Words

2015 · Self

Still Game: The Story So Far

2014 · Self

Two Doors Down

2013 · Eric

Dream Me Up Scotty!

2013 · Presenter

Valiente

2012 · Additional Voices (voice)

Sir Billi

2012 · Butler / Baron McToff (voice)

Piratas del Caribe 2: El Cofre de la Muerte

2006 · Captain Bellamy

El Conde de Montecristo

2002 · Napoleon Bonaparte

Billy Bongo

2002

Beautiful Creatures

2000 · Det Insp Hepburn

Complicity

2000 · Kenny Garnet

Little Voice

1998 · Bunnie Morris

Orphans

1998 · Hanson

The Game

1998 · Tam

Les Misérables

1998 · General

Deacon Brodie

1997 · Alisdair Gilzean

When Saturday Comes

1996 · Factory Boss

Braveheart

1995 · Bride's Father

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale

1994 · Harding

White Goods

1994 · Paul Ryan

Down Among the Big Boys

1993 · Dan Gibbons

An Ungentlemanly Act

1992 · Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb

Patriot Games

1992 · Dennis Cooley

Blame It on the Bellboy

1992 · Alfio

Under Suspicion

1991 · Prosecuting Lawyer

Robin Hood

1991 · Harry

Chernobyl: The Final Warning

1991 · Dr. Andreyev

White Hunter, Black Heart

1990 · Zibelinsky

Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

1989 · Harold

Countdown to War

1989 · Stalin

Scandal

1989 · Detective Inspector

Leaving

1989 · Tommy

Rab C. Nesbitt: Seasonal Greet

1988 · Dodie

Lucky Sunil

1988 · Des Organ

Comrades

1987 · Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer