Alex Norton
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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
Credits
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
as Captain Bellamy
Brave (2012)
as Additional Voices (voice)
Braveheart (1995)
as Bride's Father
Under Suspicion (1991)
as Prosecuting Lawyer
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Patriot Games (1992)
as Dennis Cooley
Dragon Rider (2020)
as Gravelbeard (voice)
Les Misérables (1998)
as General
Robin Hood (1991)
as Harry
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994)
as Harding
White Hunter, Black Heart (1990)
as Zibelinsky
Local Hero (1983)
as Watt
Little Voice (1998)
as Bunnie Morris
Scandal (1989)
as Detective Inspector
Blame It on the Bellboy (1992)
as Alfio
Chernobyl: The Final Warning (1991)
as Dr. Andreyev
Shoshana (2024)
as Tennant (CID)
Beautiful Creatures (2000)
as Det Insp Hepburn
Gregory's Girl (1980)
as Alec
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot (2023)
as McAngus
Being Stanley Baxter (2025)
as Self
When Saturday Comes (1996)
as Factory Boss
A Sense of Freedom (1985)
as Malkie
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil (1974)
as Various
Down Among the Big Boys (1993)
as Dan Gibbons
Bill Douglas: My Best Friend (2023)
as Self
Sean Connery: In His Own Words (2015)
as Self
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale (1989)
as Harold
An Ungentlemanly Act (1992)
as Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb
Complicity (2000)
as Kenny Garnet
The Thin End of the Wedge (1977)
as John
Comrades (1987)
as Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer
Sir Billi (2012)
as Butler / Baron McToff (voice)
Still Game: The Story So Far (2014)
as Self
Comfort and Joy (1984)
as Trevor
Hidden City (1987)
as Hillcombe
Ooh the Banter! (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Every Picture Tells a Story (1984)
as William Scott
Dream Me Up Scotty! (2013)
as Presenter
The Hunch (1967)
Actor
Shakespeare's Mounted Foot (1979)
Actor
Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket (1973)
Actor
Deacon Brodie (1997)
as Alisdair Gilzean
Countdown to War (1989)
as Stalin
Dead on Time (1983)
as Foreigner
Two Doors Down (2013)
as Eric
Rikki (2024)
as Self
Orphans (1998)
as Hanson
Lucky Sunil (1988)
as Des Organ
Just Another Saturday (1975)
Actor
The Game (1998)
as Tam
Michael Regan (1971)
as Jerry's Mate
Leaving (1989)
as Tommy
White Goods (1994)
as Paul Ryan
Selling Scotland (2019)
as Self
Billy Bongo (2002)
Actor