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