Portrait of James Norton

Acting

James Norton

Career

Active from 2012 to 2028, busiest in 2014 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
25
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Happy Valley
Happy Valley
GoodWatch score88/100

Characters

12

The characters James Norton played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Norton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Romantic Drama 3
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Slow-Burn Tension 2
  • Contemporary Realism 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Family Dynamics 2
  • Emotional Catharsis 2
  • Complex Relationships 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

54
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Wavewalker: Breaking Free
Wavewalker: Breaking Free

TV show · Producer

Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness

as Marlow (voice)

2020s

20 titles · average score 68
King & Conqueror
King & Conqueror (2025)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Harold Godwinson

Playing Nice
Playing Nice (2025)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Pete Riley

House of Guinness
House of Guinness (2025)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Sean Rafferty

Bob Marley: One Love
Bob Marley: One Love (2024)
GoodWatch score 54

as Chris Blackwell

JOY
JOY (2024)
GoodWatch score 74

as Robert Edwards

Ex-Husbands
Ex-Husbands (2024)
GoodWatch score 68

as Nick Pearce

A Little Life
A Little Life (2023)
GoodWatch score 88

as Jude St. Francis

House of the Dragon
House of the Dragon (2022)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Lord Ormund Hightower

Rogue Agent
Rogue Agent (2022)
GoodWatch score 65

as Robert Freegard

Things Heard & Seen
Things Heard & Seen (2021)
GoodWatch score 44

as George Claire

The Nevers
The Nevers (2021)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Hugo Swann

Nowhere Special
Nowhere Special (2020)
GoodWatch score 83

as John

2010s

29 titles · average score 67
Mr. Jones
Mr. Jones (2019)
GoodWatch score 73

as Gareth Jones

The Trial of Christine Keeler
The Trial of Christine Keeler (2019)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Stephen Ward

McMafia
McMafia (2018)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Alex Godman

Hampstead
Hampstead (2017)
GoodWatch score 53

as Philip

Flatliners
Flatliners (2017)
GoodWatch score 30

as Jamie

War and Peace
War and Peace (2016)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Andrei Bolkonsky

Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Chatterley's Lover (2015)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sir Clifford Chatterley

Grantchester
Grantchester (2014)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Sidney Chambers

Happy Valley
Happy Valley (2014)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show · as Tommy Lee Royce

Northmen: A Viking Saga
Northmen: A Viking Saga (2014)
GoodWatch score 50

as Bjorn

Bonobo
Bonobo (2014)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ralph

Black Mirror
Black Mirror (2011)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Ryan Pound

2000s

3 titles · average score 80
An Education
An Education (2009)
GoodWatch score 81

as Student

Inspector George Gently
Inspector George Gently (2008)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as James Blackstone

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Onegin