Portrait of Alex Norton

Acting

Alex Norton

Career

Active from 1974 to 2019, busiest in 1987 and 1997 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Comfort and Joy
Comfort and Joy
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alex Norton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Psychological
    4.8, average 5.5
  • Scare
    1.8, average 2.6
  • Eroticism
    1.1, average 1.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Gritty Realism 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Family Dynamics 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Urban Setting 2
  • Interpersonal Conflict 2
  • Urban Underworld 2
  • Quirky Characters 2
  • Family-Friendly 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

76
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

5 titles · average score 73
Daredevil: Born Again
Daredevil: Born Again (2025)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Male Dancer

Shoshana
Shoshana (2024)

as Tennant (CID)

Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot (2023)

as McAngus

The Sea Beast
The Sea Beast (2022)
GoodWatch score 78

ADR & Dubbing

Dragon Rider
Dragon Rider (2020)
GoodWatch score 61

as Gravelbeard (voice)

2010s

8 titles · average score 65
Hatton Garden
Hatton Garden (2019)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Kenny Collins

Good Omens
Good Omens (2019)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Tulloch

Two Doors Down
Two Doors Down (2016)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Eric

Two Doors Down
Two Doors Down (2013)
GoodWatch score 71

as Eric

Shetland
Shetland (2013)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Cameron Watt

Dream Me Up Scotty!
Dream Me Up Scotty! (2013)

as Presenter

Brave
Brave (2012)
GoodWatch score 72

as Additional Voices (voice)

Sir Billi
Sir Billi (2012)
GoodWatch score 14

as Butler / Baron McToff (voice)

2000s

6 titles · average score 59
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
GoodWatch score 63

as Captain Bellamy

Waterloo Road
Waterloo Road (2006)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Gerard Findlay

Unsolved
Unsolved (2004)

TV show

The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
GoodWatch score 73

as Napoleon Bonaparte

Complicity
Complicity (2000)
GoodWatch score 54

as Kenny Garnet

Beautiful Creatures
Beautiful Creatures (2000)
GoodWatch score 37

as Det Insp Hepburn

1990s

27 titles · average score 63
Extremely Dangerous
Extremely Dangerous (1999)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as DCS Wallace

Orphans
Orphans (1998)
GoodWatch score 60

as Hanson

Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1998)
GoodWatch score 75

as General

Renford Rejects
Renford Rejects (1997)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Deacon Brodie
Deacon Brodie (1997)

as Alisdair Gilzean

Bad Boys
Bad Boys (1996)

TV show · as Malky 'Tissue' Mulhernen

Backup
Backup (1995)

TV show

Braveheart
Braveheart (1995)
GoodWatch score 76

as Bride's Father

Hamish Macbeth
Hamish Macbeth (1995)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Duncan Soutar

White Goods
White Goods (1994)

as Paul Ryan

Patriot Games
Patriot Games (1992)
GoodWatch score 68

as Dennis Cooley

White Hunter, Black Heart
White Hunter, Black Heart (1990)
GoodWatch score 70

as Zibelinsky

1980s

23 titles · average score 71
The One Game
The One Game (1988)

TV show · as The Conjuror

Hidden City
Hidden City (1987)
GoodWatch score 47

as Hillcombe

Comrades
Comrades (1987)
GoodWatch score 71

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

Lovejoy
Lovejoy (1986)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Murray McNally

A Sense of Freedom
A Sense of Freedom (1985)
GoodWatch score 69

as Malkie

The Bill
The Bill (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Comfort and Joy
Comfort and Joy (1984)
GoodWatch score 85

as Trevor

Every Picture Tells a Story
Every Picture Tells a Story (1984)

as William Scott

Taggart
Taggart (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as DCI Matt Burke

Blackadder
Blackadder (1983)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as McAngus, Duke of Argyll

Bergerac
Bergerac (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Acupuncturist

Gregory's Girl
Gregory's Girl (1980)
GoodWatch score 84

as Alec

1970s

7 titles · average score 76
Strangers
Strangers (1978)

TV show · as Cooper

The Thin End of the Wedge
The Thin End of the Wedge (1977)

as John

The Sweeney
The Sweeney (1975)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Gibson

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil (1974)

as Various

Playhouse
Playhouse (1974)

TV show · as Max Beerbohm

Michael Regan
Michael Regan (1971)

as Jerry's Mate

Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Lord Vat / Singer etc