Acting
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.
Filmography
Being Stanley Baxter
Film · 2025
Daredevil: Born Again
Series · 2025
Rikki
Film · 2024
Shoshana
Film · 2024
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
Film · 2023
Bill Douglas: My Best Friend
Film · 2023
Ooh the Banter!
Film · 2022
Dragon Rider
Film · 2020
Selling Scotland
Film · 2019
Good Omens
Series · 2019
Hatton Garden
Series · 2019
Two Doors Down
Series · 2016
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
Film · 2015
Still Game: The Story So Far
Film · 2014
Two Doors Down
Film · 2013
Dream Me Up Scotty!
Film · 2013
Shetland
Series · 2013
Sir Billi
Film · 2012
Brave
Film · 2012
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Series · 2011
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Film · 2006
Waterloo Road
Series · 2006
Unsolved
Series · 2004
Billy Bongo
Film · 2002
The Count of Monte Cristo
Film · 2002
Complicity
Film · 2000
Beautiful Creatures
Film · 2000
Extremely Dangerous
Series · 1999
The Game
Film · 1998
Little Voice
Film · 1998
Orphans
Film · 1998
Les Misérables
Film · 1998
Deacon Brodie
Film · 1997
Renford Rejects
Series · 1997
Turning World
Series · 1997
When Saturday Comes
Film · 1996
Bad Boys
Series · 1996
The Crow Road
Series · 1996
Braveheart
Film · 1995
Backup
Series · 1995
Hamish Macbeth
Series · 1995
Signs and Wonders
Series · 1995
Signs and Wonders
Series · 1995
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
Film · 1994
White Goods
Film · 1994
Down Among the Big Boys
Film · 1993
Comics
Series · 1993
Blame It on the Bellboy
Film · 1992
Patriot Games
Film · 1992
An Ungentlemanly Act
Film · 1992
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
Film · 1991
Under Suspicion
Film · 1991
Robin Hood
Film · 1991
White Hunter, Black Heart
Film · 1990
The Chief
Series · 1990
Leaving
Film · 1989
Scandal
Film · 1989
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
Film · 1989
Countdown to War
Film · 1989
Lucky Sunil
Film · 1988
Rab C. Nesbitt: Seasonal Greet
Film · 1988
The One Game
Series · 1988
Comrades
Film · 1987
Hidden City
Film · 1987
Lovejoy
Series · 1986
A Sense of Freedom
Film · 1985
Comfort and Joy
Film · 1984
Every Picture Tells a Story
Film · 1984
The Bill
Series · 1984
Local Hero
Film · 1983
Dead on Time
Film · 1983
Taggart
Series · 1983
Blackadder
Series · 1983
No Excuses
Series · 1983
Fame Is the Spur
Series · 1982
Bergerac
Series · 1981
Gregory's Girl
Film · 1980
A Question of Guilt
Series · 1980
Shakespeare's Mounted Foot
Film · 1979
Strangers
Series · 1978
The Thin End of the Wedge
Film · 1977
Just Another Saturday
Film · 1975
The Sweeney
Series · 1975
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
Film · 1974
Playhouse
Series · 1974
Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket
Film · 1973
Michael Regan
Film · 1971
Play for Today
Series · 1970
The Hunch
Film · 1967