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.
Acted in
Bill Douglas: My Best Friend
2023
as Self
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
2023
as McAngus
Ooh the Banter!
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Dragon Rider
2020
as Gravelbeard (voice)
Good Omens
2019
as Tulloch
Hatton Garden
2019
as Kenny Collins
Two Doors Down
2016
as Eric
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
2015
as Self
Still Game: The Story So Far
2014
as Self
Two Doors Down
2013
as Eric
Dream Me Up Scotty!
2013
as Presenter
Shetland
2013
as Cameron Watt
Sir Billi
2012
as Butler / Baron McToff (voice)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006
as Bellamy
Waterloo Road
2006
as Gerard Findlay
Unsolved
2004
The Count of Monte Cristo
2002
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Billy Bongo
2002
Beautiful Creatures
2000
as Det Insp Hepburn
Complicity
2000
as Kenny Garnet
Extremely Dangerous
1999
as DCS Wallace
Little Voice
1998
as Bunnie Morris
Orphans
1998
as Hanson
The Game
1998
as Tam
Les Misérables
1998
as General
Deacon Brodie
1997
as Alisdair Gilzean
Renford Rejects
1997
The Crow Road
1996
as Lachlan Watt
Bad Boys
1996
as Malky 'Tissue' Mulhernen
When Saturday Comes
1996
as Factory Boss
Backup
1995
Braveheart
1995
as Bride's Father
Hamish Macbeth
1995
as Duncan Soutar
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
1994
as Harding
White Goods
1994
as Paul Ryan
Down Among the Big Boys
1993
as Dan Gibbons
An Ungentlemanly Act
1992
as Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb
Patriot Games
1992
as Dennis Cooley
Blame It on the Bellboy
1992
as Alfio
Under Suspicion
1991
as Prosecuting Lawyer
Robin Hood
1991
as Harry
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
1991
as Dr. Andreyev
White Hunter, Black Heart
1990
as Zibelinsky
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
1989
as Harold
Countdown to War
1989
as Stalin
Scandal
1989
as Detective Inspector
Leaving
1989
as Tommy
The One Game
1988
as The Conjuror
Lucky Sunil
1988
as Des Organ
Comrades
1987
as Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer
Hidden City
1987
as Hillcombe
Lovejoy
1986
as Murray McNally
A Sense of Freedom
1985
as Malkie
Every Picture Tells a Story
1984
as William Scott
The Bill
1984
Comfort and Joy
1984
as Trevor
Taggart
1983
as DCI Matt Burke
Blackadder
1983
as McAngus, Duke of Argyll
Local Hero
1983
as Watt
Dead on Time
1983
as Foreigner
Bergerac
1981
as Acupuncturist
Gregory's Girl
1981
as Alec
The Thin End of the Wedge
1977
as John
Just Another Saturday
1975
The Sweeney
1975
as Gibson
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
1974
as Various
Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket
1973
The Hunch
1967