Cast & creator
Edward Norton
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Simpsons
Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor and filmmaker. After graduating from Yale College in 1991 with a degree in history, he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to New York City to pursue an acting career. He gained recognition and critical acclaim for his debut in Primal Fear (1996), which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and an Academy Award nomination in the same category. His role as a redeemed neo-Nazi in American History X (1998) earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He also starred in the film Fight Club (1999), which garnered a cult following. Norton established the production company Class 5 Films in 2003, and was director or producer of the films Keeping the Faith (2000), Down in the Valley (2005), and The Painted Veil (2006). He continued to receive praise for his acting roles in films such as The Score (2001), 25th Hour (2002), The Italian Job (2003), The Illusionist (2006), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). His biggest commercial successes have been Red Dragon (2002), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), The Incredible Hulk (2008), and The Bourne Legacy (2012). For his roles as a haughty actor in Birdman (2014) and Pete Seeger in A Complete Unknown (2024), Norton earned further Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. He has also directed and acted in the crime film Motherless Brooklyn (2019) and starred in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022). Norton is an environmental activist and social entrepreneur. He is a trustee of Enterprise Community Partners, a non-profit organization that advocates for affordable housing, and serves as president of the American branch of the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust. He is also the UN Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity.
Also known as: Edward Harrison , Ed Norton, Edward Harrison Norton
100
film credits
36
television credits
118
1944–2026 · acting roles
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (136)
Showing 136 of 136 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
The Simpsons
Reverend Elijah Hooper (voice)
1989The Simpsons
Devon Bradley (voice)
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Conan
Self
2010
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975
Modern Family
Izzy LaFontaine
2009
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The One Show
Self
2006
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Bridge Inspection Supervisor
2014
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Fight Club
Narrator
1999
Kingdom of Heaven
King Baldwin (uncredited)
2005
The Invite
Hawk
2026
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
2014
Sausage Party: Foodtopia
Sammy (voice)
2024
The Oscars
Self
1953
The Incredible Hulk
Bruce Banner
2008
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Henckels
2014
Rachael Ray
2006
The Dictator
Self
2012
American History X
Derek
1998
Isle of Dogs
Rex (voice)
2018
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Mike
2014
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Miles Bron
2022
Extrapolations
Jonathan Chopin
2023
Alita: Battle Angel
Nova (uncredited)
2019
The Italian Job
Steve
2003
Primal Fear
Aaron / Roy Stampler
1996
A Complete Unknown
Pete Seeger
2024
The Bourne Legacy
Byer
2012
Sausage Party
Sammy Bagel Jr. (voice)
2016
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Narrator (voice)
2006
Collateral Beauty
Whit Yardsham
2016
Comedy Central Roasts
Self
2003
Asteroid City
Conrad Earp
2023
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
The Chauffeur
2021
Ask the Storybots
2016
The American Revolution
Benjamin Rush / Philip Vickers Fithian / Philip Schuyler (voice)
2025
Moonrise Kingdom
Scout Master Ward
2012
The Illusionist
Eisenheim
2006
The Score
Jack Teller
2001
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Alan Isaacman
1996
The Invention of Lying
Cop
2009
Motherless Brooklyn
Lionel Essrog
2019Motherless Brooklyn
Screenplay
2019Motherless Brooklyn
Director
2019Motherless Brooklyn
Producer
2019
Rounders
Lester 'Worm' Murphy
1998
25th Hour
Monty Brogan
2002
The Painted Veil
Dr. Walter Fane
2006The Painted Veil
Producer
2006
Pride and Glory
Ray Tierney
2008
Frida
Nelson Rockefeller
2002Frida
Thanks
2002
Stella
2005
Nature Is Speaking
The Soil
2015
Death to Smoochy
Sheldon Mopes / Smoochy
2002
Everyone Says I Love You
Holden Spence
1996
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025
Leaves of Grass
Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid
2009Leaves of Grass
Producer
2009
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
Self
2008
Keeping the Faith
Father Brian Finn
2000Keeping the Faith
Director
2000Keeping the Faith
Producer
2000
Down in the Valley
Harlan Fairfax Curruthers
2005Down in the Valley
Producer
2005Down in the Valley
Editor
2005
Gotti
Producer
2018
Stone
Stone
2010
Brando: The Documentary
Self
2007
Red Dragon
Will Graham
2002
The Concert for New York City
Self
2001
Forever Hollywood
Self
1999
Strange Days on Planet Earth
2005
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Bustin' Down the Door
Narrator (voice)
2008
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Self - Bruce Banner / Hulk, The Incredible Hulk (2008)
2008
The Making of 'The Incredible Hulk'
Self
2008
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
Self
2018
Salinger
Self - Actor
2013
Brando
Self
2007
Out of the Past
Henry Gerber (voice)
1998
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Self / Scout Ward
2015
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
Self
2003
Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory"
Self
2009
Paper Birds
Robert
2021The Incredible Hulk: Becoming the Hulk
Self
2008The Incredible Hulk: Hulking Out in the Bottling Plant
Self
2008
On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"
Self
2025The Incredible Hulk: Hulking Out in Harlem
Self
2008The Incredible Hulk: Hulking Out on Campus
Self
2008Dirty Work
Executive Producer
2004
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
Self
2015
Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.
Self
2015Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.
Camera Operator
2015Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.
Director
2015Moonrise Kingdom Extras - Eleven iPhone Videos by Edward Norton.
Writer
2015
Behind Bars: The Making of Stone
Self
2011
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
Self
2002
Belmondo l'influenceur
Self (archive footage)
2020
High Noon on the Waterfront
Carl Foreman (voice)
2022
The Apple Pushers
Self - Narrator (voice)
2012
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
Self
2003
One October
Executive Producer
2017
Making "The Score"
Himself
2001
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
Producer
2009
Declaration of Independence
Self
2003
Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy
Self - Narrator (voice)
2014
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Bill
1997Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
Self
2002
Fight Club: Behind the Scenes
Self
2000
From Rails to Trails
Narrator
2025
Saving Africa's Giants With Yao Ming
Narrator
2014
Fasting and the Longevity Revolution
Self - Narrator (voice)
Longevity Hackers
Self - Narrator (voice)
2024
Cal Ripken Jr - The Ironman's Legendary Career
Narrator
2001
Bad River
Self - Narrator (voice)
2024Only in America
Duane / Kevin / Bruno / Eric / Museum Guard
1994Porto Rico
Porto Rico
Producer
The 53rd Calypso
Jon Sodon
1996
Secret Killers of Monterey Bay
Narrator (voice)
2002
Baltimore Orioles Legends - Cal Ripken Jr. The Iron Man's Legendary Career
2001
UnCharitable
Self
2023