James Norton
Known for: Acting
James Geoffrey Ian Norton (born 18 July 1985) is an English actor. He is known for roles in the television series Happy Valley (2014–2023), Grantchester (2014–2019), War & Peace (2016), and McMafia (2018). He played the title role in the 2019 film Mr. Jones. He played King Harold Godwinson in the 2025 BBC historical mini-series King & Conqueror. He earned a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the British Academy Television Awards in 2015 for his performance as Tommy Lee Royce in Happy Valley. He is also part of the main cast of House of Guinness (2025) and House of the Dragon (2026). Norton has a reputation for portraying villainous or complicated, morally conflicted characters. Description above is from the Wikipedia article James Norton (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA; full list of contributors is on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Doctor Who
Onegin
2005
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
House of the Dragon
Lord Ormund Hightower
2022
Series
Black Mirror
Ryan Pound
2011
Film
Little Women
John Brooke
2019
Series
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
Series
Grantchester
Sidney Chambers
2014
Series
War and Peace
Andrei Bolkonsky
2016
Film
Rush
Guy Edwards
2013
Series
Death Comes to Pemberley
Henry Alveston
2013
Series
Inspector George Gently
James Blackstone
2008
Film
Rogue Agent
Robert Freegard
2022
Series
The Nevers
Hugo Swann
2021
Series
Happy Valley
Tommy Lee Royce
2014
Film
Bob Marley: One Love
Chris Blackwell
2024
Series
McMafia
Alex Godman
2018
Film
Mr. Jones
Gareth Jones
2019
Series
King & Conqueror
Harold Godwinson
2025
Series
Glastonbury
Self
1997
Film
Flatliners
Jamie
2017
Series
House of Guinness
Sean Rafferty
2025
Film
Mr. Turner
Clarinettist
2014
Film
Things Heard & Seen
George Claire
2021
Series
Saturday Night Live UK
Self - Host
2026
Series
Blandings
Jimmy Belford
2013
Film
An Education
Student
2009
Series
Playing Nice
Pete Riley
2025
Film
Sunny Dancer
Bob
2026
Series
This Morning
Self
1988
Film
Northmen: A Viking Saga
Bjorn
2014
Film
Hampstead
Philip
2017
Series
Restless
Kolia
2012
Series
By Any Means
Michael Prence
2013
Film
Bonobo
Ralph
2014
Film
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Sir Clifford Chatterley
2015
Film
Nowhere Special
John
2020
Series
The Trial of Christine Keeler
Stephen Ward
2019
Series
The Great War: The People's Story
Will Martin
2014
Film
Ex-Husbands
Nick Pearce
2024
Series
Jerk
Self
2019
Film
JOY
Robert Edwards
2024
Film
Belle
Oliver Ashford
2013
Series
Life in Squares
Young Duncan Grant
2015
Film
Wife & Dog
2027
Film
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
Owen
2012
Film
Hero
Young Charles
2018
Film
The Beatles: Ringo
Brian Epstein
2028
Film
The Beatles: John
Brian Epstein
2028
Series
Wild West: America's Great Frontier
Self - Narrator (voice)
2016
Film
A Little Life
Jude St. Francis
2023
Film
Hollow
Lone Man
2014
Film
To Walk Invisible
Duke of Wellington
2016
Film
The Beatles: George
Brian Epstein
2028
Film
Angelica
Harry
2017
Film
The Beatles: Paul
Brian Epstein
2028
Film
Superbloom
Cowboy
2026
Dog Person
Wavewalker: Breaking Free
Film
Heart of Darkness
Marlow (voice)
Film
Everyday Performance Artists
Aaron
2016
On This Island
Hadrian
2012