Alex Norton
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Daredevil: Born Again
Male Dancer
2025
Series
Play for Today
Lord Vat / Singer etc
1970
Series
Shetland
Cameron Watt
2013
Series
Waterloo Road
Gerard Findlay
2006
Series
The Bill
1984
Series
Playhouse
Max Beerbohm
1974
Series
Bergerac
Acupuncturist
1981
Film
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Captain Bellamy
2006
Series
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
2011
Series
The Sweeney
Gibson
1975
Series
Good Omens
Tulloch
2019
Series
Blackadder
McAngus, Duke of Argyll
1983
Series
Taggart
DCI Matt Burke
1983
Film
Brave
Additional Voices (voice)
2012
Film
Braveheart
Bride's Father
1995
Series
Lovejoy
Murray McNally
1986
Series
The Chief
Gordon Mackie
1990
Series
Hamish Macbeth
Duncan Soutar
1995
Film
The Count of Monte Cristo
Napoleon Bonaparte
2002
Series
Strangers
Cooper
1978
Film
Patriot Games
Dennis Cooley
1992
Film
Dragon Rider
Gravelbeard (voice)
2020
Film
Les Misérables
General
1998
A Question of Guilt
Captain William Cranstoun
1980
Series
Two Doors Down
Eric
2016
Series
Hatton Garden
Kenny Collins
2019
Film
Local Hero
Watt
1983
Series
Backup
1995
Series
Renford Rejects
1997
Film
Under Suspicion
Prosecuting Lawyer
1991
Film
White Hunter, Black Heart
Zibelinsky
1990
Series
Extremely Dangerous
DCS Wallace
1999
Series
Comics
Haggis
1993
Series
The Crow Road
Lachlan Watt
1996
Film
Little Voice
Bunnie Morris
1998
Series
Signs and Wonders
William Gimble
1995
Series
Signs and Wonders
William Grimble
1995
Turning World
Barry
1997
Film
Robin Hood
Harry
1991
Fame Is the Spur
Keir Hardie
1982
Film
Scandal
Detective Inspector
1989
Unsolved
2004
Film
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
Harding
1994
Bad Boys
Malky 'Tissue' Mulhernen
1996
Film
Beautiful Creatures
Det Insp Hepburn
2000
Film
Sir Billi
Butler / Baron McToff (voice)
2012
No Excuses
Howard
1983
Series
The One Game
The Conjuror
1988
Film
Gregory's Girl
Alec
1980
Film
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
Self
2015
Film
When Saturday Comes
Factory Boss
1996
Film
Blame It on the Bellboy
Alfio
1992
Film
Shoshana
Tennant (CID)
2024
Film
Down Among the Big Boys
Dan Gibbons
1993
Film
Chernobyl: The Final Warning
Dr. Andreyev
1991
Film
Still Game: The Story So Far
Self
2014
Film
Comfort and Joy
Trevor
1984
Film
Being Stanley Baxter
Self
2025
Film
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
Harold
1989
Film
Ooh the Banter!
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
McAngus
2023
Film
A Sense of Freedom
Malkie
1985
Film
Dead on Time
Foreigner
1983
Film
The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil
Various
1974
Film
Every Picture Tells a Story
William Scott
1984
Film
Countdown to War
Stalin
1989
Film
The Thin End of the Wedge
John
1977
Film
Hidden City
Hillcombe
1987
Film
An Ungentlemanly Act
Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb
1992
Film
Complicity
Kenny Garnet
2000
Film
Comrades
Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer
1987
Film
Dream Me Up Scotty!
Presenter
2013
Film
Bill Douglas: My Best Friend
Self
2023
Film
Lucky Sunil
Des Organ
1988
Film
Shakespeare's Mounted Foot
1979
Film
Just Another Saturday
1975
Film
Orphans
Hanson
1998
Film
Rikki
Self
2024
Film
Deacon Brodie
Alisdair Gilzean
1997
Film
Rab C. Nesbitt: Seasonal Greet
Dodie
1988
Film
White Goods
Paul Ryan
1994
Travelpass - It's Just the Ticket
1973
The Hunch
1967
Billy Bongo
2002
Film
Two Doors Down
Eric
2013
Film
Michael Regan
Jerry's Mate
1971
Film
The Game
Tam
1998
Film
Leaving
Tommy
1989
Film
Selling Scotland
Self
2019