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Alex Norton
Biography
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.
Known For
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
as Bellamy
Braveheart
as Bride's Father
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Patriot Games
as Dennis Cooley
Les Misérables
as General
Scandal
as Detective Inspector
Dragon Rider
as Gravelbeard (voice)
Local Hero
as Watt
Shoshana
as Tennant (CID)
White Hunter, Black Heart
as Zibelinsky
