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.
Filmography37 titles
Extremely Dangerous
Daredevil: Born Again
Good Omens
The Black Adder
The Sweeney
Braveheart
The Count of Monte Cristo
Hamish Macbeth
Shetland
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Lovejoy
The Sea Beast
Les Misérables
Waterloo Road
Dragon Rider
Brave
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
The Bill
Local Hero
Gregory's Girl
Patriot Games
Countdown to War
Dead on Time
Bergerac
Little Voice
White Hunter Black Heart
Taggart
Shoshana
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Under Suspicion
Complicity
Robin Hood
When Saturday Comes
Beautiful Creatures
Blame It on the Bellboy
Sir Billi
Bill Douglas: My Best Friend