← Back to explore

Jim Norton

Acting

Born January 4, 1938 · Dublin, Ireland

Also known as Jim Morton · James Norton · 짐 노턴

Biography

Jim Norton (born 4 January 1938) is an Irish stage, film and television character actor, known for his work in the theatre, most notably in Conor McPherson's The Seafarer, and on television as Bishop Brennan in the sitcom Father Ted.

Awards & recognition

  • Tony AwardBest Featured Actor in a Play · 2008
  • Laurence Olivier Awards

Filmography42 titles

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987as Holodeck Albert Einstein

American History X

1998as Randy

Father Ted

1995as Bishop Len Brennan

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989as Roger Havering

Babylon 5

1994as G'Quan

The Sweeney

1975as Phil Harrister

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

2008as Herr Liszt

The Royal

as Rory

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002as Mr Mason

Frasier

1993as Wentworth

Elementary

2012as Sir James Walter

Maigret

1992

Cheers

1982as Henderson

Midsomer Murders

1997as Edward Canning

River

2015as Michael Bennigan

Lovejoy

1986as Father Xavier

Waking the Dead

2001as David Dusniak

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

2011as Old Mr. Black

Hidden Agenda

1990as Brodie

Rumpole of the Bailey

1975as F.I.G. Newton

Water for Elephants

2011as Camel

Thriller

1973as The Man

Dalgliesh

2021as Father Barnes

Jimmy's Hall

2014as Father Sheridan

Hell's Kitchen

2005as Self

The Bill

1984

Tales of the Unexpected

1979as Dr Mellish

Mary Poppins Returns

2018as Mr. Binnacle

Into the West

1992as Superintendant O'Mara

Van der Valk

1972as Hanson

The Face of Fu Manchu

1965as Mathius

The Last Right

2019as Padraig

Driving Lessons

2006as Mr. Fincham

The Hound of the Baskervilles

2002as Coroner

The Boy

2016as Mr. Heelshire

The Eclipse

2009as Malachy

Wycliffe

1993as Owens

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1992as Dr. Bernard Wachs

Aladdin and the Adventure of All Time

2000as (voice)

Stan

2006as Stan Laurel

Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall

1973as Pongo

Even Hitler Had a Girlfriend

1991as Marcus's Dad