Biography
James Geoffrey Ian Norton 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 and 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.
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Awards & recognition
- Crime Thriller Awards
- Glamour Award
Filmography39 titles
House of the Dragon
Black Mirror
Wild West: America's Great Frontier
Happy Valley
Inspector George Gently
Little Women
Rush
Doctor Who
House of Guinness
War & Peace
McMafia
Nowhere Special
To Walk Invisible
Grantchester
Blandings
The Graham Norton Show
King & Conqueror
Belle
Restless
Joy
Death Comes to Pemberley
An Education
Playing Nice
The Trial of Christine Keeler
Mr. Jones
Bob Marley: One Love
The Great War: The People's Story
Mr. Turner
Rogue Agent
Life In Squares
Ex-Husbands
Hampstead
Things Heard & Seen
Flatliners
Northmen: A Viking Saga
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Angelica
Bonobo