Edward Norton was born in Boston in 1969. He first became widely known to the film world and the public upon his debut in Primal Fear (1996) for which he was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award. In fact Norton has been nominated for three Academy Awards, also for American History X (1998) and more recently, Birdman (2014). Sadly however, he has never won an Oscar but he has won many other awards and fans.
Since his debut in 1996, Norton has been in film after film, and is known as one of the finest actors of the last couple of decades. One could most definitely not describe him as a typecast actor; he is particularly adept at playing all different types of role.
Aside from acting Norton is also a writer, director and producer. He is also a committed activist. He is known for being picky over which roles he chooses and for his general reluctance toward the ‘celebrity’ lifestyle.
In 2003 he was contractually obliged to star in a reboot of The Italian Job due to a three film deal he had had with Paramount Pictures since Primal Fear. This ended up in something of a dispute leading to him having to play the antagonist in the film. Although this could all be a rumour, whilst watching the film it does feel as if something is missing from Norton’s usual immersive and detailed performance.
He tends to choose his films wisely and picks roles that appeal to him. He is one of the few actors who tend not to appear in a bad film. He has been in a few ‘flops’ perhaps; The Bourne Legacy (2012) for one and Stone (2010), but then follows these up with two amazing films, Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel (both 2014).
He is a consistent method actor, and that is part of the reason his character in Birdman is so brilliant, you can see him absolutely relishing the role. The marvellous Birdman just won the Academy Award for best film, and rightly so (although it did face some stiff competition in particularly Boyhood).
Norton also enjoys putting in a cameo performance now and then. He pops up in The Invention of Lying (2009) as an eager traffic cop and also in The Dictator (2012) as himself. It’s always a pleasure to see Mr Norton in a film by surprise, so we hope he continues to do these.
Although Norton has been in many great films, this list is more of a list of his best performances, rather than the best films that he is in. For example, we have not included The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) as whilst it is a fantastic film, Norton’s role is quite minor.
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