Alex Norton
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.
Captain Jack Sparrow works his way out of a blood debt with the ghostly Davy Jones to avoid...
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Enraged at the slaughter of Murron, his new bride and childhood love, Scottish warrior William...
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The Count of Monte Cristo
as Napoleon BonaparteEdmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best...
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When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack...
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Les Misérables
as GeneralIn 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a...
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Local Hero
as WattAn American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to...
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Dragon Rider
as Gravelbeard (voice)An unlikely trio of heroes – a dragon, a boy and a forest brownie – embark on an epic adventure...
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Blame It on the Bellboy
as AlfioMike Lawton, Maurice Horton, and Melvin Orton are three men who come to Venice. One of them is a...
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White Hunter, Black Heart
as ZibelinskyRenowned filmmaker John Wilson travels to Africa to direct a new movie, but constantly leaves to...
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Scandal
as Detective InspectorAn English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live...
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Robin Hood
as HarryThe Swashbuckling legend of Robin Hood unfolds in the 12th century when the mighty Normans ruled...
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Under Suspicion
as Prosecuting LawyerIn the late 1950s, British police officer Tony Aaron resigns from the force after sleeping with...
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Gregory's Girl
as AlecA teenager falls hard for the female soccer player who has replaced him on the team and attempts...
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Little Voice
as Bunnie MorrisAfter the death of her father, Little Voice or LV becomes a virtual recluse, never going out and...
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Beautiful Creatures
as Det Insp HepburnWhen Petula and Dorothy cover up the accidental murder of one jerk boyfriend, they hatch a...
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Comfort and Joy
as TrevorRadio host Alan 'Dickie' Bird witnesses how an icecream van is attacked and destroyed by angry...
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Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
as HardingSquanto is a high-born Indian warrior from a tribe on the Atlantic coast of North America which...
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Complicity
as Kenny GarnetLocal journalist, Cameron Colley writes articles that are idealistic, from the viewpoint of the...
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Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
as McAngusSir Tony Robinson takes a journey back in time to find out where Blackadder really began, and to...
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Sir Billi
as Butler / Baron McToff (voice)An aging, skateboarding veterinarian Sir Billi goes above and beyond the call of duty fighting...
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Chernobyl: The Final Warning
as Dr. AndreyevTrue story about the tragic nuclear power plant accident in Chernobyl.
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Orphans
as HansonA group of four siblings reunite in Glasgow on the eve of their mother's funeral, and the...
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Comrades
as Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad PhotographerThe story of "The Tolpuddle Martyrs". A group of 19th century English farm labourers who formed...
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Bill Douglas: My Best Friend
as SelfThe story of the extraordinary friendship between Scottish film maker Bill Douglas and his...
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An Ungentlemanly Act
as Chief of Police Ronnie LambBased on actual accounts, this film portrays the days and hours before and during the invasion...
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When Saturday Comes
as Factory BossJimmy Muir comes from a typical gritty, northern town where there are only two options: working...
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Just Another Saturday
as uncreditedIt's the day of the Orange Parade in Glasgow, but for Jon, the thrill of leading the parade and...
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Dead on Time
as ForeignerBernard Fripp is told by his doctor that he has only 30 minutes left to live. This sets Bernard...
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Sean Connery: In His Own Words
as SelfFeaturing archive interviews with Sean Connery from over 50 years in the business. Friends,...
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Still Game: The Story So Far
as SelfA celebration of the sitcom Still Game, featuring interviews with the cast, celebrities who have...
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Down Among the Big Boys
as Dan GibbonsSet in Glasgow, Louie, the detective son of an upright police sergeant, is about to marry. His...
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Hidden City
as HillcombeCassies Stuart leads the uncooperative Charles Dance into a world of misplaces government...
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Countdown to War
as StalinBased on a play, the story details the dramatic negotiations between UK, France, Poland,...
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Ooh the Banter!
as Self (archive footage)Jack Docherty brings together a jam-packed cast of comedians, actors and famous faces for a...
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Deacon Brodie
as Alisdair GilzeanDrama based on the true story of Deacon Brodie one of Scotland's most notorious criminals. In...
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A Sense of Freedom
as MalkieThe true story of Jimmy Boyle, who was reputed to be Scotland's most violent man.
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White Goods
as Paul RyanIan Deegan and Charlie Collins are best friends who team up to appear on TV in a popular snooker...
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Michael Regan
as Jerry's MateUnder stress, Irish tenant farmer Michael Regan, suddenly snaps one day and locks himself in his...
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Every Picture Tells a Story
as William ScottJames Scott's biopic of his father William Scott, his childhood and his origins as a painter.
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Leaving
as TommyA moving, comic tale of three boys about to leave a grim Catholic School in Greenock, Scotland,...
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Two Doors Down
as EricComedy set in a chaotic Hogmanay party. Beth and Eric Baird's Hogmanay goes horribly wrong as...
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Lucky Sunil
as Des OrganYoung, handsome and alone in London at the start of a great career. But will Sunil's luck hold...
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The Thin End of the Wedge
as JohnA student faced with an ultimatum to find £5 by morning - or lose his girlfriend - searches for...
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The Game
as TamA play about three Scottish football fans (and one of their long suffering football widow...
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Dream Me Up Scotty!
as PresenterAlex Norton discovers how showbusiness has handled the portrayal of the Scottish accent. For...
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Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale
as HaroldJohnny Fortune (Damon Lowry) is no good to anyone, not mean, but just no good. Surrounded by...
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Shetland
as Cameron WattCreated from the novels by award winning crime writer Ann Cleeves, Shetland follows DI Jimmy...
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Waterloo Road
as Gerard FindlayWaterloo Road is a UK television drama series the first broadcast was in the United Kingdom on...
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The Bill
as uncreditedThe daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the...
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Lovejoy
as Murray McNallyThe adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East...
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Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - ParticipantAntiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and...
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Blackadder
as McAngus, Duke of ArgyllBlack Adder traces the deeply cynical and self-serving lineage of various Edmund Blackadders...
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The Sweeney
as GibsonJack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue...
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Bergerac
as AcupuncturistBergerac is a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the...
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Taggart
as DCI Matt BurkeTaggart is a Scottish detective television programme.The series revolves around a group of...
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Good Omens
as TullochAziraphale, an angel, and Crowley, a demon, join forces to find the Antichrist and stop Armageddon.
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Hamish Macbeth
as Duncan SoutarHamish Macbeth is a comedy-drama series made by BBC Scotland and first aired in 1995. It is...
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Renford Rejects
as uncreditedRenford Rejects was a teen sitcom produced and broadcast by Nickelodeon UK between 1997 and...
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Backup
as uncreditedDrama about the working lives of policemen and women in an Operational Support Unit.
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Hatton Garden
as Kenny CollinsThe story of the audacious jewellery, gold and cash burglary at the heart of London's diamond...
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Two Doors Down
as EricComedy centred around a couple and their insufferable neighbours.
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The Crow Road
as Lachlan WattHistory student Prentice returns home to attend his grandmother’s funeral. As the McHoan family...
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Extremely Dangerous
as DCS WallaceExtremely Dangerous is a 1999 four part series for ITV starring Sean Bean as an ex-National...
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The One Game
as The ConjurorThe One Game is a four-part 1988 British television drama serial, produced by Central...
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