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Alexander Hugh 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, Eric Baird in BBC Two sitcom Two Doors Down, DCS Wallace in Extremely Dangerous, Gerard Findlay in Waterloo Road and Eddie in the Renford Rejects. He has also had roles in internationally successful films including Braveheart, Local Hero and Les Misérables.
Birth Name
Alexander Hugh Norton
Born
Friday, 27 January 1950
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Dragon Rider | Gravelbeard / Gravelbeard (voice) | 2020 |
| Good Omens | Tulloch | 2019 |
| Hatton Garden | Kenny Collins | 2019 |
| Getting the Builders In | Self - Narrator | 2017 |
| Thirty Million | Self | 2016 |
| Two Doors Down | Eric | 2016 |
| Mountain Goats | Ken | 2015 |
| Underdogs | Gregor | 2013 |
| Bob Servant | Hendo | 2013 |
| Bob Servant Independent | Hendo | 2013 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Dragon Rider | Gravelbeard / Gravelbeard (voice) | 2020 |
| Good Omens | Tulloch | 2019 |
| Hatton Garden | Kenny Collins | 2019 |
| Getting the Builders In | Self - Narrator | 2017 |
| Thirty Million | Self | 2016 |
| Two Doors Down | Eric | 2016 |
| Mountain Goats | Ken | 2015 |
| Underdogs | Gregor | 2013 |
| Bob Servant | Hendo | 2013 |
| Bob Servant Independent | Hendo | 2013 |
| Crime Connections | Self / DCI Matt Burke | 2012 |
| Sir Billi | Butler / Baron McToff (voice) / Baron McToff | 2012 |
| Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | Self | 2011 |
| The A to Z of Crime | Self / Matt Burke | 2011 |
| Shetland | Cameron Watt | 2011 |
| Lanterna Magicka: Bill Douglas and the Secret History of Cinema | Self | 2009 |
| Haunted Hogmanay | Thurston McCondry | 2006 |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Captain Bellamy / Bellamy | 2006 |
| There's Been a Murder: A Celebration of Taggart | Self | 2006 |
| Waterloo Road | Gerard Findlay | 2006 |
| Unsolved | Self - Presenter | 2004 |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | Napoleon / Napoleon Bonaparte | 2002 |
| The Fabulous Bagel Boys | Lionel Rose | 2001 |
| Beautiful Creatures | Det Insp Hepburn | 2001 |
| Complicity | Kenny Garnet | 2000 |
| Extremely Dangerous | DCS Wallace | 1999 |
| The Scarlet Pimpernel | Carnot | 1999 |
| Orphans | Hanson | 1998 |
| Little Voice | Bunnie Morris | 1998 |
| Les Misérables | General | 1998 |
| Deacon Brodie | Alisdair Gilzean | 1997 |
| Renford Rejects | Eddie McAvoy | 1997 |
| The Crow Road | Lachlan Watt | 1996 |
| When Saturday Comes | Factory Boss | 1996 |
| Silent Witness | David Preston | 1996 |
| Backup | PC Ian 'Jock' Macrae | 1995 |
| Hamish Macbeth | Duncan Soutar | 1995 |
| Braveheart | Bride's Father | 1995 |
| Signs and Wonders | William Gimble | 1995 |
| Squanto: A Warrior's Tale | Harding | 1994 |
| Patriot Games | Dennis Cooley | 1992 |
| Blame It on the Bellboy | Alfio | 1992 |
| An Ungentlemanly Act | Chief of Police Ronnie Lamb | 1992 |
| Under Suspicion | Prosecuting Lawyer | 1991 |
| Soldier Soldier | Col Jim Walker | 1991 |
| Robin Hood | Harry | 1991 |
| Chernobyl: The Final Warning | Dr. Andreyev | 1991 |
| White Hunter Black Heart | Zibelinsky | 1990 |
| The Chief | Gordon Mackie | 1990 |
| Stay Lucky | Angus | 1989 |
| 4 Play | Dick Smith | 1989 |
| Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale | Harold / Harry | 1989 |
| Screen One | Dan Gibbons | 1989 |
| Countdown to War | Stalin | 1989 |
| Scandal | Detective Inspector | 1989 |
| Rab C. Nesbitt | Alec | 1988 |
| Comrades | Witch / Diorama Showman / Lanternist / Laughing Cavalier / Sgt. Bell / Mr Wetham (scene cut) / Usher / Wollaston / Ranger / Tramp / Captain / McCallum / Silhouettist / Mad Photographer / Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer | 1987 |
| Hidden City | Hillcombe | 1987 |
| The Campbells | Sheriff Black | 1986 |
| Lovejoy | Murray McNally | 1986 |
| Screen Two | Tommy / Des Organ | 1985 |
| Every Picture Tells a Story | William Scott Sr. / William Scott | 1984 |
| The Brief | Terry Barlow | 1984 |
| Comfort and Joy | Trevor | 1984 |
| Taggart | DCI Matt Burke / George Bryce / DCI Matthew Burke | 1983 |
| Blackadder | McAngus, Duke of Argyll | 1983 |
| No Excuses | Howard | 1983 |
| Local Hero | Watt | 1983 |
| Dead on Time | Foreigner | 1983 |
| Scotch Myths | Various | 1982 |
| Harry Carpenter Never Said It Was Like This | 1982 | |
| Bergerac | Acupuncturist | 1981 |
| Gregory's Girl | Alec | 1981 |
| Juliet Bravo | Ian Doward | 1980 |
| A Sense of Freedom | Malkie | 1979 |
| The Sweeney | Gibson | 1975 |
| BBC2 Playhouse | Max Beerbohm | 1974 |
| Crown Court | Dr. Allan / Joe McGoldrick | 1972 |
| Play for Today | John / Jerry's mate / 7:84 Company - Lord Vat | 1970 |
| The Borderers | Sawney Johnstone | 1968 |
| ITV Playhouse | Donald | 1967 |
| The Revenue Men | Benny / Willie | 1967 |
| The Hunch | Ian | 1967 |
| Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Alex Milne / Alister Daker / Boy / Butcher's boy / Tommy | 1962 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
