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.

Alex Norton

Acting Born January 27, 1950 Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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.

Known For

Play for Today

Lord Vat / Singer etc

Shetland

Cameron Watt

Daredevil: Born Again

Male Dancer

The Bill

Waterloo Road

Gerard Findlay

Playhouse

Max Beerbohm

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Captain Bellamy

Good Omens

Tulloch

Bergerac

Acupuncturist

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Self - Participant

Blackadder

McAngus, Duke of Argyll

Brave

Additional Voices (voice)