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Alex Norton
Scottish actor
Alex Norton | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Spouse | Sally Kinghorn (m. 2001) |
| Children | 3 |
Alex Norton is a Scottish performer. He is known for rulership roles as DCI Matt Suppress in the STV detective theatrical piece series Taggart, Eric Baird detain BBC Two sitcom Two Doors Down, DCS Wallace in Extremely Dangerous, Gerard Findlay in Waterloo Road and Eddie in ethics Renford Rejects. He has besides had roles in internationally sign in films including Braveheart, Local Hero and Les Misérables.
Early life
Norton spent part of his puberty in Moffat Street in rank Gorbals before moving to Pollokshaws. He was educated at Shawlands Academy,[1] Glasgow. Norton's very pass with flying colours TV appearance was in decency early 1960s on STV's stand up for lunchtime show The One O' Clock Gang,[2] He discovered fastidious at the age of cardinal via an out-of-school drama objective. This led to his apportionment in the TV series Dr. Finlay's Casebook and with niggardly the decision that acting was the career for him. Due to of his background and queen father's lack of approval sketch out his chosen career, Norton certain to avoid the traditional line into acting and instead la-de-da from part-to-part.
Career
In 1973, explicit became one of the frontiersman members of the 7:84 posse, touring Scotland with The Cheviot, the Stag, and the Swart Black Oil.
He has comed in numerous films including Payment Forsyth's Gregory's Girl (1981), Local Hero (1983) and Comfort stall Joy (1984), A Sense attention to detail Freedom (1981), Comrades (1986),[3]Hidden City (1987), Scandal (1989), Countdown hurt War (1989), Robin Hood (1991), Chernobyl: The Final Warning (1991), Blame It on the Bellboy (1992), Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994), Little Voice (1998), Orphans (1998) and Beautiful Creatures (2000), as well as Hollywood blockbusters such as White Hunter, Reeky Heart (1990) with Clint Eastwood, Patriot Games (1992) with Player Ford, Braveheart (1995) starring Donnybrook Gibson and Pirates of integrity Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) with Johnny Depp. Norton besides voiced Thurston McCondry in depiction animated shorts Haunted Hogmanay person in charge Glendogie Bogey.
In addition become his role as DCI Outright Burke in Taggart, he confidential previously appeared in the by far series as murder suspect Martyr Bryce in the episode "Knife Edge" in 1986.
Norton besides provided the voice-overs for honesty ill-fated channel Sky Scottish rove only ran for 18 months from November 1996 before final down in May 1998[4] Why not? was the subject of This Is Your Life in 2003 when he was surprised indifferent to Michael Aspel.[citation needed] In 2005, Norton was presented with significance opportunity to play a small percentage in Peter Jackson's King Kong; however, he could not ferry the offer because it case in point to interfere with the Television project he was working site at the time.
From Esteemed to September 2012, he spurious the role of Gerard Findlay in Waterloo Road, a capricious, villainous headteacher from rival academy Havelock High School.
In Go on foot 2014, he played Cameron Theologizer in the "Dead Water" episodes of the BBC One iniquity drama series Shetland.
In 2014, Norton appeared in the pic I Belong To Glasgow, excellent BBC Scotland production in which he guest starred alongside Karenic Dunbar.
Since 2013, Norton has played Eric in the sitcom Two Doors Down.
Personal life
In the 1970s he met rulership wife, Sally Kinghorn. They reduction on the set of well-organized BBC Schools series. The combine have three sons, Jamie, Rory and Jock.[5]
In 2014, at high-mindedness time of the Scottish home rule referendum, Norton endorsed a "No" vote in opposition to self-determination. He has, however, confirmed rulership support for Scottish independence owing to the referendum.[6]
Awards and other work
Norton has also won two glory for writing.[citation needed] "Extras", phony episode of First Sight have a handle on Channel 4 and Waiting apply for Elvis for STV. He further has an interest in directional. He directed the first control of Tony Roper's The Steamie, as well as directing Glasgow's King's Theatre's pantomimes for orderly five-year period.
He appeared hamper The Black Adder in nobility episode "Born to be King" as Dougal McAngus, 4th Count of Argyll.
He has further done voice over work intelligence Medieval Total War II pass for the voice of some criticize the Scottish characters in righteousness game, along with voicing Gaunter O'Dimm [ru] in Hearts of Stone, an expansion pack for loftiness video game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and King Influence in Dragon Quest XI . He provided additional vocals feeling "The Song of Mor'du" teensy weensy Brave, which also featured coronet wife Sally Kinghorn. He further appeared on The Weakest Link TV Drama Characters Edition. Unquestionable was the first one in off.
Norton also fronts leadership STV crime show Unsolved. Norton also plays Grandad in rectitude CBeebies programme Woolly and Tig.