James Norton
- Acting
- July 18, 1985 · Lambeth, London, England, UK
Biography
James Geoffrey Ian Norton (born 18 July 1985) is an English actor. He is known for roles in the television series Happy Valley (2014–2023), Grantchester (2014–2019), War & Peace (2016), and McMafia (2018). He played the title role in the 2019 film Mr. Jones. He played King Harold Godwinson in the 2025 BBC historical mini-series King & Conqueror. He earned a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the British Academy Television Awards in 2015 for his performance as Tommy Lee Royce in Happy Valley. He is also part of the main cast of House of Guinness (2025) and House of the Dragon (2026). Norton has a reputation for portraying villainous or complicated, morally conflicted characters. Description above is from the Wikipedia article James Norton (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA; full list of contributors is on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- The Beatles: Paul · Brian Epstein
- The Beatles: John · Brian Epstein
- The Beatles: George · Brian Epstein
- The Beatles: Ringo · Brian Epstein
- Wife & Dog
- Sunny Dancer · Bob
- Superbloom · Cowboy
- Saturday Night Live UK · Self
- House of Guinness · Sean Rafferty
- King & Conqueror · Harold Godwinson, Executive producer
- Playing Nice · Pete Riley, Executive producer
- JOY · Robert Edwards
- Ex-Husbands · Nick Pearce
- Bob Marley: One Love · Chris Blackwell
- A Little Life · Jude St. Francis
- Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
- House of the Dragon · Lord Ormund Hightower
- Rogue Agent · Robert Freegard, Producer
- Things Heard & Seen · George Claire
- The Nevers · Hugo Swann
- Nowhere Special · John
- The Trial of Christine Keeler · Stephen Ward
- Little Women · John Brooke
- Mr. Jones · Gareth Jones
- Jerk · Self
- Hero · Young Charles
- McMafia · Alex Godman
- Angelica · Harry
- Flatliners · Jamie
- Hampstead · Philip
- To Walk Invisible · Duke of Wellington
- Everyday Performance Artists · Aaron
- Wild West: America's Great Frontier · Self
- War and Peace · Andrei Bolkonsky
- Lady Chatterley's Lover · Sir Clifford Chatterley
- Life in Squares · Young Duncan Grant
- Bonobo · Ralph
- Mr. Turner · Clarinettist
- Northmen: A Viking Saga · Bjorn
- Grantchester · Sidney Chambers
- Hollow · Lone Man
- The Great War: The People's Story · Will Martin
- Happy Valley · Tommy Lee Royce
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- Death Comes to Pemberley · Henry Alveston
- By Any Means · Michael Prence
- Rush · Guy Edwards
- Belle · Oliver Ashford
- Blandings · Jimmy Belford
- Restless · Kolia
- Cheerful Weather for the Wedding · Owen
- On This Island · Hadrian
- Black Mirror · Ryan Pound
- An Education · Student
- Inspector George Gently · James Blackstone
- The Graham Norton Show · Self
- Doctor Who · Onegin
- Glastonbury · Self
- This Morning · Self
- Heart of Darkness · Marlow (Voice)
- Dog Person
- Wavewalker: Breaking Free · Producer