Alex Norton

Alexander Hugh Alex Norton is a Scottish television and film 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, Gerald Finlay in Waterloo Road and Eddie in the Renford Rejects. He has also had roles in internationally successful films including Braveheart, Local Hero and Les Misrables.

Norton was born in Househillwood, Glasgow and spent his childhood in Moffat Street in the Gorbals before moving to Pollokshaws. He discovered acting at the age ofvia an outofschool drama group. This led to his part in the TV series Dr. Finlays Casebook and with it the decision that acting was what he wanted to concentrate on. Because of his background and his fathers lack of approval of his chosen career, Alex decided to avoid the traditional route into acting and instead worked from part to part. In 1973 he became one of the founder members of the 784 company, touring Scotland with The Cheviot, the Stag, and the Black Black Oil. In the 1970s he met his wife, Sally Kinghorn. They met on the set of a BBC Schools series. She and he havesons, Jamie, Rory, and Jock. Also, he was presented with the opportunity to play a part in Peter Jacksons King Kong however, he could not accept because it happened to interfere with the TV project he was currently working on.

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