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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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 18, 1985
Age
41 years old
Place of Birth
Lambeth, London, England, UK
Popularity Score
4.8
Filmography
The Beatles: Paul
Brian Epstein
2028Movie
The Beatles: John
Brian Epstein
2028Movie
The Beatles: George
Brian Epstein
2028Movie
The Beatles: Ringo
Brian Epstein
2028Movie
Wife & Dog
2027Movie
Sunny Dancer
Bob
2026Movie
Superbloom
Cowboy
2026Movie
House of the Dragon: Season 3 Special Premiere
Lord Ormund Hightower
2026Movie
King & Conqueror
Harold Godwinson
2025TV
Playing Nice
Pete Riley
2025TV
House of Guinness
Sean Rafferty
2025TV
King & Conqueror
Executive Producer
2025TV
Playing Nice
Executive Producer
2025TV
Bob Marley: One Love
Chris Blackwell
2024Movie
Ex-Husbands
Nick Pearce
2024Movie
Joy
Robert Edwards
2024Movie
A Little Life
Jude St. Francis
2023Movie
Rogue Agent
Robert Freegard
2022Movie
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022TV
House of the Dragon
Lord Ormund Hightower
2022TV
Rogue Agent
Producer
2022Movie
Things Heard & Seen
George Claire
2021Movie
The Nevers
Hugo Swann
2021TV
Nowhere Special
John
2020Movie
Mr. Jones
Gareth Jones
2019Movie
Little Women
John Brooke
2019Movie
The Trial of Christine Keeler
Stephen Ward
2019TV
Jerk
Self
2019TV
McMafia
Alex Godman
2018TV
Angelica
Harry
2017Movie
Flatliners
Jamie
2017Movie
Hampstead
Philip
2017Movie
Everyday Performance Artists
Aaron
2016Movie
To Walk Invisible
Duke of Wellington
2016Movie
War and Peace
Andrei Bolkonsky
2016TV
Wild West: America's Great Frontier
Self - Narrator (voice)
2016TV
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Sir Clifford Chatterley
2015Movie
Life in Squares
Young Duncan Grant
2015TV
Bonobo
Ralph
2014Movie
Northmen: A Viking Saga
Bjorn
2014Movie
Mr. Turner
Clarinettist
2014Movie
Hollow
Lone Man
2014Movie
Grantchester
Sidney Chambers
2014TV
Happy Valley
Tommy Lee Royce
2014TV
The Great War: The People's Story
Will Martin
2014TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014TV
Rush
Guy Edwards
2013Movie
Belle
Oliver Ashford
2013Movie
By Any Means
Michael Prence
2013TV
Death Comes to Pemberley
Henry Alveston
2013TV
Blandings
Jimmy Belford
2013TV
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
Owen
2012Movie
On This Island
Hadrian
2012Movie
Restless
Kolia
2012TV
Black Mirror
Ryan Pound
2011TV
An Education
Student
2009Movie
Inspector George Gently
James Blackstone
2008TV
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007TV
Doctor Who
Onegin
2005TV
This Morning
Self
1988TV
Heart of Darkness
(voice)
—Movie
Dog Person
—Movie
Wavewalker: Breaking Free
—TV
Wavewalker: Breaking Free
Producer
—TV