| 1 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/edward_norton1.jpg]] |
| 2 | ->''"I always felt that acting was an escape, like having the secret key to every door and permission to go into any realm and soak it up. I enjoy that free pass."'' |
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| 4 | Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American film actor, screenwriter and director. In 1996, his supporting role in the courtroom drama ''Film/PrimalFear'' garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. A year later, his lead role as a reformed white power skinhead in ''Film/AmericanHistoryX'' earned a nomination for Academy Award for Best Actor. His other films include period dramas such as ''Film/KingdomOfHeaven'', ''Film/TheIllusionist2006'', and ''Film/ThePaintedVeil''; and other notable films such as ''Film/{{Rounders}}'', ''Film/FightClub'', ''Film/TwentyFifthHour'', ''Film/RedDragon'', and ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}''. |
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| 6 | Aside from acting, Norton made his directorial debut in 2000 with the film ''Film/KeepingTheFaith''. He followed up with an adaptation of the novel ''Literature/MotherlessBrooklyn'', which was finally released in 2019 after many years in DevelopmentHell. He is a member of the board of trustees of Enterprise Community Partners, a non-profit organization for developing affordable housing, as well as a social activist. |
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| 8 | Rather famous for acting for its own sake and for occasionally [[WagTheDirector trying to take over the production of some of his films]]. He parodied this part of his personality in his Oscar-nominated role in ''Film/BirdmanOrTheUnexpectedVirtueOfIgnorance''. |
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| 10 | Also, he is fluent in Japanese and has a genius-level IQ and is also [[GeniusBruiser an avid martial artist who has trained in Aikido, Krav Maga and Brazilian JiuJitsu]] and did additional training in boxing and Taekwondo for ''Film/FightClub''. |
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| 12 | !!Selected works: |
| 13 | * ''Film/PrimalFear'' (1996) |
| 14 | * ''Film/EveryoneSaysILoveYou'' (1996) |
| 15 | * ''Film/ThePeopleVsLarryFlynt'' (1996) |
| 16 | * ''Film/AmericanHistoryX'' (1998) |
| 17 | * ''Film/{{Rounders}}'' (1998) |
| 18 | * ''Film/FightClub'' (1999) |
| 19 | * ''Film/KeepingTheFaith'' (2000) |
| 20 | * ''Film/TheScore'' (2001) |
| 21 | * ''Film/DeathToSmoochy'' (2002) |
| 22 | * ''Film/TwentyFifthHour'' (2002) |
| 23 | * ''Film/RedDragon'' (2002) |
| 24 | * ''Film/{{The Italian Job|2003}}'' (2003) |
| 25 | * ''Film/KingdomOfHeaven'' (2005) |
| 26 | * ''Film/TheIllusionist2006'' |
| 27 | * ''Film/ThePaintedVeil'' (2006) |
| 28 | * ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'' (2008) |
| 29 | * ''Film/MoonriseKingdom'' (2012) |
| 30 | * ''Film/TheBourneLegacy'' (2012) |
| 31 | * ''Film/TheGrandBudapestHotel'' (2014) |
| 32 | * ''Film/BirdmanOrTheUnexpectedVirtueOfIgnorance'' (2014) |
| 33 | * ''WesternAnimation/SausageParty'' (2016) |
| 34 | * ''Film/CollateralBeauty'' (2016) |
| 35 | * ''WesternAnimation/IsleOfDogs'' (2018) |
| 36 | * ''WesternAnimation/AskTheStorybots'' (2018) |
| 37 | * ''Film/AlitaBattleAngel'' (2019) |
| 38 | * ''Film/MotherlessBrooklyn'' (2019) |
| 39 | * ''Film/TheFrenchDispatch'' (2021) |
| 40 | * ''Film/GlassOnion'' (2022) |
| 41 | * ''Series/{{Extrapolations}}'' (2023) |
| 42 | * ''Film/AsteroidCity'' (2023) |
| 43 | * ''A Complete Unknown'' (TBD) |
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