Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 18, 1985
Place of Birth
Lambeth, London, England, UK
Credits
61 titles
James Norton
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: John
Brian Epstein
The Beatles: George
Brian Epstein
The Beatles: Paul
Brian Epstein
The Beatles: Ringo
Brian Epstein
Wife & Dog
Sunny Dancer
Bob
Superbloom
Cowboy
House of Guinness
Sean Rafferty
King & Conqueror
Harold Godwinson
Playing Nice
Pete Riley
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
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 - Narrator (voice)
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 - Guest
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