James Norton
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Acting Credits
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...
Known For
Filmography
The Beatles: Paul
2028
as Brian Epstein
The Beatles: John
2028
as Brian Epstein
The Beatles: George
2028
as Brian Epstein
The Beatles: Ringo
2028
as Brian Epstein
Wife & Dog
2027
Sunny Dancer
2026
as Bob
Superbloom
2026
as Cowboy
King & Conqueror
2025
as Harold Godwinson
Playing Nice
2025
as Pete Riley
House of Guinness
2025
as Sean Rafferty
Bob Marley: One Love
2024
as Chris Blackwell
Ex-Husbands
2024
as Nick Pearce
JOY
2024
as Robert Edwards
A Little Life
2023
as Jude St. Francis
Rogue Agent
2022
as Robert Freegard
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
House of the Dragon
2022
as Lord Ormund Hightower
Things Heard & Seen
2021
as George Claire
The Nevers
2021
as Hugo Swann
Nowhere Special
2020
as John
Mr. Jones
2019
as Gareth Jones
Little Women
2019
as John Brooke
The Trial of Christine Keeler
2019
as Stephen Ward
Jerk
2019
as Self
Hero
2018
as Young Charles
McMafia
2018
as Alex Godman
Angelica
2017
as Harry
Flatliners
2017
as Jamie
Hampstead
2017
as Philip
Everyday Performance Artists
2016
as Aaron
To Walk Invisible
2016
as Duke of Wellington
War and Peace
2016
as Andrei Bolkonsky
Wild West: America's Great Frontier
2016
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Lady Chatterley's Lover
2015
as Sir Clifford Chatterley
Life in Squares
2015
as Young Duncan Grant
Bonobo
2014
as Ralph
Northmen: A Viking Saga
2014
as Bjorn
Mr. Turner
2014
as Clarinettist
Hollow
2014
as Lone Man
Grantchester
2014
as Sidney Chambers
Happy Valley
2014
as Tommy Lee Royce
The Great War: The People's Story
2014
as Will Martin
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Rush
2013
as Guy Edwards
Belle
2013
as Oliver Ashford
By Any Means
2013
as Michael Prence
Death Comes to Pemberley
2013
as Henry Alveston
Blandings
2013
as Jimmy Belford
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
2012
as Owen
On This Island
2012
as Hadrian
Restless
2012
as Kolia
Black Mirror
2011
as Ryan Pound
An Education
2009
as Student
Inspector George Gently
2008
as James Blackstone
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Doctor Who
2005
as Onegin
Glastonbury
1997
as Self
This Morning
1988
as Self