Alexander Hugh "Alex" Norton is a Scottish television and film actor.
Background
Norton was born in Househillwood, Glasgow and spent his childhood in Moffat Street in the Gorbals before moving to Pollokshaws. Because of his background and his father"s lack of approval of his chosen career, Alex decided to avoid the traditional route into acting and instead worked from part to part.
Career
He is perhaps best known for his roles as DCI Matt Burke in the STV detective drama series Taggart and Eddie in the Renford Rejects. He has also had roles in internationally successful films including Braveheart, Local Hero and Les Misérables. He has appeared in numerous films including Bill Forsyth"s Gregory"s Girl and Local Hero, Bill Douglas"s epic film Comrades, Countdown to War, Little Voice, Orphans and Hollywood blockbusters such as Patriot Games with Harrison Ford, White Hunter, Black Heart, with Clint Eastwood, Braveheart starring Mel Gibson and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Manitoba"s Chest with Johnny Depp.
He played Captain Bellamy, a captain of a supposedly haunted ship.
A rumour sparked the discovery of Elizabeth Swan"s dress on board. Norton"s character Bellamy picked up the character of William Turner who was lost at sea.
This decision ultimately lead to his death by the Kraken. This role was suited to Norton to play because of his Scottish roots.
He portrayed a perfectly believable, honest and logical Scottish Pirate.
Norton also voiced Thurston McCondry in the animated shorts Haunted Hogmanay and Glendogie Bogey. March 2014 saw him playing Cameron Watts in the "Dead Water" episodes of the British Broadcasting Corporation One crime drama series Shetland. In 2014, Norton appeared in the documentary "I Belong To Glasgow", a British Broadcasting Corporation Scotland Production in which he guest starred alongside Karen Dunbar.
In 2015, he voiced Gaunter O"Dim in Hearts of Stone, an expansion pack for the video game.