
Alex Norton is a Scottish television, film and voice actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as DCI Matt Burke in the STV detective drama series Taggart, and Eric Baird in BBC Two sitcom Two Doors Down. He played eleven roles in Bill Douglas' 1986 film Comrades and has starred in the key films of Bill Forsyth (Gregory's Girl, Local Hero and Comfort and Joy) as well as big Hollywood productions like Braveheart, White Hunter Black Heart and Patriot Games. He was one of the founder members of the 7:84 company, touring Scotland with The Cheviot, the Stag, and the Black Black Oil in the 1970s.

Daredevil: Born Again
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Local Hero
MOVIE • 1983

Bergerac
TV • 1981

Playhouse
TV • 1974

Waterloo Road
TV • 2006

The Sweeney
TV • 1975

Shetland
TV • 2013

The Bill
TV • 1984

Blackadder
TV • 1983

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV • 2011

Lovejoy
TV • 1986

Good Omens
TV • 2019

The Chief
TV • 1990

Taggart
TV • 1983

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
MOVIE • 2006

Braveheart
MOVIE • 1995

Hamish Macbeth
TV • 1995

Brave
MOVIE • 2012