James Norton
Acting · Born Jul 18, 1985 · Lambeth, London, England, UK
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
Rush
20137.7
House of the Dragon
20228.4
Little Women
20197.8
Black Mirror
20118.3
Doctor Who
20057.6
Flatliners
20175.6
An Education
20096.9
Things Heard & Seen
20215.7
Bob Marley: One Love
20246.6
Belle
20137.1
The Nevers
20217.9
Mr. Turner
20146.5
Mr. Jones
20196.7
Happy Valley
20148.0
Northmen: A Viking Saga
20145.4
The Graham Norton Show
20077.2
Rogue Agent
20226.3
War and Peace
20167.5
Nowhere Special
20207.3
McMafia
20187.3
