James Norton
Acting
1985-07-18 · 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.
Filmography
TheatersThe Beatles: Paul
2028 · Movie
TheatersThe Beatles: George
2028 · Movie
TheatersThe Beatles: John
2028 · Movie
TheatersThe Beatles: Ringo
2028 · Movie
TheatersWife & Dog
2027 · Movie
TheatersSunny Dancer
2026 · Movie
TheatersHouse of the Dragon: Season 3 Special Premiere
2026 · Movie
Superbloom
2026 · Movie
House of Guinness
2025 · Series
King & Conqueror
2025 · Series
Playing Nice
2025 · Series
Joy
2024 · Movie
Ex-Husbands
2024 · Movie
Bob Marley: One Love
2024 · Movie
A Little Life
2023 · Movie
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022 · Series
House of the Dragon
2022 · Series
Rogue Agent
2022 · Movie
Things Heard & Seen
2021 · Movie
The Nevers
2021 · Series
Nowhere Special
2020 · Movie
The Trial of Christine Keeler
2019 · Series
Little Women
2019 · Movie
Mr. Jones
2019 · Movie
Jerk
2019 · Series
McMafia
2018 · Series
Angelica
2017 · Movie
Flatliners
2017 · Movie
Hampstead
2017 · Movie
To Walk Invisible
2016 · Movie
Everyday Performance Artists
2016 · Movie
Wild West: America's Great Frontier
2016 · Series
War and Peace
2016 · Series
Lady Chatterley's Lover
2015 · Movie
Life in Squares
2015 · Series
Bonobo
2014 · Movie
Mr. Turner
2014 · Movie
Northmen: A Viking Saga
2014 · Movie
Grantchester
2014 · Series
Hollow
2014 · Movie
The Great War: The People's Story
2014 · Series
Happy Valley
2014 · Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Series
Death Comes to Pemberley
2013 · Series
By Any Means
2013 · Series
Rush
2013 · Movie
Belle
2013 · Movie
Blandings
2013 · Series
Restless
2012 · Series
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
2012 · Movie
On This Island
2012 · Movie
Black Mirror
2011 · Series
An Education
2009 · Movie
Inspector George Gently
2008 · Series
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Series
Doctor Who
2005 · Series
This Morning
1988 · Series
Heart of Darkness
Movie
Dog Person
Movie
Wavewalker: Breaking Free
Series