James Norton

Acting

James Norton

Born 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.

Acting credits

Little Women poster
7.8

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

Little Women

2019

Rush poster
7.7

In the 1970s, a rivalry propels race car drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt to fame and glory — until a horrible accident threatens to end it all.

Rush

2013

The Beatles: John poster
NR

One of four biopics, focusing on individual members of The Beatles, this one telling the story of the group from the perspective of John Lennon.

The Beatles: John

2028

Sunny Dancer poster
7.0

Ivy is a teenager in remission from cancer, whose mum and dad insist she attend Children Run Free Camp, a summer retreat for young adults affected by cancer. However, as Ivy is reluctantly dragged through camp experience, she discovers new feelings with new friends.

Sunny Dancer

2026

Flatliners poster
5.6

Five medical students, hoping to understand the mystery of what lies beyond life, embark on a dangerous experiment. When their hearts are stopped for a short period of time, they have a near-death experience…

Flatliners

2017

Things Heard & Seen poster
5.7

A young woman discovers that both her husband and their new home harbor sinister secrets after they leave Manhattan for small-town life.

Things Heard & Seen

2021

Nowhere Special poster
7.3

John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, has dedicated his life to bringing up his 4-year-old son, Michael, after the child's mother left them soon after giving birth. When John is given only a few months left to live, he attempts to find a new, perfect family for Michael, determined to shield him from the terrible reality of the situation.

Nowhere Special

2020

Bob Marley: One Love poster
6.6

Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley overcomes adversity to become the most famous reggae musician in the world.

Bob Marley: One Love

2024

Mr. Jones poster
6.7

In 1933, Welsh journalist Gareth Jones travels to Ukraine, where he experiences the horrors of a famine. Everywhere he goes he meets henchmen of the Soviet secret service who are determined to prevent news about the catastrophe from getting out. Stalin’s forced collectivisation of agriculture has resulted in misery and ruin—the policy is tantamount to mass murder.

Mr. Jones

2019

Rogue Agent poster
6.3

Conman Robert Freegard poses as an undercover MI5 agent and kidnaps countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt, until the woman who fell for him brings him to justice.

Rogue Agent

2022

Lady Chatterley's Lover poster
6.3

An early-20th-century tale of love across class boundaries which tells the legendary and romantic story of Lady Chatterley’s affair with her gamekeeper. Jed Mercurio’s adaptation of DH Lawrence’s classic.

Lady Chatterley's Lover

2015

Wife & Dog poster
NR

A "return to the colourful, back-stabbing world of the British aristocracy", this pic follows the relentless greed of the Fairbank family and their associates who fuel betrayal and murder in the battle for succession.

Wife & Dog

2027

Northmen: A Viking Saga poster
5.4

A band of Vikings cross enemy lines and a panicked race begins. The losers will pay with their lives.

Northmen: A Viking Saga

2014

An Education poster
6.9

Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David, a charming but much older suitor, motors into her life in a shiny automobile, Jenny gets a taste of adult life that she won't soon forget.

An Education

2009

Joy poster
6.9

A young nurse, a visionary scientist and an innovative surgeon face opposition from the church, state, media and medical establishment, in their pursuit of the world’s first ‘test tube baby’, Louise Joy Brown.

Joy

2024

Mr. Turner poster
6.5

Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him.

Mr. Turner

2014

Belle poster
7.1

Dido Elizabeth Bell, the illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of a Royal Navy admiral, plays an important role in the campaign to abolish slavery in England.

Belle

2013

The Beatles: Paul poster
NR

One of four biopics, focusing on individual members of The Beatles, this one telling the story of the group from the perspective of Paul McCartney.

The Beatles: Paul

2028

Hampstead poster
6.1

Emily Walters is an American widow living a peaceful, uneventful existence in the idyllic Hampstead Village of London, when she meets local recluse, Donald Horner. For 17 years, Donald has lived—wildly yet peacefully—in a ramshackle hut near the edge of the forest. When Emily learns his home is the target of developers who will stop at nothing to remove him, saving Donald and his property becomes her personal mission. Despite his gruff exterior and polite refusals for help, Emily is drawn to him—as he is to her—and what begins as a charitable cause evolves into a relationship that will grow even as the bulldozers close in.

Hampstead

2017

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NR

A dental receptionist's mundane life takes an unexpected turn when a cracked tooth and an encounter with a new dentist awakens hidden desires, challenging her relationship with an image-driven society.

Dog Person

House of the Dragon: Season 3 Special Premiere poster
NR

A special cinematic event celebrating the launch of Season 3 through exclusive public and festival theater screenings. This big-screen release packages the extended premiere episode with behind-the-scenes documentary footage tracking the chaotic clash of dragons over the Gullet.

House of the Dragon: Season 3 Special Premiere

2026

The Beatles: George poster
NR

One of four biopics, focusing on individual members of The Beatles, this one telling the story of the group from the perspective of George Harrison.

The Beatles: George

2028

The Beatles: Ringo poster
NR

One of four biopics, focusing on individual members of The Beatles, this one telling the story of the group from the perspective of Ringo Starr.

The Beatles: Ringo

2028

Ex-Husbands poster
6.1

Manhattan dentist Peter Pearce is facing a midlife crisis after his wife of 35 years leaves him. On the spur of the moment, he books a trip to Tulum, Mexico, only to crash his son’s bachelor party.

Ex-Husbands

2024

Behind the camera