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James Norton

Acting · Born July 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.

Movies with James Norton

• Little Women (2019) — John Brooke
• Rush (2013) — Guy Edwards
• Bob Marley: One Love (2024) — Chris Blackwell
• Things Heard & Seen (2021) — George Claire
• Rogue Agent (2022) — Robert Freegard
• Flatliners (2017) — Jamie
• An Education (2009) — Student
• Lady Chatterley's Lover (2015) — Sir Clifford Chatterley
• Wife & Dog (2027)
• Sunny Dancer (2026) — Bob
• Mr. Turner (2014) — Clarinettist
• Mr. Jones (2019) — Gareth Jones

TV shows with James Norton

• House of the Dragon (2022) — Lord Ormund Hightower
• Grantchester (2014) — Sidney Chambers
• The Nevers (2021) — Hugo Swann
• Happy Valley (2014) — Tommy Lee Royce
• War and Peace (2016) — Andrei Bolkonsky
• McMafia (2018) — Alex Godman
• House of Guinness (2025) — Sean Rafferty
• King & Conqueror (2025) — Harold Godwinson