James Norton
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.
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- 2028 · The Beatles: Paul as Brian Epstein
- 2028 · The Beatles: John as Brian Epstein
- 2028 · The Beatles: George as Brian Epstein
- 2028 · The Beatles: Ringo as Brian Epstein
- 2027 · Wife & Dog as
- 2026 · Sunny Dancer as Bob
- 2026 · House of the Dragon: Season 3 Special Premiere as Lord Ormund Hightower
- 2026 · Superbloom as Cowboy
- 2025 · House of Guinness as Sean Rafferty
- 2025 · King & Conqueror as Harold Godwinson
- 2025 · Playing Nice as Pete Riley
- 2024 · Joy as Robert Edwards
- 2024 · Ex-Husbands as Nick Pearce
- 2024 · Bob Marley: One Love as Chris Blackwell
- 2023 · A Little Life as Jude St. Francis
- 2022 · Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as
- 2022 · House of the Dragon as Lord Ormund Hightower
- 2022 · Rogue Agent as Robert Freegard
- 2021 · Things Heard & Seen as George Claire
- 2021 · The Nevers as Hugo Swann
- 2020 · Nowhere Special as John
- 2019 · The Trial of Christine Keeler as Stephen Ward
- 2019 · Little Women as John Brooke
- 2019 · Mr. Jones as Gareth Jones
- 2019 · Jerk as Self
- 2018 · McMafia as Alex Godman
- 2017 · Angelica as Harry
- 2017 · Flatliners as Jamie
- 2017 · Hampstead as Philip
- 2016 · To Walk Invisible as Duke of Wellington
- 2016 · Everyday Performance Artists as Aaron
- 2016 · Wild West: America's Great Frontier as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · War and Peace as Andrei Bolkonsky
- 2015 · Lady Chatterley's Lover as Sir Clifford Chatterley
- 2015 · Life in Squares as Young Duncan Grant
- 2014 · Bonobo as Ralph
- 2014 · Mr. Turner as Clarinettist
- 2014 · Northmen: A Viking Saga as Bjorn
- 2014 · Grantchester as Sidney Chambers
- 2014 · Hollow as Lone Man
- 2014 · The Great War: The People's Story as Will Martin
- 2014 · Happy Valley as Tommy Lee Royce
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- 2013 · Death Comes to Pemberley as Henry Alveston
- 2013 · By Any Means as Michael Prence
- 2013 · Rush as Guy Edwards
- 2013 · Belle as Oliver Ashford
- 2013 · Blandings as Jimmy Belford
- 2012 · Restless as Kolia
- 2012 · Cheerful Weather for the Wedding as Owen
- 2012 · On This Island as Hadrian
- 2011 · Black Mirror as Ryan Pound
- 2009 · An Education as Student
- 2008 · Inspector George Gently as James Blackstone
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Onegin
- 1988 · This Morning as Self
- Future · Dog Person as
- Future · Heart of Darkness as (voice)
- Future · Wavewalker: Breaking Free as