Edward Norton

Edward Harrison Norton born August 18 1969 is an American actor and filmmaker He has received numerous awards and nominations including a Golden Globe Award and three Academy Award nominations Born in Boston Massachusetts and raised in Columbia Maryland Norton was drawn to theatrical productions at local venues as a child After graduating from Yale College in 1991 he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to New York City to pursue an acting career He gained immediate recognition and critical acclaim for his debut in Primal Fear 1996 which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and an Academy Award nomination in the same category His role as a reformed neoNazi in American History X 1998 earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor He also starred in the film Fight Club 1999 which garnered a cult following Norton emerged as a filmmaker in the 2000s He established the production company Class 5 Films in 2003 and was director or producer of the films Keeping the Faith 2000 Down in the Valley 2005 and The Painted Veil 2006 He continued to receive critical acclaim for his acting roles in films such as The Score 2001 25th Hour 2002 The Illusionist 2006 Moonrise Kingdom 2012 and The Grand Budapest Hotel 2014 His biggest commercial successes have been Red Dragon 2002 Kingdom of Heaven 2005 The Incredible Hulk 2008 and The Bourne Legacy 2012 For his role in the black comedy Birdman 2014 Norton earned another Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor