James Norton
English actor
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| April 2025 | Signed an open letter with over 400 film and television professionals in solidarity with trans, non-binary, and intersex communities, in response to the Supreme Court ruling and EHRC guidance. |
| 2025 | James Norton stars in ITV1 drama 'Playing Nice' as Pete, appearing in 4 episodes |
| March 2025 | Raised over £18,000 for St Leonard's Hospice in York through a ticketed charity event. |
| 2025 | Scheduled to appear in ITV1 drama Playing Nice and historical production King and Conqueror as Harold Godwinson |
| 2024 | Ranked 31 on the Radio Times's TV 100 power list. |
| 2024 | James Norton was nominated for Best Actor at the Laurence Olivier Awards for A Little Life |
| 2024 | Scheduled to appear in 'Bob Marley: One Love' as Christopher Blackwell and 'Joy' as Robert Edwards |
| 2024 | James Norton won the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Performer in a Play for A Little Life |
| 2023 | Voiced disagreement with Rishi Sunak's plans to make mathematics a mandatory A Level subject on a podcast. |
| 2023 | Norton appears in 'Ex-Husbands' as Nick Pearce and records a West End production of 'A Little Life' as Jude St. Francis |
| 2023 | Norton stars in 'A Little Life' at multiple London theatres, playing the role of Jude St Francis |
| December 2023 | Norton and Imogen Poots ended their engagement and relationship before Christmas. |
| 2022 | Norton became engaged to Imogen Poots. |
| 2022 | Stars in 'Rogue Agent' as Robert Hendy-Freegard |
| 2021 | Appears in 'Things Heard & Seen' as George Claire |
| 2021 | Begins main role in The Nevers as Hugo Swan |
| 2021 | James Norton was nominated for Best Actor at the British Independent Film Awards for Nowhere Special |
| 2020 | Norton plays the lead role in 'Nowhere Special' as John |
| 2019 | Presented a short film for the Climate Coalition's Show the Love campaign, calling for action on climate change. |
| 2019 | Stars in The Trial of Christine Keeler miniseries as Stephen Ward |
| 2019 | Played the title role in the film Mr. Jones, marking a significant milestone in his acting career. |
| 2019 | Portrayed John Brooke in Greta Gerwig's film adaptation of Little Women. |
| 2018 | Norton began a romantic relationship with actress Imogen Poots. |
| 2018 | Takes lead role in McMafia |
| 2017 | Norton appears in 'Hampstead' as Philip and 'Flatliners' as Jamie |
| 2017 | Norton's relationship with Jessie Buckley ended. |
| December 2017 | Appeared in Amy Herzog's Belleville at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre between December 2017 and February 2018. |
| December 7 2017 | Norton appears in 'Belleville' at the Donmar Warehouse in London, portraying the character Zack |
| 2016 | Portrayed Prince Andrei Bolkonsky in the BBC miniseries War & Peace. |
| 2016 | Appeared in 'Nosedive', an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror. |
| March 2016 | Appeared in Tracy Letts' Bug in London's West End between March and May. |
| March 24 2016 | Norton performs in 'Bug' at Found111 in London, playing the character Peter |
| 2015 | James Norton became a trustee of the Royal Theatrical Support Trust. |
| 2015 | Played Duncan Grant in the BBC Two mini-series Life in Squares about the Bloomsbury Group. |
| 2015 | Norton began a romantic relationship with actress Jessie Buckley. |
| 2015 | Received a British Academy Television Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Tommy Lee Royce in the television series Happy Valley. |
| 2014 | Begins main roles in two significant TV series: Grantchester and Happy Valley |
| 2014 | James Norton provided voice acting for the character Cole in the video game Dragon Age: Inquisition |
| 2014 | James Norton won the Crime Thriller Awards for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Happy Valley |
| 2014 | Began starring as Sidney Chambers in the ITV series Grantchester, his first starring role. |
| 2014 | Appeared in Northmen: A Viking Saga and Mr. Turner. |
| 2013 | Norton appears in multiple TV series including Blandings, Doctor Who, By Any Means, and Death Comes to Pemberley |
| 2013 | Played a suitor in the film Belle, set in 18th-century English society. |
| 2013 | Appeared in the film Rush as Formula One driver Guy Edwards. |
| 2012 | Played Owen in the film Cheerful Weather for the Wedding. |
| 2012 | James Norton appears in Inspector George Gently as James Blackstone and stars in the miniseries Restless |
| November 5 2011 | Norton stars in 'The Lion in Winter' at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London, playing the role of Geoffrey |
| July 19 2011 | Norton performs 'Journey's End' at the Duke of York's Theatre in London |
| March 2011 | Starred as Captain Stanhope in the First World War drama Journey's End, which toured the UK from March to June and transferred to the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End from July to September. |
| 2010 | Left the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) six months before graduation to take an acting assignment. |
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