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 James Norton was born in 1985 to two teachers and has a younger sister who is a doctor. Growing up in North Yorkshire he espoused acting at a very early age - playing Joseph in his primary school nativity play aged five - and, after leaving Ampleforth College he did work experience at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough. Rather than go straight to acting school he read theology at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and then travelled to Nepal, where he became interested in Buddhism. On return he enrolled at RADA in London, graduating in 2010 and, just before graduating bagging a (very) small part as Carey Mulligan's boyfriend in the final scene of 'An Education'. In 2011 he appeared on the London stage in revivals of 'Journey's End' and 'The Lion in Winter' with Joanna Lumley and Robert Lindsay. At the tail end of 2013 he was in the faux-Austen mystery 'Death Comes To Pemberley' on television but 2014 has been the year when he became known to a wider audience via the period films 'Mr Turner' and 'Belle' as the heroine's first love interest and most particularly violent serial 'Happy Valley' as a murderous kidnapper and rapist and, by contrast in the post-war set whodunit series 'Grantchester' as a tipsy young vicar with a penchant for solving cases.
Bio:
James Norton was born in 1985 to two teachers and has a younger sister who is a doctor. Growing up in North Yorkshire he espoused acting at a very early age - playing Joseph in his primary school nativity play aged five - and, after leaving Ampleforth College he did work experience at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough. Rather than go straight to acting school he read theology at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and then travelled to Nepal, where he became interested in Buddhism. On return he enrolled at RADA in London, graduating in 2010 and, just before graduating bagging a (very) small part as Carey Mulligan's boyfriend in the final scene of 'An Education'. In 2011 he appeared on the London stage in revivals of 'Journey's End' and 'The Lion in Winter' with Joanna Lumley and Robert Lindsay. At the tail end of 2013 he was in the faux-Austen mystery 'Death Comes To Pemberley' on television but 2014 has been the year when he became known to a wider audience via the period films 'Mr Turner' and 'Belle' as the heroine's first love interest and most particularly violent serial 'Happy Valley' as a murderous kidnapper and rapist and, by contrast in the post-war set whodunit series 'Grantchester' as a tipsy young vicar with a penchant for solving cases.
Tivia:
Has often brought his retired father, to appear as an extra on shoots.As of May 2020, he is the odds on favorite to replace Daniel Craig as the next James Bond by international sports books (including William Hill at just 2 to 1).His father was born in Tanzania. He was a Lecturer at Hull School of Art and Design.Has diabetes mellitus type 1.Educated at Ampleforth College, a Roman Catholic (Benedictine) boarding independent school in the village of Ampleforth in North Yorkshire. He excelled in theatre and tennis.Attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London for three years, but left 6 months before graduation for an acting role in 2010.Received a Fitzwilliam Travel Grant to travel to Northern India, to teach and perform for schoolchildren at 16 schools.Son of Lavinia Jane Norman and Hugh Biddulph Norton, both teachers.At the age of 15, worked at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough.From 2004 read Theology at Fitzwilliam College at the University of Cambridge, graduating in 2007 with First Class Honors.Great-grandson of Hugh Ross Norton, who was the Archdeacon of Sudbury, from 1945 to 1962; and of Vice-Admiral Horace Geoffrey Norman, who was an Allied Warship Commander.In 2015, he was made a trustee of the Royal Theatrical Support Trust.He has English, Irish, Scottish, Cornish, and one sixteenth Ashkenazi Jewish, ancestry, the latter through his direct matrilineal line. Through his Jewish great-great-grandmother, whose family was from Germany and Denmark, James is related to Prime Minister David Cameron, through shared R��e ancestors.Was a member of the Marlowe Society theatre club at Cambridge.In 2014 bought a house in the Peckham area of London.His family lived in the town of Malton in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire.As of 2022, he has appeared in two films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: An Education (2009) and Little Women (2019). |
| Name: |
James Norton |
Type: |
Actor,Producer,Soundtrack (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
| Category: |
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Business scope: |
Actor,Producer,Soundtrack |
| Products for sale: |
Actor,Producer,Soundtrack |
| Model rank: |
42 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 03:01:53 |
| Height: |
6' 1' (1.85 m) |
| Biography: |
James Norton was born in 1985 to two teachers and has a younger sister who is a doctor. Growing up in North Yorkshire he espoused acting at a very early age - playing Joseph in his primary school nativity play aged five - and, after leaving Amplefort |
| Trivia: |
Has often brought his retired father, to appear as an extra on shoots.As of May 2020, he is the odds on favorite to replace Daniel Craig as the next James Bond by international sports books (including William Hill at just 2 to 1).His father was born in Tanzania. He was a Lecturer at Hull School of Art and Design.Has diabetes mellitus type 1.Educated at Ampleforth College, a Roman Catholic (Benedictine) boarding independent school in the village of Ampleforth in North Yorkshire. He excelled in theatre and tennis.Attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London for three years, but left 6 months before graduation for an acting role in 2010.Received a Fitzwilliam Travel Grant to travel to Northern India, to teach and perform for schoolchildren at 16 schools.Son of Lavinia Jane Norman and Hugh Biddulph Norton, both teachers.At the age of 15, worked at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough.From 2004 read Theology at Fitzwilliam College at the University of Cambridge, graduating in 2007 with First Class Honors.Great-grandson of Hugh Ross Norton, who was the Archdeacon of Sudbury, from 1945 to 1962; and of Vice-Admiral Horace Geoffrey Norman, who was an Allied Warship Commander.In 2015, he was made a trustee of the Royal Theatrical Support Trust.He has English, Irish, Scottish, Cornish, and one sixteenth Ashkenazi Jewish, ancestry, the latter through his direct matrilineal line. Through his Jewish great-great-grandmother, whose family was from Germany and Denmark, James is related to Prime Minister David Cameron, through shared R��e ancestors.Was a member of the Marlowe Society theatre club at Cambridge.In 2014 bought a house in the Peckham area of London.His family lived in the town of Malton in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire.As of 2022, he has appeared in two films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: An Education (2009) and Little Women (2019). |
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If it's a sunny day, I get this weird guilt if I'm not making the most of it, so I'll walk or go for a swim or get on my bike, or I'll go to the Heath, just have a reason to get out.
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Obviously I have a relationship with religion, because I went to a Catholic school and studied theology. I can't call myself religious, but I'm definitely fascinated by it.
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For any actor, it's a great privilege to play a character that is very distant from yourself.
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I think the mistake lots of people make when it comes to a psychopath is that they completely write off their actions as cruel, callous and completely calculated, but actually, the truth is that they have interests and reasons behind their actions.
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When I got into drama school, that's when I knew that I could safely say that I wanted to be a professional actor. |
| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Soundtrack |
| Parents: |
Lavinia J Norton
Hugh B Norton |
| Relatives: |
Jessica Norton (Sibling) |
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