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'''James Norton''' (born 1985) is an English film, television and stage actor. He played the lead role of Captain Stanhope in the 2011 revival of ''[[Journey's End]]'', and he has appeared in the films ''[[Rush (2013 film)|Rush]]'', ''[[Belle (2013 film)|Belle]]'' and ''[[Mr. Turner (film)|Mr. Turner]]''. His television roles include Onegin in an episode of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', Henry Alveston in the BBC historical drama ''[[Death Comes to Pemberley (TV series)|Death Comes to Pemberley]]'', and ex-convict kidnapper Tommy Lee Royce in the 2014 BBC crime drama ''[[Happy Valley (TV series)|Happy Valley]]''. He currently plays Canon Sidney Chambers in the ITV period drama ''[[Grantchester (TV series)|Grantchester]].''
'''James Norton''' (born 1985) is an English film, television and stage actor. He played the lead role of Captain Stanhope in the 2011 revival of ''[[Journey's End]]'', and he has appeared in the films ''[[Rush (2013 film)|Rush]]'', ''[[Belle (2013 film)|Belle]]'' and ''[[Mr. Turner (film)|Mr. Turner]]''. His television roles include Onegin in an episode of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', Henry Alveston in the BBC historical drama ''[[Death Comes to Pemberley (TV series)|Death Comes to Pemberley]]'', and ex-convict kidnapper Tommy Lee Royce in the 2014 BBC crime drama ''[[Happy Valley (TV series)|Happy Valley]]''. He currently plays Canon Sidney Chambers in the ITV period drama ''[[Grantchester (TV series)|Grantchester]].''<ref name=NYTimes-Grantchester-2015>{{cite news |last1=Shattuck|first1=Kathryn|title=Easily Channeling a Vulnerable Vicar: James Norton in ‘Grantchester’ on PBS ‘Masterpiece’|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/arts/television/james-norton-in-grantchester-on-pbs-masterpiece.html?_r=0|accessdate=10 January 2015|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=9 January 2015}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Norton was born in [[London, United Kingdom|London]], [[England]] to a father and mother who are both teachers.<ref name=Express /> He has a younger sister called Jessica, born 1987, who is a qualified doctor.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} Norton is originally from London and has also lived in [[Yorkshire]].<ref>[http://www.marcusevanskma.com/male-actors/jamesnorton James Norton] Publisher: The Artists Partnership. Retrieved: 29 December 2013.</ref><ref name=Press>{{cite web |url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/leisure/theatre/9036732.Review__Journey___s_End__Leeds_Grand_Theatre/ |title=Review: Journey's End, Leeds Grand Theatre |last1=Hutchinson |first1=Charles |date=19 May 2011 |work= The Press, York |accessdate=27 December 2013}}</ref> Norton describes his childhood as "idyllic," a time where he lived at the edge of the [[Howardian Hills]], in North Yorkshire.<ref name=NYTimes-Grantchester-2015>{{cite news|last1=Shattuck|first1=Kathryn|title=Easily Channeling a Vulnerable Vicar: James Norton in ‘Grantchester’ on PBS ‘Masterpiece’|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/arts/television/james-norton-in-grantchester-on-pbs-masterpiece.html?_r=0|accessdate=10 January 2015|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=9 January 2015}}</ref>
Norton was born in [[London, United Kingdom|London]], [[England]] to a father and mother who are both teachers.<ref name=SundayExpress-HValley-2014>{{cite web |url=http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/tv-radio/479237/Happy-Valley-s-James-Norton-on-Grantchester |title='I admire Michael Fassbender enormously,' says Happy Valley's James Norton |last1=Williams |first1=Andrew |date=1 June 2014 |work= [[The Sunday Express]] |accessdate=20 June 2014}}</ref> He has a younger sister called Jessica, born 1987, who is a qualified doctor.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} Norton is originally from London and has also lived in [[Yorkshire]].<ref name=TheArtistsPartnership>{{cite web|title=James Norton|url=http://www.theartistspartnership.co.uk/norton/269/#.VLFhxivF98E|website=The Artists Partnership|accessdate=10 January 2015}}</ref><ref name=ThePress-York-JourneysEnd-2011>{{cite web |url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/leisure/theatre/9036732.Review__Journey___s_End__Leeds_Grand_Theatre/ |title=Review: Journey's End, Leeds Grand Theatre |last1=Hutchinson |first1=Charles |date=19 May 2011 |work= [[The Press (York)]] |accessdate=27 December 2013}}</ref> Norton describes his childhood as "idyllic," a time where he lived at the edge of the [[Howardian Hills]], in North Yorkshire.<ref name=NYTimes-Grantchester-2015 />


== Education ==
== Education ==
Norton was educated at [[Ampleforth College]],<ref name=Fitz>[http://www.fitz.cam.ac.uk/mi-client/media/import/documents/Optima13.pdf Optima – Page 13 – All the world's a stage – James Norton] Publisher: [[Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge]]. Published: Autumn 2007. Retrieved: 27 December 2013.</ref> a [[Roman Catholic]] ([[Benedictine]]) boarding independent school in the village of [[Ampleforth]] in North Yorkshire, where he excelled in theatre and tennis. He did work experience at the [[Stephen Joseph Theatre]] in [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] at age 15.<ref name=Express>{{cite web |url=http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/tv-radio/479237/Happy-Valley-s-James-Norton-on-Grantchester |title='I admire Michael Fassbender enormously,' says Happy Valley's James Norton |last1=Williams |first1=Andrew |date=1 June 2014 |work= The Sunday Express |accessdate=20 June 2014}}</ref> Starting in 2004, he read Theology at [[Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge|Fitzwilliam College]] at the [[University of Cambridge]].<ref name=Fitz /> Norton was a member of [[The Marlowe Society]] theatre club at Cambridge, and in 2007 he played Posthumus in a production of ''[[Cymbeline]]'' directed by [[Trevor Nunn]] for the society's centenary.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/3668124/The-Marlowe-Society-Talent-show-for-theatres-brightest-stars.html |title=The Marlowe Society: Talent show for theatre's brightest stars |last1=Christiansen |first1=Rupert |date=24 September 2007|work= The Daily Telegraph |accessdate=29 December 2013}}</ref> Norton said he did "loads" of theater during college.<ref name=1883Magazine-HValley-2014>{{cite news|last1=Merry|first1=Elspeth|title=James Norton|url=http://www.1883magazine.com/film/film/james-norton|accessdate=10 January 2015|work=1883 Magazine|date=28 April 2014}}</ref>
Norton was educated at [[Ampleforth College]],<ref name=Optima-Fitzwilliam-2007>{{cite journal|title=All the world’s a stage|journal=Optima|date=Autumn 2007|issue=13|page=13|url=http://www.fitz.cam.ac.uk/mi-client/media/import/documents/Optima13.pdf|format=PDF|accessdate=10 January 2015|publisher=[[Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge]]}}</ref> a [[Roman Catholic]] ([[Benedictine]]) boarding independent school in the village of [[Ampleforth]] in North Yorkshire, where he excelled in theatre and tennis. He did work experience at the [[Stephen Joseph Theatre]] in [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] at age 15.<ref name=SundayExpress-HValley-2014 />


Starting in 2004, he read Theology at [[Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge|Fitzwilliam College]] at the [[University of Cambridge]].<ref name=Optima-Fitzwilliam-2007 /> Norton received a Fitzwilliam Travel Grant to travel to Northern India, "taking a group of six actors (Backpact) to India in the summer of 2006 to perform to and instruct children in sixteen schools."<ref name=Optima-Fitzwilliam-2007 /> The group began in Delhi and travelled to Nepal where they visited twelve schools "in yellow T-shirts and black trousers armed only with two blue and one green sheets and a few juggling balls, then on to Northern India and four more schools. They used theatre as a medium for dialogue, giving a taste of Western theatre and then stimulating groups of children to put on their own plays, based on their own ideas, religion and culture."<ref name=Optima-Fitzwilliam-2007 />
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Norton then went on to the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] (RADA) in London for three years, graduating in 2010.<ref name=Stage>{{cite web |url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/features/2011/11/james-norton-joining-the-big-league/ |title=James Norton: Joining the big league |last1=Watson |first1=Jonathan |date=4 November 2011 |work= The Stage |accessdate=27 December 2013}}</ref>

Norton was a member of [[The Marlowe Society]] theatre club at Cambridge, and in 2007 he played Posthumus in a production of ''[[Cymbeline]]'' directed by [[Trevor Nunn]] for the society's centenary.<ref name=Telegraph-MarloweSociety-2007>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/3668124/The-Marlowe-Society-Talent-show-for-theatres-brightest-stars.html |title=The Marlowe Society: Talent show for theatre's brightest stars |last1=Christiansen |first1=Rupert |date=24 September 2007|work= [[The Daily Telegraph]] |accessdate=29 December 2013}}</ref> Norton said he did "loads" of theater during college.<ref name=1883Magazine-HValley-2014>{{cite news|last1=Merry|first1=Elspeth|title=James Norton|url=http://www.1883magazine.com/film/film/james-norton|accessdate=10 January 2015|work=1883 Magazine|date=28 April 2014}}</ref>

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Norton then went on to the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] (RADA) in London for three years, graduating in 2010.<ref name=TheStage-LioninWinter-2015>{{cite news|last1=Watson|first1=Jonathan|title=James Norton: Joining the big league|url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/people/2011/11/james-norton-joining-the-big-league/|last1=Watson |first1=Jonathan|accessdate=10 January 2015|work=[[The Stage (magazine)|The Stage]]|date=4 November 2011}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Norton had a bit part in the film ''[[An Education]]'' starring [[Carey Mulligan]] in 2009.<ref name=Stage /> He was an original cast member of ''[[Posh (play)|Posh]]'' at the [[Royal Court Theatre]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2010/apr/16/posh-royal-court-billington |title='Posh' – Royal Court, London |last1=Billington |first1=Michael |date=16 April 2010 |work= The Guardian |accessdate=29 December 2013}}</ref> At the [[Crucible Theatre]] in [[Sheffield]] in 2010, Norton starred in ''[[That Face]]'' as Henry, an 18-year-old who has dropped out of school to care for his mentally disturbed and drug-dependent mother, played by [[Frances Barber]]. Lynne Walker of ''The Independent'' wrote of his performance: "At the centre of it all is Henry who, in James Norton's striking portrayal, is like a young caged animal."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/that-face-crucible-studio-sheffield-2022104.html |title='That Face, Crucible Studio, Sheffield |last1=Walker |first1=Lynne |date=9 July 2010 |work= The Independent |accessdate=29 December 2013}}</ref>
Norton had a bit part in the film ''[[An Education]]'' starring [[Carey Mulligan]] in 2009.<ref name=TheStage-LioninWinter-2015> He was an original cast member of ''[[Posh (play)|Posh]]'' at the [[Royal Court Theatre]] in 2010.<ref name=Guardian-Posh-2010>{{cite web |url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2010/apr/16/posh-royal-court-billington |title='Posh' – Royal Court, London |last1=Billington |first1=Michael |date=16 April 2010 |work= [[The Guardian]] |accessdate=29 December 2013}}</ref> At the [[Crucible Theatre]] in [[Sheffield]] in 2010, Norton starred in ''[[That Face]]'' as Henry, an 18-year-old who has dropped out of school to care for his mentally disturbed and drug-dependent mother, played by [[Frances Barber]]. Lynne Walker of ''The Independent'' wrote of his performance: "At the centre of it all is Henry who, in James Norton's striking portrayal, is like a young caged animal."<ref name=Independent-ThatFace-2010>{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/that-face-crucible-studio-sheffield-2022104.html |title='That Face, Crucible Studio, Sheffield |last1=Walker |first1=Lynne |date=9 July 2010 |work= [[The Independent]] |accessdate=29 December 2013}}</ref>


In 2011, Norton starred as Captain Stanhope in the classic [[First World War]] drama ''[[Journey's End]]''.<ref name=ShortList-2012>{{cite web|title=Best of British: James Norton|url=http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/best-of-british-james-norton|website=[[Shortlist (magazine)|ShortList]]|accessdate=4 November 2014}}</ref> The production toured the UK from March to June and transferred to the [[Duke of York's Theatre]] in the West End from July to September.<ref name=Press /> Norton then took the role of Geoffrey in ''[[The Lion in Winter]]'' at the [[Haymarket Theatre|Theatre Royal, Haymarket]] directed by [[Trevor Nunn]], with whom Norton had worked at Cambridge in ''Cymbeline''.<ref name=Stage />
In 2011, Norton starred as Captain Stanhope in the classic [[First World War]] drama ''[[Journey's End]]''.<ref name=ShortList-2012>{{cite web|title=Best of British: James Norton|url=http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/best-of-british-james-norton|website=[[Shortlist (magazine)|ShortList]]|accessdate=4 November 2014}}</ref> The production toured the UK from March to June and transferred to the [[Duke of York's Theatre]] in the West End from July to September.<ref name=Press /> Norton then took the role of Geoffrey in ''[[The Lion in Winter]]'' at the [[Haymarket Theatre|Theatre Royal, Haymarket]] directed by [[Trevor Nunn]], with whom Norton had worked at Cambridge in ''Cymbeline''.<ref name=TheStage-LioninWinter-2015>


In the 2012 period film ''[[Cheerful Weather for the Wedding (film)|Cheerful Weather for the Wedding]]'', Norton played Owen, the would-be groom of a conflicted bride.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/07/movies/cheerful-weather-for-the-wedding-with-elizabeth-mcgovern.html |title=There Will Always Be a Fantasy England: 'Cheerful Weather for the Wedding,' With Elizabeth McGovern |last1=Holden |first1=Stephen |date=6 December 2012 |work= The New York Times |accessdate=20 June 2014}}</ref> He appeared in the 2013 film ''[[Rush (2013 film)|Rush]]'' as [[Formula One]] driver [[Guy Edwards]]. In the 2013 film ''[[Belle (2013 film)|Belle]]'', he played a suitor of the title character, a mixed-race lady in 18th century English society.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/entertainment/movies/2014/05/21/movie-review-belle/9380533/ |title=Movie Review: 'Belle' |last1=Darling |first1=Cary |date=21 May 2014 |work= The Courier-Journal |accessdate=20 June 2014}}</ref>
In the 2012 period film ''[[Cheerful Weather for the Wedding (film)|Cheerful Weather for the Wedding]]'', Norton played Owen, the would-be groom of a conflicted bride.<ref name=NYTimes-Cheerful-2012>{{cite web |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/07/movies/cheerful-weather-for-the-wedding-with-elizabeth-mcgovern.html |title=There Will Always Be a Fantasy England: 'Cheerful Weather for the Wedding,' With Elizabeth McGovern |last1=Holden |first1=Stephen |date=6 December 2012 |work= [[The New York Times]] |accessdate=20 June 2014}}</ref> He appeared in the 2013 film ''[[Rush (2013 film)|Rush]]'' as [[Formula One]] driver [[Guy Edwards]]. In the 2013 film ''[[Belle (2013 film)|Belle]]'', he played a suitor of the title character, a mixed-race lady in 18th century English society.<ref name=CourierJournal-Belle-2014>{{cite web |url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/entertainment/movies/2014/05/21/movie-review-belle/9380533/ |title=Movie Review: 'Belle' |last1=Darling |first1=Cary |date=21 May 2014 |work= [[The Courier-Journal]] |accessdate=20 June 2014}}</ref>


Norton's television appearances include the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "[[Cold War (Doctor Who)|Cold War]]", in which he played a crewman on a Soviet submarine during the [[Cold War]], and ''[[Death Comes to Pemberley (TV series)|Death Comes to Pemberley]]'', based on the [[P. D. James]] novel involving characters from [[Jane Austen]]'s ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'' caught up in a murder mystery.
Norton's television appearances include the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "[[Cold War (Doctor Who)|Cold War]]", in which he played a crewman on a Soviet submarine during the [[Cold War]], and ''[[Death Comes to Pemberley (TV series)|Death Comes to Pemberley]]'', based on the [[P. D. James]] novel involving characters from [[Jane Austen]]'s ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'' caught up in a murder mystery.


Norton was acclaimed for his role as Tommy Lee Royce, the villain of the hit crime drama ''[[Happy Valley (TV series)|Happy Valley]]''. Michael Hogan of ''The Telegraph'' wrote: "...the breakout star, seen in only a few small parts before this, has been the devilishly handsome James Norton, 29, as the heinous killer Royce, whom he has played with impressive depth."<ref name=Telegraph>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10872830/8-million-people-are-currently-wishing-me-dead.html |title=Happy Valley's James Norton: '8 million people are currently wishing me dead' |last1=Hogan |first1=Michael |date=3 June 2014 |work= The Daily Telegraph |accessdate=20 June 2014}}</ref> As the series came to its dramatic conclusion, Norton commented, "8 million people are currently wishing me dead."<ref name=Telegraph />
Norton was acclaimed for his role as Tommy Lee Royce, the villain of the hit crime drama ''[[Happy Valley (TV series)|Happy Valley]]''. Michael Hogan of ''The Telegraph'' wrote: "...the breakout star, seen in only a few small parts before this, has been the devilishly handsome James Norton, 29, as the heinous killer Royce, whom he has played with impressive depth."<ref name=Telegraph-HValley-2014>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10872830/8-million-people-are-currently-wishing-me-dead.html |title=Happy Valley's James Norton: '8 million people are currently wishing me dead' |last1=Hogan |first1=Michael |date=3 June 2014 |work= [[The Daily Telegraph]] |accessdate=20 June 2014}}</ref> As the series came to its dramatic conclusion, Norton commented, "8 million people are currently wishing me dead."<ref name=Telegraph-HValley-2014 />


In the ITV series ''[[Grantchester (TV series)|Grantchester]]'' (2014), based on the novels by [[James Runcie]], Norton plays crime-solving vicar Sidney Chambers alongside [[Robson Green]] as Police Inspector Geordie Keating.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/itv-announces-cast-new-six-part-drama-grantchester |title=ITV announces the cast of new six-part drama Grantchester |date=25 March 2014 |website= ITV Press Centre |accessdate=20 June 2014}}</ref> He also appears in the 2014 films ''[[Northmen: A Viking Saga]]'' and ''[[Mr. Turner (film)|Mr. Turner]]'', a biographical drama on the life of the artist [[J. M. W. Turner]] by director [[Mike Leigh]].
In the ITV series ''[[Grantchester (TV series)|Grantchester]]'' (2014), based on the novels by [[James Runcie]], Norton plays crime-solving vicar Sidney Chambers alongside [[Robson Green]] as Police Inspector Geordie Keating.<ref name=ITV-Granchester-2014>{{cite web |url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/itv-announces-cast-new-six-part-drama-grantchester |title=ITV announces the cast of new six-part drama Grantchester |date=25 March 2014 |website= ITV Press Centre |accessdate=20 June 2014}}</ref> He also appears in the 2014 films ''[[Northmen: A Viking Saga]]'' and ''[[Mr. Turner (film)|Mr. Turner]]'', a biographical drama on the life of the artist [[J. M. W. Turner]] by director [[Mike Leigh]].


==Personal life==
== Personal life ==
Norton said he recently bought a house in the [[Peckham, London, England|Peckham]] area of London.<ref name=1883Magazine-HValley-2014 />
Norton said he recently bought a house in the [[Peckham, London, England|Peckham]] area of London.<ref name=1883Magazine-HValley-2014 />


Asked if he is religious, Norton said: "[O]bviously 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."<ref name=1883Magazine-HValley-2014 />
Asked if he is religious, Norton said: "[O]bviously 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."<ref name=1883Magazine-HValley-2014 />


==Selected works==
== Selected works ==
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This article is about the English actor. For other people, see James Norton (disambiguation).
James Norton
Born1985
London, England
OccupationActor
Years active2009-present
Parent(s)Hugh B Norton
Lavinia J Norton
FamilyJessica Norton (sister, b.1987)

James Norton (born 1985) is an English film, television and stage actor. He played the lead role of Captain Stanhope in the 2011 revival of Journey's End, and he has appeared in the films Rush, Belle and Mr. Turner. His television roles include Onegin in an episode of Doctor Who, Henry Alveston in the BBC historical drama Death Comes to Pemberley, and ex-convict kidnapper Tommy Lee Royce in the 2014 BBC crime drama Happy Valley. He currently plays Canon Sidney Chambers in the ITV period drama Grantchester.[1]

Early life

Norton was born in London, England to a father and mother who are both teachers.[2] He has a younger sister called Jessica, born 1987, who is a qualified doctor.[citation needed] Norton is originally from London and has also lived in Yorkshire.[3][4] Norton describes his childhood as "idyllic," a time where he lived at the edge of the Howardian Hills, in North Yorkshire.[1]

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Norton was educated at Ampleforth College,[5] a Roman Catholic (Benedictine) boarding independent school in the village of Ampleforth in North Yorkshire, where he excelled in theatre and tennis. He did work experience at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough at age 15.[2]

Starting in 2004, he read Theology at Fitzwilliam College at the University of Cambridge.[5] Norton received a Fitzwilliam Travel Grant to travel to Northern India, "taking a group of six actors (Backpact) to India in the summer of 2006 to perform to and instruct children in sixteen schools."[5] The group began in Delhi and travelled to Nepal where they visited twelve schools "in yellow T-shirts and black trousers armed only with two blue and one green sheets and a few juggling balls, then on to Northern India and four more schools. They used theatre as a medium for dialogue, giving a taste of Western theatre and then stimulating groups of children to put on their own plays, based on their own ideas, religion and culture."[5]

Norton was a member of The Marlowe Society theatre club at Cambridge, and in 2007 he played Posthumus in a production of Cymbeline directed by Trevor Nunn for the society's centenary.[6] Norton said he did "loads" of theater during college.[7]

Norton then went on to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London for three years, graduating in 2010.[8]

Career

Norton had a bit part in the film An Education starring Carey Mulligan in 2009.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). At the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield in 2010, Norton starred in That Face as Henry, an 18-year-old who has dropped out of school to care for his mentally disturbed and drug-dependent mother, played by Frances Barber. Lynne Walker of The Independent wrote of his performance: "At the centre of it all is Henry who, in James Norton's striking portrayal, is like a young caged animal."[9]

In 2011, Norton starred as Captain Stanhope in the classic First World War drama Journey's End.[10] The production toured the UK from March to June and transferred to the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End from July to September.[11] Norton then took the role of Geoffrey in The Lion in Winter at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket directed by Trevor Nunn, with whom Norton had worked at Cambridge in Cymbeline.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). He appeared in the 2013 film Rush as Formula One driver Guy Edwards. In the 2013 film Belle, he played a suitor of the title character, a mixed-race lady in 18th century English society.[12]

Norton's television appearances include the Doctor Who episode "Cold War", in which he played a crewman on a Soviet submarine during the Cold War, and Death Comes to Pemberley, based on the P. D. James novel involving characters from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice caught up in a murder mystery.

Norton was acclaimed for his role as Tommy Lee Royce, the villain of the hit crime drama Happy Valley. Michael Hogan of The Telegraph wrote: "...the breakout star, seen in only a few small parts before this, has been the devilishly handsome James Norton, 29, as the heinous killer Royce, whom he has played with impressive depth."[13] As the series came to its dramatic conclusion, Norton commented, "8 million people are currently wishing me dead."[13]

In the ITV series Grantchester (2014), based on the novels by James Runcie, Norton plays crime-solving vicar Sidney Chambers alongside Robson Green as Police Inspector Geordie Keating.[14] He also appears in the 2014 films Northmen: A Viking Saga and Mr. Turner, a biographical drama on the life of the artist J. M. W. Turner by director Mike Leigh.

Personal life

Norton said he recently bought a house in the Peckham area of London.[7]

Asked if he is religious, Norton said: "[O]bviously 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."[7]

Selected works

Film

Year Titel Role Notes
2014 Bonobo Ralph
2014 Northmen: A Viking Saga Bjorn
2014 Mr. Turner Francis Willoughby
2013 Rush Guy Edwards
2013 Belle Oliver Ashford
2012 Cheerful Weather for the Wedding Owen
2009 An Education Jenny's boyfriend

Television

Year Titel Role Notes
2015 War and Peace Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Series regular; 6 episodes
2015 Life in Squares Duncan Grant Series regular; 3 episodes
2015 Lady Chatterley's Lover Sir Clifford Chatterley TV film
2014 Grantchester Sidney Chambers Series regular; 6 episodes
2014 Happy Valley Tommy Lee Royce Series regular; 6 episodes
2013 Death Comes to Pemberley Henry Alveston Series regular; 3 episodes
2013 Doctor Who Onegin 1 episode: "Cold War"
2013 Blandings Jimmy Belford 1 episode: "Pig-hoo-o-o-o-ey"
2013 By Any Means Michael Prence 1 episode: "Episode 1"
2012 Restless Kolia 1 episodes
2012 Inspector George Gently James Blackstone 1 episode: "Gently with Class"

Theatre

Year(s) Production Role Notes
2011–2012 The Lion in Winter (1966)
by James Goldman 		Geoffrey 5 Nov 2011–28 Jan 2012 at Theatre Royal, Haymarket in London's West End.
2011 Journey's End (1928)
by R. C. Sherriff 		Captain Stanhope
(lead role) 		Mar.-Jun.: On tour.
Jul.–Sep.: Duke of York's Theatre in London's West End.
2010 That Face (2007)
by Polly Stenham 		Henry Performed at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield in 2010.
2010 Posh (2010)
by Laura Wade 		Miles Richards Performed at the Royal Court Theatre in London in early 2010.
2007 Cymbeline (c. 1611)
by William Shakespeare 		Posthumus Performed by The Marlowe Society at Cambridge Arts Theatre while Norton was still a student. Directed by Trevor Nunn.

Video games

Year Titel Role Notes
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition Cole Voice

References

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