Personal details
- Birth Date: 1969-08-18
- Height: 6′ (1.83 m)
- Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Children: (1 child) Atlas Norton
- Parents: Lydia Robinson "Robin" Rouse
- Professions: Actor, Producer, Writer
Edward Norton—yeah, that guy with the crazy range—was born in Boston back in ‘69, but he actually grew up in Columbia, Maryland. Norton’s mom, Robin, worked with foundations and taught English—oh, and her dad basically built Columbia, MD, so, real legacy stuff. She passed from brain cancer in ‘97, which, rough. His dad, Edward Sr., is all about saving the planet—lawyer, conservationist, and all-around protector of old buildings. Norton’s got a brother and a sister, James and Molly, tagging along too. From the time he was five, Norton was obsessed with acting. Like, little kid asking his drama teacher about “motivation” in scenes. Kind of a theater nerd before it was cool. He went to Yale (majored in history, by the way) but never really dropped the acting bug. He started out on stage in New York, running with the Signature players, and doing Edward Albee plays. Then Hollywood came calling—they needed a young guy for *Primal Fear* opposite Richard Gere after DiCaprio noped out, and Norton just crushed the audition. Out of 2,000 hopefuls, he nabbed the part, and before the movie even hit theaters, people in LA were buzzing about him. His performance in *Primal Fear* got him a Golden Globe and his first Oscar nom. But he didn’t stop there—he totally transformed himself for *American History X*, packing on muscle and going full skinhead, which landed him another Oscar nomination. He kept racking up big roles: *Fight Club*, *Red Dragon*, *25th Hour*, *The Illusionist*, *Moonrise Kingdom*, *Birdman* (yep, another Oscar nom), and even tried his hand at directing with *Keeping the Faith*. Outside movies? He’s an activist, sits on the board for his granddad’s affordable housing nonprofit, and basically never stops moving.
movies quotes information textnnActing’s kinda been my thing since I was a tiny kid, like five or six. I can literally remember the exact second it hit me. My babysitter, Betsy True (yeah, she actually made it to Broadway later), was in this local play called If I Were a Princess. My parents took me to see her, and honestly, it was like my brain exploded. This wasn’t some big flashy Broadway thing—just a scrappy little community theater gig. But the way everyone pulled together, the energy in that room, the lights, all the costumes—man, it just hit different. I was totally transfixed, like someone had flipped a switch inside me. From that moment, I just knew—I wanted to be up there, part of that weird little world. Guess I never really shook that feeling, you know?
August 18, 1969
6′ (1.83 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Yes, Atlas Norton
Lydia Robinson "Robin" Rouse and Surekha
55 years old