James Norton
James Geoffrey Ian Norton (born 18 July 1985) is an English actor. He is known for roles in the television series Happy Valley (2014–2023), Grantchester (2014–2019), War & Peace (2016), and McMafia (2018). He played the title role in the 2019 film Mr. Jones. He played King Harold Godwinson in the 2025 BBC historical mini-series King & Conqueror. He earned a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the British Academy Television Awards in 2015 for his performance as Tommy Lee Royce in Happy Valley. He is also part of the main cast of House of Guinness (2025) and House of the Dragon (2026). Norton has a reputation for portraying villainous or complicated, morally conflicted characters. Description above is from the Wikipedia article James Norton (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA; full list of contributors is on Wikipedia.
Acting
- 2026Saturday Night Live UKSelf - Host1 ep.
- 2025House of GuinnessSean Rafferty8 ep.
- 2025King & ConquerorHarold Godwinson8 ep.
- 2025Playing NicePete Riley4 ep.
- 2022House of the DragonLord Ormund Hightower8 ep.
- 2021The NeversHugo Swann6 ep.
- 2019The Trial of Christine KeelerStephen Ward6 ep.
- 2019JerkSelf1 ep.
- 2018McMafiaAlex Godman8 ep.
- 2016Wild West: America's Great FrontierSelf - Narrator (voice)3 ep.
- 2016War and PeaceAndrei Bolkonsky6 ep.
- 2015Life in SquaresYoung Duncan Grant3 ep.
- 2014GrantchesterSidney Chambers24 ep.
- 2014The Great War: The People's StoryWill Martin1 ep.
- 2014Happy ValleyTommy Lee Royce18 ep.
- 2013Death Comes to PemberleyHenry Alveston3 ep.
- 2013By Any MeansMichael Prence1 ep.
- 2013BlandingsJimmy Belford1 ep.
- 2012RestlessKolia2 ep.
- 2008Inspector George GentlyJames Blackstone1 ep.
- 2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf4 ep.
- 1997GlastonburySelf1 ep.
- —Wavewalker: Breaking Free1 ep.
Behind the camera
- 2025King & ConquerorExecutive Producer8 ep.
- 2025Playing NiceExecutive Producer4 ep.
- —Wavewalker: Breaking FreeProducer1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2026Saturday Night Live UKSelf - Host1 ep.
- 2026Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2021The Graham Norton ShowSelf4 ep.
- 2025GlastonburySelf1 ep.
- 2025This MorningSelf1 ep.
- 2023Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg1 ep.
- 2023JerkSelf1 ep.
- 2016Black MirrorRyan Pound1 ep.
- 2014The Great War: The People's StoryWill Martin1 ep.
- 2013By Any MeansMichael Prence1 ep.
- 2013Doctor WhoOnegin1 ep.
- 2013BlandingsJimmy Belford1 ep.
- 2012Inspector George GentlyJames Blackstone1 ep.
Also known as: James Geoffrey Ian Norton