Biography
James Norton is an English actor and cinema actor, who received world recognition after the execution of the role of Andrei Bolkonsky in the BBC mini-series "War and Peace" and a detective priest in the Grandchyter detective.
James was born in London in the teacher's family. The mother of the future artist of Lavinia taught in a secondary school, and Hugh's father read lectures at the Hulle Art and Design School. After retirement, Norton Sr. began to appear with her son in small roles on the theater scene.
The childhood of James was not in the capital, as soon after the birth of the son's parents moved to Malton in North Yorkshire. The future actor was educated in an independent Catholic school, and the main hobbies of the boy at the time were theatrical art and tennis. Already at 15, James Norton went to the stage of the "Theater Stephen Joseph" in Scarborough in the "adult" performance.
After school, the young man entered the college at the University of Cambridge, where he kept learning theology and even received the Grand on a missionary trip to India. But in Cambridge Norton did not forget about theatrical productions. The young man played brilliantly in the performances of the local Dramatic Club "Marlow" and appeared almost in all the plays of Shakespeare.
After graduating from College, James went to London and has studied acting in the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art for three years. The young man remained less than six months before the end of the mandatory program, when Norton threw the university for the sake of the main role in the sensational play "then the face."
Films
For the first time on the screen, James Norton appeared in 2009 in a small role in the melodrama "Education of Senior". The novice actor fulfilled the role of the boyfriend of the Young Corolistovka Jenny (Cary Malligan), which the girl throws the sake of the new Uhager - David (Peter Sarsgaard).
The film received positive filing reviews and was awarded the BAFTA award. In the US, kinokarttin nominated for Oscar. Kinokartina played a decisive role in the creative biography of the British actor. Participants in the acting ensemble, including James Norton, received well-deserved attention of the audience and director. But the artist did not hurry to receive suggestions.
Next time, Norton appeared on the screen only in 2012 in the romantic comedy "a good day for a wedding", where he fulfilled the role of Owen, and the dismantling drama "restless", where he transformed into a character. In the series "Inspector George Gently", the actor appeared in the image of James Blackstone. In the film, which was broadcast for five seasons on the BBC One TV channel, we were talking about the elderly Police Gentley (Martin Show), participating in the investigation of the case of a serial killer.
In 2013, the artist's filmography replenishes six pictures at once. In the rating series "Doctor Who" Norton appeared in the episode called the "Cold War" as a character of Onegin. Also, James lit up in the Motheric Comedy "Castle Blandings", where he appeared in the form of Jimmy Belford.
The attention of the spectators was attracted by two biographical movie polls with Norton. In the sports drama "Race", where we were talking about the confrontation of the outstanding riders of the 70s of Niki Lauda and James Khanta (Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl), James played Guy Edwards. In the melodrame "Bell" about the extramarital daughter of the British officer John Lindsay, the life of which was largely complicated due to the dark color of the skin, the actor appeared in the role of the British aristocrat of Oliver Ashford.
More seriously, the actor began to watch after the role in the series "Death comes to Pemberley", which is a directorial interpretation of the continuation of the legendary novel "Pride and Prejudice" Jane Austin. And the following works, the criminal series "Happy Valley" and detective novels "Grandchester", brought Jamsu Norton worldwide fame. For the role in the first of them, the artist received the CRIME Thriller Awards award and was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award.
Also, James Norton took part in the creation of the adventure militant "Vikings", having experienced the armor of the hero of Biern. In the tragicomedy "Bonobo" about the life of the inhabitants of the hippie community, the actor reincarnated in the main hero of Ralf, the participant of the informal organization. The artist and in the family drama "Life in Squares" about the relationship of Sisters Vanessa and Virginia (IV Best and Catherine McCormack) littered. In the adaptation of the cult book "Lady Lady Chatterley", Norton was transformed into Sir Clifford Chatterley, the spouse of Heroine Konstans (Hollide Granger).
In 2016, the artist pleased the fans in the film on the epopea of Leo Tolstoy "War and the World", where he fulfilled the role of Andrei Bolkonsky. Together with James Norton, the main roles were played by Lily James (Natasha Rostov) and Paul Dano (Pierre Duhov).
During filming, the actor, together with the working team, came to Russia, as some scenes were filmed on the Palace Square, in the Assumption Cathedral, in the territory of the Big Gatchy Palace, in the Ekaterininsky Palace of the Tsarist village and other historical places. Later, James said that he was fascinated by St. Petersburg and would definitely return to a tourist trip.
Personal life
Until now, the actor has never been officially married. About the personal life Norton does not like to spread. It is known that in recent years, the heart of the actor owns the British actress Jesse Buckley. James's girl also passed casting in the mini-series "War and Peace", where Maria Bolkonoe played.
James Norton constantly lives in London, where two years ago acquired his own home in the prestigious area of Pekam. Few people know that the actor suffers from diabetes of the first degree, which James reported once at the CRIME Thriller Awards awards ceremony.
The actor communicates with fans through social networks - "Instagram" and "Twitter", where the photo of a personal character is laid out.
James Norton now
On September 29, 2017, the world premiere of Thriller Niels Arden Opolev "Komatozniki", the producer of which Michael Douglas spoke. The film became the continuation of the 1990 painting of the same name, which described the laboratory experiments of a group of students who plunge each other in turn into a state of clinical death. The main roles, in addition to James Norton, performed Ellen Page, Diego Moon and Nina Dobrev. In November, the premiere of cinema in Russia is expected.In the summer, the shooting of the British drama "Hampested" was completed, where James appeared in the lead role. Now the actor is filmed in the TV series "McMafia", in which the Russian stars of cinema - Alexey Serebryakov and Maria Shukshina will also appear.
Filmography
- 2009 - "Education of Sovers"
- 2012 - "Good day for the wedding"
- 2012 - "Inspector George Gently"
- 2013 - "Castle Blandings"
- 2013 - "Doctor Who: Cold War"
- 2014-2016 - Granchester
- 2014-2016 - "Happy Valley"
- 2014 - "Vikings"
- 2015 - "Lady Lady Chatterley"
- 2016 - "War and Peace"
- 2017 - "Komatozniki"