Edward Norton Biography

Biography

the casting directors without any single hesitation willingly included him in the line-up. Though the part was his first experience in the industry, he surprisingly nailed it down very brilliantly to deliver an astounding film debut when the picture, titled "Primal Fear", hit the theaters in 1996.

All the keen observation and hard work Edward had carried out to portray maniacal murderer Aaron Stampler in the movie were really paid off when he successfully nabbed triple nods of Oscar, BAFTA Film Award, plus Golden Globes for the best supporting actor category by the following year. Winning the latter one, this attainment sure catapulted him to vast recognition around the States in turn, even leading the star to another propitious stint in "American History X" (1998) through which he later gloriously received one more Oscar nomination in 1999, this time for Best Actor in a Leading Role category. No doubt became one of the hottest properties in Hollywood thereafter, he in turn easily walked on his path to again obtain huge praise through Brad Pitt's 1999 vehicle of "Fight Club" before boldly ventured into directing field in "Keeping the Faith" (2000), a pleasing rom-com flick that delightfully resulted well in the ...

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worldwide box-office.

Continued to shine for the first half of 2000s, Edward wisely utilized his growing status to explore a wide array of characters as seen in a series of high-profile pictures he was cast in like "The Score" (2001), "Death to Smoochy" (2002), "Red Dragon" (2002), "The Italian Job" (2003), and "Kingdom of Heaven" (2005). Next joined Evan Rachel Wood also David Morse to film romantic Western drama "Down in the Valley" (2006), the road ahead indeed runs smoothly for him with the coming of more star-studded movies which included "The Illusionist" (2006), "The Painted Veil" (2006), and "Pride and Glory"(2008). Big publication followed later when he got selected to play the titular character in "The Incredible Hulk" (2008), Marvel Studios' reboot of the green superhero franchise that he also penned, while reuniting with Pitt to film Kevin Macdonald-helmed "State of Play" (2008).

Amidst the quite hectic shooting schedule, Edward wonderfully still managed to return to the director's chair in "Motherless Brooklyn", a crime drama focusing on Lionel Essrog, a detective with Tourette's Syndrome. Set for a 2008 release as well, the project would also find him as the producer, co-writer, and, certainly, Essrog. On particular note about his ...