Age: 56
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Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor and filmmaker. After graduating from Yale College in 1991 with a degree in history, he worked for a few months in Japan before moving to New York City to pursue an acting career. He gained recognition and critical acclaim for his debut in Primal Fear (1996), which earned him a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and an Academy Award nomination in the same category. His role as a redeemed neo-Nazi in American History X (1998) earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He also starred in the film Fight Club (1999), which garnered a cult following. Norton established the production company Class 5 Films in 2003, and was director or producer of the films Keeping the Faith (2000), Down in the Valley (2005), and The Painted Veil (2006). He continued to receive praise for his acting roles in films such as The Score (2001), 25th Hour (2002), The Italian Job (2003), The Illusionist (2006), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). His biggest commercial successes have been Red Dragon (2002), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), The Incredible Hulk (2008), and The Bourne Legacy (2012). For his roles as a haughty actor in Birdman (2014) and Pete Seeger in A Complete Unknown (2024), Norton earned further Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. He has also directed and acted in the crime film Motherless Brooklyn (2019) and starred in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022). Norton is an environmental activist and social entrepreneur. He is a trustee of Enterprise Community Partners, a non-profit organization that advocates for affordable housing, and serves as president of the American branch of the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust. He is also the UN Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity.
Edward Norton
Bruce Banner
for Bruce Banner in The Invincible Hulk
Suggested by miguelrodriguez
Years after the destruction caused by his first transformation, Bruce Banner lives in exile, hiding in the shadows of Rio de Janeiro. Hunted by the U.S. military and consumed by guilt, Bruce devotes his life to suppressing the monster within him. Through meditation, controlled breathing, and experimental treatments, he believes he is close to a cure. Unbeknownst to Bruce, General Thaddeus Ross has never stopped hunting him. Obsessed with turning the Hulk into a weapon, Ross enlists elite soldier Emil Blonsky, a highly decorated operative whose arrogance and thirst for power rival his combat skill. Blonsky leads a task force that tracks Bruce to Brazil, triggering a brutal confrontation that unleashes the Hulk once more. The encounter leaves Blonsky broken—but inspired. Witnessing the Hulk’s power awakens a dangerous obsession. Ross authorizes an experimental serum designed to enhance Blonsky, unaware that it is a corrupted derivative of the same research that created the Hulk. The serum grants Blonsky superhuman abilities, but destabilizes his mind. Bruce flees to New York, reconnecting with Betty Ross, the woman he loves and the life he lost. Together, they seek help from scientist Samuel Sterns, who believes Bruce’s condition holds the key to limitless human evolution. Sterns claims he can cure Bruce—but secretly preserves samples of his gamma-irradiated blood. As Ross closes in, Blonsky demands more power. Against all warnings, Sterns injects him with Bruce’s gamma blood. The transformation is catastrophic. Blonsky mutates into the Abomination, a monstrous being driven by rage and superiority, leaving a trail of destruction through Harlem. Forced out of hiding, Bruce embraces the Hulk to stop the creature he indirectly helped create. The two titans clash in a devastating battle that tears through the city. In the end, the Hulk defeats Abomination and disappears before the military can capture him. Ross is left with failure, Sterns begins to show signs of mutation, and Bruce retreats into isolation—no closer to a cure, but finally accepting the truth. The monster cannot be destroyed. It can only be controlled.
