Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. 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 nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His role as a redeemed neo-Nazi in American History X (1998) earned him nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He also is widely known for his performance in the film Fight Club (1999), which garnered a cult following. 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. Wikipedia