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Edward Norton moved to New York
City and began his acting career in Off-Broadway theater. Moving into
film, Norton cut his teeth playing a series of dark, grotesque
characters, quickly launching him into the spotlight, beginning with
1996's Primal Fear. In the film, he took on the role of Aaron Stampler,
a deeply disturbed young man accused of a brutal murder, for which he
won a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting
Actor. In 1998, his portrayal of a reformed neo-Nazi in American
History X earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and
his role as a card shark pitted him opposite Matt Damon in 1998's
poker-playing hit Rounders. He packed on 30 pounds (15 kg) of muscle
for his role in American History X but did not maintain the physique
after production. Despite mixed reviews for the film, his performance
in the adaptation of the cult novel Fight Club, which co-starred Brad
Pitt and Helena Bonham Carter, has been credited as a factor in
expanding Norton's fan base.
In 2002, he starred as FBI profiler Will Graham in Brett Ratner's Red
Dragon and in Spike Lee's 25th Hour, as a drug dealer living his last
night before going to prison. While Red Dragon received mixed reviews,
it was commercially successful. 25th Hour was praised by critics,
particularly for its examination of a post 9-11 New York City, but
failed to break even.
He played himself in a cameo role in the experimental comedy show
Stella, and won critical acclaim for his role as the leper king of
Jerusalem in Kingdom of Heaven. In 2006, he starred in the independent
movie The Illusionist, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival
and later became a sleeper hit when it went on general release.
Norton has also done uncredited script work on some of the films he
has appeared in, specifically Frida and The Score. In 2000, he made
his debut as a director with Keeping the Faith. He will also direct
his film adaptation of the novel Motherless Brooklyn.
On April 16, 2007, it was confirmed that Norton will play the role of
Bruce Banner in the upcoming movie adaptation of the Incredible Hulk,
to be released in 2008.
On September 11, 2007, it was announced that Norton would re-join
Fight Club co-star
Brad Pitt
in the film adaptation of hit BBC television drama State of Play,
which begins filming in November 2007.
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