James Norton (Actor) Bio, Net Worth, Girlfriend, Facts, Height, Wiki

James Geoffrey Ian Norton is an English actor who is professionally known as James Norton. He is famous for his role as Tommy Lee Royce in the crime drama series, "Happy Valley". He was a theatre and tennis student at an independent boarding school called Ampleforth College. James also trained at the Stephen Joseph Theatre when he was 15. For his role in the series, he even earned a nomination for the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2015. He also got recognition for his roles in "War & Peace", "Grantchester" and "McMafia". 

Norton had a minor role in the 2009 film "An Education", starring Carey Mulligan, and has also booked film roles in Ron Howard's Rush and Mike Leigh's Mr. Turner. His other film credits include "Rush", "Belles", "Mr. Turner", "Bonobo", "Hampstead", and "Flatliners". He currently plays the main role of Tommy Lee Royce in the series, Happy Valley" (2014-2023). Additionally, James has gained a lovely fan base on his social media as he has earned more than 378K followers on his Instagram account and over  104.5K followers on his Twitter account.

James Norton Childhood & Siblings

James Norton was born on 18th July 1985, in Lambeth, London, England with the real name of James Geoffrey Ian Norton. His nationality is British and he belongs to mixed ethnicity as his ancestry is English, Irish, Scottish, German, and Jewish. His present age is 37 while Cancer is his zodiac sign. Thus, his race is white. James is the eldest son of his father, Hugh Biddulph Norton, and his mother, Lavinia Jane. He grew up alongside his younger sister named Jessica Norton in his hometown until his family moved to the town of Malton in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire. His Tanzanian father Hugh was a lecturer at Hull School of Art and Design so was his mother Lavinia who was a teacher as well.

Norton attended Bramcote Prep School in Scarborough until age 13 after which he joined Ampleforth College following his graduation, he studied theology at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, graduating in 2007 with First Class Honours. He has always had an interest in the divine and spirit since his childhood and his studies were principally focused on Hinduism and Buddhism. He then attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art(RADA) in London for three years, however, he left in 2010(just 6 months before graduation) to start his career as an actor. He was also a member of the Marlowe Society theatre club at Cambridge. 

James Norton Movie Career

• James Norton kicks off acting by making his appearance in the film, "An Education" in 2009. 
• He then became an original cast member of Posh at the Royal Court Theatre in 2010. 
• He starred as Captain Stanhope in the First World War drama, "Journey's End" in 2011. 
• He played the role of Owen in the film, "Cheerful Weather for the Wedding" in 2012. The same year, he appeared in the series, "Inspector George Gently" and "Restless". 
• In 2013, he appeared as Guy Edwards in "Rush" and Oliver Ashford in "Belle". 
• He got his breakthrough when he was cast for the main role as Tommy Lee Royce, the villain of the hit crime drama, "Happy Valley" in 2014. 
• He played his first-ever starring role as crime-solving vicar Sidney Chambers in the ITV series, "Grantchester" from 2014 to 2019. 
• In 2015, Norton played Duncan Grant in the BBC Two mini-series about the Bloomsbury Group, "Life in Squares". 
• He then appeared as Prince Andrei Bolkonsky in the BBC miniseries of Andrew Davies' production of "War & Peace" in 2016. 
• He also appeared in other movies including "Mr. Turner", "Bonobo", "Northmen: A Viking Saga", "Hampstead", and "Flatliners". 
• He has been playing the main role of Alex Godman in the crime drama series, "McMafia" since 2018. 
• In 2019, he starred as Gareth Jones in "Mr. Jones" and as John Brooke in "Little Women". 
• His recent works include his role as John in the film, "Nowhere Special"(2020) and Stephen Ward in the series, "The Trial of Christine Keeler". 
• In 2021, he starred in the main role of Hugo Swan in the sci-fi series, "The Nevers" and also as George Clare in the thriller film, "Things Heard & Seen".
• Moreover, James was seen as Robert Hendy-Freegard in the 2022, film, "Rogue Agent".

Awards and Achievements

• Crime Thriller Awards for his work in "Happy Valley"

James Norton Relationship: Girlfriend & Dating

James Norton isn't single anymore as he is currently dating his pretty girlfriend Imogen Poots who is a famed actress. The couple reportedly met for the first time when they appeared alongside each other in the West End production of Belleville at the Donmar Warehouse in 2017. They kept it a secret until 2018 when they confirmed their relationship officially, they even appeared publicly at Cannes Film Festival. The pair have been engaged since 2022. There is a greater possibility of his marriage after all he seems happy in his relationship with his girlfriend.

Moreover, James previously dated his War and Peace co-star Jessie Buckley from 2015 to 2017. Besides, he has repeatedly talked about his relationship with religion and he has been fascinated by theology since his childhood. He even has type 1 diabetes and suffered from coronavirus as well. Furthermore, talking about his sexual orientation, he is straight.

James Norton's Net Worth

James Norton is among those few individuals that have such a wide range of experience and remains true to whatever he embarks on. Having his career started with the film, "An Education" in 2009, James has managed to come a long way up becoming one of the most popular Television actors in his decade-long career. His net worth is estimated to be around $7 million as of 2023 and he also earns a handsome amount of salary which is around $100,000 per year.

With his calm and easy-going personality, James is expected to get more popular in the coming years, and we can expect him to climb the ladders of success in the television industry. In addition, his major source of income is his acting career and he is happy and satisfied with the profession he is in.

James Norton Measurements: Height & Size

James Norton is a handsome man with a well-maintained body physique in his 30s. He stands tall with a height of 6ft. 1inch.(1.85 m) while his body weighs around 85kg(187 lbs). He has a fair complexion with brown hair and green eyes.  He definitely has emerged as another teen sensation in the scene. Young girls don't seem to get enough of this superstar to be. 

James has an athletic body build with 41 inches as his chest size, 32 inches as his waist size, and 15 inches as his biceps size. His heartwarming smile, his entire demeanor, and his gradually escalating popularity in the industry make him the perfect catch.