Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor as well as filmmaker. He has obtained numerous awards and nominations, consisting of a Golden World Award and also 3 Academy Honor elections. Birthed in Boston, Massachusetts as well as raised in Columbia, Maryland, Norton was attracted to theatrical productions at neighborhood venues as a kid. After graduating from Yale College in 1991, he benefited a couple of months in Japan before relocating to New York city to pursue an acting job. He gained instant recognition and critical acclaim for his debut in Primitive Fear (1996), which made him a Golden World for Finest Sustaining Actor and also an Academy Honor election in the same category. His duty as a reformed neo-Nazi in American History X (1998) earned him an Academy Honor nomination for Finest Actor. He likewise starred in the film Fight Club (1999), which gathered a cult adhering to. Norton became a filmmaker in the 2000s. He developed the manufacturing firm Cou...