James Norton
James Norton
James Geoffrey Ian Nortonis an English actor. He is best known for roles in the British TV series Happy Valley, Grantchester and War & Peace. For his role as ex-convict Tommy Lee Royce in Happy Valley, Norton was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2015...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth18 July 1985
CityLondon, England
bay dads force kids round sit
Kids used to come round to my house, and I'd force them to do a play in the bay windows of my house and get all the mums and dads to sit and watch. I'd write the programme, write the play and be the star.
crashed
I crashed my bicycle on the way to my first date with my ex-girlfriend and was cautioned by the police.
age grew life until
I grew up in the countryside, so I had quite a feral life up until the age of about fourteen.
art religion rooted secular
We live in secular world now, but most of our art and culture is rooted in religion.
behind callous interests lots people reasons truth
I think the mistake lots of people make when it comes to a psychopath is that they completely write off their actions as cruel, callous and completely calculated, but actually, the truth is that they have interests and reasons behind their actions.
guilt sunny swim weird
If it's a sunny day, I get this weird guilt if I'm not making the most of it, so I'll walk or go for a swim or get on my bike, or I'll go to the Heath, just have a reason to get out.
'Happy Valley' has really changed things for me.
Half of what creates psychopaths is genetic, but the other half is conditioning.
playing
When I was playing a psychopath in 'Happy Valley,' it was really weird.
When I got into drama school, that's when I knew that I could safely say that I wanted to be a professional actor.
automatic church exists feeling holiday love religious respect reverence sort
I love, when I'm on holiday in cities, going into church and feeling that reverence and that kind of automatic respect: the sort of magic which exists in those kind of religious temples.
good love plot
I love good stories; you have to have a good plot - characters which intertwine with a good plot.
age bug
I had the acting bug from a very early age.
grew home north
I grew up in North Yorkshire, but now London is home.