Edward Norton

Edward Norton is a two-time Oscar-nominated American actor who has starred in such films as Primal Fear, American History X and Fight Club.

In 2006, He began filming a documentary about the life and career of Barack Obama, which Norton sold to HBO following the 2008 election.Variety: ...Documentary Sold To HBO (November 6, 2008)

Edward Norton was raised in Columbia, Maryland. His mother was a teacher and his father was an environmental lawyer. At the age of eight, Norton began his career in a dinner theater performance of Annie Get Your Gun, but he lost interest in acting during his teen years. He attended Yale University, where became active in the college's theater scene and regained a love of acting. Paul Giamatti and Ron Livingston were his college classmates.

His big break came when he won the role of Aaron Stampler in Primal Fear, for which he won Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations. Since then, he has given critically acclaimed performances in American History X, Fight Club and Kingdom of Heaven.

In 2008, he played the starring role of Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk.

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• August 18, 1969: Born

• 1996: Primal Fear

• 1998: American History X

• 1999: Fight Club

• 2002: Red Dragon

• 2002: Frida

• 2003: The Italian Job

• 2006: The Painted Veil

• 2006: The Illusionist

• 2008: The Incredible Hulk