Edward Norton Edward Norton Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards for his work in the films "Primal Fear" (1996), "American History X" (1998) and "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)" (2014). He also starred in other roles, such as "The People vs. Larry Flynt" (1996), "Fight Club" (1999), "Red Dragon" (2002), "25th Hour" (2002), "Kingdom of Heaven" (2005), "The Illusionist" (2006), "Moonrise Kingdom" (2012) and "The Grand Budapest Hotel" (2014). He has also directed and co-written films, including his directorial debut, "Keeping the Faith" (2000). He
Brad Pitt 2005's "Mr. & Mrs. Smith". Pitt's next role came with the biographical comedy-drama "The Big Short", which he also produced. The film was a commercial and critical success. It went on to gross over $102 million worldwide and received positive reviews from critics. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, including "Best Picture", earning Pitt his third Academy Award nomination as producer. In 2016, Pitt starred in Robert Zemeckis's romantic thriller "Allied", in which he plays a spy assassin who falls in love with a French spy (played by Marion Cotillard) during a mission to kill a German official