James Norton has a younger sister named Jessica Norton. Jessica Norton is a doctor.
James Norton was born and raised in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. James Norton received his education at Bramcote Prep School and Ampleforth College, both located in North Yorkshire, England.
James Norton appeared in the films Northmen: A Viking Saga and Mr. Turner, and played Duncan Grant in the BBC Two mini-series Life in Squares about the Bloomsbury Group.
James Norton earned a nomination for the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2015 for his performance as ex-convict Tommy Lee Royce in Happy Valley.
James Norton also starred in That Face at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield and played Captain Stanhope in the First World War drama Journey’s End in 2011.
In 2016, James Norton appeared in the London West End production of Bug by Tracy Letts, and in an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror called “Nosedive.”