James Geoffrey Ian Norton (born 18 July 1985) is an English actor. He is known for roles in the television series Happy Valley (2014–2023), Grantchester (2014–2019), War & Peace (2016) and McMafia (2018). He played the lead role in the 2019 film Mr. Jones. He played King Harold Godwinson in the 2025 BBC historical miniseries King and Conqueror. For his role as Tommy Lee Royce in Happy Valley, he was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2015. He is also part of the main cast of the series House of Guinness (2025) and House of the Dragon (2026). Norton is known for playing villainous or complex, morally ambiguous characters.

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