Jim Norton

Acting

Born 1938-01-04Dublin, Ireland

Jim Norton (born 4 January 1938) is an Irish stage, film and television character actor, known for his work in the theatre, most notably in Conor McPherson's The Seafarer, and on television as Bishop Brennan in the sitcom Father Ted.

Frequent co-stars

Julie Walters David Warner Sam Anderson Kobna Holdbrook-Smith Ciarán Hinds Emily Blunt Tom Hanks Sandra Bullock Lauren Cohan Robert Pattinson Vera Farmiga Dick Van Dyke Colin Firth Sam Neill Rupert Friend Christoph Waltz John Goodman Meryl Streep

Titles

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

Father Sheridan • 2014

Film

★7/10

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Superintendant O'Mara • 1992

Film

★6/10