About Jim Norton
Jim Norton, one
of Ireland’s leading actors, has worked regularly on Joycean topics—and
particularly Ulysses—during his long career. Born and brought up in Dublin, he
spent his early acting years in Irish radio and quickly moved on to film,
television, and theater. Norton won a 2007 Olivier Award and a 2008 Tony Award
for The Seafarer and has appeared in The Weir, for which he was nominated for
a Tony; Finian’s Rainbow; Juno and the Paycock; Dublin Carol; and Port Authority, among many others acclaimed stage productions. Film
appearances include Extremely Loud and
Incredibly Close, Water for Elephants, Straw Dogs, Hidden Agenda, Driving
Lessons, and The Boy in the Striped
Pyjamas. Norton has also recorded many audiobooks and the complete works of
James Joyce for Naxos AudioBooks, which won a Sony Award.