He did work experience at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough when he was 15. Norton was educated at Bramcote Prep School (Scarborough College) in Scarborough until the age of 13 and Ampleforth College, an independent Roman Catholic ( Benedictine) boarding school in the village of Ampleforth in North Yorkshire. The Biddulphs were a branch of an Irish landed gentry family. Hugh Norton's father, Ian Norton, MBE (1923–2003), a colonial official (including district officer) in Tanganyika, was son of Hugh Ross Norton, OBE, Archdeacon of Sudbury from 1945 to 1962 Ian's wife, Jean (1923–2016), was daughter of Colonel Francis John Biddulph, of the Royal Engineers. Norton's ancestry is English, Irish, Scottish, German, and Jewish. Norton, who grew up at the edge of the Howardian Hills in North Yorkshire, has described his childhood as "idyllic". Though originally from London, Norton's family lived in the town of Malton in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire. His parents were both teachers his father, who was born in Tanzania, was a lecturer at Hull School of Art and Design. Norton was born in Lambeth, London, the son of Lavinia Jane (Norman) and Hugh Biddulph Norton. He 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. He is known for roles in the television series Happy Valley, Grantchester, War & Peace and McMafia. James Geoffrey Ian Norton (born 18 July 1985) is an English film, television, and stage actor.
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