After graduating, Edward went to work in Japan, where he was the business of his grandfather. But a few years later he returned to New York and dedicated himself to the acting profession.
Like a lot of aspiring actors, Edward Norton, playing on different theater stages, making a living is not creativity. He worked part time as a waiter until he got a job in a company New York Signature Theater Company. Now Edward is a member of the board of directors of the organization.
At the same time, in the mid-90s, Hollywood producers were looking for an actor to a secondary role for shooting the thriller "Primal Fear", which starred Richard Gere played. In this role to Norton were heard more than two thousand applicants, it is taken without the slightest doubt, and not in vain, it is stretched out his game film. During this first movie Edward Norton was nominated as Best Supporting Actor for "Oscar".
Immediately after that Norton was invited to two well-known film: "Everyone Says I Love You" by Woody Allen and "The People vs. Larry Flynt" by Milos Forman.
In 1998, Norton again nominated for "Oscar" for his role skinheads in "American History X".
Real fame came only after Edward "Fight Club" by David Fincher. This movie instantly, despite the ban to go into wide release in the United States, has become popular among a huge number of viewers around the world by writing the names of Edward Norton, Brad Pitt and David Fincher in the history of modern cinema.
In 2001, with Robert De Niro and Marlon Brando, Norton was withdrawn in criminal tape "Safecracker". Special love of audiences and critics, this picture did not wait.
The year 2002 was the most fruitful for Edward throughout his career - as many as four paintings with his participation were released: "Frida," "Red Dragon," "Death to Smoochy" and "25th Hour." At the same time, Norton sits in the director's chair and removes them produced the same tape "Keeping the Faith" - a comedy about two priests in love with the same girl.
Edward Norton active participant in charitable activities. He organized the premiere viewing of films, helped fund the establishment of a Middle East settlement. According to unofficial information, in Norton - one of the highest IQ among the actors. In 2003, he was voted Man of the Year by the British magazine "GO". Actor cherishes his personal life and protects it from external interference.