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Graham Norton

グラハム・ノートン

Gurahamu Nōton

Aliases: Graham William Walker

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1963-04-04 （Clondalkin, County Dublin, Ireland）
Nationality
Ireland
Languages
English
Religion
Church of Ireland
Residence History
Clondalkin, County Dublin, Ireland → Bandon, County Cork, Ireland → London, UK → Wapping, London → Ahakista, County Cork, Ireland

Career

Occupations
Comedian, Broadcaster, Actor, Writer
Active Years
1981-2024
Affiliations
BBC, Channel 4, ITV
Memberships
Equity (actors' union)
Nominations
BAFTA TV Award 2013, BAFTA TV Award 2014, BAFTA TV Award 2015, BAFTA TV Award 2016

Education

Bandon Grammar School
General
Period: 幼少期
Country: Ireland
Protestant school
University College Cork
English and French
Period: 1980年代、2年間
Country: Ireland
Dropped out, honorary doctorate in 2013
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Speech and Drama
Period: 1980年代後半
Country: UK
Actor training

Awards

BAFTA TV Award
2000
Work: So Graham Norton
Category: Best Entertainment Performance
Organization: British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Result: Won
BAFTA TV Award
2001
Work: So Graham Norton
Category: Best Entertainment Performance
Organization: British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Result: Won
BAFTA TV Award
2002
Work: So Graham Norton
Category: Best Entertainment Performance
Organization: British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Result: Won
BAFTA TV Award
2011
Work: The Graham Norton Show
Category: Best Entertainment Performance
Organization: British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Result: Won
BAFTA TV Award
2012
Work: The Graham Norton Show
Category: Best Entertainment Performance
Organization: British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Result: Won
National Television Awards
2017
Work: The Graham Norton Show
Category: Special Recognition Award
Result: Won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Holding

2016 Fiction

A murder in an Irish rural community.

MurderRural secretsHuman relationships
Adaptations
  • [Television] Holding / Kathy Burke (2022)

Bibliography

  • So Me
  • Ask Graham
  • The Life and Loves of a He-Devil
  • Holding
  • A Keeper
  • Home Stretch
  • Forever Home
  • Frankie

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Humorous narrativeWitty dialogue
Recurring Motifs
Irish countrysideSecrets and pasts

Health

  • Stabbing
    1989
    Lost half his blood, hospitalized for 2.5 weeks, nearly died

Legacy

Renowned British chat show host with multiple BAFTA awards. Successful novelist in recent years, winning Irish Book Awards.

In Popular Culture

  • Appeared as himself in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

Trivia

  • Stabbed in a mugging in London in 1989, losing half his blood
  • Adopted dogs Bailey (labradoodle) and Madge (terrier), both deceased
  • Has a stake in New Zealand winery Invivo Wines with his own label
  • Married Scottish filmmaker Jono McLeod in 2022