AIBU to feel that James Norton is perfect?

valentinka31 · 2025-08-22T20:54:55+00:00

Just that, really. Taking my time through the canon of his work. Subscribing for 7 days to whatever streaming service that keeps him close. (omg I'm so going to have to remember to cancel within 7 days) He's the most beautiful person, and best actor, ever. Isn't he? Or is it just me?

rollitoprimavera · 12/08/2026 02:04

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XelaM · 24/10/2025 08:03

Just started watching House of Guiness on Netflix and omg James Norton is just so hot 🔥 (and such an amazingly versatile actor)

RaddledOldSandal · 29/08/2025 13:07

I like him, he seems nice when interviewed and he’s a great actor. He is very handsome although I only really fancied him in Grantchester. Not sure if it was just the Vicar’s outfit! 😆 But I also love men in 1940s/1950s fashion which he wore in that show. He’s very suited to that look.

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valentinka31 · 29/08/2025 13:00

WorriedRelative · 28/08/2025 17:14

I can understand that!

I was too young to watch it first time round but when I did...🥵

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You'll not find more real a man that Sean Bean. It's his Sheffield upbringing. Yorkshire men have rare pedigree. James N spent many of his formative years in North Yorkshire, and clearly it has contributed to his quality too 😊

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valentinka31 · 29/08/2025 12:57

Figmentofmyimagination · 28/08/2025 15:54

Have you watched him in the Gareth Jones biopic about the Ukrainian hodomor (famine) in the 1930s? Extraordinary life depicted by amazing actor!

yes, he was perfect in that too

he's v versatile really. Great at intellectuals, but owned TLR too.

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WorriedRelative · 28/08/2025 17:14

BauhausOfEliott · 27/08/2025 15:55

I was 16 when the Sean Bean version of Lady Chatterley's Lover was first on telly and my god, did it do things for me 😆

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I can understand that!

I was too young to watch it first time round but when I did...🥵

Figmentofmyimagination · 28/08/2025 15:54

Have you watched him in the Gareth Jones biopic about the Ukrainian hodomor (famine) in the 1930s? Extraordinary life depicted by amazing actor!

IcedPurple · 28/08/2025 15:29

KimHwn · 28/08/2025 13:46

The attraction thing is so weird isn't it. I find Benedict Cumberbatch almost unbearably sexy in Parade's End, Sherlock and Star Trek, but am not attracted to him at all in anything else.

Jon Hamm in 'Mad Men' is like this for me. Hot as hell as Don Draper, but kind of 'meh' in any other role and in 'real life'. Obviously a handsome man, but handsome in a CNN newsreader kind of way. There's something about the Don Draper persona which just oozes sex, but not so much about Jon Hamm himself.

KimHwn · 28/08/2025 13:46

The attraction thing is so weird isn't it. I find Benedict Cumberbatch almost unbearably sexy in Parade's End, Sherlock and Star Trek, but am not attracted to him at all in anything else.

Needtosoundoffandbreathe · 27/08/2025 16:01

MeinKraft · 27/08/2025 15:29

Where did I say you were stupid? Ffs there are people here who will argue over literally anything.

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Yet you've twice posted to "correct me"?? Pot, kettle...

BauhausOfEliott · 27/08/2025 15:55

WorriedRelative · 27/08/2025 14:00

The trouble with adaptations of Lady Chatterley's lover is that neither Jack O'Connell or Richard Madden are a patch on Sean Bean.

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I was 16 when the Sean Bean version of Lady Chatterley's Lover was first on telly and my god, did it do things for me 😆

XelaM · 27/08/2025 15:37

WorriedRelative · 27/08/2025 14:00

The trouble with adaptations of Lady Chatterley's lover is that neither Jack O'Connell or Richard Madden are a patch on Sean Bean.

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I have only seen the 1981 and the more recent Madden/Norton versions and I must say the 1981 version was much closer to the book.

MeinKraft · 27/08/2025 15:29

Needtosoundoffandbreathe · 27/08/2025 12:59

You don't say. You've read my comment out of context - in Nowhere Special his NI accent is sexy. He's an actor and I ain't stupid.

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Where did I say you were stupid? Ffs there are people here who will argue over literally anything.

XelaM · 27/08/2025 15:28

valentinka31 · 27/08/2025 10:58

being an actor means he has to be a certain kind of person. He is very smiley, positive, accessible, expressive, in some ways kind of compliant, sort of emotionally flexible and also humble and quite self-effacing in the interviews I've seen. But this gives him the space within himself to be completely someone else. And the energy to control and project that. To paint the picture, using himself as the material.

Well, that's how I see it. So I think you can't put much store by how he is as 'himself', as that is still also a role, if a little crumpled.

I like how he chooses to use his body as himself, and his face. How he dresses, that recent shoot in the Guardian Saturday supplement. How he chooses to adorn his frame. It's up to him. And it is interesting. (below, for those who haven't seen his pink cardi - personally I think it looks nice):

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I was talking more about his outfits outside of photoshoots like some of these ensembles 😂

When I met him outside the theatre, he was dressed like a roadman 😜 not exactly chic stud look

AIBU to feel that James Norton is perfect?

SingingintheRadiator · 27/08/2025 14:01

Doesn't do anything for me, looks-wise or as an actor, but he's also not really in anything I'd choose to watch, so...

WorriedRelative · 27/08/2025 14:00

valentinka31 · 27/08/2025 11:03

oh my lord, I didn't know about that one - yes, I will go and find it rn and watch it!! Does this really exist, bringing together one of my favourite books and favourite actors?! Happy..

Clifford. Yes, I see that. Very well cast. And all the angularity, poshness, etc. that some on here don't like is just right for Clifford. He's a character who is hard to like, who one wants to feel sorry for, but who is also somehow off-putting.

oh, a treat is in store for me now, thank you @XelaM 😍

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The trouble with adaptations of Lady Chatterley's lover is that neither Jack O'Connell or Richard Madden are a patch on Sean Bean.

mumofoneAloneandwell · 27/08/2025 13:51

Eh

Hes alright

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DataColour · 27/08/2025 13:50

See now Henry Cavill does- nothing to me. To me he looks too uber masculine, plasticy, polished and smooth talking which doesn't appeal to me. What I like about James Norton is that not only does he have a beautiful face (IMO), he seems very down to earth, very intelligent and "real". I can imagine him in a local bar, chatting with his mates, but just a lot more attractive looking than your average man!

Sadly, his latest venture "King and Conqueror" is pretty dire so far, but will keep watching it just for him....

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valentinka31 · 27/08/2025 13:42

Needtosoundoffandbreathe · 27/08/2025 12:59

You don't say. You've read my comment out of context - in Nowhere Special his NI accent is sexy. He's an actor and I ain't stupid.

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yeah his vowels were perfect, v sexy

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valentinka31 · 27/08/2025 13:04

BauhausOfEliott · 27/08/2025 11:17

I'm so fascinated by how different people are when it comes to attraction. I know so many people who really fancy James Norton and he just does nothing for me whatsoever - in fact, I'd go as far as to say I actively find him unattractive. He's a good actor and I'm happy to watch him but I don't fancy him in the least.

Love seeing everyone's enthusiasm for him here though! A good old celeb crush is one of life's great pleasures in my view.

Henry Cavill is mine. There is nothing I would not let that man do to me.

yes it is very interesting who appeals and why. Of course I have no idea how I'd actually feel if I was standing next to him. This is the thing. Magnetism needs to be tested in the flesh. But he does have great screen energy. I am very interested in the small expressions and movements for communication of character, and I love how he moves. How his mouth might just move so very slightly.

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Needtosoundoffandbreathe · 27/08/2025 12:59

MeinKraft · 27/08/2025 08:04

That’s not his real accent.

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You don't say. You've read my comment out of context - in Nowhere Special his NI accent is sexy. He's an actor and I ain't stupid.

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valentinka31 · 27/08/2025 12:57

booknerdhead · 27/08/2025 11:08

I’m so glad quite a few don’t find him attractive (Unbelievable). That’s how it works, so many of us are left with a look in!

haha yes and he does need a nice wife. Not that I am also looking for a really nice husband or anything like that, oh no 😏😅

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BauhausOfEliott · 27/08/2025 11:17

I'm so fascinated by how different people are when it comes to attraction. I know so many people who really fancy James Norton and he just does nothing for me whatsoever - in fact, I'd go as far as to say I actively find him unattractive. He's a good actor and I'm happy to watch him but I don't fancy him in the least.

Love seeing everyone's enthusiasm for him here though! A good old celeb crush is one of life's great pleasures in my view.

Henry Cavill is mine. There is nothing I would not let that man do to me.

booknerdhead · 27/08/2025 11:08

I’m so glad quite a few don’t find him attractive (Unbelievable). That’s how it works, so many of us are left with a look in!

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valentinka31 · 27/08/2025 11:03

XelaM · 27/08/2025 10:01

Ohhh I remembered another great role of his - as Sir Clifford Chatterley in Lady Chatterley's Lover. He was so beautiful there

oh my lord, I didn't know about that one - yes, I will go and find it rn and watch it!! Does this really exist, bringing together one of my favourite books and favourite actors?! Happy..

Clifford. Yes, I see that. Very well cast. And all the angularity, poshness, etc. that some on here don't like is just right for Clifford. He's a character who is hard to like, who one wants to feel sorry for, but who is also somehow off-putting.

oh, a treat is in store for me now, thank you @XelaM 😍

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