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AIBU to feel that James Norton is perfect?

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valentinka31 · 22/08/2025 21:54

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?

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dottiedodah · 23/08/2025 12:59

I think hes great .Really good in McMafia a few years back.A second series was not made. due to the actors playing his parents disagreeing over Putin and Zelensky apparently

IcedPurple · 23/08/2025 12:46

pinkdelight · 23/08/2025 12:43

Too old now I reckon. Bet the next one will be much closer to 30 if not under it.

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I agree he's just a smidgen too old. 5 years ago maybe, but probably not now. I also think he's likely too well known at this stage. The James Bond folk tend to prefer more of a 'blank slate' as far as the viewing public is concerned.

pinkdelight · 23/08/2025 12:43

Insanityisnotastrategy · 23/08/2025 12:42

I think he would have been ideal for the next James Bond, but not sure what's happening with that anymore!

Too old now I reckon. Bet the next one will be much closer to 30 if not under it.

Insanityisnotastrategy · 23/08/2025 12:42

I think he would have been ideal for the next James Bond, but not sure what's happening with that anymore!

IcedPurple · 23/08/2025 12:37

He's a very good actor and extremely easy on the eye but 'perfect'? I doubt it. Perfection doesn't exist. He comes across very well on any TV interview I've seen him on but then he's an actor. None of us really has a clue what he is like in 'real life'.

pinkdelight · 23/08/2025 12:20

KawasakiBabe · 23/08/2025 11:59

I read the first few replies with James Nesbitt in my head, lol

Neiher, do it for me, lol

Brilliant! Very different proposition 😂

pinkdelight · 23/08/2025 12:16

Wasn't he a shit to Jessie Buckley at the end? Feel like he played around on her, possibly with Poots. It put me off him back then anyway though I think he's a good actor. Which is why I never set too much store by people coming across well on chat shows etc. They're literally actors, of course they can play the part. I don't require them to be nice people to do their jobs well on screen, but IRL most actors are not the ideal life partners that their swoonsome roles suggest. Like musicians, artists, writers etc., there tends to be more self-obsession and insecurities than the average civilian. Nice to dream though eh. Enjoy the viewing!

DataColour · 23/08/2025 12:08

YANBU

He is perfection. End of.

Intelligent, gorgeous, talented, and seems to be a genuinely nice man. What's not to like.

Nowhere Special is one my favourite films. A must watch.

KawasakiBabe · 23/08/2025 11:59

I read the first few replies with James Nesbitt in my head, lol

Neiher, do it for me, lol

lololola1987 · 23/08/2025 11:54

Yep.
Didnt realise he was 40. That’s not that much younger than me…I might be in with a chance. ☺️
And he went to the same college as my DS.

Bea400 · 23/08/2025 11:50

James? Is that you?

Valkyrie3 · 23/08/2025 11:49

He signed a letter against the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman. Not cool.

KeepCalmAndCarryOnScrolling · 23/08/2025 11:39

He came across quite well on The One Show on Thursday. You can catch that on iPlayer
He plays Harold Godwinson. Series starts Sunday. Passion project took 8 years to come to fruition?
This is interesting for me only because our year 7s have to learn all that - Stamford, Hastings, William the conqueror. So am hoping for a bloody but suitable adaptation that I can recommend them to watch.
James was nice enough but would not commit to Glitterball. I do remember a thread on here theorising about why he had split up with Imogen (she dumped him iirc) Is that the same bloke?

LouH1981 · 23/08/2025 11:31

user1471462634 · 23/08/2025 05:35

Another fan here, he is just lovely. I saw him in ' A Little Life,' not everyones cup of tea but absolutely phenomenal acting. If you get a chance to see him in a play anytime, do it.

Gosh, you were brave. I heard it was quite an uncomfortable watch and a few people left / were crying.
It sounds like he had quite a hard time shaking it off each night too. It must really get inside your head.

LouH1981 · 23/08/2025 11:31

user1471462634 · 23/08/2025 05:35

Another fan here, he is just lovely. I saw him in ' A Little Life,' not everyones cup of tea but absolutely phenomenal acting. If you get a chance to see him in a play anytime, do it.

Gosh, you were brave. I heard it was quite an uncomfortable watch and a few people left / were crying.
It sounds like he had quite a hard time shaking it off each night too. It must really get inside your head.

zingally · 23/08/2025 10:51

I loved him as Tommy Lee Royce, but always have a soft spot for the handsome baddie!
But when he was fighting with Catherine, I was all "yeah girl! Put the boot in!"

I saw him in the play "A Little Life" not long after binging Happy Valley, and... repeated full frontal nudity... ;) It was a really sad play though!

LimeGoose · 23/08/2025 10:22

He was very kind to my aunt when she was an extra on Grantchester, so I’ve always had a soft spot for him.

Zingzoomyzingy · 23/08/2025 10:03

Since I saw him in Happy Valley, I can’t stand him. He was so good as a vile person I can’t move past that.

CharlotteRumpling · 23/08/2025 10:02

WorriedRelative · 23/08/2025 09:54

May I recommend the BBC adaptation of War and Peace to you all

James Norton being especially delicious as Prince Andrei and Tom Burke being all dark and dangerous as Dolokhov

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Oh, I have not seen that. Thanks!

nortonfan9 · 23/08/2025 10:01

NC because very outing but I’ve got a personal video greeting from him on my phone which I watch fairly regularly!!

WorriedRelative · 23/08/2025 09:54

nopiesleftinthisvehicle · 22/08/2025 23:50

Nope. Tom Hardy as Locke all the way. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Unfortunately, it's one of the only films he's done that I can sit through. I hate all that adventure bollocks
Oh, but he's perfection as Ivan Locke 🥰
Sorry, you were saying about James Norton.. 🤭

May I recommend the BBC adaptation of War and Peace to you all

James Norton being especially delicious as Prince Andrei and Tom Burke being all dark and dangerous as Dolokhov

DeirdreChambersWhatACoincidence · 23/08/2025 08:27

I can see the allure but I don't find him attractive personally. I do like his acting though, he's great.

NooNakedJacuzziness · 23/08/2025 08:22

oh yes, as Tommy Lee Royce he was sooo weirdly attractive. Not so much as Stephen Ward in the Trial of Christine Keeler “hello little baby!”. Which probably means he’s a brilliant actor.

EstherGreenwood63 · 23/08/2025 08:15

I'm with you OP. As TLR he was sublime. And hot as hell. The fact he is a well-mannered brainiac is such a turn on.

TheGrimSmile · 23/08/2025 08:11

Strangely I found him very attractive as Tommy Lee Royce with a Yorkshire accent but I don't like him posh. Tommy LR was a vile character so i don't understand it, it's very confusing. I can't understand it...

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