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name: "Bruce Norris"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 May 1960"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:18:17.552980+00:00"
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# Bruce Norris

Actor. Born 16 May 1960 in Houston, Texas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 May 1960, Houston, Texas, USA

## Biography

Bruce Norris is an American actor and writer. Born on 16 May 1960 in Houston, Texas, he graduated from Northwestern University in 1982 and began his career with roles in film and television, including appearances in *A Civil Action* (1998) and various episodes of the *Law & Order* franchise.

He is best known for playing Stanley Cunningham in *The Sixth Sense* (1999). Norris has also built a career as a playwright; his play *Clybourne Park* (2010) won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2011 and a Tony Award for Best Play.

*Sources: imdb.com, usmagazine.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Sixth Sense* (1999), Fi1m 84, as Stanley Cunningham — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sixth-sense.md)

## Also known for

- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Reggie
- *All Good Things* (2010), Brian Callender
- *Law & Order* (1990), Steven Cleary
- *The Sea of Trees* (2016), Dr. Howerton
- *A Civil Action* (1998), William Cheeseman
- *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), Richard Kramer, Victor Burke
- *Third Watch* (1999), Insurance John
- *Class* (1983), Student

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