---
name: "Norman Reedus"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/norman-reedus"
fi1m_id: "norman-reedus"
imdb_id: "nm0005342"
tmdb_id: 4886
wikidata_id: "Q503545"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 January 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 65
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-23T04:16:46.566151+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Norman Reedus

## Identity

Norman Reedus

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/norman-reedus
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** norman-reedus
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005342
- **TMDB ID:** 4886
- **Wikidata ID:** Q503545
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Reedus, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q503545, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005342/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4886

Actor. Born 6 January 1969 in Hollywood, Florida, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 January 1969, Hollywood, Florida, USA
- **Active:** 1999–present
- **Also known as:** Norman Mark Reedus
- **Average Fi1m score:** 65, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 68 (1), 2020s 63 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 65 to 70 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Crime 2, Drama 2, Action 1, Action & Adventure 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $174m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Reedus, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q503545, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005342/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4886

## Coming up

- *Pendulum* (2027-01-01)

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Walking Dead*](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md) (68)
- **HBO Max:** [*Ballerina*](https://film.one/film/ballerina.md) (58)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Norman Reedus

> Norman Reedus does his best work saying almost nothing. On television he turned a redneck with a crossbow into the most durable character in an eleven-season series; in films he is a watchful man at the edge of the frame.

Daryl Dixon in *The Walking Dead* (2010) arrives as the sort of man you cross the camp to avoid, a redneck with a crossbow, and Reedus spends the following years letting a conscience surface in him a scene at a time, without a speech to announce it. It is easy to miss, and it took him eleven seasons.

He had been around a while before that. He came out of independent cinema, *The Boondock Saints* (1999) chiefly, and spent the next decade in supporting parts in studio genre films, *Blade II* (2002) and *American Gangster* (2007) among them, without anyone finding a lead for him. *The Walking Dead* did it by accident: he auditioned for another part and Daryl was written for him instead. The series ran until 2022, he has since carried the character into his own spin-off, *The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon* (2023), and he hosts a motorcycle travel series, *Ride with Norman Reedus* (2016), which tells you something about how he would like to be seen.

What works is the patience. Our review of the series said the quality wandered as widely as its characters, and it did, but we kept coming back for Daryl and for Melissa McBride's Carol, the two people on screen who did the most with the fewest words. Daryl moved us more than we expected, and we can say why: Reedus never once plays the change. The man with the crossbow in the first season and the man of the later ones are plainly the same person; what has altered is what he now declines to do. He has said of reading the pilot: "I read it and I didn't even read zombies. I read this guy who was just trying to find his family." That is the programme he was in, whatever the programme around him was doing.

The films have used him more narrowly. In *Ballerina* (2025) he has a short, good turn as a man who has done the arithmetic on his own survival, and it is short. It is the part he is now offered, the rugged outsider with a decent core, and he does it well enough that nobody thinks to offer him anything else. He is committed in the fights, and the fights are mostly what the offers are for.

Start with the first six episodes of *The Walking Dead*, as we said in our review, and watch how little he needs. Then someone should give him a lead in a film with no motorbike and no crossbow in it. On the evidence, he would say almost nothing, and it would be enough.

## Biography

Norman Reedus is an American actor. Born on 6 January 1969 in Hollywood, Florida, he began his career as a model before making his acting debut in the 1990s.

He first gained attention for his role as Murphy MacManus in *The Boondock Saints* (1999), which he reprised in the 2009 sequel. Supporting roles followed in films including *Blade II* (2002) and *American Gangster* (2007). Reedus became widely known for portraying Daryl Dixon in the television series *The Walking Dead* (2010–2022) and its spin-off *The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon* (2023–present). He also hosts the AMC series *Ride with Norman Reedus* (2016–present).

Recent film credits include Funny Sonny in *The Bikeriders* (2024) and Daniel Pine in *Ballerina* (2025).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Ballerina* (2025), Fi1m 58, as Daniel Pine — [page](https://film.one/film/ballerina.md)
- *The Bikeriders* (2024), Fi1m 68, as Funny Sonny — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bikeriders.md)
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), Fi1m 68, as Daryl Dixon — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)

## Complete filmography (79)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Pendulum* (2027), Actor
- *The Housewife* (2026), Actor
- *Ballerina* (2025), as Daniel Pine — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/ballerina.md)
- *MY BAGUETTE / YOUR BAGUETTE* (2024), as Yayoi Kusama (voice)
- *The Bikeriders* (2024), as Funny Sonny — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bikeriders.md)
- *The Walking Dead: The Return* (2024), as Daryl Dixon (archive footage)
- *The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon* (2023), series, as Daryl Dixon · Executive Producer
- *The Walking Dead: Origins* (2021), series, as Daryl Dixon
- *Helluva Boss* (2020), series, as Striker (voice)
- *Who?* (2018), as Daryl Dixon/Himself
- *The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking* (2017), as Daryl Dixon / Dale Horvath (voice)
- *Alien Invasion: S.U.M.1* (2017), as K.E.R.4 (voice)
- *The Day Will Come When You Won't Be* (2016), as Daryl Dixon
- *Voltron: Legendary Defender* (2016), series, as Rolo (voice)
- *Sky* (2016), as Diego
- *Triple 9* (2016), as Russel Welch
- *Air* (2015), as Bauer · Executive Producer
- *Vacation* (2015), as Trucker
- *Stretch* (2014), as Cameo #2
- *Turbo FAST* (2013), series, as Wild Pete (voice)
- *Pawn Shop Chronicles* (2013), as Stanley
- *Sunlight Jr.* (2013), as Justin
- *Hello Herman* (2012), as Lax Morales
- *Heroes and Demons* (2012), as Barry (segment "Ollie Klublershturf vs. The Nazis")
- *Night of the Templar* (2012), as Henry Flesh
- *The Conspirator* (2011), as Lewis Payne
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), series, as Daryl Dixon — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Meskada* (2010), as Dennis Burrows
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), series, as Anton Hesse — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md)
- *8:28 AM* (2010), as Stranger
- *Ollie Klublershturf vs. the Nazis* (2010), as Barry
- *The Making of The Walking Dead* (2010), as Daryl Dixon
- *The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day* (2009), as Murphy
- *Pandorum* (2009), as Shepard
- *Messengers 2: The Scarecrow* (2009), as John Rollins
- *Cadillac Records* (2008), as Chess Engineer
- *Clown* (2008), as Lucien
- *Dead*Line* (2008), as Seth
- *Red Canyon* (2008), as Mac
- *Hero Wanted* (2008), as Swain
- *American Gangster* (2007), as Detective in Morgue
- *Moscow Chill* (2007), as Ray
- *Meet Me in Berlin* (2007), as New York Guy
- *13 Graves* (2006), as Norman
- *I Thought of You* (2006), Director, Writer
- *A Crime* (2006), as Vincent Harris
- *Walls* (2006), as Henry Flesh
- *The Notorious Bettie Page* (2006), as Billy Neal
- *Cigarette Burns* (2005), as Kirby
- *Masters of Horror* (2005), series, as Kirby
- *Antibodies* (2005), as Policeman Schmitz
- *A Lot Like Love* (2005), as Emily's Ex at Airport (uncredited)
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Tim (voice)
- *Tough Luck* (2004), as Archie
- *Until the Night* (2004), as Robert
- *Octane* (2003), as Recovery Man
- *Nobody Needs to Know* (2003), as Kurt
- *Deuces Wild* (2002), as Marco
- *Blade II* (2002), as Scud
- *Luster* (2002), as Sextools Delivery Boy
- *The Beatnicks* (2002), as Nick Nero
- *Sand* (2000), as Jack
- *Bad Seed* (2000), as Jonathan Casey
- *Gossip* (2000), as Travis
- *Beat* (2000), as Lucien Carr
- *Dark Harbor* (1999), as Young Man
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Derek Lord
- *Six Ways to Sunday* (1999), as Harry Odum
- *8MM* (1999), as Warren Anderson
- *The Boondock Saints* (1999), as Murphy MacManus
- *Let the Devil Wear Black* (1999), as Brautigan
- *Reach the Rock* (1998), as Danny
- *Charmed* (1998), series, as Nate Parks
- *I'm Losing You* (1998), as Toby
- *Mimic* (1997), as Jeremy
- *Floating* (1997), as Van
- *The Boondock Saints III*, as Murphy MacManus
- *Untitled Kyoto Project*, Actor
- *Disavowed*, series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Norman Reedus](https://film.one/media/person/8411/gallery-df9daa9f7d19.jpg) Norman Reedus — Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Norman_Reedus_at_53rd_Saturn_Awards_2026-02.jpg/1280px-Norman_Reedus_at_53rd_Saturn_Awards_2026-02.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira, Norman Reedus, Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Walking Dead"](https://film.one/media/person/8411/gallery-a7fea2da1475.jpg) Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira, Norman Reedus, Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Walking Dead" — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Andrew_Lincoln%2C_Danai_Gurira%2C_Norman_Reedus%2C_Lauren_Cohan_%26_Jeffrey_Dean_Morgan_%2843652312651%29.jpg/1280px-Andrew_Lincoln%2C_Danai_Gurira%2C_Norman_Reedus%2C_Lauren_Cohan_%26_Jeffrey_Dean_Morgan_%2843652312651%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira and Norman Reedus speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Walking Dead", at the San Diego Convention Cente](https://film.one/media/person/8411/gallery-630a67130199.jpg) Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira and Norman Reedus speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Walking Dead", at the San Diego Convention Cente — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Andrew_Lincoln%2C_Danai_Gurira_%26_Norman_Reedus_%2843606215012%29.jpg/1280px-Andrew_Lincoln%2C_Danai_Gurira_%26_Norman_Reedus_%2843606215012%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira and Norman Reedus speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Walking Dead", at the San Diego Convention Cente](https://film.one/media/person/8411/gallery-a7aab66b139f.jpg) Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira and Norman Reedus speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Walking Dead", at the San Diego Convention Cente — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Andrew_Lincoln%2C_Danai_Gurira_%26_Norman_Reedus_%2843652329271%29.jpg/1280px-Andrew_Lincoln%2C_Danai_Gurira_%26_Norman_Reedus_%2843652329271%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Norman Reedus](https://film.one/media/person/8411/gallery-a0913409f5ef.jpg) Norman Reedus — Image via TMDB
- ![Norman Reedus](https://film.one/media/person/8411/gallery-7e022e67b70a.jpg) Norman Reedus — Image via TMDB
- ![Norman Reedus](https://film.one/media/person/8411/gallery-e9ea93385545.jpg) Norman Reedus — Image via TMDB
- ![Angela Kang, Danai Gurira, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Cailey Fleming, Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride and Avi Nash speaking at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con Internation](https://film.one/media/person/8411/gallery-dec77631db2f.jpg) Angela Kang, Danai Gurira, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Cailey Fleming, Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride and Avi Nash speaking at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con Internation — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Angela_Kang%2C_Danai_Gurira%2C_Jeffrey_Dean_Morgan%2C_Cailey_Fleming%2C_Norman_Reedus%2C_Melissa_McBride_%26_Avi_Nash_%2848411591157%29.jpg/1280px-Angela_Kang%2C_Danai_Gurira%2C_Jeffrey_Dean_Morgan%2C_Cailey_Fleming%2C_Norman_Reedus%2C_Melissa_McBride_%26_Avi_Nash_%2848411591157%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Angela Kang, Danai Gurira, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Cailey Fleming and Norman Reedus speaking at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Walking Dead",](https://film.one/media/person/8411/gallery-2157a2686055.jpg) Angela Kang, Danai Gurira, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Cailey Fleming and Norman Reedus speaking at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Walking Dead", — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Angela_Kang%2C_Danai_Gurira%2C_Jeffrey_Dean_Morgan%2C_Cailey_Fleming_%26_Norman_Reedus_%2848411586257%29.jpg/1280px-Angela_Kang%2C_Danai_Gurira%2C_Jeffrey_Dean_Morgan%2C_Cailey_Fleming_%26_Norman_Reedus_%2848411586257%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Norman Reedus](https://film.one/media/person/8411/gallery-08861b32e8bd.jpg) Norman Reedus — Image via TMDB
- ![Norman Reedus](https://film.one/media/person/8411/gallery-866901eceae5.jpg) Norman Reedus — Image via TMDB
- ![Norman Reedus](https://film.one/media/person/8411/gallery-eccc496fcb0f.jpg) Norman Reedus — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- British Academy Games Award for Performer in a Leading Role 2020: British Academy Games Award for Performer in a Leading Role (nominated), for *Death Stranding*
- The Game Awards − Best Performance 2019: The Game Awards − Best Performance (nominated), for *Death Stranding*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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