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Norman Reedus Biography

Birth Name:Norman Mark Reedus

Birth Place:Hollywood, Florida, United States

Profession Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Camera department

Fast Facts

  • Won a Special Jury Award for best acting performance at the 1999 New England Film and Video Festival for his role in "Floating․"
  • Fathered son Mingus Reedus with model Helena Christensen in 1999
  • Before becoming an actor, he worked as a motorcycle mechanic at a Harley Davidson shop
  • Created a production company called Big Bald Head Production Company
  • Best known for playing Murphy MacManus in "The Boondock Saints" and Daryl Dixon in "The Walking Dead․"
  • Has had his artwork in galleries in New York, San Francisco and Berlin and Frankfurt, Germany
  • Released a book of photography in 2013
  • Was fitted with a titanium eye-socket after a horrific car accident in 2005

Awards

  • 1998Breakthrough Award-: nominated
  • 1999Special Jury Award-Best Acting Performance: winner
  • 2012Saturn Award-Best Supporting Actor on Television: nominated
  • 2012IGN Award-Best TV Hero: winner
  • 2012IGN People's Choice Award-Best TV Hero: winner
  • 2015Saturn Award-Best Supporting Actor on Television: nominated
  • 2015Chainsaw Award-Best TV Supporting Actor: winner
  • 2017Saturn Award-Best Supporting Actor on Television: nominated
  • 2017BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role: nominated
  • 2019People's Choice Award-Favorite Male TV Star: nominated
  • 2019People's Choice Award-Favorite Drama TV Star: nominated
  • 2020CinEuphoria-Merit - Honorary Award: winner
  • 2020People's Choice Award-Favorite Male TV Star: nominated
  • 2021Saturn Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series: nominated
  • 2021People's Choice Award-The Male TV Star of 2021: nominated
  • 2021People's Choice Award-The Drama TV Star of 2021: nominated
  • 2022People's Choice Award-The Male TV Star of 2022: nominated
  • 2022People's Choice Award-The Drama TV Star of 2022: nominated
  • 2024CCA Super Award-Best Actor in a Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie: nominated
  • 2025Saturn Award-Best Actor in a Television Series: nominated