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Norman Reedus
File:NormanReedus2023a.jpg
Reedus in 2023
Born
Norman Mark Reedus

(1969-01-06) January 6, 1969 (age 57)
Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1992–present
Partners
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Websitenormanreedusonline.com

Norman Mark Reedus[1][2] (born January 6, 1969)[3][4] is an American actor. Starting his career as a model, he first rose to prominence as an actor for his role as Murphy MacManus in The Boondock Saints (1999), which he reprised in The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009). Aside from an occasional supporting role in larger budget films such as Blade II (2002) and American Gangster (2007), Reedus mostly starred in independent film productions until being cast as Daryl Dixon in the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead (2010–2022). Regarded as one of the series' most popular characters, he currently stars as Dixon in the spin-off series The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (2023–present).

Reedus is also the host of the AMC travel show Ride with Norman Reedus (2016–present) and starred as protagonist Sam Porter Bridges in the video games Death Stranding (2019) and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (2025).

Early life, family and education

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Norman Mark Reedus was born on 6 January 1969 in Hollywood, Florida, the son of Marianne (née Yarber), a teacher and former Playboy bunny,[5] and Ira Norman Reedus.[6] Reedus's paternal grandmother was of Italian and French descent, while his grandfather had English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry.[7][better source needed][6] His parents divorced when he was young.[5] He has a sister, Leslie.[6]

As a teen, Reedus lived in Japan with his mother.[8][5] He attended Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, for a semester.[citation needed]

Career

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Reedus worked at a Harley-Davidson shop in Venice, Los Angeles, California, and contributed artwork to various shows as a painter, photographer, sculptor, and video artist.[1] He first acted in the play Maps for Drowners at the Tiffany Theater on Sunset Boulevard.[9]

Film and television

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Reedus in 2014

Reedus played Jeremy in his major film debut Mimic[10] and Mac in Giovanni Rodriguez's Red Canyon.[11] He played Murphy MacManus in the 1999 film The Boondock Saints.[12] In 2005, he starred in as the main protagonist the hour-long "Cigarette Burns", a John Carpenter-directed episode of Masters of Horror, in which his character seeks a uniquely cursed lost film about an imprisoned fallen angel. He reprised the role of MacManus in the 2009 sequel The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day.[13] He played Scud in Blade II. He guest-starred in Charmed as Nate, the boyfriend of Paige (Rose McGowan). Reedus starred in Hello Herman, which opened nationwide and on-demand on June 7, 2013.[14] Reedus stars in the reality series Ride with Norman Reedus, which premiered in June 2016.[15] Most recently, he started Bigbaldhead Productions with an overall deal at AMC.[16]

Reedus played Daniel Pine in the 2025 John Wick spin-off, Ballerina, alongside Keanu Reeves and Ana de Armas. In March 2024, Thunder Road Films, Dragonfly Films and Impossible Dream Entertainment announced a "reimagining" of The Boondock Saints, with Reedus and co-star Sean Patrick Flanery reprising their roles from the first two films and serving as executive producers, although Troy Duffy would not return as director for the third film; instead, he plans to write a series of novels.[17]

The Walking Dead

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In 2010, Reedus began playing Daryl Dixon in the AMC television series The Walking Dead, a horror drama about a group of friends and family members who fight to survive in a violent apocalyptic world populated with flesh-eating zombies and the few surviving humans. The character was not originally in the comic book series of the same name, but was created specifically for Reedus after his audition for the character of Merle Dixon. The Walking Dead comic creator Robert Kirkman feels "absolutely blessed Reedus has honored the show with his presence, and the way he has come in and taken over that role and defined Daryl Dixon. A lot of Reedus's portrayal of the character in the first season inspired all the writers to do what we did with him in the second season. We love writing him and end up doing cool stuff with him." The drama has evolved into the highest-rated in cable history, smashing all previous records.[18] Reedus was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance and has overall received critical acclaim for the role.

Reedus reprised his role of Daryl as the lead of a spin-off series centered on his character, following the conclusion of the 11th and final season of The Walking Dead. Angela Kang is the showrunner for the series, which debuted in September 2023.[19]

Modeling, music videos, and art

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Reedus has modeled for Prada, Yohji Yamamoto, Alessandro Dell'Acqua, Durban, Levi's, Lexus, and Morgenthal Fredrics.[citation needed] In 2015, Reedus posed for a Cruelty Free International advertisement in support of ending cosmetic tests on animals.[20]

In the mid-1990s, while working as a model, Reedus appeared in the music videos for "Wicked as It Seems" by Keith Richards, "Violently Happy" by Björk, "Flat Top" by Goo Goo Dolls, "Cat's in the Cradle" covered by Ugly Kid Joe, "Strange Currencies" by R.E.M., and "Fake Plastic Trees" by Radiohead. In 1999, he appeared in the video for "Mean to Me" by Tonic. Since achieving fame as an actor, he has also appeared in the videos for "Judas" by Lady Gaga, "Sun Down" by Tricky (feat. Tirzah), "Gypsy Woman" by Hilary Duff, "No Cities to Love" by Sleater-Kinney, and "Curse of the Blackened Eye" by Orville Peck.[21]

Reedus is also a painter, sculptor, and photographer who has shown his artwork in galleries in New York City, Barcelona, Berlin, and Frankfurt.[11] He released a book of photography on October 31, 2013, called The Sun's Coming Up... Like a Big Bald Head. In September 2014, Reedus announced a fan-art compilation called Thanks for All the Niceness.[22]

Video games

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He was set to star in Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro's reboot horror game Silent Hills, but Kojima left Konami and the game was canceled in 2015.[23][24][25] Reedus reunited with Kojima to star in the videogame Death Stranding, released in 2019, where he takes the role of Sam Porter Bridges, the protagonist of the game, a courier tasked with reconnecting a post-apocalyptic United States.[26][27] Reedus reprises his role in the game's sequel, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, which was released in 2025.

Reedus has also reprised his role as Daryl Dixon in the 2013 video game The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct, which is based on the television series, and has additionally provided his likeness as Daryl for Fortnite Battle Royale, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, and Dead by Daylight.[28]

Author

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In 2022, Reedus released his debut novel The Ravaged.[29]

Personal life

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Reedus was in a five-year relationship with Danish-Peruvian ex–Victoria's Secret Angel and supermodel Helena Christensen from 1998 to 2003. Despite reports to the contrary, the two were never married.[30][31] Together they have a son, Mingus, born in 1999.[32][33] They have remained friends and shared joint custody of their son.

Reedus owns part of the restaurant chain Nic and Normans.[34]

In February 2005, Reedus sustained a head injury when a truck collided with his car in Germany. His nose was reconstructed with the aid of four screws and his left eye socket with titanium.[35][36]

In 2015, during the filming of Sky, Reedus met German actress Diane Kruger;[37] the two were first seen together as a couple in July 2016.[38] In November 2018, Kruger gave birth to their daughter, his second and her first child.[39][40]

Reedus has lived in New York City since 1997.[41][42]

In August 2025, his son Mingus was arrested in New York City and charged with third-degree assault, assault recklessly causing injury, criminal obstruction of breathing, second-degree harassment and aggravated harassment after he allegedly assaulted a woman in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood.[43] Prior to this, Mingus had previously pled guilty in 2022 to assaulting a woman.[43]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role(s) Notes
1997 Floating Van
Mimic Jeremy
Six Ways to Sunday Harold
1998 I'm Losing You Toby
Dark Harbor Young Man
Davis Is Dead Larry
1999 Let the Devil Wear Black Brautigan
8mm Warren Anderson
The Boondock Saints Murphy MacManus
2000 Beat Lucien Carr
Gossip Travis
Preston Tylk Jonathan Casey
Sand Jack
2001 The Beatnicks Nick Nero
2002 Luster Sextools Delivery Boy
Blade II 'Scud'
Deuces Wild Marco Vendetti
2003 Nobody Needs to Know Kurt
Tough Luck Archie
Octane Recovery Man
Overnight Himself Documentary film
2004 Until the Night Robert
Great Wall Great Medicine Norman
2005 A Lot like Love Emily's Ex At Airport Uncredited
Antibodies Polizist Schmitz
The Notorious Bettie Page Billy Neal
2006 Walls Henry Flesh Short film
A Crime Vincent Harris
I Thought of You Unknown Short film; also writer and director
Killer Queen Jack Trust
2007 American Gangster Detective Norman Reilly
Moscow Chill Ray Perso
2008 Hero Wanted Swain Direct-to-video
Meet Me in Berlin Unnamed American Short film
Red Canyon Mac
Dead*Line Seth Short film
Clown Lucien
Cadillac Records Chess Records Engineer
Echoes of Extinction Eric Richards
Styrofoam Soul Joe
2009 The Chase Dangerous Guy
Messengers 2: The Scarecrow John Rollins Direct-to-video
Pandorum Shepard
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day Murphy MacManus
2010 Meskada Dennis Burrows
The Conspirator Lewis Payne
Ollie Klublershturf vs. The Nazis Barry Short film
8:28 AM (fr) Stranger
2011 Hello Herman Lax Morales
2012 Night of the Templar Henry Flesh
2013 Iron Man: Rise of Technovore Frank Castle / Punisher Voice, direct-to-video
Sunlight Jr. Justin
Pawn Shop Chronicles Stanley
2014 Stretch Himself Cameo
2015 Vacation Truck Driver
Air Bauer Also executive producer
Sky Diego
2016 Triple 9 Russel Welch
2017 Alien Invasion: S.U.M.1 K.E.R.4 Voice
2023 The Bikeriders Funny Sonny
2025 Ballerina Daniel Pine
2026 Pendulum Filming
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 Charmed Nate Parks 2 episodes
2005 Masters of Horror Kirby Sweetman Episode: "Cigarette Burns"
2006 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Derek Lord Episode: "Influence"
13 Graves Norman Television film
2009 The Chase Dangerous Guy #1 Web series
2010 Hawaii Five-0 Anton Hesse Episode: "Pilot"
2010–2022 The Walking Dead Daryl Dixon Recurring (season 1), main (season 2–11), 148 episodes
2016 American Dad! Tim Voice, episode: "Hayley Smith, Seal Team Six"
Turbo Fast Wild Pete Voice, episode: "The Good, The Bad, and the Bugly"[44]
Voltron: Legendary Defender Rolo Voice, episode: "Taking Flight"
2016–present Ride with Norman Reedus Himself (host) 34 episodes
2017 Robot Chicken Daryl Dixon Voice, episode: "The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking"
2018 Ballmastrz: 9009 Bacchus LaBrute Voice, episode: "Leather Passions! 2 Hearts, 2 Wheelz, Infinite Roadz. Ride Now!"
2021 Helluva Boss Striker Voice, episode: "The Harvest Moon Festival"; web series[45]
2021 The Walking Dead: Origins Daryl Dixon / Himself Episode: "Daryl's Story"
2023–present The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Daryl Dixon Lead role; also executive producer

Video games

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Year Title Voice role Notes
2013 The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct Daryl Dixon Based on the TV series
2014 P.T. Protagonist Motion capture, voice and likeness
2019 Death Stranding Sam Porter Bridges
2020 The Walking Dead: Onslaught Daryl Dixon Voice and likeness[46][47]
Fortnite Battle Royale Likeness
2021 State of Survival Hero model
2024 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Playable character (DLC); voice and likeness
2025 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Sam Porter Bridges Motion capture, voice and likeness
Dead by Daylight Daryl Dixon Playable character; voice and likeness
World of Tanks Commander with custom voice lines[48]

Music videos

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Year Title Artist Role(s) Ref.
1992 "Wicked as It Seems" Keith Richards N/A [citation needed]
1994 "Violently Happy" Björk
1995 "Strange Currencies" R.E.M.
"Fake Plastic Trees" Radiohead
2011 "Judas" Lady Gaga Judas Iscariot
2014 "Sun Down" Tricky
2015 "It Just Feels" Jihae N/A [49]
2020 "Don't Chase the Dead" Marilyn Manson [50]
2021 "Never Look Back" Run the Jewels N/A
2022 "The Curse of the Blackened Eye" Orville Peck The Curse

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
1997 New England Film & Video Festival Special Jury Award for Best Acting Performance Floating Won [51]
1998 Gotham Awards Breakthrough Actor Six Ways to Sunday Nominated [52]
2012 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actor on Television The Walking Dead Nominated [53]
Satellite Awards Best Television Ensemble (shared with cast) Won [54]
IGN Awards Best TV Hero Won [55]
IGN People's Choice Awards Best TV Hero Won
2014 EWwy Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated [56]
New York City Horror Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award Won [57]
2015 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actor on Television The Walking Dead Nominated [58]
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best TV Supporting Actor Won [59]
2017 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actor on a Television Series Nominated [60]
2018 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Unstructured Reality Series Ride with Norman Reedus Nominated [61]
2019 People's Choice Awards The Male TV Star of 2019 The Walking Dead Nominated [62]
The Drama TV Star of 2019 Nominated
The Game Awards Best Performance Death Stranding Nominated [63]
2020 British Academy Games Awards Performer in a Leading Role Nominated [64]
D.I.C.E. Awards Outstanding Achievement in Character Nominated [65]
2022 Hollywood Walk of Fame Television The Walking Dead Won [66]
2024 Saturn Awards Dan Curtis Legacy Award Won
2025 Best Actor in a Television Series The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Pending [67]

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