As an actor, he starred in television shows such as Bellbird and Cop Shop, and in films like Romulus, My Father, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and Paper Planes.

[2] Norris interrupted his show business career for ten years with a stint serving in state politics, for the Labor Party with the Victorian Legislative Assembly.

His most recent film roles were in Romulus, My Father in 2007, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader in 2010, Paper Planes and Looking for Grace both in 2015, and Mortal Engines in 2018.

[6] Norris appeared in the Gough Whitlam It's Time TV commercial campaign[1] Having been a member of the Australian Labor Party for the preceding 16 years, sought and gained preselection to contest the seat of Noble Park as an ALP candidate at the 1982 Victorian state election.

[13] In 1987, Norris was part of a delegation which also included Sheila Florence, Gil Tucker, Terry Donovan and Maggie Kirkpatrick who met with premier John Cain after a mass sacking of 78 employees from HSV-7.

[16] To clarify what had happened, premier Joan Kirner called a special media conference where she blamed a senior bureaucrat for mistakenly authorising extra public funds for the trip.

"[17] After ten years in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, during which time he rose to become Deputy Speaker, Norris retired from politics in 1992 and was succeeded as the Member of Dandenong by John Pandazopoulos.

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