Actor Richard Norton looked fit and healthy in final photos taken just days before shock peptide death

See more of our coverage in your search results. Australian actor Richard Norton appeared to be the picture of health in images taken just days before he died after injecting peptides at age 75. In his final photo, which was posted on his Instagram account 11 days before he passed away, Norton posed with martial arts instructor Kacey Chong after their session, wearing a white karate outfit and beaming with a big smile. Chong shared the post on March 19, 2025 and noted the picture was taken “over the weekend.” Norton died in Melbourne on March 30, 2025, after suffering a cardiac arrest that is believed to have been caused by his use of peptides. Richard Norton looked fit and healty in the final photo of the actor (seen here) days before he died from taking peptides. rjnorton70/Instagram Norton (seen above) posed with his martial arts instructor in the final photo. rjnorton70/Instagram “Awesome to catch up and have a good chat with Soke Richard Norton at the BJMA State Training Day,” Chong wrote in the caption of her photo with Norton. She then teased that they had “a veryyyyy special surprise in store for our Martial Arts friends!!” In another photo from February 2025, Norton posed on a mat during martial arts training with a different instructor. Several months earlier, Norton made his final red carpet appearance at the premiere of his horror film “Black Creek” in Los Angeles. He wore a black shirt with matching jeans and tan shoes to the Oct. 9, 2024 event. Norton made his final red carpet appearance at the “Black Creek” Los Angeles premiere on October 9, 2024. Eugene Powers Photography / Shutterstock Norton (seen here) died at age 75 in March 2025 after taking “excess” amounts of a doctor-prescribed peptide stack. rjnorton70/Instagram Norton — a veteran actor, stuntman and fight coordinator who worked with A-listers like Margot Robbie, Scarlett Johansson, Ben Affleck and Jackie Chan — died after taking “excess” amounts of a doctor-prescribed peptide stack, according to a coroner’s report obtained by the Daily Mail on Wednesday. The injection, per the report, caused Norton to have an anaphylactic reaction, which in turn led to cardiac arrest. Norton, who had undergone bilateral shoulder construction, reportedly got the peptides from Dr. Jerzy Muchnicki after complaining he was suffering from fatigue, diminished physical recovery, muscle loss and shoulder pain. The action performer allegedly told Muchnicki that another physician had previously prescribed him peptides. Norton (seen above) was reportedly prescribed two unapproved peptides, CJC-1295 and ipamorelin. rjnorton70/Instagram The action performer (seen above) “complained of feeling hot and flushed” before he “became unresponsive” before his dath. rjnorton70/Instagram Muchnicki, according to the coroner’s report, prescribed Norton two unapproved peptides — CJC-1295 and ipamorelin. In the days before his death, Norton reportedly told his care team that he was “feeling good” from the peptides. But on March 28, two days before his passing, Norton reportedly informed a nurse that he was taking double the prescribed dose. Hours later, he injected a dose of each peptide, and then “complained of feeling hot and flushed” before he “became unresponsive.” Norton was rushed to the hospital, where he died, according to the coroner’s report. The coroner, David Ryan, is calling on the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to review the benefits and safety risks of peptides, including the ones Norton was taking. Norton (seen here with Margot Robbie) injected a dose of each peptide shortly before he suffered the fatal symptoms. rjnorton70/Instagram Norton’s wife, Judy, announced his death at the time in a heartbreaking Instagram statement, while sharing a picture of the couple on the couch with their dog. rjnorton70/Instagram Norton’s wife, Judy, announced his death at that time in a heartbreaking Instagram statement. “I am numb and devastated, I have no words,” she wrote alongside a picture of the couple on the couch with their dog. “I have lost my everything.” Judy added that she knows “there will be lots of love and shock that we have lost this incredible human being.” Community Guidelines Welcome to the Page Six Community! Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. 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