Dean Norris
- Acting
- April 8, 1963 · South Bend, Indiana, USA
Biography
Dean Joseph Norris (born April 8, 1963) is an American actor, best known for portraying DEA agent Hank Schrader on the AMC series Breaking Bad (2008–2013) and its spin-off Better Call Saul (2015–2022), as well as town selectman James "Big Jim" Rennie on the CBS series Under the Dome (2013–2015). He has also appeared in films such as Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Total Recall (1990), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Starship Troopers (1997), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), and Evan Almighty (2007). Norris was born in South Bend, Indiana, to Jack, a furniture store owner, and Rosie Norris. He has four sisters. Norris graduated from Clay High School in 1981, where he says he got straight A's. He is a 1985 graduate of Harvard College, where he majored in social studies. He also attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Known for
Filmography
- Confession
- TERM · Senator Randall Murphy
- Stuart Fails to Save the Universe · Captain Richard Williams
- Border Hunters · Abraham
- WrestleMania 41: Sunday · Self
- The Parenting · Cliff
- The Six Triple Eight · General Halt
- Carry-On · Phil Sarkowski
- In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin · Self
- Unfrosted · Khruschev
- Liam and Michael · Michael's Father
- Fool's Paradise · Studio Head
- Ghosts · Frank
- United States of Al · Art
- Law & Order: Organized Crime · Randall Stabler
- Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark · Roy Nicholls
- The Hustle · Howard Bacon
- The Act · Russ
- Beirut · Donald Gaines
- Death Wish · Detective Rains
- Get Shorty · Bob Grace
- The Book of Henry · Glenn Sickleman
- Claws · Clay "Uncle Daddy" Husser
- Girlboss · Jay
- Fist Fight · Principal Richard Tyler
- Superstore · Howard Fox
- Remember · John Kurlander
- Secret in Their Eyes · Bumpy
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt · Le Loup
- Better Call Saul · Hank Schrader
- Sons of Liberty · Ben Franklin
- Men, Women & Children · Kent Mooney
- Small Time · Ash Martini
- No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad · Self
- The Counselor · Buyer
- Talking Bad · Self
- The Frozen Ground · Sgt. Lyle Haugsven
- Under the Dome · James "Big Jim" Rennie
- Scandal · Fenton Glackland
- Get the Gringo · Bill
- Key & Peele · Mexican Drug Cartel Leader
- Whitney · Wayne
- Remember I'll Always Love You · Terry
- Prom · Frank Prescott
- Body of Proof · Special Agent Brendan Johnson
- Eagleheart · Deke
- Fairly Legal · Coach Gardner
- How Do You Know · Softball Coach
- Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Chrimbus Special · Del Tong
- Law & Order: LA · Bob Kentner
- The Defenders · Donnie Barrett
- The Glades · Michael Nelson
- The Good Guys · Pike
- Dark Blue · Cahill
- Castle · John Davis
- Breaking Bad: Original Minisodes · Hank Schrader
- Lie to Me · Dawkins
- Linewatch · Warren Kane
- The Mentalist · Sgt. Don Henderson
- True Blood · Leon
- Breaking Bad · Hank Schrader
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles · Nelson
- The Heartbreak Kid · Jodi's Father
- The Big Bang Theory · Richard Williams
- Saving Grace · Ross Ford
- Evan Almighty · Officer Collins
- Justice
- Little Miss Sunshine · State Trooper McCleary
- Windfall · Damien's Father
- The Unit · Supervisor Marsh
- Over There · Mr. Parker
- Mrs. Harris · Sporting Goods Clerk
- American Gun · Terrence
- Bones · Don Timmons
- Grey's Anatomy · Vince
- American Dad! · Head of Security (Voice)
- Medium · Detective Rickey, Paul Scanlon
- Boston Legal · Byron Kaneb
- Lost · Howard Gray
- LAX · Danny