Acting
Dean Norris
Biography
Dean Joseph Norris (born April 8, 1963 height 5' 7" (1,70 m)) 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.
Movies with Dean Norris
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991
Total Recall
1990
Starship Troopers
1997
The Negotiator
1998
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
Carry-On
2024
Gattaca
1997
Lethal Weapon 2
1989
Border Hunters
2025
The Hustle
2019
Little Miss Sunshine
2006
Evan Almighty
2007
The Firm
1993
The Cell
2000
The One
2001
Death Wish
2018
The Counselor
2013
Unfrosted
2024
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
2019
The Frozen Ground
2013
The Heartbreak Kid
2007
Money Train
1995
Remember
2015
Hard to Kill
1990
The Six Triple Eight
2024
How Do You Know
2010
The Last Seduction
1994
Get the Gringo
2012
Prom
2011
Men, Women & Children
2014
The Lawnmower Man
1992
Fist Fight
2017
Secret in Their Eyes
2015
The Parenting
2025
The Book of Henry
2017
3 Strikes
2000
Safe
1995
Desperate Hours
1990
Question of Faith
1988
Fool's Paradise
2023
Lansky
1999
Without Limits
1998
Beirut
2018
On the Line
1998
American Gun
2005
Barbarians at the Gate
1993
Mrs. Harris
2006
Death Benefit
1996
Disorganized Crime
1989
Dubbels
Small Time
2014
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
2013
Texas Justice
1995
It's Nothing Personal
1993
Mr. Murder
1998
Number One Fan
1995
My Little Assassin
1999
Linewatch
2008
Coyote
Full Eclipse
1993
WrestleMania 41: Sunday
2025
Forgotten Sins
1996
After Jimmy
1996
Till Death Us Do Part
1992
Murderous Vision
1991
When You Remember Me
1990
Sonic Impact
2000
Montana
1990
Jailbait
1993
Secrets
1992
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
1995
Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage
1991
Innocent Victims
1996
Playmaker
1994
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Chrimbus Special
2010
Riot
1997
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
1994
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
1992
It Came from Outer Space II
1995
Elastic Hearts
Remember I'll Always Love You
2011
TV Shows with Dean Norris
NCIS
2003
Grey's Anatomy
2005
The Mentalist
2008
Lost
2004
Breaking Bad
2008
Bones
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
American Dad!
2005
Castle
2009
Better Call Saul
2015
The X-Files
1993
24
2001
Charmed
1998
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
The West Wing
1999
ER
1994
Without a Trace
2002
Married... with Children
1987
True Blood
2008
Medium
2005
Scandal
2012
The Big Bang Theory
2007
Superstore
2015
Cold Case
2003
Nip/Tuck
2003
Boston Legal
2004
The Practice
1997
Ghosts
2021
Crossing Jordan
2001
The Unit
2006
The Equalizer
1985
Las Vegas
2003
Six Feet Under
2001
Lie to Me
2009
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021
V.I.P.
1998
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
Nash Bridges
1996
Boston Public
2000
Millennium
1996
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Body of Proof
2011
Under the Dome
2013
The Pretender
1996
The Glades
2010
Key & Peele
2012
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
2008
The District
2000
Fallen Angels
1993
Saving Grace
2007
American Dreams
2002
Dark Blue
2009
Law & Order: LA
2010
The Defenders
2010
Get Shorty
2017
Fairly Legal
2011
Murder One
1995
The Act
2019
Tremors
2003
Whitney
2011
Claws
2017
Girlboss
2017
Police Story
1988
Medical Investigation
2004
The Good Guys
2010
Justice
2006
Over There
2005
The Lyon's Den
2003
LAX
2004
Eagleheart
2011
Sons of Liberty
2015
United States of Al
2021
Windfall
2006
Talking Bad
2013
In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin
2024
Liam and Michael
2023
Seduced by Madness
1996
Beauty and the Beast
1987