Dean Norris
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.
158 acting credits
Acting · 158
Grey's Anatomy
2005
NCIS
2003
The Mentalist
2008
Breaking Bad
2008
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Bones
2005
American Dad!
2005
Castle
2009
24
2001
Better Call Saul
2015
Lost
2004
The X-Files
1993
Medium
2005
Charmed
1998
ER
1994
Without a Trace
2002
The West Wing
1999
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
The Big Bang Theory
2007
Married... with Children
1987
Crossing Jordan
2001
True Blood
2008
Scandal
2012
Cold Case
2003
Boston Legal
2004
The Practice
1997
Ghosts
2021
Las Vegas
2003
The Equalizer
1985
Six Feet Under
2001
Nip/Tuck
2003
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021
Body of Proof
2011
Nash Bridges
1996
V.I.P.
1998
Lie to Me
2009
Millennium
1996
The Unit
2006
Boston Public
2000
Superstore
2015
The Pretender
1996
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
The District
2000
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
2008
Key & Peele
2012
Under the Dome
2013
American Dreams
2002
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991
Law & Order: LA
2010
The Glades
2010
Murder One
1995
Saving Grace
2007
Fallen Angels
1993
Get Shorty
2017
The Defenders
2010
Medical Investigation
2004
The Negotiator
1998
Dark Blue
2009
Claws
2017
Total Recall
1990
The Lyon's Den
2003
Starship Troopers
1997
The Good Guys
2010
Fairly Legal
2011
Gattaca
1997
Tremors
2003
The Act
2019
LAX
2004
Justice
2006
Whitney
2011
Death Wish
2018
Carry-On
2024
Over There
2005
The Counselor
2013
Girlboss
2017
The One
2001
Eagleheart
2011
Border Hunters
2025
Evan Almighty
2007
Lethal Weapon 2
1989
The Firm
1993
Windfall
2006
Little Miss Sunshine
2006
Money Train
1995
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
2019
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
The Hustle
2019
The Cell
2000
Secret in Their Eyes
2015
Sons of Liberty
2015
The Six Triple Eight
2024
Hard to Kill
1990
Unfrosted
2024
Police Story
1988
Men, Women & Children
2014
The Frozen Ground
2013
Get the Gringo
2012
Talking Bad
2013
The Heartbreak Kid
2007
United States of Al
2021
The Last Seduction
1994
In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin
2024
Fist Fight
2017
The Parenting
2025
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
2013
The Book of Henry
2017
The Lawnmower Man
1992
How Do You Know
2010
Beirut
2018
Safe
1995
Remember
2015
Seduced by Madness
1996
Prom
2011
American Gun
2005
Fool's Paradise
2023
Lansky
1999
Desperate Hours
1990
WrestleMania 41: Sunday
2025
Disorganized Crime
1989
Mrs. Harris
2006
Without Limits
1998
Beauty and the Beast
1987
Mr. Murder
1998
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
1992
Barbarians at the Gate
1993
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
1994
Till Death Us Do Part
1992
Linewatch
2008
Secrets
1992
Full Eclipse
1993
Jailbait
1993
Small Time
2014
Sonic Impact
2000
Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage
1991
3 Strikes
2000
When You Remember Me
1990
Playmaker
1994
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
1995
Question of Faith
1988
After Jimmy
1996
Montana
1990
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Chrimbus Special
2010
Riot
1997
Forgotten Sins
1996
Texas Justice
1995
Murderous Vision
1991
It's Nothing Personal
1993
On the Line
1998
Death Benefit
1996
Number One Fan
1995
It Came from Outer Space II
1995
Innocent Victims
1996
My Little Assassin
1999
Coyote
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Remember I'll Always Love You
2011
Dubbels
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Elastic Hearts
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