Dean Norris

Dean Norris

Known for
Acting
Born
April 8, 1963 (age 63)
Birthplace
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

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Filmography

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Coyote poster

Coyote

Movie · as Chief Dennison

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Elastic Hearts

Elastic Hearts

Movie

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Dubbels

Dubbels

Movie

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Minute Mark

Minute Mark

Movie

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The Attentionist

The Attentionist

TV · 8 eps

2026
TERM poster

TERM

Movie · as Senator Randall Murphy

2026
Confession poster

Confession

Movie · as Boris

2026
Long Haired Businessmen poster

Long Haired Businessmen

Movie · as Mr. Torrence

2026
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe poster

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe

TV · as Captain Richard Williams · 1 ep

2025
The Parenting poster

The Parenting

Movie · as Cliff

2025
WWE WrestleMania 41: Sunday poster

WWE WrestleMania 41: Sunday

Movie · as Self

2025
Border Hunters poster

Border Hunters

Movie · as Abraham

2024
Carry-On poster

Carry-On

Movie · as Phil Sarkowski

2024
Unfrosted poster

Unfrosted

Movie · as Khruschev

2024
The Six Triple Eight poster

The Six Triple Eight

Movie · as General Halt

2024
In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin poster

In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2023
Fool's Paradise poster

Fool's Paradise

Movie · as Studio Head

2023
Liam and Michael

Liam and Michael

TV · as Michael's Father · 4 eps

2021
United States of Al poster

United States of Al

TV · as Art · 35 eps

2021
Law & Order: Organized Crime poster

Law & Order: Organized Crime

TV · as Randall Stabler · 19 eps

2021
Ghosts poster

Ghosts

TV · as Frank · 2 eps

2019
The Hustle poster

The Hustle

Movie · as Howard Bacon

2019
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark poster

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Movie · as Roy Nicholls

2019
The Act poster

The Act

TV · as Russ · 1 ep

2018
Death Wish poster

Death Wish

Movie · as Detective Rains

2018
Beirut poster

Beirut

Movie · as Donald Gaines

2017
Fist Fight poster

Fist Fight

Movie · as Principal Richard Tyler

2017
The Book of Henry poster

The Book of Henry

Movie · as Glenn Sickleman

2017
Girlboss poster

Girlboss

TV · as Jay · 13 eps

2017
Get Shorty poster

Get Shorty

TV · as Bob Grace · 1 ep

2017
Claws poster

Claws

TV · as Clay "Uncle Daddy" Husser · 40 eps

2015
Remember poster

Remember

Movie · as John Kurlander

2015
Secret in Their Eyes poster

Secret in Their Eyes

Movie · as Bumpy

2015
Sons of Liberty poster

Sons of Liberty

TV · as Ben Franklin · 3 eps

2015
Superstore poster

Superstore

TV · as Howard Fox · 1 ep

2015
Better Call Saul poster

Better Call Saul

TV · as Hank Schrader · 2 eps

2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt poster

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

TV · as Le Loup · 1 ep

2014
Men, Women & Children poster

Men, Women & Children

Movie · as Kent Mooney

2014
Small Time poster

Small Time

Movie · as Ash Martini

2013
The Counselor poster

The Counselor

Movie · as Buyer

2013
The Frozen Ground poster

The Frozen Ground

Movie · as Sgt. Lyle Haugsven

2013
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad poster

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

Movie · as Self

2013
Under the Dome poster

Under the Dome

TV · as James "Big Jim" Rennie · 39 eps

2013
Talking Bad poster

Talking Bad

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
Get the Gringo poster

Get the Gringo

Movie · as Bill

2012
Scandal poster

Scandal

TV · as Fenton Glackland · 5 eps

2012
Key & Peele poster

Key & Peele

TV · as Mexican Drug Cartel Leader · 1 ep

2011
Prom poster

Prom

Movie · as Frank Prescott

2011
Remember I'll Always Love You poster

Remember I'll Always Love You

Movie · as Terry

2011
Body of Proof poster

Body of Proof

TV · as Special Agent Brendan Johnson · 2 eps

2011
Eagleheart poster

Eagleheart

TV · as Deke · 1 ep

2011
Fairly Legal poster

Fairly Legal

TV · as Coach Gardner · 1 ep

2011
Whitney poster

Whitney

TV · as Wayne · 1 ep

2010
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Chrimbus Special poster

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Chrimbus Special

Movie · as Del Tong

2010
How Do You Know poster

How Do You Know

Movie · as Softball Coach

2010
The Glades poster

The Glades

TV · as Michael Nelson · 1 ep

2010
Law & Order: LA poster

Law & Order: LA

TV · as Bob Kentner · 1 ep

2010
The Defenders poster

The Defenders

TV · as Donnie Barrett · 1 ep

2010
The Good Guys poster

The Good Guys

TV · as Pike · 1 ep

2009
Castle poster

Castle

TV · as John Davis · 1 ep

2009
Lie to Me poster

Lie to Me

TV · as Dawkins · 1 ep

2009
Dark Blue poster

Dark Blue

TV · as Cahill · 1 ep

2009
Breaking Bad: Original Minisodes poster

Breaking Bad: Original Minisodes

TV · as Hank Schrader · 5 eps

2008
Linewatch poster

Linewatch

Movie · as Warren Kane

2008
Breaking Bad poster

Breaking Bad

TV · as Hank Schrader · 62 eps

2008
True Blood poster

True Blood

TV · as Leon · 1 ep

2008
The Mentalist poster

The Mentalist

TV · as Sgt. Don Henderson · 1 ep

2008
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles poster

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

TV · as Nelson · 1 ep

2007
Evan Almighty poster

Evan Almighty

Movie · as Officer Collins

2007
The Heartbreak Kid poster

The Heartbreak Kid

Movie · as Jodi's Father

2007
Saving Grace poster

Saving Grace

TV · as Ross Ford · 1 ep

2007
The Big Bang Theory poster

The Big Bang Theory

TV · as Richard Williams · 6 eps

2006
Little Miss Sunshine poster

Little Miss Sunshine

Movie · as State Trooper McCleary

2006
Justice poster

Justice

TV · 1 ep

2006
The Unit poster

The Unit

TV · as Supervisor Marsh · 2 eps

2006
Windfall poster

Windfall

TV · as Damien's Father · 4 eps

2005
American Gun poster

American Gun

Movie · as Terrence

2005
Mrs. Harris poster

Mrs. Harris

Movie · as Sporting Goods Clerk

2005
Medium poster

Medium

TV · as Detective Rickey, Paul Scanlon · 1 ep

2005
Bones poster

Bones

TV · as Don Timmons · 1 ep

2005
Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy

TV · as Vince · 2 eps

2005
American Dad! poster

American Dad!

TV · as Head of Security (voice) · 1 ep

2005
Over There poster

Over There

TV · as Mr. Parker · 1 ep

2004
Medical Investigation poster

Medical Investigation

TV · as David Weiner · 1 ep

2004
LAX poster

LAX

TV · as Danny · 1 ep

2004
Lost poster

Lost

TV · as Howard Gray · 1 ep

2004
Boston Legal poster

Boston Legal

TV · as Byron Kaneb · 1 ep

2003
Cold Case poster

Cold Case

TV · as Wayne Nelson (1994 & 2006) · 1 ep

2003
Las Vegas poster

Las Vegas

TV · as Ray Brennan · 1 ep

2003
Nip/Tuck poster

Nip/Tuck

TV · as Mark Noble · 1 ep

2003
The Lyon's Den poster

The Lyon's Den

TV · 1 ep

2003
NCIS poster

NCIS

TV · as Vestman · 1 ep

2003
Tremors poster

Tremors

TV · as W.D. Twitchell · 13 eps

2002
American Dreams poster

American Dreams

TV · as Frank Moran · 2 eps

2002
Without a Trace poster

Without a Trace

TV · as Tim Orley · 1 ep

2001
The One poster

The One

Movie · as Sgt. Siegel

2001
Six Feet Under poster

Six Feet Under

TV · as Detective Shea · 1 ep

2001
24 poster

24

TV · as General Bowden · 2 eps

2001
Crossing Jordan poster

Crossing Jordan

TV · as Liam Moore · 1 ep

2000
The Cell poster

The Cell

Movie · as Cole

2000
3 Strikes poster

3 Strikes

Movie · as Officer Roberts

2000
Sonic Impact poster

Sonic Impact

Movie · as Agent McGee

2000
Boston Public poster

Boston Public

TV · as Matthew Gordon · 1 ep

2000
The District poster

The District

TV · as Charles N. Burke · 1 ep

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV · as Bob Durham, Phil Baker · 1 ep

2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm

TV · as Judge Whittaker · 1 ep

1999
My Little Assassin poster

My Little Assassin

Movie

1999
Lansky poster

Lansky

Movie · as Naval Captain

1999
The West Wing poster

The West Wing

TV · as Steve Hodder · 2 eps

1998
Without Limits poster

Without Limits

Movie · as Bill Dellinger

1998
The Negotiator poster

The Negotiator

Movie · as Scott

1998
On the Line poster

On the Line

Movie · as Manny Denikolas

1998
Mr. Murder poster

Mr. Murder

Movie · as Victor 'Vic' Delorio

1998
Charmed poster

Charmed

TV · as Dr. Stone · 1 ep

1998
V.I.P. poster

V.I.P.

TV · as Jackson Lasarr · 1 ep

1997
Starship Troopers poster

Starship Troopers

Movie · as Commanding Officer

1997
Gattaca poster

Gattaca

Movie · as Cop on the Beat

1997
Riot poster

Riot

Movie · as Kalena

1997
The Practice poster

The Practice

TV · as Detective · 1 ep

1996
Death Benefit poster

Death Benefit

Movie · as Rod Montgomery

1996
Forgotten Sins poster

Forgotten Sins

Movie · as Detective Carl Messenger

1996
After Jimmy

After Jimmy

Movie · as Ray Johnson

1996
Innocent Victims poster

Innocent Victims

Movie · as Frank Sarezin

1996
The Pretender poster

The Pretender

TV · as Tommy Larson, Sheriff Whalen · 1 ep

1996
Nash Bridges poster

Nash Bridges

TV · as Frank Maddigan · 1 ep

1996
Millennium poster

Millennium

TV · as Agent Boxer · 1 ep

1996
Seduced by Madness poster

Seduced by Madness

TV · as Detective Pike · 2 eps

1995
Money Train poster

Money Train

Movie · as Guard with Dooley

1995
Safe poster

Safe

Movie · as Mover

1995
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice poster

In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice

Movie · as Levasseur

1995
It Came from Outer Space II poster

It Came from Outer Space II

Movie · as Dave Grant

1995
Number One Fan poster

Number One Fan

Movie · as Graham Chandler

1995
Texas Justice poster

Texas Justice

Movie

1995
Murder One poster

Murder One

TV · as Rusty Arnold · 3 eps

1994
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee poster

Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee

Movie · as Red Arrow

1994
The Last Seduction poster

The Last Seduction

Movie · as Shep

1994
Playmaker poster

Playmaker

Movie · as Detective Marconi

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Clark · 1 ep

1993
Full Eclipse poster

Full Eclipse

Movie · as Fleming

1993
It's Nothing Personal poster

It's Nothing Personal

Movie · as Michael Dawson

1993
The Firm poster

The Firm

Movie · as The Squat Man

1993
Jailbait poster

Jailbait

Movie · as Hershiser

1993
Barbarians at the Gate poster

Barbarians at the Gate

Movie · as 1st Scientist

1993
Walker, Texas Ranger poster

Walker, Texas Ranger

TV · as Deke Powell · 1 ep

1993
The X-Files poster

The X-Files

TV · as Marshal Tapia · 1 ep

1993
Fallen Angels poster

Fallen Angels

TV · as Allen · 1 ep

1992
The Lawnmower Man poster

The Lawnmower Man

Movie · as Director

1992
Till Death Us Do Part poster

Till Death Us Do Part

Movie · as Matt Hobert

1992
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One poster

From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One

Movie · as Det. Russell Dahl

1992
Secrets poster

Secrets

Movie · as Henderson

1991
Murderous Vision poster

Murderous Vision

Movie · as Lieutenant Martin

1991
Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage poster

Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage

Movie · as Mike

1991
Terminator 2: Judgment Day poster

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Movie · as SWAT Team Leader

1990
Hard to Kill poster

Hard to Kill

Movie · as Det. Sgt. Goodhart

1990
Montana poster

Montana

Movie · as Foreman

1990
When You Remember Me poster

When You Remember Me

Movie · as Bill

1990
Total Recall poster

Total Recall

Movie · as Tony

1990
Desperate Hours poster

Desperate Hours

Movie · as Maddox

1990
Gremlins 2: The New Batch poster

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Movie · as SWAT Team Leader

1989
Lethal Weapon 2 poster

Lethal Weapon 2

Movie · as Tim Cavanaugh

1989
Disorganized Crime poster

Disorganized Crime

Movie · as Deputy Joe

1989
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege poster

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

Movie · as Cop (uncredited)

1988
Question of Faith poster

Question of Faith

Movie · as Richard

1988
Police Story

Police Story

TV · as Ralph Thomas · 1 ep

1987
Married... with Children poster

Married... with Children

TV · as Rodent · 1 ep

1987
Beauty and the Beast poster

Beauty and the Beast

TV · as Biggs · 1 ep

1985
The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer

TV · as Martin · 1 ep