Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 8, 1963
Place of Birth:
South Bend, Indiana, USA
Social Media
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 town selectman James "Big Jim" Rennie on the CBS series Under the Dome (2013–present). 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
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Parenting | Cliff |
| 2025 | WrestleMania 41: Sunday | Himself |
| 2024 | Carry-On | Phil Sarkowski |
| 2024 | Unfrosted | Khruschev |
| 2024 | The Six Triple Eight | General Halt |
| 2023 | Fool's Paradise | Studio Head |
| 2019 | The Hustle | Howard Bacon |
| 2019 | Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark | Roy Nicholls |
| 2018 | Death Wish | Detective Rains |
| 2018 | Beirut | Donald Gaines |
| 2017 | Fist Fight | Principal Richard Tyler |
| 2017 | The Book of Henry | Glenn Sickleman |
| 2015 | Remember | John Kurlander |
| 2015 | Secret in Their Eyes | Bumpy |
| 2014 | Men, Women & Children | Kent Mooney |
| 2014 | Small Time | Ash Martini |
| 2013 | The Counselor | Buyer |
| 2013 | The Frozen Ground | Sgt. Lyle Haugsven |
| 2013 | No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad | Self |
| 2012 | Get the Gringo | Bill |
| 2011 | Prom | Frank Prescott |
| 2011 | Remember I'll Always Love You | |
| 2010 | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Chrimbus Special | Del Tong |
| 2010 | How Do You Know | Softball Coach |
| 2008 | Linewatch | Warren |
| 2007 | Evan Almighty | Officer Collins |
| 2007 | The Heartbreak Kid | Jodi's Father |
| 2006 | Mrs. Harris | Sporting Goods Clerk |
| 2006 | Little Miss Sunshine | State Trooper McCleary |
| 2005 | American Gun | Terrence |
| 2001 | The One | Sgt. Siegel |
| 2000 | The Cell | Cole |
| 2000 | 3 Strikes | Officer Roberts |
| 2000 | Sonic Impact | Agent McGee |
| 1999 | My Little Assassin | |
| 1998 | Without Limits | Bill Dellinger |
| 1998 | The Negotiator | Scott |
| 1998 | On the Line | Manny Denikolas |
| 1998 | Mr. Murder | Victor 'Vic' Delorio |
| 1997 | Starship Troopers | Commanding Officer |
| 1997 | Gattaca | Cop on the Beat |
| 1996 | Death Benefit | Rod Montgomery |
| 1996 | Forgotten Sins | Detective Carl Messenger |
| 1996 | After Jimmy | Ray Johnson |
| 1996 | Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story | Detective Pike |
| 1996 | Innocent Victims | Frank Sarezin |
| 1995 | Money Train | Guard with Dooley |
| 1995 | Safe | Mover |
| 1995 | In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice | Levasseur |
| 1995 | It Came from Outer Space II | Dave Grant |
| 1995 | Number One Fan | Graham Chandler |
| 1995 | Texas Justice | |
| 1994 | Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee | Red Arrow |
| 1994 | The Last Seduction | Shep |
| 1994 | Playmaker | Detective Marconi |
| 1993 | Full Eclipse | Fleming |
| 1993 | It's Nothing Personal | Michael Dawson |
| 1993 | The Firm | The Squat Man |
| 1993 | Jailbait | Hershiser |
| 1993 | Barbarians at the Gate | 1st Scientist |
| 1992 | The Lawnmower Man | The Director |
| 1992 | Till Death Us Do Part | Matt Hobert |
| 1992 | From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One | Det. Russell Dahl |
| 1992 | Secrets | Henderson |
| 1991 | Murderous Vision | Lieutenant Martin |
| 1991 | Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage | Mike |
| 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | SWAT Team Leader |
| 1990 | Hard to Kill | Det. Sgt. Goodhart |
| 1990 | Montana | Foreman |
| 1990 | When You Remember Me | Bill |
| 1990 | Total Recall | Tony |
| 1990 | Desperate Hours | Maddox |
| 1990 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | SWAT Team Leader |
| 1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 | Tim Cavanaugh |
| 1989 | Disorganized Crime | Deputy Joe |
| 1988 | Question of Faith | Richard |
| Gringo Hunter | Abraham |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin | Self |
| 2021 | United States of Al | Art |
| 2021 | Law & Order: Organized Crime | Randall Stabler |
| 2021 | Ghosts | Frank |
| 2019 | The Act | Russ |
| 2017 | Girlboss | Jay |
| 2017 | Get Shorty | Bob Grace |
| 2017 | Claws | Clay "Uncle Daddy" Husser |
| 2015 | Sons of Liberty | Ben Franklin |
| 2015 | Superstore | Howard Fox |
| 2015 | Better Call Saul | Hank Schrader |
| 2015 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Le Loup |
| 2013 | Under the Dome | James "Big Jim" Rennie |
| 2012 | Scandal | Fenton Glackland |
| 2012 | Key & Peele | Mexican Drug Cartel Leader |
| 2011 | Body of Proof | Special Agent Brendan Johnson |
| 2011 | Eagleheart | Deke |
| 2011 | Fairly Legal | Coach Gardner |
| 2011 | Whitney | Wayne |
| 2010 | The Glades | Michael Nelson |
| 2010 | Law & Order: LA | Bob Kentner |
| 2010 | The Defenders | Donnie Barrett |
| 2009 | Castle | John Davis |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | Dawkins |
| 2008 | Breaking Bad | Hank Schrader |
| 2008 | True Blood | Leon |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Sgt. Don Henderson |
| 2008 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Nelson |
| 2007 | Saving Grace | |
| 2007 | The Big Bang Theory | Richard Williams |
| 2006 | Justice | |
| 2006 | The Unit | Supervisor Marsh |
| 2006 | Windfall | |
| 2005 | Medium | Detective Rickey |
| 2005 | Bones | Don Timmons |
| 2005 | Medium | Paul Scanlon |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Vince |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Head of Security (voice) |
| 2004 | Medical Investigation | David Weiner |
| 2004 | LAX | Danny |
| 2004 | Lost | Howard Gray |
| 2004 | Boston Legal | Byron Kaneb |
| 2003 | Las Vegas | |
| 2003 | Cold Case | Wayne Nelson (1994 & 2006) |
| 2003 | Nip/Tuck | |
| 2003 | Tremors | W.D. Twitchell |
| 2003 | The Lyon's Den | |
| 2003 | NCIS | Vestman |
| 2002 | American Dreams | Frank Moran |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Tim Orley |
| 2001 | Six Feet Under | Detective Shea |
| 2001 | 24 | General Bowden |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan | Liam Moore |
| 2000 | Boston Public | Matthew Gordon |
| 2000 | The District | Charles N. Burke |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Bob Durham |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Phil Baker |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Judge Whittaker |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Steve Hodder |
| 1998 | Charmed | Dr. Stone |
| 1998 | V.I.P. | Jackson Lasarr |
| 1996 | The Pretender | Tommy Larson |
| 1996 | The Pretender | Sheriff Whalen |
| 1995 | Murder One | Rusty Arnold |
| 1994 | ER | Clark |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Deke Powell |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Marshal Tapia |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels | Allen |
| 1987 | Beauty and the Beast | |
| 1987 | Married... with Children | Rodent |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Martin |