Dean Norris

Actor Apr 8 (age 62) South Bend, Indiana, USA 1985–2025 (40 year career)

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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, I…

Known For

Film

Breaking Bad

Hank Schrader

Film

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

SWAT Team Leader

Film

Little Miss Sunshine

State Trooper McCleary

Film

Gattaca

Cop on the Beat

Film

Total Recall

Tony

Film

Starship Troopers

Commanding Officer

Film

Under the Dome

James "Big Jim" Rennie

Film

Lethal Weapon 2

Tim Cavanaugh

Filmography

Acting (160)

Movies (82)

Border Hunters

as Abraham

The Parenting

as Cliff

WrestleMania 41: Sunday

as Self

The Six Triple Eight

as General Halt

Carry-On

as Phil Sarkowski

Unfrosted

as Khruschev

Fool's Paradise

as Studio Head

Making of Better Call Saul: Finale

2022

as Self

10.0

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

as Roy Nicholls

The Hustle

as Howard Bacon

Death Wish

as Detective Rains

Beirut

as Donald Gaines

Fist Fight

as Principal Richard Tyler

The Book of Henry

as Glenn Sickleman

Secret in Their Eyes

as Bumpy

Remember

as John Kurlander

Men, Women & Children

as Kent Mooney

Small Time

as Ash Martini

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

2013

as Self

8.4

The Frozen Ground

2013

as Sgt. Lyle Haugsven

The Counselor

as Buyer

Get the Gringo

as Bill

Prom

as Frank Prescott

Remember I'll Always Love You

2011

as Terry

How Do You Know

2010

as Softball Coach

5.3

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Chrimbus Special

as Del Tong

Linewatch

as Warren Kane

Evan Almighty

as Officer Collins

The Heartbreak Kid

as Jodi's Father

Little Miss Sunshine

as State Trooper McCleary

7.7

Mrs. Harris

2006

as Sporting Goods Clerk

American Gun

as Terrence

The One

as Sgt. Siegel

The Cell

as Cole

3 Strikes

as Officer Roberts

Sonic Impact

as Agent McGee

Lansky

as Naval Captain

My Little Assassin

The Negotiator

as Scott

Without Limits

as Bill Dellinger

Mr. Murder

as Victor 'Vic' Delorio

On the Line

as Manny Denikolas

Starship Troopers

as Commanding Officer

Gattaca

as Cop on the Beat

Riot

as Kalena

Forgotten Sins

as Detective Carl Messenger

Death Benefit

as Rod Montgomery

After Jimmy

as Ray Johnson

Innocent Victims

as Frank Sarezin

Texas Justice

Money Train

as Guard with Dooley

Safe

as Mover

In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice

as Levasseur

Number One Fan

as Graham Chandler

It Came from Outer Space II

as Dave Grant

Playmaker

as Detective Marconi

The Last Seduction

as Shep

Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee

as Red Arrow

The Firm

as The Squat Man

Barbarians at the Gate

as 1st Scientist

Jailbait

as Hershiser

Full Eclipse

as Fleming

It's Nothing Personal

1993

as Michael Dawson

The Lawnmower Man

1992

as Director

5.6

Till Death Us Do Part

as Matt Hobert

Secrets

as Henderson

From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One

1992

as Det. Russell Dahl

2.0

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

1991

as SWAT Team Leader

8.1

Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage

1991

as Mike

8.0

Murderous Vision

1991

as Lieutenant Martin

Total Recall

1990

as Tony

7.3

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990

as SWAT Team Leader

6.5

Hard to Kill

1990

as Det. Sgt. Goodhart

Desperate Hours

as Maddox

When You Remember Me

as Bill

Montana

as Foreman

Lethal Weapon 2

as Tim Cavanaugh

Disorganized Crime

as Deputy Joe

Question of Faith

as Richard

Coyote

as Chief Dennison

Elastic Hearts

Dubbels

Television (78)

In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin

as Self

Ghosts

as Frank

Law & Order: Organized Crime

2021

as Randall Stabler

7.9

Law & Order: Organized Crime

as Randall Stabler

United States of Al

as Art

The Act

as Russ

Girlboss

as Jay

Get Shorty

as Bob Grace

Claws

as Clay "Uncle Daddy" Husser

Better Call Saul

as Hank Schrader

Superstore

as Howard Fox

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

as Le Loup

Sons of Liberty

as Ben Franklin

Under the Dome

as James "Big Jim" Rennie

Talking Bad

as Self

Scandal

as Fenton Glackland

Key & Peele

as Mexican Drug Cartel Leader

7.7

Body of Proof

2011

as Special Agent Brendan Johnson

Whitney

as Wayne

Fairly Legal

as Coach Gardner

Eagleheart

as Deke

Law & Order: LA

as Bob Kentner

The Glades

as Michael Nelson

The Defenders

as Donnie Barrett

The Good Guys

as Pike

Castle

as John Davis

Lie to Me

as Dawkins

Dark Blue

as Cahill

The Mentalist

as Sgt. Don Henderson

Breaking Bad

as Hank Schrader

Breaking Bad

as Hank Schrader

True Blood

as Leon

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

as Nelson

The Big Bang Theory

as Richard Williams

Saving Grace

as Ross Ford

The Unit

as Supervisor Marsh

Justice

Windfall

as Damien's Father

Grey's Anatomy

as Vince

Bones

as Don Timmons

American Dad!

as Head of Security (voice)

Medium

as Detective Rickey

Over There

as Mr. Parker

Lost

as Howard Gray

Boston Legal

as Byron Kaneb

LAX

as Danny

Medical Investigation

as David Weiner

NCIS

as Vestman

Cold Case

as Wayne Nelson (1994 & 2006)

Las Vegas

as Ray Brennan

Nip/Tuck

as Mark Noble

The Lyon's Den

Tremors

as W.D. Twitchell

Without a Trace

as Tim Orley

American Dreams

as Frank Moran

as General Bowden

Crossing Jordan

as Liam Moore

Six Feet Under

as Detective Shea

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Bob Durham

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Judge Whittaker

Boston Public

as Matthew Gordon

The District

as Charles N. Burke

The West Wing

as Steve Hodder

Charmed

as Dr. Stone

V.I.P.

as Jackson Lasarr

The Practice

as Detective

Nash Bridges

as Frank Maddigan

The Pretender

as Tommy Larson

Millennium

as Agent Boxer

Seduced by Madness

as Detective Pike

Murder One

as Rusty Arnold

as Clark

The X-Files

as Marshal Tapia

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Deke Powell

Fallen Angels

as Allen

Married... with Children

as Rodent

Beauty and the Beast

The Equalizer

as Martin