Place of Birth: South Bend, Indiana, USA
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 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.
Movie | Cast | Year |
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Lethal Weapon 2 | Tim Cavanaugh | 1989 |
The Lawnmower Man | The Director | 1992 |
Evan Almighty | Officer Collins | 2007 |
The One | Sgt. Siegel | 2001 |
Disorganized Crime | Deputy Joe | 1989 |
Without Limits | Bill Dellinger | 1998 |
Money Train | Guard with Dooley | 1995 |
The Cell | Cole | 2000 |
Death Benefit | Rod Montgomery | 1996 |
Hard to Kill | Det. Sgt. Goodhart | 1990 |
The Negotiator | Scott | 1998 |
Montana | Foreman | 1990 |
Linewatch | Warren | 2008 |
American Gun | Terrence | 2005 |
3 Strikes | Officer Roberts | 2000 |
Get the Gringo | Bill | 2012 |
Question of Faith | Richard | 1988 |
Full Eclipse | Fleming | 1993 |
The Parenting | 1970 | |
The Counselor | Buyer | 2013 |
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Chrimbus Special | Del Tong | 2010 |
The Frozen Ground | Sgt. Lyle Haugsven | 2013 |
Murderous Vision | Lieutenant Martin | 1991 |
Till Death Us Do Part | Matt Hobert | 1992 |
Men, Women & Children | Kent Mooney | 2014 |
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad | Self | 2013 |
It's Nothing Personal | Michael Dawson | 1993 |
Small Time | Ash Martini | 2014 |
How Do You Know | Softball Coach | 2010 |
Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage | Mike | 1991 |
Forgotten Sins | Detective Carl Messenger | 1996 |
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee | Red Arrow | 1994 |
Remember | John Kurlander | 2015 |
The Last Seduction | Shep | 1994 |
Mrs. Harris | Sporting Goods Clerk | 2006 |
Little Miss Sunshine | State Trooper McCleary | 2006 |
Safe | Mover | 1995 |
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice | Levasseur | 1995 |
Secret in Their Eyes | Bumpy | 2015 |
Carry-On | Phil Sarkowski | 2024 |
When You Remember Me | Bill | 1990 |
Remember I'll Always Love You | 2011 | |
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One | Det. Russell Dahl | 1992 |
It Came from Outer Space II | Dave Grant | 1995 |
The Firm | The Squat Man | 1993 |
Starship Troopers | Commanding Officer | 1997 |
After Jimmy | Ray Johnson | 1996 |
Unfrosted | Khruschev | 2024 |
The Six Triple Eight | General Halt | 2024 |
Fist Fight | Principal Richard Tyler | 2017 |
Total Recall | Tony | 1990 |
On the Line | Manny Denikolas | 1998 |
Desperate Hours | Maddox | 1990 |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day | SWAT Team Leader | 1991 |
The Book of Henry | Glenn Sickleman | 2017 |
Death Wish | Detective Rains | 2018 |
Number One Fan | Graham Chandler | 1995 |
Mr. Murder | Victor 'Vic' Delorio | 1998 |
My Little Assassin | 1999 | |
Jailbait | Hershiser | 1993 |
Texas Justice | 1995 | |
Beirut | Donald Gaines | 2018 |
Playmaker | Detective Marconi | 1994 |
Secrets | Henderson | 1992 |
Prom | Frank Prescott | 2011 |
Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story | Detective Pike | 1996 |
Gattaca | Cop on the Beat | 1997 |
Fool's Paradise | Studio Head | 2023 |
The Hustle | Howard Bacon | 2019 |
The Heartbreak Kid | Jodi's Father | 2007 |
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark | Roy Nicholls | 2019 |
Gremlins 2: The New Batch | SWAT Team Leader | 1990 |
Barbarians at the Gate | 1st Scientist | 1993 |
Sonic Impact | Agent McGee | 2000 | Series | Cast | Year |
Medium | Detective Rickey | 2005 |
Boston Public | Matthew Gordon | 2000 |
Six Feet Under | Detective Shea | 2001 |
Breaking Bad | Hank Schrader | 2008 |
Medical Investigation | David Weiner | 2004 |
Castle | John Davis | 2009 |
The District | Charles N. Burke | 2000 |
Justice | 2006 | |
The Pretender | Tommy Larson | 1996 |
Bones | Don Timmons | 2005 |
The Unit | Supervisor Marsh | 2006 |
Las Vegas | 2003 | |
Cold Case | Wayne Nelson (1994 & 2006) | 2003 |
Beauty and the Beast | 1987 | |
24 | General Bowden | 2001 |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Bob Durham | 2000 |
Nip/Tuck | 2003 | |
Walker, Texas Ranger | Deke Powell | 1993 |
American Dreams | Frank Moran | 2002 |
Without a Trace | Tim Orley | 2002 |
LAX | Danny | 2004 |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Phil Baker | 2000 |
Medium | Paul Scanlon | 2005 |
The Equalizer | Martin | 1985 |
Lost | Howard Gray | 2004 |
Tremors | W.D. Twitchell | 2003 |
United States of Al | Art | 2021 |
The Lyon's Den | 2003 | |
Windfall | 2006 | |
ER | Clark | 1994 |
Boston Legal | Byron Kaneb | 2004 |
Saving Grace | 2007 | |
True Blood | Leon | 2008 |
Lie to Me | Dawkins | 2009 |
Under the Dome | James "Big Jim" Rennie | 2013 |
The Glades | Michael Nelson | 2010 |
The Mentalist | Sgt. Don Henderson | 2008 |
Sons of Liberty | Ben Franklin | 2015 |
The X-Files | Marshal Tapia | 1993 |
The West Wing | Steve Hodder | 1999 |
The Pretender | Sheriff Whalen | 1996 |
Grey's Anatomy | Vince | 2005 |
Body of Proof | Special Agent Brendan Johnson | 2011 |
Married... with Children | Rodent | 1987 |
Eagleheart | Deke | 2011 |
The Big Bang Theory | Richard Williams | 2007 |
Girlboss | Jay | 2017 |
Law & Order: LA | Bob Kentner | 2010 |
Get Shorty | Bob Grace | 2017 |
Scandal | Fenton Glackland | 2012 |
Fairly Legal | Coach Gardner | 2011 |
Law & Order: Organized Crime | Randall Stabler | 2021 |
Murder One | Rusty Arnold | 1995 |
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Nelson | 2008 |
Fallen Angels | Allen | 1993 |
NCIS | Vestman | 2003 |
Claws | Clay "Uncle Daddy" Husser | 2017 |
Curb Your Enthusiasm | Judge Whittaker | 2000 |
Superstore | Howard Fox | 2015 |
American Dad! | Head of Security (voice) | 2005 |
Better Call Saul | Hank Schrader | 2015 |
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Le Loup | 2015 |
Charmed | Dr. Stone | 1998 |
The Act | Russ | 2019 |
Whitney | Wayne | 2011 |
Crossing Jordan | Liam Moore | 2001 |
V.I.P. | Jackson Lasarr | 1998 |
The Defenders | Donnie Barrett | 2010 |
Ghosts | Frank | 2021 |