Dean Norris
Born 1963
Known for Breaking Bad, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Death Wish.
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.
Movie Credits
Border Hunters (2025)
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)
Death Wish (2018)
Small Time (2014)
Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage (1991)
The Six Triple Eight (2024)
The Hustle (2019)
Beirut (2018)
Secret in Their Eyes (2015)
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad (2013)
Linewatch (2008)
Forgotten Sins (1996)
Men, Women & Children (2014)
Sonic Impact (1999)
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice (1995)
Safe (1995)
Till Death Us Do Part (1992)
Murderous Vision (1991)
The Parenting (2025)
Fist Fight (2017)
Remember (2015)
Without Limits (1998)
On The Line (1997)
It Came from Outer Space II (1995)
The Last Seduction (1994)
Carry-On (2024)
The Book of Henry (2017)
The Frozen Ground (2013)
The Lawnmower Man (1992)
3 Strikes (2000)
Full Eclipse (1993)
Disorganized Crime (1989)
Get the Gringo (2012)
The One (2001)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
The Cell (2000)
Desperate Hours (1990)
The Negotiator (1998)
Montana (1990)
Total Recall (1990)
How Do You Know (2010)
American Gun (2005)
Riot (1997)
Prom (2011)
The Heartbreak Kid (2007)
Starship Troopers (1997)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Money Train (1995)
The Firm (1993)
Fool's Paradise (2023)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Hard to Kill (1990)
Evan Almighty (2007)
Gattaca (1997)
Barbarians at the Gate (1993)
The Counselor (2013)
Lansky (1999)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Unfrosted (2024)
