Dean Norris

Acting

1963-04-08 · South Bend, Indiana, USA

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.

Filmography

Theaters

TERM

2026 · Movie

Border Hunters

2025 · Movie

WrestleMania 41: Sunday

2025 · Movie

The Parenting

2025 · Movie

The Six Triple Eight

2024 · Movie

Carry-On

2024 · Movie

In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin

2024 · Series

Unfrosted

2024 · Movie

Liam and Michael

2023 · Series

Fool's Paradise

2023 · Movie

Ghosts

2021 · Series

Law & Order: Organized Crime

2021 · Series

United States of Al

2021 · Series

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

2019 · Movie

The Hustle

2019 · Movie

The Act

2019 · Series

Beirut

2018 · Movie

Death Wish

2018 · Movie

Get Shorty

2017 · Series

The Book of Henry

2017 · Movie

Claws

2017 · Series

Girlboss

2017 · Series

Fist Fight

2017 · Movie

Superstore

2015 · Series

Remember

2015 · Movie

Secret in Their Eyes

2015 · Movie

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

2015 · Series

Better Call Saul

2015 · Series

Sons of Liberty

2015 · Series

Men, Women & Children

2014 · Movie

Small Time

2014 · Movie

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

2013 · Movie

The Counselor

2013 · Movie

Talking Bad

2013 · Series

The Frozen Ground

2013 · Movie

Under the Dome

2013 · Series

Scandal

2012 · Series

Get the Gringo

2012 · Movie

Key & Peele

2012 · Series

Whitney

2011 · Series

Remember I'll Always Love You

2011 · Movie

Prom

2011 · Movie

Body of Proof

2011 · Series

Eagleheart

2011 · Series

Fairly Legal

2011 · Series

How Do You Know

2010 · Movie

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Chrimbus Special

2010 · Movie

Law & Order: LA

2010 · Series

The Defenders

2010 · Series

The Glades

2010 · Series

The Good Guys

2010 · Series

Dark Blue

2009 · Series

Castle

2009 · Series

Lie to Me

2009 · Series

Linewatch

2008 · Movie

The Mentalist

2008 · Series

True Blood

2008 · Series

Breaking Bad

2008 · Series

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

2008 · Series

The Heartbreak Kid

2007 · Movie

The Big Bang Theory

2007 · Series

Saving Grace

2007 · Series

Evan Almighty

2007 · Movie

Justice

2006 · Series

Little Miss Sunshine

2006 · Movie

Windfall

2006 · Series

The Unit

2006 · Series

Over There

2005 · Series

Mrs. Harris

2005 · Movie

American Gun

2005 · Movie

Bones

2005 · Series

Grey's Anatomy

2005 · Series

American Dad!

2005 · Series

Medium

2005 · Series

Boston Legal

2004 · Series

Lost

2004 · Series

LAX

2004 · Series

Medical Investigation

2004 · Series

Cold Case

2003 · Series

The Lyon's Den

2003 · Series

NCIS

2003 · Series

Las Vegas

2003 · Series

Nip/Tuck

2003 · Series

Tremors

2003 · Series

American Dreams

2002 · Series

Without a Trace

2002 · Series

2001 · Series

The One

2001 · Movie

Crossing Jordan

2001 · Series

Six Feet Under

2001 · Series

Sonic Impact

2000 · Movie

Boston Public

2000 · Series

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000 · Series

The District

2000 · Series

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000 · Series

The Cell

2000 · Movie

3 Strikes

2000 · Movie

My Little Assassin

1999 · Movie

The West Wing

1999 · Series

Lansky

1999 · Movie

Charmed

1998 · Series

V.I.P.

1998 · Series

Mr. Murder

1998 · Movie

Without Limits

1998 · Movie

The Negotiator

1998 · Movie

On the Line

1998 · Movie

Starship Troopers

1997 · Movie

Gattaca

1997 · Movie

Riot

1997 · Movie

The Practice

1997 · Series

Millennium

1996 · Series

After Jimmy

1996 · Movie

The Pretender

1996 · Series

Nash Bridges

1996 · Series

Death Benefit

1996 · Movie

Forgotten Sins

1996 · Movie

Seduced by Madness

1996 · Series

Innocent Victims

1996 · Movie

It Came from Outer Space II

1995 · Movie

Money Train

1995 · Movie

In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice

1995 · Movie

Number One Fan

1995 · Movie

Murder One

1995 · Series

Safe

1995 · Movie

Texas Justice

1995 · Movie

Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee

1994 · Movie

1994 · Series

The Last Seduction

1994 · Movie

Playmaker

1994 · Movie

Full Eclipse

1993 · Movie

Jailbait

1993 · Movie

The X-Files

1993 · Series

Fallen Angels

1993 · Series

The Firm

1993 · Movie

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993 · Series

Barbarians at the Gate

1993 · Movie

It's Nothing Personal

1993 · Movie

From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One

1992 · Movie

Secrets

1992 · Movie

The Lawnmower Man

1992 · Movie

Till Death Us Do Part

1992 · Movie

Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage

1991 · Movie

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

1991 · Movie

Murderous Vision

1991 · Movie

When You Remember Me

1990 · Movie

Desperate Hours

1990 · Movie

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990 · Movie

Total Recall

1990 · Movie

Hard to Kill

1990 · Movie

Montana

1990 · Movie

Lethal Weapon 2

1989 · Movie

Disorganized Crime

1989 · Movie

Police Story

1988 · Series

Question of Faith

1988 · Movie

Beauty and the Beast

1987 · Series

Married... with Children

1987 · Series

The Equalizer

1985 · Series

Coyote

Movie

Dubbels

Movie

Elastic Hearts

Movie