Dean Norris
Acting • Born 1963-04-08
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.
Filmography
160 credits
Lethal Weapon 2
Movie • 1989
Tim Cavanaugh
The Lawnmower Man
Movie • 1992
Director
Evan Almighty
Movie • 2007
Officer Collins
The One
Movie • 2001
Sgt. Siegel
Disorganized Crime
Movie • 1989
Deputy Joe
Without Limits
Movie • 1998
Bill Dellinger
Money Train
Movie • 1995
Guard with Dooley
The Cell
Movie • 2000
Cole
Death Benefit
Movie • 1996
Rod Montgomery
Hard to Kill
Movie • 1990
Det. Sgt. Goodhart
The Negotiator
Movie • 1998
Scott
Montana
Movie • 1990
Foreman
Linewatch
Movie • 2008
Warren Kane
American Gun
Movie • 2005
Terrence
3 Strikes
Movie • 2000
Officer Roberts
Get the Gringo
Movie • 2012
Bill
Question of Faith
Movie • 1988
Richard
Full Eclipse
Movie • 1993
Fleming
The Parenting
Movie • 2025
Cliff
The Counselor
Movie • 2013
Buyer
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Chrimbus Special
Movie • 2010
Del Tong
The Frozen Ground
Movie • 2013
Sgt. Lyle Haugsven
Murderous Vision
Movie • 1991
Lieutenant Martin
Till Death Us Do Part
Movie • 1992
Matt Hobert
Men, Women & Children
Movie • 2014
Kent Mooney
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
Movie • 2013
Self
It's Nothing Personal
Movie • 1993
Michael Dawson
Small Time
Movie • 2014
Ash Martini
How Do You Know
Movie • 2010
Softball Coach
Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage
Movie • 1991
Mike
Forgotten Sins
Movie • 1996
Detective Carl Messenger
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
Movie • 1994
Red Arrow
Remember
Movie • 2015
John Kurlander
The Last Seduction
Movie • 1994
Shep
Mrs. Harris
Movie • 2006
Sporting Goods Clerk
Little Miss Sunshine
Movie • 2006
State Trooper McCleary
Safe
Movie • 1995
Mover
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
Movie • 1995
Levasseur
Secret in Their Eyes
Movie • 2015
Bumpy
Carry-On
Movie • 2024
Phil Sarkowski
When You Remember Me
Movie • 1990
Bill
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
Movie • 1992
Det. Russell Dahl
It Came from Outer Space II
Movie • 1995
Dave Grant
The Firm
Movie • 1993
The Squat Man
Starship Troopers
Movie • 1997
Commanding Officer
After Jimmy
Movie • 1996
Ray Johnson
Unfrosted
Movie • 2024
Khruschev
The Six Triple Eight
Movie • 2024
General Halt
Fist Fight
Movie • 2017
Principal Richard Tyler
Total Recall
Movie • 1990
Tony
On the Line
Movie • 1998
Manny Denikolas
Desperate Hours
Movie • 1990
Maddox
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Movie • 1991
SWAT Team Leader
The Book of Henry
Movie • 2017
Glenn Sickleman
Death Wish
Movie • 2018
Detective Rains
Number One Fan
Movie • 1995
Graham Chandler
Mr. Murder
Movie • 1998
Victor 'Vic' Delorio
My Little Assassin
Movie • 1999
Jailbait
Movie • 1993
Hershiser
Texas Justice
Movie • 1995
Beirut
Movie • 2018
Donald Gaines
Playmaker
Movie • 1994
Detective Marconi
Secrets
Movie • 1992
Henderson
Prom
Movie • 2011
Frank Prescott
Gattaca
Movie • 1997
Cop on the Beat
Fool's Paradise
Movie • 2023
Studio Head
The Hustle
Movie • 2019
Howard Bacon
The Heartbreak Kid
Movie • 2007
Jodi's Father
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Movie • 2019
Roy Nicholls
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Movie • 1990
SWAT Team Leader
Barbarians at the Gate
Movie • 1993
1st Scientist
Sonic Impact
Movie • 2000
Agent McGee
Remember I'll Always Love You
Movie • 2011
Terry
Innocent Victims
Movie • 1996
Frank Sarezin
WrestleMania 41: Sunday
Movie • 2025
Self
Border Hunters
Movie • 2025
Abraham
Lansky
Movie • 1999
Naval Captain
Coyote
Movie
Chief Dennison
Elastic Hearts
Movie
Dubbels
Movie
Riot
Movie • 1997
Kalena
Medium
TV • 2005
Detective Rickey
Boston Public
TV • 2000
Matthew Gordon
Six Feet Under
TV • 2001
Detective Shea
Breaking Bad
TV • 2008
Hank Schrader
Medical Investigation
TV • 2004
David Weiner
Castle
TV • 2009
John Davis
The District
TV • 2000
Charles N. Burke
Justice
TV • 2006
The Pretender
TV • 1996
Tommy Larson
Bones
TV • 2005
Don Timmons
The Unit
TV • 2006
Supervisor Marsh
Las Vegas
TV • 2003
Ray Brennan
Cold Case
TV • 2003
Wayne Nelson (1994 & 2006)
Beauty and the Beast
TV • 1987
24
TV • 2001
General Bowden
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Bob Durham
Nip/Tuck
TV • 2003
Mark Noble
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV • 1993
Deke Powell
American Dreams
TV • 2002
Frank Moran
Without a Trace
TV • 2002
Tim Orley
LAX
TV • 2004
Danny
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Phil Baker
Medium
TV • 2005
Paul Scanlon
The Equalizer
TV • 1985
Martin
Lost
TV • 2004
Howard Gray
Tremors
TV • 2003
W.D. Twitchell
United States of Al
TV • 2021
Art
The Lyon's Den
TV • 2003
Windfall
TV • 2006
Damien's Father
ER
TV • 1994
Clark
Boston Legal
TV • 2004
Byron Kaneb
Saving Grace
TV • 2007
Ross Ford
True Blood
TV • 2008
Leon
Lie to Me
TV • 2009
Dawkins
Under the Dome
TV • 2013
James "Big Jim" Rennie
The Glades
TV • 2010
Michael Nelson
The Mentalist
TV • 2008
Sgt. Don Henderson
Sons of Liberty
TV • 2015
Ben Franklin
The X-Files
TV • 1993
Marshal Tapia
The West Wing
TV • 1999
Steve Hodder
The Pretender
TV • 1996
Sheriff Whalen
Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005
Vince
Body of Proof
TV • 2011
Special Agent Brendan Johnson
Married... with Children
TV • 1987
Rodent
Eagleheart
TV • 2011
Deke
The Big Bang Theory
TV • 2007
Richard Williams
Girlboss
TV • 2017
Jay
Law & Order: LA
TV • 2010
Bob Kentner
Get Shorty
TV • 2017
Bob Grace
Scandal
TV • 2012
Fenton Glackland
Fairly Legal
TV • 2011
Coach Gardner
Law & Order: Organized Crime
TV • 2021
Randall Stabler
Murder One
TV • 1995
Rusty Arnold
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
TV • 2008
Nelson
Fallen Angels
TV • 1993
Allen
NCIS
TV • 2003
Vestman
Claws
TV • 2017
Clay "Uncle Daddy" Husser
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV • 2000
Judge Whittaker
Superstore
TV • 2015
Howard Fox
American Dad!
TV • 2005
Head of Security (voice)
Better Call Saul
TV • 2015
Hank Schrader
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
TV • 2015
Le Loup
Charmed
TV • 1998
Dr. Stone
The Act
TV • 2019
Russ
Whitney
TV • 2011
Wayne
Crossing Jordan
TV • 2001
Liam Moore
V.I.P.
TV • 1998
Jackson Lasarr
The Defenders
TV • 2010
Donnie Barrett
Ghosts
TV • 2021
Frank
Key & Peele
TV • 2012
Mexican Drug Cartel Leader
In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin
TV • 2024
Self
The Practice
TV • 1997
Detective
The Good Guys
TV • 2010
Pike
Over There
TV • 2005
Mr. Parker
Nash Bridges
TV • 1996
Frank Maddigan
Millennium
TV • 1996
Agent Boxer
Dark Blue
TV • 2009
Cahill
Talking Bad
TV • 2013
Self
Seduced by Madness
TV • 1996
Detective Pike