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Home/People/Dean Norris
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Born
Apr 8, 1963
Age 62
Place of Birth
South Bend, Indiana, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

81
Movies
79
TV Shows
Also Known As
Dean Joseph Norris
IMDb Profile

Dean Norris

Acting

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.
Border Hunters poster

Border Hunters

as Abraham
2025
WrestleMania 41: Sunday poster

WrestleMania 41: Sunday

as Self
2025
The Parenting poster

The Parenting

as Cliff
2025
The Six Triple Eight poster

The Six Triple Eight

as General Halt
2024
Carry-On poster

Carry-On

as Phil Sarkowski
2024
Unfrosted poster

Unfrosted

as Khruschev
2024
Fool's Paradise poster

Fool's Paradise

as Studio Head
2023
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark poster

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

as Roy Nicholls
2019
The Hustle poster

The Hustle

as Howard Bacon
2019
Beirut poster

Beirut

as Donald Gaines
2018
Death Wish poster

Death Wish

as Detective Rains
2018
The Book of Henry poster

The Book of Henry

as Glenn Sickleman
2017
Fist Fight poster

Fist Fight

as Principal Richard Tyler
2017
Remember poster

Remember

as John Kurlander
2015
Secret in Their Eyes poster

Secret in Their Eyes

as Bumpy
2015
Men, Women & Children poster

Men, Women & Children

as Kent Mooney
2014
Small Time poster

Small Time

as Ash Martini
2014
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad poster

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

as Self
2013
The Counselor poster

The Counselor

as Buyer
2013
The Frozen Ground poster

The Frozen Ground

as Sgt. Lyle Haugsven
2013