Acting credits
158
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Dean Norris
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
4.7
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Movies: 81Series: 77
TMDB ID: 14329
IMDb ID: nm0606487
Known for: Acting
Born: April 8, 1963
Age: 63
Place of birth: South Bend, Indiana, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1985 - 2026
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 6.94
Wikidata: Q432385
Also known as
Dean Joseph Norris
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.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Dean Norris.
In 2 weeks
Confession
2026 Movie
TERM
as Senator Randall Murphy
2026 Movie
Border Hunters
as Abraham
2025 Movie
WrestleMania 41: Sunday
as Self
2025 Movie
The Parenting
as Cliff
2025 Movie
The Six Triple Eight
as General Halt
2024 Movie
Carry-On
as Phil Sarkowski
2024 Movie
Unfrosted
as Khruschev
2024 Movie
Fool's Paradise
as Studio Head
2023 Movie
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
as Roy Nicholls
2019 Movie
The Hustle
as Howard Bacon
2019 Movie
Beirut
as Donald Gaines
2018 Movie
Death Wish
as Detective Rains
2018 Movie
The Book of Henry
as Glenn Sickleman
2017 Movie
Fist Fight
as Principal Richard Tyler
2017 Movie
Remember
as John Kurlander
2015 Movie
Secret in Their Eyes
as Bumpy
2015 Movie
Men, Women & Children
as Kent Mooney
2014 Movie
Small Time
as Ash Martini
2014 Movie
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
as Self
2013 Movie
The Counselor
as Buyer
2013 Movie
The Frozen Ground
as Sgt. Lyle Haugsven
2013 Movie
Get the Gringo
as Bill
2012 Movie
Remember I'll Always Love You
as Terry
2011 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Dean Norris.
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
as Captain Richard Williams • 1 eps
2026 Series
In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin
as Self • 1 eps
2024 Series
Ghosts
as Frank • 2 eps
2021 Series
Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Randall Stabler • 19 eps
2021 Series
United States of Al
as Art • 35 eps
2021 Series
The Act
as Russ • 1 eps
2019 Series
Get Shorty
as Bob Grace • 1 eps
2017 Series
Claws
as Clay "Uncle Daddy" Husser • 40 eps
2017 Series
Girlboss
as Jay • 13 eps
2017 Series
Superstore
as Howard Fox • 1 eps
2015 Series
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
as Le Loup • 1 eps
2015 Series
Better Call Saul
as Hank Schrader • 2 eps
2015 Series
Sons of Liberty
as Ben Franklin • 3 eps
2015 Series
Talking Bad
as Self • 1 eps
2013 Series
Under the Dome
as James "Big Jim" Rennie • 39 eps
2013 Series
Scandal
as Fenton Glackland • 5 eps
2012 Series
Key & Peele
as Mexican Drug Cartel Leader • 1 eps
2012 Series
Whitney
as Wayne • 1 eps
2011 Series
Body of Proof
as Special Agent Brendan Johnson • 2 eps
2011 Series
Eagleheart
as Deke • 1 eps
2011 Series
Fairly Legal
as Coach Gardner • 1 eps
2011 Series
Law & Order: LA
as Bob Kentner • 1 eps
2010 Series
The Defenders
as Donnie Barrett • 1 eps
2010 Series
The Glades
as Michael Nelson • 1 eps
2010 Series