Dean Norris

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1963-04-08 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

South Bend, Indiana, USA

Dean Norris

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 ...

Acting

1989

Lethal Weapon 2

as Tim Cavanaugh

1992

The Lawnmower Man

as The Director

2007

Evan Almighty

as Officer Collins

2001

The One

as Sgt. Siegel

1989

Disorganized Crime

as Deputy Joe

1998

Without Limits

as Bill Dellinger

1995

Money Train

as Guard with Dooley

2000

The Cell

as Cole

1996

Death Benefit

as Rod Montgomery

1990

Hard to Kill

as Det. Sgt. Goodhart

1998

1990

Montana

as Foreman

2008

Linewatch

as Warren Kane

2005

American Gun

as Terrence

2000

3 Strikes

as Officer Roberts

2012

1988

1993

Full Eclipse

as Fleming

2025

2013

2013

The Frozen Ground

as Sgt. Lyle Haugsven

1991

Murderous Vision

as Lieutenant Martin

1992

Till Death Us Do Part

as Matt Hobert

2014

Men, Women & Children

as Kent Mooney

1993

It's Nothing Personal

as Michael Dawson

2014

Small Time

as Ash Martini

2010

How Do You Know

as Softball Coach

1996

Forgotten Sins

as Detective Carl Messenger

2015

Remember

as John Kurlander

2006

Mrs. Harris

as Sporting Goods Clerk

2006

Little Miss Sunshine

as State Trooper McCleary

1995

Safe

as Mover

2024

Carry-On

as Phil Sarkowski

1993

The Firm

as The Squat Man

1997

Starship Troopers

as Commanding Officer

1996

After Jimmy

as Ray Johnson

2024

Unfrosted

as Khruschev

2024

The Six Triple Eight

as General Halt

2017

Fist Fight

as Principal Richard Tyler

1990

1998

On the Line

as Manny Denikolas

1990

1991

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

as SWAT Team Leader

2017

The Book of Henry

as Glenn Sickleman

2018

Death Wish

as Detective Rains

1995

Number One Fan

as Graham Chandler

1998

Mr. Murder

as Victor 'Vic' Delorio

1993

Jailbait

as Hershiser

2018

Beirut

as Donald Gaines

1994

Playmaker

as Detective Marconi

1992

Secrets

as Henderson

2011

Prom

as Frank Prescott

1997

Gattaca

as Cop on the Beat

2023

Fool's Paradise

as Studio Head

2019

The Hustle

as Howard Bacon

2007

The Heartbreak Kid

as Jodi's Father

1990

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

as SWAT Team Leader

1993

Barbarians at the Gate

as 1st Scientist

2000

Sonic Impact

as Agent McGee

1996

Innocent Victims

as Frank Sarezin

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Gringo Hunter

as Abraham

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