Dean Norris
Date of birth: 1963-04-08
Place of birth: South Bend, Indiana, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Dean Joseph Norris, 딘 노리스, 狄恩·諾里斯, دین نوریس
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.
Movie Credits
Lethal Weapon 2
1989-07-07
Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats using their immunity to engage in cri
The Lawnmower Man
1992-03-05
A simple man is turned into a genius through the application of computer science.
Evan Almighty
2007-06-09
God contacts Junior Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great
The One
2001-11-02
A sheriff's deputy fights an alternate universe version of himself who grows stronger with each alte
Disorganized Crime
1989-04-14
Lou Diamond Phillips and Fred Gwynne team up with a gang of professional criminals who have everythi
Without Limits
1998-09-11
The life of renowned runner Steve Prefontaine and his relationship with legendary coach Bill Bowerma
Money Train
1995-11-21
When a vengeful New York transit cop decides to steal a trainload of subway fares, his foster brothe
The Cell
2000-08-18
A psychotherapist journeys inside a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim.
Death Benefit
1996-03-13
Steven Keeney is a big corporate lawyer who decides to take on a small-time murder case to discover
Hard to Kill
1990-02-09
Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think the
The Negotiator
1998-07-29
The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for hi
Montana
1990-02-09
Hoyce and Bess Guthrie are long married Montana ranchers who come to a major crossroads in their liv
Linewatch
2008-10-21
Academy Award Winner Cuba Gooding, Jr. is a Border Patrol Officer in the New Mexico desert with a se
American Gun
2005-09-15
Seemingly disparate portraits of people -- among them a single mother, a high school principal, and
3 Strikes
2000-03-01
Brian Hooks plays a character who is just released from jail. And the state adopts a "3 strikes" rul
Get the Gringo
2012-03-15
A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survi
Question of Faith
1988-10-06
A woman struck down by terminal cancer shuns conventional medical techniques at her husband's insist
Full Eclipse
1993-11-27
The LA police department have a special team of officers with a talent for reducing big-time crime.
The Parenting
2025-03-12
Boyfriends Josh and Rohan plan a weekend getaway to introduce their parents, only to discover that t
The Counselor
2013-10-25
A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking.
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Chrimbus Special
2010-10-22
Join Messers Heidecker and Wareheim for an exciting winter holiday that's taking the world by storm
The Frozen Ground
2013-07-11
An Alaska State Trooper partners with a young woman who escaped the clutches of serial killer Robert
Murderous Vision
1991-02-21
Detective Kyle Robeshaw is a headstrong detective who finds himself stuck in a dead end job in missi
Till Death Us Do Part
1992-02-18
This is a true crime story based on the book of the same title by prosecuting attorney, Vincent Bugl
Men, Women & Children
2014-10-17
Follows the story of a group of high school teenagers and their parents as they attempt to navigate
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
2013-11-26
A documentary about the making of season five of the acclaimed AMC series Breaking Bad.
It's Nothing Personal
1993-02-01
An embittered ex-cop, on a quest for justice, teams up with a hard-boiled bounty hunter to go after
Small Time
2014-04-18
Al Klein and his longtime friend, Ash Martini, own a used car lot and these two know every trick in
How Do You Know
2010-12-17
After being cut from the USA softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds herself eval
Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage
1991-10-29
This women in prison drama tells us a story about the mother of three children, who was falsely accu
Forgotten Sins
1996-03-07
A county sheriff is accused by his daughter of having abused her. Her accusation gets more and more
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
1994-10-16
Mary Crow Dog, daughter of a desperately poor Indian family in South Dakota, is swept up in the prot
Remember
2015-10-23
With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia
The Last Seduction
1994-05-26
A devious femme fatale steals her husband’s drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets
Mrs. Harris
2006-02-25
Based on the sensational 1980s media event, famed cardiologist Herman Tarnower meets a particularly
Little Miss Sunshine
2006-07-26
A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California
Safe
1995-06-23
Carol White, a Los Angeles housewife in the late 1980s, comes down with a debilitating illness with
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
1995-10-01
When a state trooper is gunned down on a New Jersey highway, his friend and colleague sets out to tr
Secret in Their Eyes
2015-10-14
A tight-knit team of FBI investigators, along with their District Attorney supervisor, is suddenly t
Carry-On
2024-12-05
An airport security officer races to outsmart a mysterious traveler forcing him to let a dangerous i
When You Remember Me
1990-10-07
Fact-based story of Mike Mills, a teen with muscular dystrophy, who is placed in a state nursing hom
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
1992-11-29
In the first of a potential series of films inspired by the real-life experiences of Los Angeles pol
It Came from Outer Space II
1995-12-31
Aliens crashland near a small desert town, strewing odd bluish-glowing rocks throughout the area. To
The Firm
1993-06-30
Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approa
Starship Troopers
1997-11-07
Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobil
After Jimmy
1996-09-24
This is a story of Jimmy, a high school senior, who is struggling with his school life, family press
Unfrosted
2024-04-30
In a time when breakfast is ruled by milk and cereal, a fierce corporate battle begins over a revolu
The Six Triple Eight
2024-12-06
During World War II, the US Army's only all-Black, all-women battalion takes on an impossible missio
Fist Fight
2017-02-16
When one school teacher gets the other fired, he is challenged to an after-school fight.
Total Recall
1990-06-01
Construction worker Douglas Quaid's obsession with the planet Mars leads him to visit Recall, a comp
On the Line
1998-01-15
A female police detective tries to track down a gang of teenage bank robbers while dealing with sexu
Desperate Hours
1990-10-05
An escaped con, on the run from the law, moves into a married couple's house and takes over their li
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991-07-03
Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect you
The Book of Henry
2017-06-16
Susan, a single mother of two, works as a waitress in a small town. Her son, Henry, is an 11-year-ol
Death Wish
2018-03-01
A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a vio
Number One Fan
1995-09-26
A movie star is being stalked by a one-night stand.
Mr. Murder
1998-09-21
A group of scientists are trying to produce the perfect soldier by cloning. The day the clone is bor
My Little Assassin
1999-10-11
1981: Marita Lorenz checks into an Havana hotel and, in a flashback, remembers 22 years' before. At
Jailbait
1993-10-22
17 year old Kyle comes to the big city in search of her half-sister Merci. Merci is on the run after
Texas Justice
1995-02-12
When a Texas millionaire marries his mistress, a bitter divorce battle, two deaths, an FBI sting ope
Beirut
2018-04-11
In 1980s Beirut, Mason Skiles is a former U.S. diplomat who is called back into service to save a co
Playmaker
1994-05-14
A would-be actress uncovers horrifying files on other starlets.
Secrets
1992-04-06
Producer Mel Wexler is putting together "Manhattan," a night-time soap opera that will definitely be
Prom
2011-04-29
At “Prom,” every couple has a story and no two are exactly alike. As the big dance approaches for No
Gattaca
1997-09-07
Vincent is an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. He is a
Fool's Paradise
2023-05-12
A down-on-his-luck publicist discovers a recently released mental health patient who looks just like
The Hustle
2019-05-09
Two female scam artists, one low rent and the other high class, compete to swindle a naïve tech prod
The Heartbreak Kid
2007-10-05
Eddie, the 40-year-old confirmed bachelor finally says "I do" to the beautiful and sexy Lila. But du
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
2019-08-08
Mill Valley, Pennsylvania, Halloween night, 1968. After playing a joke on a school bully, Stella and
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990-06-15
Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soo
Barbarians at the Gate
1993-03-20
F. Ross Johnson decides to buyout his own tobacco firm RJR Nabisco after the plans of the launch of
Sonic Impact
2000-11-14
A dangerous criminal hijacks a plane with his fellow prisoners and threatens to crash it into a popu
Remember I'll Always Love You
2011-06-17
A woman discovers with astonishment that her husband has committed suicide. Sumida in great pain dec
Innocent Victims
1996-01-21
Army Sergeant Tim Hennis is wrongly convicted of killing the wife and children of an Air Force capta
WrestleMania 41: Sunday
2025-04-20
John Cena vies for his record 17th World Title when he challenges Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE
Border Hunters
2025-10-20
After his police officer brother is killed by a drug dealer who flees to the protection of his carte
Lansky
1999-02-27
Organized crime boss Meyer Lansky remembers his life as he is moving about the world looking for som
Coyote
Hernán Barroca, a weathered ex-smuggler, gets pulled back into the dangerous world he thought he had
Elastic Hearts
An intimate, character-driven drama set in contemporary America, though plot details remain under wr
Making of Better Call Saul: Finale
2022-09-01
A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of Better Call Saul Season Six. Includes interviews wi
Dubbels
An environmental engineering firm led by Pete is assigned to evaluate an abandoned ski resort built
Riot
1997-04-27
In April 1992, following the notorious Rodney King verdict, the streets of Los Angeles became a batt