Dean Norris

Acting · Born 1963-04-08 in South Bend, Indiana, USA

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

• Lethal Weapon 2 as Tim Cavanaugh
• The Negotiator as Scott
• Remember as John Kurlander
• Little Miss Sunshine as State Trooper McCleary
• Safe as Mover
• Starship Troopers as Commanding Officer
• The Six Triple Eight as General Halt
• Total Recall as Tony
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day as SWAT Team Leader
• The Book of Henry as Glenn Sickleman

TV

• Six Feet Under as Detective Shea
• Breaking Bad as Hank Schrader
• Castle as John Davis
• Bones as Don Timmons
• Cold Case as Wayne Nelson (1994 & 2006)
• 24 as General Bowden
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Bob Durham
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Phil Baker
• Lost as Howard Gray
• ER as Clark