Dean Norris

Dean Norris Biography

Dean Joseph Norris (born 1962/1963) is an American actor, best known for portraying DEA agent Hank Schrader on the AMC series Breaking Bad and town selectman James "Big Jim" Rennie on the CBS series Under the Dome.

Early life

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 claims to have gotten straight As. He is a 1985 graduate of Harvard College, where he majored in social studies. He also attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Career

Norris starred in Tremors: The Series and the film Without Limits. He has had guest spots on shows such as NYPD Blue, The X-Files, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The West Wing, Nip/Tuck, Married With Children, Las Vegas, Castle, 24, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Eagleheart, True Blood, Bones, Grey's Anatomy, Lost, Nash Bridges, NCIS, Six Feet Under, Medium, and Charmed. He has appeared in films such as Gattaca, The Negotiator, The Lawnmower Man, Little Miss Sunshine, Evan Almighty, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Lethal Weapon 2, Total Recall, Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee, Liars' Dice, The Cell, Hard to Kill, Starship Troopers, Playmaker, 3 Strikes, American Gun, and Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco.

Norris is best known for his role as DEA agent Hank Schrader on Breaking Bad, which he played from the show's premiere in 2008 to its final season in 2013. He is currently starring in the CBS series Under the Dome, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. He plays selectman James "Big Jim" Rennie, the only town council member in the area which is cut off from the rest of the USA; Rennie initially seems to do the right thing in getting the town accustomed to the separation, but he soon starts to abuse his power.

Personal life

Norris lives with his wife Bridget and their five children in Temecula, California.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1985	Blind Alleys	Peter Brockway
1988	Leap of Faith	Richard
1988	Police Story: Gladiator School	Ralph Thomas
1989	Disorganized Crime	Deputy Joe
1989	Lethal Weapon 2	Tim Cavanaugh
1990	Montana	Foreman
1990	When You Remember Me	Bill
1990	Hard to Kill	Det. Sgt. Goodhart
1990	Total Recall	Tony
1990	Gremlins 2: The New Batch	SWAT team leader
1990	Desperate Hours	Maddox
1991	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	SWAT team leader
1991	Murderous Vision	Lieutenant Martin
1991	Locked Up: A Mother's Rage	Mike
1992	Till Death Us Do Part	Matt Hobert
1992	Secrets	Henderson
1992	The Lawnmower Man	The director
1993	The Firm	Squat man
1993	Barbarians at the Gate	Scientist
1993	Full Eclipse	Fleming
1994	Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee	Red Arrow
1994	Jailbait	Hershiser
1994	Playmaker	Detective Marconi
1994	The Last Seduction	Shep
1995	Safe	Mover
1995	Money Train	Guard
1995	In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice	Levasseur
1996	Innocent Victims	Frank Sarezin
1996	It Came from Outer Space II	Dave Grant
1996	Seduced by Madness	Detective Pike
1996	Forgotten Sins	Detective Carl Messenger
1996	Death Benefit	Rod Montgomery
1996	After Jimmy	Ray Johnson
1997	Gattaca	Beat cop
1997	Starship Troopers	Commanding officer
1997	Riot	Kalena
1998	On the Line	Manny Denikolas
1998	The Negotiator	Scott
1998	Without Limits	Dellinger
1999	Sonic Impact	Agent McGee
2000	3 Strikes	Officer Robert
2000	The Cell	Cole
2001	The One	Sgt. Siegel
2005	American Gun	Terrence
2005	Mrs. Harris	Sporting goods clerk
2006	Little Miss Sunshine	State Trooper McCleary
2007	Evan Almighty	Officer Collins
2007	The Heartbreak Kid	Jodi's father
2008	Linewatch	Warren Kane
2010	How Do You Know	Tom
2011	Prom	Frank Prescott
2012	Get the Gringo	Bill
2013	The Frozen Ground	Sgt. Lyle Haugsven
2013	Small Time	Ash Martini
2013	The Counselor	TBA

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	The Equalizer	Martin	Episode: "Christmas Presence"
1989	Beauty and the Beast	Biggs	Episode: "A Kingdom by the Sea"
1992	Homefront	Second coworker	Episode: "Take My Hand"
19931994	NYPD Blue	Father Jerry Downey	3 episodes
1994	Married... with Children	Rodent	Episode: "Dud Bowl"
1995	The X Files	Marshal Tapia	Episode: "F. Emasculata"
1995	Fallen Angels	Allen	Episode: "Tomorrow I Die"
1995	The Marshal	Tyler Dumas	Episode: "Kissing Cousins"
19951996	Murder One	Rusty Arnold	3 episodes
1996	Dark Skies	Clayton Lewis	Episode: "We Shall Overcome"
1997	The Pretender	Tommy Larson	1 episode
1997	Nash Bridges	William Robard	1 episode
1998	V.I.P.	Jackson Lasarr	Episode: "Beats Working at a Hot Dog Stand"
1998	ER	Clark	Episode: "They Treat Horses, Don't They?"
1998	Walker, Texas Ranger	Deke Powell	Episode: "War City"
1999	Millennium	Del Boxer	Episode: "Seven and One"
1999	Pensacola: Wings of Gold	Spider Colonel Laweson	3 episodes
1999	The Practice	Detective	Episode: "Free Dental"
1999	Charmed	Dr. Stone	Episode: "They're Everywhere"
1999	Nash Bridges	Frank Maddigan	1 episode
2000	The Pretender	Sheriff Whalen	1 episode
2001	Boston Public	Matthew Gordon	Episode: "Chapter Sixteen"
2001	Six Feet Under	Detective Shea	Episode: "Familia"
2001	The District	Charles N. Burke	Episode: "Bulldog's Ghost"
2002	Philly	Detective Duff	Episode: "Mojo Rising"
20022004	American Dreams	Frank Moran	2 episodes
2003	24	General Bowen	2 episodes
2003	Tremors	W. D. Twitchell	10 episodes
2003	Dragnet	Leon Tate	Episode: "Slice of Life"
2004	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Bob Durham, Jr.	2 episodes
2004	NCIS	Gunnery Sergeant Vestman	Episode: "My Other Left Foot"
2004	Crossing Jordan	Liam Moore	Episode: "Dead in the Water"
2004	Medical Investigation	David Weiner	Episode: "Team"
2004	Boston Legal	Byron Kaneb	Episode: "Catch and Release"
2004	LAX	Danny	Episode: "Secret Santa"
2005	Without a Trace	Officer Tim Orley	Episode: "Penitence"
2005	Medium	Det. Rickey	2 episodes
2005	Over There	Mr. Parker	Episode: "Situation Normal"
2005	The West Wing	Steve Hodder	2 episodes
2005	Las Vegas	Ray Brennan	Episode: "Everything Old Is You Again"
2006	Cold Case	Wayne Nelson	Episode: "Death Penalty: Final Appeal"
2006	Windfall	Damien's father	4 episodes
2006	Just Legal	Judge	Episode: "The Code"
2006	Nip/Tuck	Mark Noble	Episode: "Shari Noble"
2006	Justice	Jack Clark	Episode: "Crucified"
2007	Grey's Anatomy	Vince	2 episodes
2007	The Unit	Supervisor Marsh	2 episodes
2008	Saving Grace	Ross Ford	Episode: "Have a Seat, Earl"
2008	Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles	Nelson	2 episodes
2008	Bones	Don Timmons	Episode: "The Finger in the Nest"
20082013	Breaking Bad	Hank Schrader	62 episodes
2009	Lost	Howard Grey	Episode: "Some Like It Hoth"
2009	True Blood	Leon	Episode: "Shake and Fingerpot"
2009	The Cleaner	Mr. Fisher	Episode: "Path of Least Resistance"
2010	Criminal Minds	Det. John Barton	Episode: "...A Thousand Words"
2010	The Glades	Michael Nelson	Episode: "Doppleganger"
2010	Lie to Me	Dawkins	Episode: "Darkness and Light"
2010	Dark Blue	Cahill	Episode: "Jane Wayne"
2010	Chase	Sheriff Keagan	Episode: "The Posse"
2010	The Good Guys	Pike	Episode: "Cop Killer"
2010	The Whole Truth	Mike Taylor	Episode: "Cold Case"
2010	Medium	Paul Scanlon	2 episodes
2011	Fairly Legal	Coach Gardner	Episode: "Benched"
2011	The Defenders	Donnie Barrett	Episode: "Nevada v. Donnie the Numbers Guy"
2011	Off the Map	Morris Cooper	Episode: "It's a Leaf"
2011	Law & Order: LA	Bob Kentner	Episode: "Westwood"
2011	CSI: NY	Lt. Mitchell Adler	Episode: "Officer Involved"
2011	Castle	Captain John Davis	Episode: "Cops & Robbers"
2011	The Mentalist	Sgt. Don Henderson	Episode: "Pink Tops"
2011	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Phil Baker	2 episodes
2012	Body of Proof	Special Agent Brendan Johnson	2 episodes
2012	Eagleheart	Deke	Episode: "Blues"
2012	Key & Peele	Mexican drug cartel leader	Episode: "Manly Tears"
2013	Whitney	Wayne Miller	Episode: "Nesting"
2013	Under the Dome	James "Big Jim" Rennie

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title
2011	Saturn Award	Best Supporting Actor on Television	Breaking Bad
2012	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Breaking Bad
2013	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Breaking Bad

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