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Dean Norris
1 FOLLOWER • 83 CREDITS • APR 8, 1963 • 61
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.
Known For
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5BD0kiTGnDxONqdrsswTewnk6WH.jpg)
The X-Files
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mZqWmSq1M61Jlre3furVDSXvdrN.jpg)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
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Medium
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bywFoHoLZvW2vxDc7n4ToAKkR0y.jpg)
Crossing Jordan
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/i3iwNb1rlAxtttkGf4jEJzHgSSm.jpg)
Law & Order: Organized Crime
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jcEl8SISNfGdlQFwLzeEtsjDvpw.jpg)
Grey's Anatomy
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/z4bPJ1BWU2EtV69NII2GVvsugQ2.jpg)
Charmed
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/maBJkaBM4UqAttn9UkLCfZEVEfk.jpg)
Superstore
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mxYWv7XeeUqT0ikW9ccIyjeJKTQ.jpg)
Law & Order: LA
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xnFFz3etm1vftF0ns8RMHA8XdqT.jpg)
American Dad!
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Cold Case
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Without a Trace
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The Mentalist
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Scandal
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Married... with Children
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ER
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24
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Lie to Me
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Walker, Texas Ranger
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Lost
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The Big Bang Theory
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Bones
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pr3WcVn1i7mKwae84MCOW0vpLYc.jpg)
American Dreams
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Fallen Angels
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NCIS
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eMFHl0HyLg7k04OVeE4xPvT6XhY.jpg)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ftwhXqizcVRo4pgqFnTysR9tAIM.jpg)
The Unit
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b8wq87RBCman73pxQzWWK93Eicu.jpg)
Nip/Tuck
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Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ztuH5aJIZQpu5ci27tY2nx1gwjO.jpg)
Six Feet Under
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The Equalizer
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eQyJoKFGUTlytx9f2zNjqmMOR82.jpg)
Boston Legal
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dDPJmvgbs1nMqFBbIdB67w9YCHe.jpg)
Las Vegas
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Beauty and the Beast
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/diXBeMzvfJb2iJg3G0kCUaMCzEc.jpg)
Castle
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The Lyon's Den
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fC2HDm5t0kHl7mTm7jxMR31b7by.jpg)
Better Call Saul
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vb1sQLC2MqfCPOFqHd8SyVsyDVB.jpg)
The Act
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LAX
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Windfall
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hnd8bGqWZhtEdCwDf5YXdIDaJei.jpg)
The District
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3bTy80VccV3suS9ywXryGakdG5y.jpg)
Medical Investigation
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True Blood
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kxasURRX1FHh1el6XYpSM2LGSVR.jpg)
Saving Grace
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Eagleheart
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pFlaoHTZeyNkG83vxsAJiGzfSsa.jpg)
Black Adam
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Unfrosted
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5M0j0B18abtBI5gi2RhfjjurTqb.jpg)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eSKr5Fl1MEC7zpAXaLWBWSBjgJq.jpg)
Gattaca
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5vjH8oQFZXJ0gTOPsJKWidVsWmg.jpg)
Evan Almighty
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gRFJ3xLewH1rwEplZBfKS4vGpFV.jpg)
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jN7yvxnIHRozhq2mzWZDE5GPRc0.jpg)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pPv4KYbcG16xmr2Q0rlV2Brqh6g.jpg)
Fool's Paradise
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/i9a4vbkzausnAzH07IOusX3ToTv.jpg)
The Firm
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wKn7AJw730emlmzLSmJtzquwaeW.jpg)
Little Miss Sunshine
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qZniBGQRESLIfxw6GeZLZ2G1osa.jpg)
The Hustle
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Money Train
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cxCmv23O7p3hyHwqoktHYkZcGsY.jpg)
Starship Troopers
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bVWM0L3DqFpNE3Yt49WjAgTQUc0.jpg)
The Heartbreak Kid
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pOYSCjYylOsEPkql3m9gcV1jycR.jpg)
Prom
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How Do You Know
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zBoXyG60facluDJExHSZZyW3cpP.jpg)
Question of Faith
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wVbeL6fkbTKSmNfalj4VoAUUqJv.jpg)
Total Recall
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fdQHMNDjBzA7PDw1aNFww2eriLz.jpg)
The Cell
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gcr3t71KmeXINemMrhaGBGVJPwW.jpg)
The One
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1EEIUw0tkX7AJZ1ikZrtKZZKlC6.jpg)
Lethal Weapon 2
![](https://images.rivr.app/posters/1000/29367.jpg)
After Jimmy
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ca7xVIgh7UYsFOCBLP8ERmBktC5.jpg)
3 Strikes
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fwH0ePhd7m3swtCuFeubtR49ZTd.jpg)
Under the Dome
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/suLFg4UjvM5BoDipg2Wu3gZ802T.jpg)
The Book of Henry
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/huRhv4IZDk2ds0DIDkI6uxdmb6J.jpg)
Fist Fight
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uJXjZ3OgU8v0HKUPbHk1DZUW3m9.jpg)
Tremors
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w60XVdh93UU9k7yyXFItnZkVA5y.jpg)
Girlboss
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dzFHIxCcvq2CZVFCsgz7n1z5oIM.jpg)
Men, Women & Children
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pJZQzwO7NXXwn0Z8Hz1aMWwRc7l.jpg)
Remember I'll Always Love You
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yqDWr5NAE7m1IWrygYwLyEB6pN0.jpg)
The West Wing
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ztkUQFLlC19CCMYHW9o1zWhJRNq.jpg)
Breaking Bad
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No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
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United States of Al
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g0eEEZAqMf98ULQnoiORuazjOpn.jpg)
Death Wish
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/76q5tPOPQkQYIuZu2SG6viZcp2b.jpg)
The Pretender
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kNjEmQGBm9cYqTB03r6yECozQyW.jpg)
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