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. Norris starred in Tremors: The Series and the film Without Limits. He has had guest spots in other television series including NYPD Blue, The X-Files, The West Wing, and Lost, and has appeared in films including Gattaca and Terminator 2: Judgment Day. 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.
Movie | The Parenting | 2025 | |
Movie | Six Triple Eight | 2025 | |
Movie | Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One | White Adam (voice) | 2024-01-08 |
Movie | Unfrosted | Khruschev | 2024-04-30 |
Movie | Carry-On | 2024-11-20 | |
Movie | Fool's Paradise | Studio Head | 2023-05-12 |
Movie | Black Adam | White Adam | 2022-10-19 |
Series | United States of Al | Art | 2021-04-01 |
Movie | Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark | Roy Nicholls | 2019-08-08 |
Movie | The Hustle | Howard Bacon | 2019-05-09 |
Series | The Act | Russ | 2019-03-20 |
Movie | Beirut | Donald Gaines | 2018-04-11 |
Movie | Death Wish | Detective Rains | 2018-03-02 |
Series | Get Shorty | Bob Grace | 2017-08-13 |
Movie | The Book of Henry | Glenn Sickleman | 2017-06-16 |
Movie | Fist Fight | Principal Richard Tyler | 2017-02-16 |
Series | Girlboss | Jay | 2017-04-21 |
Series | Claws | Clay "Uncle Daddy" Husser | 2017-06-11 |
Series | Sons of Liberty | Ben Franklin | 2015-01-25 |
Movie | Remember | John Kurlander | 2015-10-23 |
Series | Better Call Saul | Hank Schrader | 2015-02-08 |
Series | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Le Loup | 2015-03-06 |
Movie | Secret in Their Eyes | Bumpy | 2015-10-14 |
Movie | Small Time | Ash Martini | 2014-04-18 |
Movie | Men, Women & Children | Kent Mooney | 2014-10-17 |
Series | Under the Dome | James "Big Jim" Rennie | 2013-06-24 |
Movie | The Counselor | Buyer | 2013-10-25 |
Movie | The Frozen Ground | Sgt. Lyle Haugsven | 2013-07-11 |
Movie | No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad | Self | 2013-11-26 |
Movie | Get the Gringo | Bill | 2012-03-15 |
Series | Fairly Legal | Coach Gardner | 2011-01-20 |
Movie | Prom | Frank Prescott | 2011-04-29 |
Movie | Remember I'll Always Love You | 2011-06-17 | |
Series | Eagleheart | Deke | 2011-02-03 |
Movie | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Chrimbus Special | Del Tong | 2010-10-22 |
Series | The Glades | Michael Nelson | 2010-07-11 |
Movie | How Do You Know | Softball Coach | 2010-12-17 |
Series | Castle | John Davis | 2009-03-09 |
Series | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Nelson | 2008-01-13 |
Series | Breaking Bad | Hank Schrader | 2008-01-20 |
Movie | Linewatch | Warren | 2008-10-21 |
Series | The Mentalist | Sgt. Don Henderson | 2008-09-23 |
Series | True Blood | Leon | 2008-09-07 |
Movie | Evan Almighty | Officer Collins | 2007-06-09 |
Series | Saving Grace | Unknown | 2007-07-23 |
Series | The Big Bang Theory | Colonel Williams | 2007-09-24 |
Movie | The Heartbreak Kid | Jodi's Father | 2007-10-05 |
Movie | Mrs. Harris | Sporting Goods Clerk | 2006-02-25 |
Series | The Unit | Unknown | 2006-03-07 |
Series | Windfall | Unknown | 2006-06-08 |
Series | Justice | Unknown | 2006-08-30 |
Movie | Little Miss Sunshine | State Trooper McCleary | 2006-07-26 |
Series | Medium | Unknown | 2005-01-03 |
Movie | American Gun | Terrence | 2005-09-15 |
Series | American Dad! | Unknown | 2005-02-06 |
Series | Grey's Anatomy | Unknown | 2005-03-27 |
Series | Bones | Don Timmons | 2005-09-13 |
Series | Medical Investigation | Unknown | 2004-09-09 |
Series | Boston Legal | Unknown | 2004-10-03 |
Series | Lost | Unknown | 2004-09-22 |
Series | LAX | Unknown | 2004-09-13 |
Series | Tremors | W.D. Twitchell | 2003-03-28 |
Series | Nip/Tuck | Unknown | 2003-07-22 |
Series | The Lyon's Den | Unknown | 2003-09-28 |
Series | Cold Case | Unknown | 2003-09-28 |
Series | NCIS | Unknown | 2003-09-23 |
Series | Las Vegas | Unknown | 2003-09-22 |
Series | American Dreams | Unknown | 2002-09-29 |
Series | Without a Trace | Tim Orley | 2002-09-26 |
Series | 24 | General Bowden | 2001-11-06 |
Movie | The One | Sgt. Siegel | 2001-11-02 |
Series | Crossing Jordan | Liam Moore | 2001-09-24 |
Series | Six Feet Under | Unknown | 2001-06-03 |
Series | Tremors the series | 2000-01-01 | |
Movie | 3 Strikes | Officer Roberts | 2000-03-01 |
Movie | The Cell | Cole | 2000-08-17 |
Series | Boston Public | Unknown | 2000-10-23 |
Movie | Sonic Impact | Agent McGee | 2000-11-14 |
Series | The District | Unknown | 2000-10-07 |
Series | The West Wing | Unknown | 1999-09-22 |
Movie | My Little Assassin | 1999-10-11 | |
Movie | The Negotiator | Scott | 1998-07-29 |
Movie | On The Line | Manny Denikolas | 1998-01-15 |
Series | V.I.P. | Jackson Lasarr | 1998-09-26 |
Movie | Without Limits | Bill Dellinger | 1998-09-11 |
Series | Charmed | Dr. Stone | 1998-10-07 |
Movie | Mr. Murder | Victor 'Vic' Delorio | 1998-09-21 |
Movie | Gattaca | Cop on the Beat | 1997-09-07 |
Movie | Starship Troopers | Commanding Officer | 1997-11-07 |
Movie | Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story | Detective Pike | 1996-02-25 |
Movie | Death Benefit | Rod Montgomery | 1996-03-13 |
Movie | After Jimmy | Ray Johnson | 1996-09-24 |
Movie | Forgotten Sins | Detective Carl Messenger | 1996-03-07 |
Series | The Pretender | Unknown | 1996-09-19 |
Movie | Texas Justice | 1995-02-12 | |
Movie | Safe | Mover | 1995-06-23 |
Movie | It Came from Outer Space II | Dave Grant | 1995-12-31 |
Movie | Money Train | Guard with Dooley | 1995-11-21 |
Series | Murder One | Unknown | 1995-09-20 |
Movie | In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice | Levasseur | 1995-10-01 |
Movie | Number One Fan | Graham Chandler | 1995-09-26 |
Movie | Playmaker | Detective Marconi | 1994-05-14 |
Movie | Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee | Red Arrow | 1994-10-16 |
Series | ER | Clark | 1994-09-19 |
Movie | The Last Seduction | Shep | 1994-05-26 |
Movie | Full Eclipse | Fleming | 1993-11-27 |
Movie | Barbarians at the Gate | 1st Scientist | 1993-03-20 |
Movie | It's Nothing Personal | Michael Dawson | 1993-02-01 |
Series | The X-Files | Unknown | 1993-09-10 |
Series | Walker, Texas Ranger | Unknown | 1993-04-21 |
Movie | Jailbait | Hershiser | 1993-10-22 |
Movie | The Firm | The Squat Man | 1993-06-30 |
Movie | Till Death Us Do Part | Matt Hobert | 1992-02-18 |
Movie | Secrets | Henderson | 1992-04-06 |
Movie | From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One | Det. Russell Dahl | 1992-11-29 |
Movie | The Lawnmower Man | The Director | 1992-03-05 |
Movie | Murderous Vision | Lieutenant Martin | 1991-02-21 |
Movie | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | SWAT Team Leader | 1991-07-03 |
Movie | Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage | Mike | 1991-10-29 |
Movie | Montana | Foreman | 1990-02-09 |
Movie | When You Remember Me | Bill | 1990-10-07 |
Movie | Total Recall | Tony | 1990-06-01 |
Movie | Desperate Hours | Maddox | 1990-10-05 |
Movie | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | SWAT Team Leader | 1990-06-15 |
Movie | Hard to Kill | Det. Sgt. Goodhart | 1990-02-09 |
Movie | Lethal Weapon 2 | Tim Cavanaugh | 1989-07-07 |
Movie | Police Academy 6: City Under Siege | Cop at Gym (uncredited) | 1989-03-09 |
Movie | Disorganized Crime | Deputy Joe | 1989-04-14 |
Movie | Question of Faith | Richard | 1988-10-06 |
Series | Beauty and the Beast | Unknown | 1987-09-25 |
Series | The Equalizer | Martin | 1985-09-18 |