Dean Norris

Dean Norris

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.

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Dean Norris Movies

Discover the best Dean Norris movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring Dean Norris ranked by year and score.

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Carry-On (2024)

Action Thriller
Ethan Kopek is a young TSA agent coasting through what should be a routine Christmas Eve shift at a busy airport. Then a stranger approaches with a quiet threat that...
Score 6.9
2

Beirut (2018)

Action Drama Thriller
Mason Skiles left Beirut a broken man, his personal tragedy woven into the city's unraveling. Years later, someone pulls him back, asking him to negotiate for a colleague's life in...
Score 6.3
3

Death Wish (2018)

Action Crime Drama
Paul Kersey is a Chicago surgeon used to saving lives, not taking them. When armed intruders target his home, leaving his wife dead and his daughter in a coma, grief...
Score 6.2
4

Secret in Their Eyes (2015)

Crime Mystery Thriller
When a teenage girl is found murdered, the FBI counterterrorism unit she grew up around is shattered from the inside. One investigator carries the grief for thirteen years, convinced the...
Score 6.4
5

Get the Gringo (2012)

Action Crime Drama
When a hardened con artist lands in a brutal Mexican penitentiary, survival means abandoning every rule he's ever learned. An unlikely alliance with a resourceful street kid becomes his only...
Score 6.6
6

The Cell (2000)

Horror Science Fiction Thriller
When a serial killer falls into a coma before revealing where his final victim is hidden, a child psychotherapist with a radical experimental gift steps in. Using cutting-edge neurotechnology, she...
Score 6.3
7

The Last Seduction (1994)

Crime Drama Romance
Bridget Gregory is not running away. She is running toward something, and that something involves her husband's drug money, a sleepy upstate New York town, and a sweet-natured local man...
Score 6.8
8

The Firm (1993)

Drama Mystery Thriller
Mitch McDeere graduates near the top of his Harvard Law class and lands what looks like a dream job at a small Memphis firm offering extraordinary money, a house, and...
Score 6.7
9

The Lawnmower Man (1992)

Horror Science Fiction
Jobe Smith is a gentle, developmentally disabled gardener whose life takes a dark turn when a scientist neighbor begins using him as a test subject for experimental virtual reality technology....
Score 5.6
10

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Action Science Fiction Thriller
A decade after Sarah Connor survived the first attempt on her son's life, the machines try again with something far worse: a liquid-metal killer that can wear any face. John...
Score 8.1
11

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

Comedy Fantasy Horror
Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But a series of...
Score 6.5
12

Total Recall (1990)

Action Adventure Science Fiction
Douglas Quaid is a blue-collar worker with a recurring dream about Mars and a nagging feeling that his ordinary life is somehow wrong. When he visits Rekall, a company that...
Score 7.3
13

Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)

Action Crime Thriller
When a pair of LAPD detectives uncovers a conspiracy involving South African diplomats shielded by diplomatic immunity, they find themselves outmaneuvered by criminals who quite literally cannot be touched by...
Score 7.0

Dean Norris TV Shows

Browse the ultimate list of Dean Norris TV shows. Find top-rated television series, critically acclaimed dramas, and hit shows starring Dean Norris.

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Breaking Bad (2008)

Crime Drama
A terminal cancer diagnosis hands a mild-mannered New Mexico chemistry teacher an unexpected gift: nothing left to lose. Walter White, underpaid and overlooked for most of his adult life, decides...
Score 8.9

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the highest-rated movies starring Dean Norris? +
According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring Dean Norris are Carry-On, Beirut, and Death Wish.
How many movies and TV shows has Dean Norris starred in? +
Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 14 titles starring Dean Norris, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.
Are the movies starring Dean Norris worth watching? +
Yes! The overall filmography starring Dean Norris maintains a strong average user rating of 6.8 out of 10 across all tracked titles.