Dean Norris facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Dean Norris
Norris at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Dean Joseph Norris (1963-04-08) April 8, 1963 (age 61) South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Education	Harvard University (AB) Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (GrDip)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1985–present
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Bridget Norris ​ (m. 2001)​
Children	5

Dean Joseph Norris (born April 8, 1963) is an American actor. He is best known for playing DEA agent Hank Schrader on the AMC series Breaking Bad (2008–2013) and its spin-off Better Call Saul (2020). He also portrayed town councilman James "Big Jim" Rennie on the CBS series Under the Dome (2013–2015) and played mob boss Clay "Uncle Daddy" Husser on the TNT series Claws (2017–2022). Throughout his career, Norris has acted in nearly 50 movies and more than 100 different TV shows.

Norris has appeared in films such as Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Hard to Kill (1990), Total Recall (1990), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), The Firm (1993), Starship Troopers (1997), The Cell (2000), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Evan Almighty (2007), and Sons of Liberty (2015), and has more recently starred in films such as The Book of Henry (2017), Death Wish (2018), and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019).

Early life and education

Dean Joseph Norris was born in South Bend, Indiana in a family of Hungarian descent; his grandfather lived in Tiszadob. He graduated from Clay High School in 1981, where he was the class valedictorian. While in high school, he was a member of the award-winning student-produced comedy show Beyond Our Control, which ran on WNDU-TV. He is a 1985 graduate of Harvard College, where he studied the interdisciplinary concentration of Social Studies and was a member of Hasty Pudding Theatricals. He also earned a diploma from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1987.

Career

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. He played Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent Hank Schrader on Breaking Bad from the show's premiere in 2008 to its final season in 2013. Norris' performance on Breaking Bad has received critical acclaim.

Norris also starred in the CBS series Under the Dome. He plays selectman James "Big Jim" Rennie, the only town council member in the area which is cut off from the rest of the United States. As of June 2017, he plays mob boss Clay "Uncle Daddy" Husser in the TNT series Claws.

In 2020, Norris reprised the role of Agent Hank Schrader on-screen in the Breaking Bad prequel Better Call Saul during the show's fifth season.

Norris was cast in a lead role for the CBS sitcom United States of Al.

Personal life

Norris and his wife, Bridget, a former entertainment attorney, live with their five children in Temecula, California. In 2018, the couple opened the Norris Performing Arts Center in Murrieta.

Norris is a fan of his hometown team the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

In 2019, he helped launch Schraderbräu, Hank Schrader's in-universe home-brewed craft beer, as an official product.

In 2022, Dean and Bridget Norris purchased The Swing Inn Cafe, a long-standing restaurant in Old Town, Temecula, for $6 million.

Filmography

Key

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Film

Year	Title	Role
1985	Blind Alleys	Peter Brockway
1989	Police Academy 6: City Under Siege	Cop
	Disorganized Crime	Deputy Joe
	Lethal Weapon 2	Detective Tim Cavanaugh
1990	Montana	Foreman
	When You Remember Me	Bill
	Hard to Kill	Sergeant Goodhart
	Total Recall	Tony
	Gremlins 2: The New Batch	SWAT Team Leader
	Desperate Hours	Maddox
1991	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	SWAT Team Leader
1992	The Lawnmower Man	The Director
1993	The Firm	Squat Man
	Full Eclipse	Fleming
1994	Playmaker	Detective Marconi
1995	Safe	Mover
	Money Train	Guard
1997	Gattaca	Beat Cop
	Starship Troopers	Commanding Officer
1998	The Negotiator	Scott
	Without Limits	Dellinger
1999	Sonic Impact	Agent McGee
2000	3 Strikes	Officer Robert
	The Cell	Cole
2001	The One	Sergeant Siegel
2005	American Gun	Terrence
2006	Little Miss Sunshine	State Trooper McCleary
2007	Evan Almighty	Officer Collins
	The Heartbreak Kid	Jodi's Father
2008	Linewatch	Warren Kane
2010	How Do You Know	Tom
2011	Prom	Frank Prescott
2012	Get the Gringo	Officer Bill
2013	The Frozen Ground	Sergeant Lyle Haugsven
	The Counselor	The Buyer
2014	Small Time	Ash Martini
	Men, Women & Children	Kent Mooney
2015	Remember	John Kurlander
	Secret in Their Eyes	'Bumpy' Willis
2017	Fist Fight	Principal Richard Tyler
	The Book of Henry	Commissioner Glenn Sickleman
2018	Beirut	Donald Gaines
	Death Wish	Detective Kevin Raines
2019	The Hustle	Howard Bacon
	Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark	Roy Nicholls
2023	Fool's Paradise	Studio Head
	The Parenting	TBA
	Carry-On	TBA
	Six Triple Eight	TBA

Television

Awards and nominations

See also

In Spanish: Dean Norris para niños