Dean Joseph Norris was born on April 8,1963 and is an American actor.
14 Facts About Dean Norris
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Dean Norris is best known for playing DEA agent Hank Schrader on the AMC series Breaking Bad and its spin-off Better Call Saul.
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Dean Norris portrayed town councilman James "Big Jim" Rennie on the CBS series Under the Dome and played mob boss Clay "Uncle Daddy" Husser on the TNT series Claws.
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Dean Norris graduated from Clay High School in 1981, where he was the class valedictorian.
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Dean Norris is a 1985 graduate of Harvard College, where he studied the interdisciplinary concentration of Social Studies and was a member of Hasty Pudding Theatricals.
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Dean Norris earned a diploma from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1987.
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Dean Norris starred in Tremors: The Series and the film Without Limits.
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Dean Norris 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.
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Dean Norris played Drug Enforcement Administration agent Hank Schrader on Breaking Bad from the show's premiere in 2008 to its final season in 2013.
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Dean Norris 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.
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In 2020, Dean Norris reprised the role of Agent Hank Schrader on-screen in the Breaking Bad prequel Better Call Saul during the show's fifth season.
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Dean Norris was cast in a lead role for the CBS sitcom United States of Al.
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In 2018, the couple opened the Dean Norris Performing Arts Center in Murrieta.
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Dean Norris is a fan of his hometown team the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.