Dean Joseph Norris (born April 8, 1963) is an American actor. Norris has had a long career in supporting roles, both in film and on television. The large majority of his roles have been playing either members of law enforcement or military officers. His most prominent role to date has been Hank from Breaking Bad, which has earned him critical acclaim.
Film
- 1989 Lethal Weapon 2 as Tim Cavanaugh
- 1990 Hard to Kill as Det. Sgt. Goodhart
- 1990 Total Recall as Tony
- 1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch as SWAT Team Leader
- 1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day as SWAT Team Leader (presumably unrelated to the one above note )
- 1992 The Lawnmower Man as The Director
- 1993 The Firm as The Squat Man
- 1993 Full Eclipse as Fleming
- 1994 The Last Seduction as Shep
- 1997 Gattaca as Cop on the Beat
- 1997 Starship Troopers as Commanding officer
- 1998 The Negotiator as Scott
- 1999 The Cell as Cole
- 1999 Charmed (1998) as Dr. Stone.
- 2001 The One as Sgt. Siegel
- 2006 Little Miss Sunshine as State Trooper McCleary
- 2007 Evan Almighty as Officer Collins
- 2012 Get the Gringo as Bill
- 2013 The Counselor as the Buyer
- 2013 The Frozen Ground as Sgt. Lyle Haugsven
- 2017 The Book of Henry as Commissioner Glenn Sickleman
- 2019 Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) as Deputy Nichols
Television
- 1987 The Equalizer as Martin
- 1989 Beauty and the Beast (1987) as Biggs
- 1993-1994 NYPD Blue as Father Jerry Downey
- 1994 Married... with Children as Rodent
- 1995 The X-Files as Marshal Tapia
- 1995-1996 Murder One as Rusty Arnold
- 1997 The Pretender as Tommy Larson
- 1997 Nash Bridges as William Robard
- 1998 ER as Clark
- 1998 Walker, Texas Ranger as Deke Powell
- 1999 Pensacola: Wings of Gold as Spider/Colonel Laweson
- 1999 The Practice as Detective
- 1999 Charmed as "Dr. Stone"
- 2001 Boston Public as Matthew Gordon
- 2001 Six Feet Under as Det. Shea
- 2001 The District as Charles N. Burke
- 2002 Philly as Det. Duff
- 2002-2004 American Dreams as Frank Moran
- 2003 24 as Gen. Bowden
- 2003 Tremors as W.D. Twitchell
- 2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Bob Durham, Jr.
- 2004 NCIS as Gunnery Sergeant Vestman
- 2004 Crossing Jordan as Liam Moore
- 2004 Boston Legal as Byron Kaneb
- 2005 Without a Trace as Officer Tim Orley
- 2005 Medium as Det. Rickey
- 2005 The West Wing as Republican National Committee Chairman Steve Hodder
- 2005 Las Vegas as ray Brennan
- 2006 Cold Case as Wayne Nelson
- 2006 Nip/Tuck as Mark Noble
- 2007 Grey's Anatomy as Vince
- 2007 The Unit as Supervisor Marsh
- 2007 Saving Grace as Ross Ford
- 2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles as Nelson
- 2008 Bones as Don Timmons
- 2008-13 Breaking Bad as Hank Schrader
- He reprised his role for two episodes of Better Call Saul in 2020.
- 2009 Lost as Howard Grey
- 2009 True Blood as Leon
- 2010 Criminal Minds as Det. John Barton
- 2010 The Glades as Michael Nelson
- 2010 Lie to Me as Dawkins
- 2010 Dark Blue as Cahill
- 2010 The Good Guys as Pike
- 2010 The Whole Truth as Mike Taylor
- 2011 Fairly Legal as Coach Gardner
- 2011 Law & Order: LA as Bob Kentner
- 2011 CSI: NY as Lt. Mitchell Adler
- 2011 Castle as Capt. Peterson
- 2011 The Mentalist as Sgt. Don Henderson
- 2012 Body of Proof as Special Agent Brendan Johnson
- 2012 Key & Peele as Mexican Drug Cartel Leader
- 2012 The Cleveland Show as Fire Chief
- 2013-15 Under the Dome as James "Big Jim" Rennie
- 2016 Mack & Moxy as Admirable Dean (himself)
- 2017- Claws as Uncle Daddy
- 2021-22 United States of Al as Art
Tropes
- Hidden Depths: Despite his laid back "guy's guy" demeanor in both his performances and in real life, Ivy Leaguer Norris is described by Vince Gilligan as a lover of poetry and a "voracious reader." He was a valedictorian in high school and has a degree in social studies from Harvard University.
- Meme Acknowledgement: He knows of and finds the memes of his contrasting smiling/frowning face
hilarious. When playing Minecraft with QuackityHQ, he saw the meme as a skin and laughed his ass off. - Typecasting: He's been typecast as a cop or soldier for most of his career, Hank Schrader in Breaking Bad being the most notable of these.
"Jesus Marie, they're minerals."
