Dean Norris Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Wife, Net Worth, Terminator 2, Movies

Dean Norris (Dean Joseph Norris) is an American actor best known for his role as DEA agent Hank Schrader on the AMC series Breaking Bad (2008–2013)

Dean Norris Biography

Dean Norris (Dean Joseph Norris) is an American actor best known for his role as DEA agent Hank Schrader on the AMC series Breaking Bad (2008–2013) and town councilman James “Big Jim” Rennie on the CBS series Under the Dome (2013–2015).

Norris has appeared in several films such as Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Hard To Kill (1990), Total Recall (1990), Starship Troopers (1997), The Cell (2000), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Evan Almighty (2007), Sons of Liberty (2015), and The Book of Henry (2017).

Dean Norris Age | How Old Is Dean Norris

He was born on April 8, 1963 in South Bend, Indiana, United States. He is 60 years old as of 2023.

Dean Norris Height | How Tall Is Dean Norris

He stands at a height of ‎5 feet 7 inches (1.70m) weighting ‎198 lbs (90 kg).

Dean Norris Family

Norris is the son of Rosemarie “Rosie” (née Lacay; 1934–2012) and Jack B. Norris (1930–2008), a furniture store owner.

His father was born in Chicago, Illinois, where he lived for one year until moving to South Bend, while his mother was born in South Bend, to a Hungarian immigrant couple. Norris has two sisters, Connie Norris and Nikie Norris.

Dean Norris
Dean Norris

Dean Norris Wife

Norris is married and lives with his wife Bridget and their five children in Temecula, California. In 2018, the couple opened the Norris Performing Arts Center in Temecula.

Dean Norris Net Worth

He has an estimated net worth of $5 million dollars which he has earned through his acting career.

Dean Norris Education

He attended Clay High School where he graduated in 1981, and says he was a straight-A student and one of the class valedictorians.

While in high school, Norris was a member of an award-winning student-produced comedy show, Beyond Our Control which ran on the local NBC affiliate, WNDU-TV, at that time owned and operated by the University of Notre Dame.

In 1985, he graduated from Harvard College, where he majored in social studies. Norris also attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art for one year.

Dean Norris Big Bang Theory

Norris plays the role of  Colonel Richard Williams in the 2007-2019 Tv series The Big Bang Theory.

Dean Norris Terminator 2

In this sequel set eleven years after “The Terminator,” young John Connor (Edward Furlong), the key to civilization’s victory over a future robot uprising, is the target of the shape-shifting T-1000 (Robert Patrick), a Terminator sent from the future to kill him. Another Terminator, the revamped T-800 (Arnold Schwarzenegger), has been sent back to protect the boy. As John and his mother (Linda Hamilton) go on the run with the T-800, the boy forms an unexpected bond with the robot.

Release date: July 3, 1991 (USA)
Director: James Cameron
Featured song: Main Title
Budget: 100 million USD
Company: Carolco Pictures

Dean Norris Little Miss Sunshine

The Hoover family — a man (Greg Kinnear), his wife (Toni Collette), an uncle (Steve Carell), a brother (Paul Dano) and a grandfather (Alan Arkin) — puts the fun back in dysfunctional by piling into a VW bus and heading to California to support a daughter (Abigail Breslin) in her bid to win the Little Miss Sunshine Contest. The sanity of everyone involved is stretched to the limit as the group’s quirks cause epic problems as they travel along their interstate route.

Release date: July 26, 2006 (USA)
Directors: Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton
Featured song: Till the End of Time
Screenplay: Michael Arndt
Awards: Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, MORE

Dean Norris Movies And Tv Shows

Dean Norris Movies

Year

Title

Role

1985

Blind Alleys

Peter Brockway

1989

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

Cop

Disorganized Crime

Deputy Joe

Lethal Weapon 2

Det. Tim Cavanaugh

1990

Montana

Foreman

When You Remember Me

Bill

Hard to Kill

Det. Sgt. 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

Jailbait

Hershiser

Barbarians at the Gate

1st Scientist

1994

Playmaker

Det. Marconi

The Last Seduction

Shep

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

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

Bill

2013

The Frozen Ground

Sgt. 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

2017

Fist Fight

Principal Richard Tyler

The Book of Henry

Commissioner Glenn Sickleman

2018

Beirut

Donald Gaines

Death Wish

Det. Kevin Raines

TBA

El Tonto

Dean Norris Tv Shows

Year

Title

Role

Notes

1981

Beyond Our Control

Company Member

13 episodes

1987

The Equalizer

Martin

Episode: “Christmas Presence”

1988

Leap of Faith

Richard

Television film

Police Story: Gladiator School

Ralph Thomas

1989

Beauty and the Beast

Biggs

Episode: “A Kingdom by the Sea”

1990

Montana

Foreman

Television film

1991

Murderous Vision

Lt. Martin

Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage

Mike

1992

Till Death Us Do Part

Matt Hobert

Secrets

Henderson

Homefront

Second Coworker

Episode: “Take My Hand”

1993

Barbarians at the Gate

Scientist

Television film

1993–1994

NYPD Blue

Father Jerry Downey

3 episodes

1994

Married… with Children

Rodent

Episode: “Dud Bowl”

Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee

Red Arrow

Television film

1995

The X-Files

Marshal Tapia

Episode: “F. Emasculata”

Fallen Angels

Allen

Episode: “Tomorrow I Die”

The Marshal

Tyler Dumas

Episode: “Kissing Cousins”

In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice

Levasseur

Television film

1995–1996

Murder One

Rusty Arnold

3 episodes

1996

Dark Skies

Clayton Lewis

Episode: “We Shall Overcome”

Innocent Victims

Frank Sarezin

Television film

It Came from Outer Space II

Dave Grant

Seduced by Madness

Det. Pike

Forgotten Sins

Det. Carl Messenger

Death Benefit

Rod Montgomery

After Jimmy

Ray Johnson

1997

Riot

Kalena

On the Line

Manny Denikolas

The Pretender

Tommy Larson

Episode: “Prison Story

Nash Bridges

William Robard

Episode: “Deliverance”

1998

V.I.P.

Jackson Lasarr

Episode: “Beats Working at a Hot Dog Stand”

ER

Clark

Episode: “They Treat Horses, Don’t They?”

Walker, Texas Ranger

Deke Powell

Episode: “War Cry”

1999

Millennium

Del Boxer

Episode: “Seven and One”

Pensacola: Wings of Gold

Spider / Colonel Laweson

3 episodes

The Practice

Detective

Episode: “Free Dental”

Charmed

Dr. Stone

Episode: “They’re Everywhere”

Nash Bridges

Frank Maddigan

Episode: “Smash and Grab”

2000

The Pretender

Sheriff Whalen

Episode: “Corn Man”

2001

Boston Public

Matthew Gordon

Episode: “Chapter Sixteen”

Six Feet Under

Det. Shea

Episode: “Familia”

The District

Charles N. Burke

Episode: “Bulldog’s Ghost”

2002

Philly

Det. Duff

Episode: “Mojo Rising”

2002–2004

American Dreams

Frank Moran

2 episodes

2003

24

General Bowden

2 episodes

Tremors

WD Twitchell

10 episodes

Dragnet

Leon Tate

Episode: “Slice of Life”

2004

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Bob Durham, Jr.

2 episodes

NCIS

Gunnery Sergeant Vestman

Episode: “My Other Left Foot”

Crossing Jordan

Liam Moore

Episode: “Dead in the Water”

Medical Investigation

David Weiner

Episode: “Team”

Boston Legal

Byron Kaneb

Episode: “Catch and Release”

LAX

Danny

Episode: “Secret Santa”

2005

Without a Trace

Officer Tim Orley

Episode: “Penitence”

Medium

Det. Rickey

2 episodes

Over There

Mr. Parker

Episode: “Situation Normal”

The West Wing

Republican National Committee Chairman Steve Hodder

2 episodes

Mrs. Harris

Sporting Goods Clerk

Television film

Las Vegas

Ray Brennan

Episode: “Everything Old Is You Again”

2006

Cold Case

Wayne Nelson

Episode: “Death Penalty: Final Appeal”

Windfall

Damien’s Father

4 episodes

Just Legal

Judge

Episode: “The Code”

Nip/Tuck

Mark Noble

Episode: “Shari Noble”

Justice

Jack Clark

Episode: “Crucified”

2007

Grey’s Anatomy

Vince

2 episodes

The Unit

Supervisor Marsh

2 episodes

2008

Saving Grace

Ross Ford

Episode: “Have a Seat, Earl”

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Nelson

2 episodes

Bones

Don Timmons

Episode: “The Finger in the Nest”

2008–2013

Breaking Bad

Hank Schrader

51 episodes

2009

Lost

Howard Grey

Episode: “Some Like It Hoth”

True Blood

Leon

Episode: “Shake and Fingerpot”

The Cleaner

Mr. Fisher

Episode: “Path of Least Resistance”

2010

Criminal Minds

Det. John Barton

Episode: “…A Thousand Words”

The Glades

Michael Nelson

Episode: “Doppleganger”

Lie to Me

Dawkins

Episode: “Darkness and Light”

Dark Blue

Cahill

Episode: “Jane Wayne”

Chase

Sheriff Keagan

Episode: “The Posse”

The Good Guys

Pike

Episode: “Cop Killer”

The Whole Truth

Mike Taylor

Episode: “Cold Case”

Medium

Paul Scanlon

2 episodes

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

Shell Tong

Episode: “Chrimbus Special” (deleted scene)

2011

Fairly Legal

Coach Gardner

Episode: “Benched”

The Defenders

Donnie Barrett

Episode: “Nevada v. Donnie the Numbers Guy”

Off the Map

Morris Cooper

Episode: “It’s a Leaf”

The Stoned Ages

Narrator

Documentary

Law & Order: LA

Bob Kentner

Episode: “Westwood”

CSI: NY

Lt. Mitchell Adler

Episode: “Officer Involved”

Castle

Capt. Peterson

Episode: “Cops & Robbers”

The Mentalist

Sgt. Don Henderson

Episode: “Pink Tops”

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Phil Baker

2 episodes

2012

Body of Proof

Special Agent Brendan Johnson

2 episodes

Eagleheart

Deke

Episode: “Blues”

Key & Peele

Mexican Drug Cartel Leader

Episode: “Manly Tears”

2013

Whitney

Wayne Miller

Episode: “Nesting”

2013–2015

Under the Dome

James “Big Jim” Rennie

Main role, 39 episodes

2014

American Dad!

Head of Security (voice)

Episode: “Big Stan on Campus”

2015

Sons of Liberty

Ben Franklin

3 episodes

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

M. Le Loup

Episode: “Kimmy’s In a Love Triangle!”

2015–2016

Sofia the First

Mazzimo (voice)

2 episodes

2016

Mack & Moxy

Admirable Dean

Episode: “You’re My Hero”

2016–present

The Big Bang Theory

Colonel Richard Williams

6 episodes

2017

Girlboss

Jay Marlowe

5 episodes

Get Shorty

Bob Grace

Episode: “Grace Under Fire”

2017–present

Claws

Uncle Daddy

10 episodes

2017–2018

Scandal

Fenton Glackland

5 episodes