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Dean Norris

Dean Joseph Norris is an American actor. He is well known for playing Drug Enforcement Administration agent Hank Schrader on the AMC series Breaking Bad (2008–2013), for which he received critical acclaim. He also portrayed town councilman James "Big Jim" Rennie on the CBS series Under the Dome (2013–2015) and currently plays mob boss Clay "Uncle Daddy" Husser on the TNT series Claws. He reprised his role as Hank Schrader in the Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul (2020).

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Breaking Bad

2008
as Hank Schrader

The Hustle

2019
as Howard Bacon

Under the Dome

2013
as James 'Big Jim' Rennie

Little Miss Sunshine

2006
as State Trooper McCleary

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

1991
as SWAT Team Leader

Carry-On

2024
as Phil Sarkowski

Death Wish

2018
as Detective Rains

Lethal Weapon 2

1989
as Tim Cavanaugh

The Book of Henry

2017
as Glenn Sickleman

How Do You Know

2010
as Softball Coach

Evan Almighty

2007
as Officer Collins

Claws

2017
as Clay 'Uncle Daddy' Husser

Gattaca

1997
as Cop on the Beat

Men, Women & Children

2014
as Kent Mooney

Total Recall

1990
as Tony

Starship Troopers

1997
as Commanding Officer

Fist Fight

2017
as Principal Richard Tyler

Sons of Liberty

2015
as Benjamin Franklin

The Negotiator

1998
as Scott

After Jimmy

1996
as Ray Johnson

Full Eclipse

1993
as Fleming

Jailbait

1993
as Hershiser

Safe

1995
as Mover

Death Benefit

1996
as Rod Montgomery

Secrets

1992
as Henderson

Tremors

2003
as W.D. Twitchell

Prom

2011
as Frank Prescott

The Lawnmower Man

1992
as The Director

Hard to Kill

1990
as Det. Sgt. Goodhart

Remember

2015
as John Kurlander

The One

2001
as Sgt. Siegel

Till Death Us Do Part

1992
as Matt Hobert

The Six Triple Eight

2024
as General Halt

Nova Vita

2021
as Devon Washington

Playmaker

1994
as Detective Marconi

Desperate Hours

1990
as Maddox

Forgotten Sins

1996
as Detective Carl Messenger

The Frozen Ground

2013
as Sgt. Lyle Haugsven

The Cell

2000
as Cole

The Counselor

2013
as Buyer

Linewatch

2008
as Warren

American Gun

2005
as Terrence

Murderous Vision

1991
as Lieutenant Martin

The Firm

1993
as The Squat Man

Number One Fan

1995
as Graham Chandler

Mr. Murder

1999
as Victor 'Vic' Delorio

Beirut

2018
as Donald Gaines

3 Strikes

2000
as Officer Roberts

Disorganized Crime

1989
as Deputy Joe

Small Time

2014
as Ash Martini

Without Limits

1998
as Bill Dellinger

Guest Star

Episode NYPD Blue
Guns 'n Rosaries
1994
Episode The Big Bang Theory
The Tesla Recoil
2017
Episode Medium
In the Rough
2005
Episode The Big Bang Theory
The Locomotion Reverberation
2017
Episode Conan (2010)
Meredith Vieira, Dean Norris, Cherub
2014
Episode Fairly Legal
Benched
2011
Episode Law & Order: Organized Crime
Semper Fi
2024
Episode Justice (2006)
Crucified
2006
Episode C-16: FBI
The Sandman
1997
Episode Law & Order: Organized Crime
Crossroads
2024
Episode American Dreams
The Fighting Irish
2002
Episode Chelsea Lately
Dean Norris
2014
Episode ER
They Treat Horses, Don't They?
1998
Episode Conan (2010)
Mr. White Meets Mr. Extremely White
2013
Episode The Pretender (US)
Prison Story
1997
Episode The District
Bulldog's Ghost
2001
Episode JAG
Odd Man Out
2002
Episode Castle (2009)
Cops & Robbers
2011
Episode Better Call Saul
Namaste
2020
Episode Law & Order: Organized Crime
Sins of Our Fathers
2024
Episode The Whole Truth
Cold Case
1970
Episode Saving Grace
Have a Seat, Earl
2008
Episode NYPD Blue
Good Time Charlie
1994
Episode The Unit
Pandemonium, Part 2
2007
Episode The X-Files
F. Emasculata
1995
Episode Law & Order: Organized Crime
Deliver Us from Evil
2024
Episode Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Goodbye to All That
2008
Episode Law & Order: Organized Crime
End of Innocence
2024
Episode The Practice
Free Dental
1999
Episode Law & Order: Organized Crime
The Last Supper
2024
Episode CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Eleven Angry Jurors
2004
Episode Fallen Angels
Tomorrow I Die
1995
Episode Superstore
Myrtle
2020
Episode Whitney
Nesting
2013
Episode Murder One
Chapter Five
1995
Episode Late Show with David Letterman
Olivia Wilde; Dean Norris; John Mayer
2013
Episode Without a Trace
Penitence
2005
Episode NCIS
My Other Left Foot
2004
Episode Boston Legal
Catch and Release
2004
Episode Las Vegas
Everything Old Is You Again
2005
Episode Murder One
Chapter Six
1995
Episode The West Wing
The Cold
2006
Episode Charmed
They're Everywhere
1999
Episode Over There
Situation Normal
2006
Episode NYPD Blue
Personal Foul
1993
Episode CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Father of the Bride (1)
2011
Episode The Late Late Show with James Corden
Chelsea Handler, Dean Norris, Khalid
2017
Episode The Unit
Pandemonium, Part 1
2007
Episode Cold Case
Death Penalty: Final Appeal
2006
Episode Better Call Saul
The Guy for This
2020
Episode Homefront
Take My Hand
1992
Episode Millennium
Seven and One
1999
Episode Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Automatic for the People
2008
Episode Bones
The Finger in the Nest
2008
Episode Crossing Jordan
Dead in the Water
2004
Episode LAX
Secret Santa
2004
Episode Beauty and the Beast
A Kingdom by the Sea
1989
Episode CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
All That Cremains
2011
Episode The Big Bang Theory
The Gyroscopic Collapse
2017
Episode L.A. Dragnet
Slice of Life
2003
Episode The Big Bang Theory
The Conjugal Conjecture
2016
Episode Dark Skies
We Shall Overcome
1996
Episode NYPD Blue
Rockin' Robin
1994
Episode The Pretender (US)
Corn Man A Comin'
2000
Episode CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Cello and Goodbye (2)
2011
Episode Medical Investigation
Team
2004
Episode The Mentalist
Pink Tops
2011
Episode Lost
Some Like It Hoth
2009
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Maggie Gyllenhaal; Dean Norris; Miss Utah; Empire of the Sun
2013
Episode Talking Bad
Ozymandias
2013
Episode Conan (2010)
Are You There, God? It's Me, Murder
2012
Episode The Big Bang Theory
The Military Miniaturization
2016
Episode Scandal (2012)
Vampires and Bloodsuckers
2017
Episode Any Day Now
You Think I Am Lying To You?
2000
Episode 24
Day 2: 10:00 P.M. - 11:00 P.M.
2003
Episode Criminal Minds
A Thousand Words
2010
Episode The Big Bang Theory
The Dependence Transcendence
2016
Episode Conan (2010)
Olivia Munn, Dean Norris, Sleater-Kinney
2015
Episode V.I.P.
Beats Working at a Hot Dog Stand
1998
Episode The Defenders (2010)
Nevada v. Donnie The Numbers Guy
2011
Episode Lie to Me
Darkness and Light
2010
Episode The Equalizer
Christmas Presence
1987
Episode Married... with Children
Dud Bowl
1994
Episode Boston Public
Chapter Sixteen
2001
Episode 24
Day 2: 11:00 P.M. - 12:00 A.M.
2003
Episode Law & Order: Organized Crime
Stabler's Lament
2024
Episode Body of Proof
Going Viral (1)
2012
Episode The Good Guys (2010)
Cop Killer
2010
Episode Body of Proof
Going Viral (2)
2012