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Dean Joseph Norris was born on the 8th April 1963, in South Bend, Indiana USA, of Hungarian and American ancestry. He is an actor, probably best known for playing DEA agent Hank Schrader in the television series “Breaking Bad” (2008 – 2013). and as James Rennie in the series “Under the Dome” (2013 – 2015). He has also appeared in feature films such as “Lethal Weapon 2” (1989), “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (1991), “Starship Troopers” (1997), “Little Miss Sunshine” (2006) and “Evan Almighty” (2007). Norris has been active in the entertainment industry since 1985.

How much is the net worth of Dean Norris? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is as much as $5 million, as of the data given in the middle of 2016, accumulated during a career now spanning more than 30 years.

Dean Norris Net Worth $5 Million

To begin with, Dean was raised in South Bend by his parents Jack B. Norris and Rosie Lacay. In 1981, he matriculated from Clay High School, and four years later graduated from Harvard College majoring in Social Studies. In addition to this, he spent one year in the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Concerning his professional career, he debuted in 1985, appearing in the film “Blind Alleys”. After landing a number of minor roles on television and in feature films, he was cast as the main in the action film “Lethal Weapon 2” (1989) co-produced and directed by Richard Donner. The film received critical acclaim as well as grossing $227 million at the box office. His net worth was now well established.

Dean was next seen in the role of a SWAT team leader in the blockbuster “Terminator 2: Judgement Day” (1991) co-written, produced and directed by James Cameron. Norris starred in the feature films “Playmaker” (1994) by Yuri Zeltser, “The Last Seduction” (1994) by John Dahl, “Forgotten Sins” (1996) by Dick Lowry, “Starship Troopers” (1997) directed by Paul Verhoeven and “Little Miss Sunshine” (2006) directed by the husband-wife team of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. Afterwards, Dean appeared in the main cast of the thriller film “Linewatch” (2008) starring Cuba Gooding Jr. as well as in the comedy drama film “How Do You Know” (2010) starring Reese Witherspoon and Jack Nicholson. Then, he created the roles of Frank Prescott in the film “Prom” (2011), Sgt. Lyle Haugsven in the film “The Frozen Ground” (2013) and Kent Mooney in “Men, Women & Children” (2014).

Recently, he created roles in the films “Remember” (2015), “Secret in Their Eyes” (2015) and “The Book of Henry” (2016). In 2017, the following films with Norris will be released “Fist Fight” and “High Wire Act”.

Talking about his career on television, Dean has appeared in a number of episodic roles in television series including “The X Files” (1995), “Nash Bridges” (1997), “ER” (1998), “Walker, Texas Ranger” (1998), “Millennium” (1999), “The Pretender” (2000), “Six Feet Under” (2001), “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (2004), “Nip / Tuck” (2006), “Grey’s Anatomy” (2007), “Law & Order: LA” (2011) and others. However, the most notable role for which he won the Screen Actors Guild Award was the portrayal of Hank Schrader in the crime drama television series “Breaking Bad” (2008 – 2013) created and produced by Vince Gilligan. Afterwards, Dean was nominated for the Saturn Award for the supporting role of James Rennie in the science fiction mystery drama television series “Under the Dome” (2013 – 2015).

Finally, in the personal life of the actor, he is married to Bridger Norris; they have five children, and the family resides in Temecula, California.



Full Name Dean Norris
Net Worth $5 Million
Date Of Birth April 8, 1963
Place Of Birth South Bend, Indiana, United States
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.7 m)
Profession Actor
Education Clay High School, Harvard College, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Nationality American
Spouse Bridget Norris (m. 2001)
Parents Rosie Norris, Jack Norris
Nicknames Dean Joseph Norris
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/deanjnorris
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deanjnorris/
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0606487
Awards Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2014)
Nominations Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television (2011, 2014), Screen Actors Guild Awards (2012, 2013)
Movies “Lethal Weapon 2” (1989), “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (1991), “Starship Troopers” (1997), “Little Miss Sunshine” (2006), “Evan Almighty” (2007), “Starship Troopers” (1997), “The Cell” (2000), “Little Miss Sunshine” (2006), “Evan Almighty” (2007), “Linewatch” (2008), “Sons of…
TV Shows “Breaking Bad” (2008 – 2013), “Under the Dome” (2013 – 2015), “The X Files” (1995), “Nash Bridges” (1997), “ER” (1998), “Walker, Texas Ranger” (1998), “Millennium” (1999),“Six Feet Under” (2001), “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (2004), “Grey’s Anatomy” (2…
Trademark
1 Short, stocky frame
2 Bald head
3 Often cast as law enforcement or military types
Quote
1 My dad’s era believed that there was something noble in being a good guy – the kind of guy that lived straight and narrow, told the truth, and stood up for what he believed was right.
2 The best thing I ever learned from my dad was he knew he wasn’t the best of singers, but he always knew he was a great entertainer, and I always thought that was a good concept to bring along, that ultimately acting is an entertainment art and you have to be aware of the fact that you want people to be excited to be watching you.
3 To survive in a lot of male-dominated situations – the police, the military, what have you – you put on a bit of the crass, blowhard thing, because you just can’t survive being the nice guy in those environments.
4 When my kids started preschool, the teachers had to take away all the fake bananas because all the boys would pick them up and pretend that they were guns. Boys find sticks to play swords and anything that looks like a gun to shoot. It’s just inside of them. It’s who they are.
5 When you’re a stand-up, you play in front of 600 people, and it’s all about timing. I could never do stand-up comedy; it would be way too hard for me.
6 Look, we’re in the time of the anti-hero.
7 The way I look at it, I’m a guy who acts to live.
8 Well, I was a drama kid.
9 When I was in college I did a lot of comedy.
10 You go into any donut shop and look at three cops having coffee, I guarantee I look like one of them.
11 You know, I’m from the Midwest, man – that shapes my personality much more than having gone to Harvard.
12 As a matter of fact, I am an uncle. I have nine nephews and nieces. I’m not sure if they think I’m all that quick with a quip. But I’m quick with a spank.
13 I never had trouble getting an agent. I went out and got my first couple roles, and literally within six months I never had to have another job other than acting.
14 Investment banks started recruiting at Harvard back in the day, and they’d fly me down to New York City and I was so poor so I would take advantage of the free flight, the per diem, the hotel. And then I would go audition for stuff.
15 My dad was a singer in a band and neither of my parents went to college, and I ended up getting into Harvard and was the first person in my family that went to college and it happened to be Harvard.
16 Actors like to play bad guys because they’re more fun. They also win more awards.
17 Actually, I went from doing a lot of movies early on in my career, then to doing TV, and I don’t know whether we’ll get back to some movies or not.
18 For an actor, playing one character and transitioning to a completely different one is a dream come true.
19 I don’t have a lot of downtime.
20 I earned a black belt when I was in high school. And I did a lot of boxing and full contact karate in college.
21 I never had a month or so go by where I haven’t had a job, but you always worry that someone will turn off the tap.
22 I play DEA, CIA, FBI, LAPD; I got ’em all.
23 I think actors who take things too far are funny.
24 If I have a day off I will play golf.
25 If you force yourself to smile, within a couple minutes, you feel happy.
Fact
1 His father had English, Irish, and German ancestry. His maternal grandparents were of Hungarian origin.
2 Appeared in Little Miss Sunshine (2006), which also features his Breaking Bad (2008) co-star Bryan Cranston.
3 His parents are Jack Norris (1930-2008) and Rosemarie (Lacay) Norris (1934-2012).
4 He appeared in both Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008).
5 Was the valedictorian of his graduating class at Clay High School (South Bend, IN). Was accepted to Harvard College where he graduated in 1985.

Actor

Title Year Status Character
Money Train 1995 Guard with Dooley
Fallen Angels 1995 TV Series Allen
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice 1995 TV Movie Levasseur
The X-Files 1995 TV Series Marshal Tapia
Texas Justice 1995 TV Movie
Safe 1995 Mover
Married with Children 1994 TV Series Rodent
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee 1994 TV Movie Red Arrow
The Last Seduction 1994 Shep
NYPD Blue 1993-1994 TV Series Father Jerry Downey
Playmaker 1994 Detective Marconi
Full Eclipse 1993 TV Movie Fleming
Jailbait 1993 Video Hershiser
The Firm 1993 The Squat Man
Barbarians at the Gate 1993 TV Movie 1st Scientist
It’s Nothing Personal 1993 TV Movie
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One 1992 TV Movie
Homefront 1992 TV Series Second co-worker
Secrets 1992 TV Movie Henderson
The Lawnmower Man 1992 The Director
Till Death Us Do Part 1992 TV Movie Matt Hobert
Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage 1991 TV Movie Mike
Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991 SWAT Team Leader
Murderous Vision 1991 TV Movie Lieutenant Martin
When You Remember Me 1990 TV Movie Bill
Desperate Hours 1990 Maddox
Gremlins 2: The New Batch 1990 S.W.A.T. Team Leader
Viska prisiminti 1990 Tony
Montana 1990 TV Movie Foreman
Hard to Kill 1990 Det. Sgt. Goodhart
Family of Spies 1990 TV Movie Officer (uncredited)
Lethal Weapon 2 1989 Tim Cavanaugh
Beauty and the Beast 1989 TV Series Biggs
Disorganized Crime 1989 Deputy Joe
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege 1989 Cop at Gym (uncredited)
Police Story: Gladiator School 1988 TV Movie Ralph Thomas
Leap of Faith 1988 TV Movie Richard
The Equalizer 1987 TV Series Martin
Blind Alleys 1985 TV Movie Peter Brockway
Beyond Our Control 1968 TV Series Ensemble (1981)
Remember 2016 completed
Secret in Their Eyes 2015 completed Bumpy
Under the Dome 2013-2015 TV Series James ‘Big Jim’ Rennie
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt 2015 TV Series Le Loup
Sons of Liberty 2015 TV Mini-Series Ben Franklin
American Dad! 2014 TV Series Head of Security
Men, Women & Children 2014 Kent Mooney
Small Time 2014 Ash Martini
The Counselor 2013 Buyer
Breaking Bad 2008-2013 TV Series Hank Schrader
The Frozen Ground 2013 Sgt. Lyle Haugsven
Whitney 2013 TV Series Wayne
Key and Peele 2012 TV Series Mexican Drug Cartel Leader
Eagleheart 2012 TV Series Deke
Body of Proof 2012 TV Series Special Agent Brendan Johnson
Get the Gringo 2012 Bill
The Mentalist 2011 TV Series Sgt. Don Henderson
Castle 2011 TV Series Captain John Davis
CSI: NY 2011 TV Series IAB Lt. Mitchell Adler
Law & Order: LA 2011 TV Series Bob Kentner
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2004-2011 TV Series Phil Baker / Bob Durham, Juror
Prom 2011 Frank Prescott
Vergiss nie, dass ich Dich Liebe 2011 Terry
The After After Party with Steven Michael Quezada 2011 TV Series
Off the Map 2011 TV Series Morris Cooper
The Defenders 2011 TV Series Donnie Barrett
Fairly Legal 2011 TV Series Coach Gardner
The Whole Truth 2010 TV Series Mike Taylor
How Do You Know 2010 Softball Coach
The Good Guys 2010 TV Series Pike
Chase 2010 TV Series Sheriff Keagan
Medium 2005-2010 TV Series Paul Scanlon / Det. Rickey
Dark Blue 2010 TV Series Cahill
Lie to Me 2010 TV Series Dawkins
The Glades 2010 TV Series Michael Nelson
Criminal Minds 2010 TV Series Det. John Barton
The Cleaner 2009 TV Series Mr. Fisher
True Blood 2009 TV Series Leon
Lost 2009 TV Series Howard Gray
Breaking Bad: Original Minisodes 2009 TV Mini-Series Hank Schrader
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2008 TV Series Nelson
Linewatch 2008 Warren Kane
Bones 2008 TV Series Don Timmons
Saving Grace 2008 TV Series Ross Ford
The Unit 2007 TV Series Supervisor Marsh
The Heartbreak Kid 2007 Jodi’s Father
Evan Almighty 2007 Officer Collins
Grey’s Anatomy 2007 TV Series Vince
Justice 2006 TV Series Jack Clark
Nip/Tuck 2006 TV Series Mark Noble
Just Legal 2006 TV Series Judge
Windfall 2006 TV Series Damien’s Father
Cold Case 2006 TV Series Wayne Nelson – 1994 / 2006
The West Wing 2005-2006 TV Series Steve Hodder – Republican Party Chairman
Little Miss Sunshine 2006 State Trooper McCleary
Las Vegas 2005 TV Series Ray Brennan
Mrs. Harris 2005 TV Movie Sporting Goods Clerk
American Gun 2005 Terrence
Over There 2005 TV Series Mr. Parker
Without a Trace 2005 TV Series Officer Tim Orley
American Dreams 2002-2004 TV Series Frank Moran
LAX 2004 TV Series Danny
Category 6: Day of Destruction 2004 TV Movie 747 Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Boston Legal 2004 TV Series Byron Kaneb
Medical Investigation 2004 TV Series David Weiner
Crossing Jordan 2004 TV Series Liam Moore
NCIS 2004 TV Series Gunnery Sergeant Vestman
Dragnet 2003 TV Series Leon Tate
The Lyon’s Den 2003 TV Series Sherwin Williams
Tremors 2003 TV Series W.D. Twitchell
24 2003 TV Series General Bowden
Philly 2002 TV Series Detective Duffy
JAG 1995-2002 TV Series Air Boss / Master Chief – Jury Member
The District 2001 TV Series Charles N. Burke
The One 2001 Sgt. Siegel
Six Feet Under 2001 TV Series Detective Shea
Boston Public 2001 TV Series Matthew Gordon
The Cell 2000 Cole
The Pretender 1997-2000 TV Series Sheriff Whalen / Tommy Larson
Sonic Impact 2000 Agent McGee
3 Strikes 2000 Officer Roberts
Any Day Now 2000 TV Series
Pensacola: Wings of Gold 1999 TV Series Colonel Lawson / Spider
Charmed 1999 TV Series Collector #1 / Dr. Stone
My Little Assassin 1999 TV Movie
Nash Bridges 1997-1999 TV Series Frank Maddigan / William Robard
The Practice 1999 TV Series Detective
Millennium 1999 TV Series Del Boxer
Lansky 1999 TV Movie Naval Captain
Liars’ Dice 1998 Hodge
Walker, Texas Ranger 1998 TV Series Deke Powell
ER 1998 TV Series Clark
V.I.P. 1998 TV Series Jackson Lasarr
Mr. Murder 1998 TV Movie Victor ‘Vic’ Delorio (uncredited)
Without Limits 1998 Bill Dellinger
The Negotiator 1998 Scott
Odd Jobs 1997 TV Movie
Starship Troopers 1997 Commanding Officer
C-16: FBI 1997 TV Series
Gattaca 1997 Cop on the Beat
On the Line 1997 TV Movie Manny Denikolas
Riot 1997 TV Movie Kalena (segment “Empty”)
Things That Go Bump 1997 TV Movie
Dark Skies 1996 TV Series Clayton Lewis
After Jimmy 1996 TV Movie Ray Johnson
Death Benefit 1996 TV Movie Rod Montgomery
Forgotten Sins 1996 TV Movie Detective Carl Messenger
Murder One 1995-1996 TV Series Rusty Arnold
It Came from Outer Space II 1996 TV Movie Dave Grant
Innocent Victims 1996 TV Movie Frank Sarezin
Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story 1996 TV Mini-Series Detective Pike
Number One Fan 1995 Graham Chandler
The Marshal 1995 TV Series Tyler Dumas

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
Breaking Bad 2011 TV Series performer – 1 episode

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
Under the Dome: Inside Chester’s Mill 2014 TV Special documentary special thanks

Self

Title Year Status Character
Conan 2012-2015 TV Series Himself – Guest
The Talk 2014 TV Series Himself – Under the Dome / Himself
Omg! Insider 2014 TV Series Himself
Chelsea Lately 2014 TV Series Himself – Guest
Entertainment Tonight 2014 TV Series Himself
Under the Dome: Inside Chester’s Mill 2014 TV Special documentary Himself
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad 2013 Video documentary Himself
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2013 TV Series Himself (segment “Mean Tweets”)
The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards 2013 TV Special Himself – Presenter: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Hank Schrader: What Happens Next with Dean Norris 2013 Video short Himself
Talking Bad 2013 TV Series Himself – ‘Hank’
Dean Norris Spoils Everything Else 2013 Short Himself
Larry King Now 2013 TV Series Himself – Guest
Late Show with David Letterman 2013 TV Series Himself – Guest
The View 2013 TV Series Himself

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
Jesse! The Breaking Bad Spin-Off 2013 Short Hank Schrader (uncredited)

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2014 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Breaking Bad (2008)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2014 Saturn Award Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series Under the Dome (2013)
2014 Gold Derby TV Award Gold Derby Awards Drama Supporting Actor Breaking Bad (2008)
2014 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Breaking Bad (2008)
2013 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Breaking Bad (2008)
2012 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Breaking Bad (2008)
2011 Saturn Award Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Best Supporting Actor on Television Breaking Bad (2008)
2010 Gold Derby TV Award Gold Derby Awards Drama Supporting Actor Breaking Bad (2008)

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