Dean Norris

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Lore & Background

Hank Schrader was a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent. Norris portrayed him from the show's premiere in 2008 until its final season in 2013. In 2020, Norris returned to play Agent Hank Schrader on-screen during the fifth season of Better Call Saul.

In Their Own Story

Dean Joseph Norris was born on April 8, 1963, in South Bend, Indiana. He graduated from Harvard College in 1985 as a first-generation college student and earned a diploma from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1987. Throughout his career, he has amassed over 154 credits across film and television, including over 40 law enforcement roles.

Reader's Guide

Dean Norris has appeared in numerous films such as Lethal Weapon 2, Total Recall, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Little Miss Sunshine, and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. He starred in the CBS series Under the Dome as James "Big Jim" Rennie and played mob boss Clay "Uncle Daddy" Husser in the TNT series Claws as of June 2017.

Did You Know?

• Dean Norris graduated from Harvard College in 1985 as a first-generation college student.
• He earned a diploma from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1987.
• In 2019, he helped launch Schraderbräu, Hank Schrader's in-universe home-brewed craft beer, as an official product.
• In 2022, Norris and his wife purchased The Swing Inn Cafe in Old Town, Temecula, for $6 million.