Dean Norris
Dean Joseph Norris (born 1962 or 1963 in South Bend, Indiana ) is an American actor.
Life and work
Dean Norris made a college degree at Harvard University and attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
He began his career as a film and television actor in the early 1980s. Since then, he has starred in many movies and television films and series. In it, he has been often represented the military and police.
A wider audience was Dean Norris famous by the TV series Breaking Bad. In it, he plays the pragmatic thinking, somewhat rowdy, wisecracking and stubborn DEA investigators Hank Schrader. Since 2013 he has held a starring role in Under the Dome, which is based on the novel of the same name in the original The Arena by Stephen King.
Filmography (selection)
Awards
- 2011: Nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in Television for his role in the television series Breaking Bad
- 2012: nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in the category Best Acting Ensemble in a Drama TV Series for Breaking Bad
- 2013: nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in the category Best Acting Ensemble in a Drama TV Series for Breaking Bad