Dean Norris: movies and TV shows
Dean Norris has 162 credits in the archive: 81 films and 81 TV series, from 1985 to 2025. Highest rated: Breaking Bad (8.9/10).
Career timeline
1985 – 2025 · busiest year: 1996 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | WrestleMania 41: Sunday | Self | Film | 6.4 | 62 |
| 2025 | Border Hunters | Abraham | Film | 6.2 | 62 |
| 2025 | The Parenting | Cliff | Film | 6.0 | 62 |
| 2024 | Carry-On | Phil Sarkowski | Film | 6.9 | 61 |
| 2024 | The Six Triple Eight | General Halt | Film | 7.5 | 61 |
| 2024 | Unfrosted | Khruschev | Film | 5.4 | 61 |
| 2024 | In the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin | Self | TV | 5.0 | 61 |
| 2023 | Fool's Paradise | Studio Head | Film | 4.6 | 60 |
| 2023 | Liam and Michael | Michael's Father | TV | 7.0 | 60 |
| 2021 | Ghosts | Frank | TV | 8.0 | 58 |
| 2021 | Law & Order: Organized Crime | Randall Stabler | TV | 7.9 | 58 |
| 2021 | United States of Al | Art | TV | 6.6 | 58 |
| 2019 | The Act | Russ | TV | 7.6 | 56 |
| 2019 | The Hustle | Howard Bacon | Film | 6.2 | 56 |
| 2019 | Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark | Roy Nicholls | Film | 6.5 | 56 |
| 2018 | Death Wish | Detective Rains | Film | 6.2 | 55 |
| 2018 | Beirut | Donald Gaines | Film | 6.3 | 55 |
| 2017 | Get Shorty | Bob Grace | TV | 7.1 | 54 |
| 2017 | Claws | Clay "Uncle Daddy" Husser | TV | 6.8 | 54 |
| 2017 | Girlboss | Jay | TV | 6.6 | 54 |
| 2017 | The Book of Henry | Glenn Sickleman | Film | 7.5 | 54 |
| 2017 | Fist Fight | Principal Richard Tyler | Film | 6.0 | 54 |
| 2015 | Better Call Saul | Hank Schrader | TV | 8.7 | 52 |
| 2015 | Superstore | Howard Fox | TV | 7.5 | 52 |
| 2015 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Le Loup | TV | 7.1 | 52 |
| 2015 | Sons of Liberty | Ben Franklin | TV | 6.9 | 52 |
| 2015 | Secret in Their Eyes | Bumpy | Film | 6.4 | 52 |
| 2015 | Remember | John Kurlander | Film | 7.4 | 52 |
| 2014 | Men, Women & Children | Kent Mooney | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 2014 | Small Time | Ash Martini | Film | 5.3 | 51 |
| 2013 | Under the Dome | James "Big Jim" Rennie | TV | 7.1 | 50 |
| 2013 | The Counselor | Buyer | Film | 5.3 | 50 |
| 2013 | The Frozen Ground | Sgt. Lyle Haugsven | Film | 6.3 | 50 |
| 2013 | Talking Bad | Self | TV | 6.5 | 50 |
| 2013 | No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad | Self | Film | 8.4 | 50 |
| 2012 | Scandal | Fenton Glackland | TV | 7.2 | 49 |
| 2012 | Key & Peele | Mexican Drug Cartel Leader | TV | 7.7 | 49 |
| 2012 | Get the Gringo | Bill | Film | 6.6 | 49 |
| 2011 | Body of Proof | Special Agent Brendan Johnson | TV | 7.1 | 48 |
| 2011 | Fairly Legal | Coach Gardner | TV | 6.5 | 48 |
| 2011 | Whitney | Wayne | TV | 5.2 | 48 |
| 2011 | Eagleheart | Deke | TV | 6.8 | 48 |
| 2011 | Prom | Frank Prescott | Film | 6.1 | 48 |
| 2011 | Remember I'll Always Love You | Terry | Film | — | 48 |
| 2010 | The Glades | Michael Nelson | TV | 6.9 | 47 |
| 2010 | Law & Order: LA | Bob Kentner | TV | 6.8 | 47 |
| 2010 | The Defenders | Donnie Barrett | TV | 7.2 | 47 |
| 2010 | The Good Guys | Pike | TV | 7.3 | 47 |
| 2010 | How Do You Know | Softball Coach | Film | 5.3 | 47 |
| 2010 | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Chrimbus Special | Del Tong | Film | 8.1 | 47 |
| 2009 | Castle | John Davis | TV | 8.0 | 46 |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | Dawkins | TV | 7.9 | 46 |
| 2009 | Dark Blue | Cahill | TV | 6.9 | 46 |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Sgt. Don Henderson | TV | 8.4 | 45 |
| 2008 | Breaking Bad | Hank Schrader | TV | 8.9 | 45 |
| 2008 | True Blood | Leon | TV | 7.6 | 45 |
| 2008 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Nelson | TV | 7.5 | 45 |
| 2008 | Linewatch | Warren Kane | Film | 5.3 | 45 |
| 2007 | The Big Bang Theory | Richard Williams | TV | 7.9 | 44 |
| 2007 | Saving Grace | Ross Ford | TV | 7.4 | 44 |
| 2007 | Evan Almighty | Officer Collins | Film | 5.6 | 44 |
| 2007 | The Heartbreak Kid | Jodi's Father | Film | 5.8 | 44 |
| 2006 | The Unit | Supervisor Marsh | TV | 7.3 | 43 |
| 2006 | Little Miss Sunshine | State Trooper McCleary | Film | 7.7 | 43 |
| 2006 | Justice | TV | 7.0 | 43 | |
| 2006 | Windfall | Damien's Father | TV | 4.0 | 43 |
| 2006 | Mrs. Harris | Sporting Goods Clerk | Film | 5.9 | 43 |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Vince | TV | 8.2 | 42 |
| 2005 | Bones | Don Timmons | TV | 8.2 | 42 |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Head of Security (voice) | TV | 7.0 | 42 |
| 2005 | Medium | Detective Rickey | TV | 7.5 | 42 |
| 2005 | Medium | Paul Scanlon | TV | 7.5 | 42 |
| 2005 | Over There | Mr. Parker | TV | 6.7 | 42 |
| 2005 | American Gun | Terrence | Film | 5.7 | 42 |
| 2004 | Lost | Howard Gray | TV | 8.0 | 41 |
| 2004 | Boston Legal | Byron Kaneb | TV | 7.9 | 41 |
| 2004 | Medical Investigation | David Weiner | TV | 6.8 | 41 |
| 2004 | LAX | Danny | TV | 7.3 | 41 |
| 2003 | NCIS | Vestman | TV | 7.6 | 40 |
| 2003 | Nip/Tuck | Mark Noble | TV | 7.2 | 40 |
| 2003 | Cold Case | Wayne Nelson (1994 & 2006) | TV | 7.8 | 40 |
| 2003 | Las Vegas | Ray Brennan | TV | 7.0 | 40 |
| 2003 | Tremors | W.D. Twitchell | TV | 6.2 | 40 |
| 2003 | The Lyon's Den | TV | 8.8 | 40 | |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Tim Orley | TV | 7.2 | 39 |
| 2002 | American Dreams | Frank Moran | TV | 5.2 | 39 |
| 2001 | 24 | General Bowden | TV | 7.8 | 38 |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan | Liam Moore | TV | 7.2 | 38 |
| 2001 | Six Feet Under | Detective Shea | TV | 8.1 | 38 |
| 2001 | The One | Sgt. Siegel | Film | 6.1 | 38 |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Bob Durham | TV | 7.6 | 37 |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Phil Baker | TV | 7.6 | 37 |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Judge Whittaker | TV | 8.0 | 37 |
| 2000 | Boston Public | Matthew Gordon | TV | 7.6 | 37 |
| 2000 | The District | Charles N. Burke | TV | 6.8 | 37 |
| 2000 | The Cell | Cole | Film | 6.3 | 37 |
| 2000 | 3 Strikes | Officer Roberts | Film | 5.6 | 37 |
| 2000 | Sonic Impact | Agent McGee | Film | 5.8 | 37 |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Steve Hodder | TV | 8.3 | 36 |
| 1999 | Lansky | Naval Captain | Film | 5.6 | 36 |
| 1999 | My Little Assassin | Film | 5.7 | 36 | |
| 1998 | Charmed | Dr. Stone | TV | 8.2 | 35 |
| 1998 | V.I.P. | Jackson Lasarr | TV | 5.3 | 35 |
| 1998 | The Negotiator | Scott | Film | 7.1 | 35 |
| 1998 | On the Line | Manny Denikolas | Film | 3.2 | 35 |
| 1998 | Without Limits | Bill Dellinger | Film | 6.6 | 35 |
| 1998 | Mr. Murder | Victor 'Vic' Delorio | Film | 5.0 | 35 |
| 1997 | The Practice | Detective | TV | 7.7 | 34 |
| 1997 | Starship Troopers | Commanding Officer | Film | 7.1 | 34 |
| 1997 | Gattaca | Cop on the Beat | Film | 7.6 | 34 |
| 1997 | Riot | Kalena | Film | 5.4 | 34 |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges | Frank Maddigan | TV | 6.6 | 33 |
| 1996 | Millennium | Agent Boxer | TV | 7.7 | 33 |
| 1996 | The Pretender | Tommy Larson | TV | 7.4 | 33 |
| 1996 | The Pretender | Sheriff Whalen | TV | 7.4 | 33 |
| 1996 | Seduced by Madness | Detective Pike | TV | 4.8 | 33 |
| 1996 | Death Benefit | Rod Montgomery | Film | 4.0 | 33 |
| 1996 | Forgotten Sins | Detective Carl Messenger | Film | 5.5 | 33 |
| 1996 | After Jimmy | Ray Johnson | Film | 3.0 | 33 |
| 1996 | Innocent Victims | Frank Sarezin | Film | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1995 | Murder One | Rusty Arnold | TV | 7.7 | 32 |
| 1995 | Money Train | Guard with Dooley | Film | 5.9 | 32 |
| 1995 | Safe | Mover | Film | 6.9 | 32 |
| 1995 | Texas Justice | Film | 5.5 | 32 | |
| 1995 | Number One Fan | Graham Chandler | Film | 3.3 | 32 |
| 1995 | It Came from Outer Space II | Dave Grant | Film | 3.9 | 32 |
| 1995 | In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice | Levasseur | Film | 4.8 | 32 |
| 1994 | ER | Clark | TV | 7.8 | 31 |
| 1994 | The Last Seduction | Shep | Film | 6.8 | 31 |
| 1994 | Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee | Red Arrow | Film | 6.7 | 31 |
| 1994 | Playmaker | Detective Marconi | Film | 5.9 | 31 |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Marshal Tapia | TV | 8.4 | 30 |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Deke Powell | TV | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels | Allen | TV | 6.6 | 30 |
| 1993 | The Firm | The Squat Man | Film | 6.7 | 30 |
| 1993 | It's Nothing Personal | Michael Dawson | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1993 | Barbarians at the Gate | 1st Scientist | Film | 6.9 | 30 |
| 1993 | Full Eclipse | Fleming | Film | 5.2 | 30 |
| 1993 | Jailbait | Hershiser | Film | 3.2 | 30 |
| 1992 | The Lawnmower Man | Director | Film | 5.6 | 29 |
| 1992 | Till Death Us Do Part | Matt Hobert | Film | 7.0 | 29 |
| 1992 | Secrets | Henderson | Film | 5.0 | 29 |
| 1992 | From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One | Det. Russell Dahl | Film | 4.0 | 29 |
| 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | SWAT Team Leader | Film | 8.2 | 28 |
| 1991 | Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage | Mike | Film | 6.6 | 28 |
| 1991 | Murderous Vision | Lieutenant Martin | Film | 9.0 | 28 |
| 1990 | Total Recall | Tony | Film | 7.3 | 27 |
| 1990 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | SWAT Team Leader | Film | 6.5 | 27 |
| 1990 | Hard to Kill | Det. Sgt. Goodhart | Film | 6.0 | 27 |
| 1990 | Desperate Hours | Maddox | Film | 5.4 | 27 |
| 1990 | When You Remember Me | Bill | Film | 6.1 | 27 |
| 1990 | Montana | Foreman | Film | 6.1 | 27 |
| 1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 | Tim Cavanaugh | Film | 7.0 | 26 |
| 1989 | Disorganized Crime | Deputy Joe | Film | 5.5 | 26 |
| 1988 | Police Story | Ralph Thomas | TV | — | 25 |
| 1988 | Question of Faith | Richard | Film | 9.0 | 25 |
| 1987 | Married... with Children | Rodent | TV | 7.7 | 24 |
| 1987 | Beauty and the Beast | Biggs | TV | 7.4 | 24 |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Martin | TV | 7.1 | 22 |
| Coyote | Chief Dennison | Film | — | — | |
| Dubbels | Film | — | — | ||
| Elastic Hearts | Film | — | — |