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Acting

Dean Norris

Career: Active from 1991 to 2026, busiest in 1995 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles: 9
top three billing

Average score: 56/100

Highest rated: Breaking Bad
92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 139 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Dean Norris Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Wonder
2.3, average 3.4
Historical
1.6, average 2.6
Fantasy
1.0, average 1.7
Wholesome
2.7, average 3.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Psychological Thriller 4
Social Commentary 4
Moral Dilemma 3
Murder Mystery 2
Character-Driven 2
Slow-Burn Suspense 2
Existential Dread 2
Cringe Comedy 2
Psychological Drama 2
Moral Ambiguity 2
True Crime 2
Action-Oriented 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

156

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

2 titles

The Attentionist

TV show

Coyote

as Chief Dennison

2020s

12 titles · average score 58

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe

72

TV show · as Captain Richard Williams

TERM

as Senator Randall Murphy

Border Hunters

48

as Abraham

The Parenting

54

as Cliff

Carry-On

69

as Phil Sarkowski

The Six Triple Eight

59

as General Halt

Unfrosted

44

as Khruschev

Fool's Paradise

35

as Studio Head

Liam and Michael

TV show · as Michael's Father

United States of Al

52

TV show · as Art

Ghosts

75

TV show · as Frank

Law & Order: Organized Crime

70

TV show · as Randall Stabler

2010s

36 titles · average score 62

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

66

as Roy Nicholls

The Hustle

37

as Howard Bacon

Death Wish

43

as Detective Rains

Girlboss

55

TV show · as Jay

Fist Fight

41

as Principal Richard Tyler

The Book of Henry

43

as Glenn Sickleman

Secret in Their Eyes

49

as Bumpy

Remember

67

as John Kurlander

Men, Women & Children

47

as Kent Mooney

Small Time

55

as Ash Martini

Under the Dome

63

TV show · as James "Big Jim" Rennie

The Frozen Ground

54

as Sgt. Lyle Haugsven

2000s

47 titles · average score 63

Breaking Bad: Original Minisodes

75

TV show · as Hank Schrader

Breaking Bad

92

TV show · as Hank Schrader

The Mentalist

74

TV show · as Sgt. Don Henderson

Grey's Anatomy

75

TV show · as Vince

Medium

69

TV show · as Detective Rickey / Paul Scanlon

American Dad!

60

TV show · as Head of Security (voice)

Bones

75

TV show · as Don Timmons

Lost

84

TV show · as Howard Gray

Tremors

55

TV show · as W.D. Twitchell

NCIS

64

TV show · as Vestman

83

TV show · as General Bowden

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

68

TV show · as Bob Durham / Phil Baker

1990s

51 titles · average score 60

The West Wing

83

TV show · as Steve Hodder

Charmed

70

TV show · as Dr. Stone

Without Limits

66

as Bill Dellinger

The Practice

76

TV show · as Detective

Seduced by Madness

58

TV show · as Detective Pike

Safe

77

as Mover

The Last Seduction

80

as Shep

79

TV show · as Clark

The X-Files

76

TV show · as Marshal Tapia

The Lawnmower Man

44

as Director

Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage

64

as Mike

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

85

as SWAT Team Leader

1980s

8 titles · average score 61

Lethal Weapon 2

75

as Tim Cavanaugh

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

26

as Cop (uncredited)

Disorganized Crime

57

as Deputy Joe

Question of Faith

as Richard

TV show · as Ralph Thomas

Married... with Children

71

TV show · as Rodent

Beauty and the Beast

73

TV show · as Biggs

The Equalizer

62

TV show · as Martin