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Dean Norris

Titles: 79movies80TV shows

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

Leading roles: 8
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

Crime
5.8average 3.7
Contemporary Realism
6.7average 5.4
Mystery
4.9average 4.1
Social Commentary
5.7average 4.9
Wit & Wordplay
4.4average 3.7
Family Dynamics
5.5average 4.8
Violence
4.9average 4.2
Politics
3.3average 2.6

Rarely in their work

Wonder
2.3, average 3.4
Historical
1.7, average 2.6
Fantasy
1.0, average 1.7
Wholesome
2.7, average 3.3

Main genres

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Drama 24
Thriller 15
Crime 13
Comedy 10
TV Movie 8
Action 6
Mystery 6
Horror 5

Recurring tags

Social Commentary 4
Psychological Thriller 4
Moral Dilemma 3
Moral Ambiguity 2
Psychological Drama 2
Existential Dread 2
Slow-Burn Suspense 2
Character-Driven 2
Coming-of-Age 2
Murder Mystery 2
Intrigue 2
True Crime 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

155

Group by

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Upcoming

1 title

Coyote

as Chief Dennison

2020s

12 titles · average score 59

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe

TV show · as Captain Richard Williams

TERM

as Senator Randall Murphy

Border Hunters

as Abraham

The Parenting

as Cliff

Carry-On

as Phil Sarkowski

The Six Triple Eight

as General Halt

Unfrosted

as Khruschev

Fool's Paradise

as Studio Head

Liam and Michael

TV show · as Michael's Father

United States of Al

TV show · as Art

Ghosts

TV show · as Frank

Law & Order: Organized Crime

TV show · as Randall Stabler

2010s

36 titles · average score 62

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

as Roy Nicholls

The Hustle

as Howard Bacon

Death Wish

as Detective Rains

Beirut

as Donald Gaines

Fist Fight

as Principal Richard Tyler

Girlboss

TV show · as Jay

Secret in Their Eyes

as Bumpy

Remember

as John Kurlander

Men, Women & Children

as Kent Mooney

Small Time

as Ash Martini

Under the Dome

TV show · as James "Big Jim" Rennie

The Frozen Ground

as Sgt. Lyle Haugsven

All 36 titles from the 2010s

2000s

47 titles · average score 63

Castle

TV show · as John Davis

Breaking Bad

TV show · as Hank Schrader

The Mentalist

TV show · as Sgt. Don Henderson

The Big Bang Theory

TV show · as Richard Williams

Grey's Anatomy

TV show · as Vince

Bones

TV show · as Don Timmons

American Dad!

TV show · as Head of Security (voice)

Lost

TV show · as Howard Gray

Tremors

TV show · as W.D. Twitchell

NCIS

TV show · as Vestman

TV show · as General Bowden

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV show · as Phil Baker / Bob Durham

All 47 titles from the 2000s

1990s

51 titles · average score 60

The West Wing

TV show · as Steve Hodder

Without Limits

as Bill Dellinger

Charmed

TV show · as Dr. Stone

Starship Troopers

as Commanding Officer

Seduced by Madness

TV show · as Detective Pike

Safe

as Mover

The Last Seduction

as Shep

TV show · as Clark

The X-Files

TV show · as Marshal Tapia

The Lawnmower Man

as Director

Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage

as Mike

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

as SWAT Team Leader

All 51 titles from the 1990s

1980s

8 titles · average score 60

Lethal Weapon 2

as Tim Cavanaugh

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

as Cop (uncredited)

Disorganized Crime

as Deputy Joe

Question of Faith

as Richard

TV show · as Ralph Thomas

Married... with Children

TV show · as Rodent

Beauty and the Beast

TV show · as Biggs

The Equalizer

TV show · as Martin