Dean Norris  Dean Joseph Norris (born April 8, 1963) is an American actor. He is well known for playing Drug Enforcement Administration agent Hank Schrader on the AMC series "Breaking Bad" (2008–2013), for which he received critical acclaim for his performance. He also portrayed town councilman James "Big Jim" Rennie on the CBS series "Under the Dome" (2013–2015) and currently plays mob boss Clay "Uncle Daddy" Husser on the TNT series "Claws". He reprised his role as Hank Schrader in the "Breaking Bad" spin-off "Better Call Saul". Norris has appeared in films such as "Lethal Weapon 2" (1989), "Hard To Kill" (1990), "Total Recall" (1990), "" (1991), "Starship Troopers" (1997), "The Cell" (2000), "Little Miss Sunshine" (2006), "Evan Almighty" (2007), "Sons of Liberty" (2015), and "The Book of Henry" (2017). Dean Joseph Norris was born in South Bend, Indiana, on April 8, 1963, the son of Rosemarie (née Lacay; 1934–2012) and furniture store owner Jack B. Norris (1930–2008). His mother was born in South Bend to Hungarian immigrants, while his father was born in Chicago, where he lived for a year before moving to South Bend. Norris has two sisters, Connie and Nikie. He graduated from Clay High School in 1981, where he says he was a straight-A student and one of the class valedictorians. While in high school, he was a member of the award-winning student-produced comedy show "Beyond Our Control", which ran on WNDU-TV. He is a 1985 graduate of Harvard College, where he studied the interdisciplinary concentration of Social Studies and was a member of Hasty Pudding Theatricals. He also earned a diploma from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1987. Norris starred in "Tremors: The Series" and the film "Without Limits". He has had guest spots in other television series including "NYPD Blue", "The X-Files", "The West Wing", and "Lost", and has appeared in films including "Gattaca" and "". He played Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent Hank Schrader on "Breaking Bad", which he played from the show's premiere in 2008 to its final season in 2013.