dean joseph norris (born april 8, 1963) is an american actor. he is best known for his role as dea agent hank schrader on the amc drama series "breaking bad" (2008–2013). he also played james "big jim" rennie on the cbs series "under the dome" (2013–2015). he has appeared in movies 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) and "the book of henry" (2017).