Dean Norris is an American film and theater actor. The fame was brought to the performer by the role of OBN agent Hank Schrader in the television series Breaking Bad, Jim Renny in the series Under the Dome.
The popularity of the audience and the love of Dean fans, Joseph Norris owes amazing charisma and memorable roles.
Carier start
The biography of the future celebrity began in 1963. The boy was born in South Bend on April 8 in the family of the owner of a small furniture store, a former singer Jack Norris. The parents of the child's mother, Rosie, were immigrants from Hungary. Four girls and an only son grew up in an atmosphere of mutual understanding. Parents gave the children the most necessary.
A slight limp remained with the actor for life. In some movie scenarios, this moment turned out to be successfully beaten. Back in school, the artist received a black belt in karate. Martial arts have interested the boy since childhood. As a teenager, Dean won many competitions at the local level, was engaged in boxing.
He studied at Clay School. He became the best student in the class. During the prom, it was Norris who delivered the farewell speech. An inquisitive social activist actively participated in the program “Out of Our Control”, which was aired on a local television channel.
Dean decided to choose an acting profession not immediately. After school, the graduate continued his education at Harvard College in 1985. The young man chose social studies as his future activity. The future artist was the first of the family who managed to finish his studies at a prestigious institution.
During the training, the young man thought about the scene. He began attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. In films, Norris often gets characters from various power structures. Heroes of the actor are constantly involved in fights, shootings.
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The film debut took place in 1985. The aspiring lyceum appeared in several episodes of the comedy telenovela "Married with Children", on the basis of which the popular domestic remake "Happy Together" was shot.
After this work, the abundance of the main roles was not offered to the young performer, but on the screen he appeared in several popular films. Norris played in the action movies "Death Against", "Remember Everything." Even at the start of his career, the guy got roles, never without work.
Dean has become a regular character on several TV shows. He starred in Star Troopers, played Ambulance, Charmed. For his play in the dramatic film "Without Limit", the artist was awarded audience recognition. The charismatic and strong hero was a real breakthrough for the performer.
In 2003, the actor was invited to become the rated telenovela "Lost". At the same time, filming began in the successful multi-part project "Anatomy of Passion."
One of the best in the history of cinema, experts called the multi-part television project "Breaking Bad." In it, Norris played the role of policeman Hank Schneider. The principal representative of the rule of law makes decisions without difficulty in difficult situations. The work brought the artist several awards. Norris received the Screen Actors Guild Award, was nominated for "Saturn" as the best supporting artist on television.
Character actor
After the premiere, many directors liked the character of Dean. In 2011, again in the role of a policeman, he appeared in the "Frozen Land". Two years later, in the serial "horror" based on the work of Stephen King's "Under the Dome", the actor got the hero James Rennie, a representative of the city council, who was isolated with a group of people.
The main character of the artist was in the films "Men, Women and Children", "Negligible." In a rather atypical way, Norris appeared in the telenovela "The Big Bang Theory." He played a military man. Until this moment, the artist was awarded the title of "hostage of one image." Usually Dean plays representatives of law enforcement agencies, police officers. The main distinguishing feature of the performer is impressive anthropological data with a characteristic appearance.
The artist himself, according to his admission, is desirable to switch to new types. However, this is not yet practicable. In one of the interviews, the performer sneered that of the three typical police officers, one surely reminds Norris. Without difficulty, Dean succeeds as a villain. In this image, the actor is having fun from the heart.
Such film images were lively reflected in the artist’s children. During games with peers, the kids imitated firearms, duplicating the actions of their father on the screen. Teachers constantly selected dangerous toys from children.
