Background
Norris was born in South Bend, Indiana, the son of Rosemarie "Rosie" (Lacay) and Jack B. Norris, a furniture store owner.
Norris was born in South Bend, Indiana, the son of Rosemarie "Rosie" (Lacay) and Jack B. Norris, a furniture store owner.
He graduated from Clay High School in 1981, where he says he was a straight-A student, and also class valedictorian.
He is a 1985 graduate of Harvard College, where he majored in social studies. He also attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art for one year. Norris starred in Tremors: The Series and the film Without Limits.
He has had guest spots in other television series including New York City Police Department Blue, The X-Files, The West Wing, and Lost, and has appeared in films including Gattaca and Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
Norris is best known for his role as Drug Enforcement Administration agent Hank Schrader on Breaking Bad, which he played from the show"s premiere in 2008 to its final season in 2013. Norris" performance on Breaking Bad has received critical acclaim.
He also starred in the Columbia Broadcasting System series Under the Dome, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. He plays selectman James "Big Jim" Rennie, the only town council member in the area which is cut off from the rest of the United States.
Rennie initially seems to do the right thing in getting the town accustomed to the separation, but he soon starts to abuse his power.
While in high school, he was a member of the cast of the WNDU-television/JA show Beyond Our Control.