Dean Norris Upped To Series Regular On ‘Law & Order: Organized Crime’

EXCLUSIVE: Elliot Stabler’s reconciliation with his once estranged older brother Randall is taking hold. Dean Norris, who recurred as Randall Stabler last season, has been promoted to a series regular for the upcoming fifth season of Law & Order: Organized Crime, which is moving to Peacock after four seasons on NBC.

Norris was introduced as Randall, Elliott’s (Chris Meloni) successful real estate developer brother, last season when the duo cared for their ailing mom Bernadette (Ellen Burstyn). Randall, who had left the family when he was young, had previously had a long-standing tension with Elliot stemming from an event involving their father. Norris appeared in nine of Season 4’s 13 episodes. Last season also featured as a recurring character Randall and Elliott’s younger brother, Joe Jr. (Michael Trotter), who ended up becoming an informant for the OCCB.

Law & Order: Organized Crime is executive produced by Dick Wolf, showrunner John Shiban, Paul Cabbad, Meloni, Arthur W. Forney and Peter Jankowski. The series is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Wolf Entertainment.

Norris portrayed Hank Schrader on all five seasons of Breaking Bad. His other TV credits include United States of Al, Claws, Better Call Saul, The Big Bang Theory, Under the Dome, Scandal and Get Shorty. He appeared with Meloni in the 2014 film Small Time. Norris is repped by Innovative Artists and Constellation Media Group.