10 Actors Who Asked For Their TV & Movie Characters To Be Killed Off

10. Dean Norris - Breaking Bad

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Dean Norris played Hank Shrader, a DEA agent and brother-in-law to Walter White, the titular character who was breaking bad in Breaking Bad. After five years in the role, Norris was ready to quit. The story was winding down and his character was doomed anyway. Hank Shrader had remained totally oblivious while his brother-in-law built a meth empire under his very nose.

After landing a role on Under The Done, Norris asked for Hank Shrader to be killed off in the first half of season five due to conflicting filming schedules. The writers turned him down. The story called for a Walt-Hank showdown and rushing it would have led to an unsatisfying payoff. Norris's problem was solved for him when the season was split into two with a production break of four months. This allowed him to film Under the Dome without having to quit Breaking Bad early.