Ed Norris (actor), born April 10, 1960 in New York City, New York, USA, is an actor, radio presenter and police commander. He guest stars as Detective Ed Norris in the first, second, third, fourth, & fifth seasons. He is the host of the Ed Norris Show on WHFS in Baltimore, Maryland. He served as police commissioner for Baltimore from 2000 to late 2002. Norris had briefly served as Deputy Commissioner, Operations. Norris is a 20-year veteran of the New York Police Department. Norris was appointed Maryland State Police Superintendent following his term as Baltimore Police Commissioner. His performance as the Baltimore Police Commissioner is still taught by the University of Virginia's Darden School as a case study on effective leadership.