dan august played norma's brother on bates motel.
dan august played norma's brother on bates motel.
who plays norma's brother on bates motel?
dan august
caleb calhoun (portrayed by kenny johnson) is norma's estranged older brother, norman's uncle and dylan's biological father. in season two, caleb arrives at the bates motel but norma immediately throws him out. however, caleb bonds with dylan, saying he helped protect norma from their abusive father when they were children. dylan defends caleb to norma, but he also repeatedly raped her for years during their childhood. this then escalates into a fight between norman and dylan until norma intervenes by revealing that caleb is dylan's father. after norman (in norma's persona) attacks him for the rape, caleb leaves town. he returns to help dylan with a "pot farm" by building a barn. dylan grows closer to caleb and ponders telling norma about his return, which is hastened by norman and emma spotting caleb at the remote cabin. norma and caleb have an emotional reunion in which he apologizes to her, but she does not completely forgive him. after a curious neighbor to the farm seeks a gun runner to canada, caleb offers to take the job; however, dylan also needs the money to help emma so he accompanies him. the dropoff is supposed to have been the neighbor's demise, and caleb manages to save dylan. he then returns to beat the neighbor until he promises to leave dylan alone and give them the promised money. caleb leaves again, but not before telling norma about norman attacking him in the "mother" persona.
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the third season of "bates motel" received a score of 72 out of 100 on metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews". rotten tomatoes reported a 95% rating from 21 reviews. the site's consensus reads, ""bates motel" further blurs lines around tv's creepiest taboo mother/son relationship, uncomfortably darkening its already fascinating tone." the fourth season of "bates motel" was met with critical acclaim. rotten tomatoes reported a 100% positive rating from 17 reviews. the site's consensus reads, ""bates motel" fulfills its menacing potential in a fourth season that confidently careens toward the mother-son duo's ghastly destiny." the fifth and final season of "bates motel" received a score of 81 out of 100 on metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim". rotten tomatoes reported a 100% rating from 21 reviews. the site's consensus reads, ""bates motel"'s final season brings the franchise full circle, with a satisfyingly creepy conclusion to the trials and tribulations of norman bates."
bates motel (tv series)