Dean Cain
Dean Cain (born Dean George Tanaka; July 31, 1966) is an American actor. His mother, actress Sharon Thomas, married his adoptive father, director Christopher Cain; when Dean was three. Though he grew up in Malibu and attended Santa Monica High School, his career plans favored professional football over acting. While at Princeton, he completed a history major, dated Brooke Shields for two years, and set an NCAA record for interceptions in a season. After signing with the Buffalo Bills, a knee injury ended his pro career before it began. Though he had already played a part in his father's The Stone Boy (1984), he went through the usual route of commercials and tv-parts (notably, "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990) in 1990) before landing his break-through role as Superman/Clark Kent in the series "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" (1993).
247 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 247
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Criminal Minds
2005
The Daily Show
1996
Smallville
2001
CSI: Miami
2002
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
Frasier
1993
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990
The View
1997
Supergirl
2015
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Entourage
2004
Burn Notice
2007
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
Las Vegas
2003
The Division
2001
Just Shoot Me!
1997
A Different World
1987
Life
2007
Celebrity Juice
2008
The Tony Danza Show
2004
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Life Goes On
1989
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
2012
Hope & Faith
2003
Comic Book Men
2012
Worst Cooks in America
2010
Hit the Floor
2013
The Curse
2023
Fantasy Island
1998
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023
Through the Keyhole
2013
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Clubhouse
2004
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
2000
Lady Dynamite
2016
Mulaney
2014
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
1988
10.5: Apocalypse
2006
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Rat Race
2001
Masters of Illusion
2014
Christine Cromwell
1989
Vietnam in HD
2011
Grapevine
1992
Out of Time
2003
God's Not Dead
2014
A Mile in His Shoes
2011
DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year
2016
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
2000
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006
Masters of Illusion
2009
God's Not Dead: In God We Trust
2024
The Choice
2012
Vendetta
2015
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
2000
5 Days of War
2011
The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story
2004
Futuresport
1999
DC Super Hero Girls: Super Hero High
2016
Miracle Beach
1992
$5 a Day
2008
Militia
2000
Firetrap
2001
Hidden Camera
2007
Making Rat Race
2002
Frost Giant
2010
A Wish Come True
2015
Madness in the Method
2019
Post Impact
2004
Dead and Deader
2006
Bed & Breakfast
2010
September Dawn
2007
Abandoned
2010
R.A.D.A.R.: The Adventures of the Bionic Dog
2023
Lost
2004
Missed Opportunities
2025
Hole in One
2009
Dragon Fighter
2003
2050
2019
Going Under
1991
The Dog Who Saved Summer
2015
Final Approach
2008
The Stone Boy
1984
The Glow
2002
Pure Country 2: The Gift
2010
Merry Ex-Mas
2014
Crossroads - A Story of Forgiveness
2007
The Dog Who Saved Easter
2014
Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer
2018
R.I.A.
2021
Circle of Pain
2010
The Platform
2020
Best Men
1997
The 92nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade
2024
Winter's Dream
2018
The Appearing
2013
The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation
2013
I Do (But I Don't)
2004
Bringing Back Christmas
2023
Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain
2003
The Dog Who Saved Halloween
2011
The Black Hole
2015
Trail Blazers
2022
Man Camp
2013
The Phantom Warrior
2024
Gentle Ben
2002
Mayday
2005
The Dog Who Saved the Holidays
2012
Dogboys
1998
The Way Home
2010
Meant to Be
2012
Broadcasting Christmas
2016
Airplane vs Volcano
2014
Max Havoc: Ring of Fire
2006
Faith Under Fire
2020
90 Feet from Home
2019
No Alibi
2000
Bailey's Billion$
2005
A Christmas Carol
2025
Ace of Hearts
2008
Defending Santa
2013
The Dog Who Saved Christmas
2009
The Follow-Up
2020
A Nanny for Christmas
2010
The Gambler, The Girl and The Gunslinger
2009
I Am Gabriel
2012
Beverly Hills Christmas
2015
Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure
2009
Sweet Inspirations
2019
Dark Descent
2002
Kill Katie Malone
2010
The Case for Christmas
2011
Pickleball Pete
2026
Heaven's Door
2012
The Three Gifts
2009
Maneater
2009
The Challenger Disaster
2019
I Survived
2025
Skydog
2020
No Vacancy
2022
The Three Dogateers
2014
Operation Cupcake
2012
New Alcatraz
2001
Break Every Chain
2021
For the Cause
2000
Revenge of the Mask 2
2019
Chosen
2021
A Belle for Christmas
2014
Flight of Fancy
2000
Little Angels
2025
Trafficked: A Parent's Worst Nightmare
2021
Making Mr. Right
2008
Demon Hunters
2026
Agent Toby Barks
2021
Rag and Bone
1998
Urban Decay
2007
Just Another Dream
2022
Hope
2024
Glass Walls
2022
I Feel Fine.
2024
Home Run Showdown
2012
Baby Bulldog
2020
The Top 12 Greatest Christmas Movies of All Time
2016
Andy the Talking Hedgehog
2018
Illicit
2020
And God Made Man
2024
Phase IV
2002
Paul's Promise
2022
Truth
2006
A Dog for Christmas
2015
A Christmas Wedding
2006
I Have A Name
2026
Sweetwater
2012
A Promise To Astrid
2019
The Karate Princess
2024
Protect and Serve
2007
Deadly Sanctuary
2015
Dirty Little Trick
2011
Subject: I Love You
2011
A Horse for Summer
2015
The Zombie Club
2019
One Cop's Journey
2022
A Christmas Adventure ...From a Book Called Wisely's Tales
2001
A Child of the King
2019
Christmas Rush
2002
Our Crossroads
2024
The Runaway
2000
Casting Stones
2023
EP Daily
1997
Hank's Christmas Wish 2: The Nutcracker
2024
The Hero Awards
2008
Small Town Santa
2014
Takedown
2024
Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown
1994
Horse Camp
2015
Grandpa's Place
2004
John Light
2019
The Seven
2019
A Walking Miracle
—
Letters at Christmas
2024
Until the Last Promise
2024
The ObamaGate Movie
2020
Condition of Return
2023
Beyond Pollution
2012
Break the Cycle
2025
Forgiven
2021
Dispatched
2020
Miracle at Manchester
2022
Jack Jonah
2019
We Believe
2024
The Incantation
2018
Do Not Grow Weary
2026
Night at the Museum of the Bible
—
Charlie and the Talking Buzzard
1979
America, America, God Shed His Grace on Thee
2020
One Life at a Time
2020
Don't Give Up
2021
Reagan: Portrait of a Presidency
2024
Aimee and Albert: The Early Years
2025
Hank's Christmas Wish
2023
Megan's Christmas Miracle
2018
Christmas Around the World
2021
95th Annual National Christmas Tree Lighting
2017
The Follower
2019
Christmas Around the USA
2022
The Story of Mother's Day
2021
The Man Who Went to Heaven
2021
FBI Lovebirds: UnderCovers
2019
Apocalypse: Key to the Realms
2026
Not For Sale
2023
My Ripple Effect
2026
Losing to Win
2023
It's a Doll's World
2025
The 87th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade
2018
Forgiving God
2022
Light Up Night
2020
Country Rain
2024
Elmer
1976
The 86th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade
2017
Bumbling Ballerina
—
Dogman
2024
Drop the Beat
—
Heroes on the Front Line
2020
Ghost Trader
2023
Hate Among Us
2019
Hank’s Christmas Wish 3: Elvis Lives
2025