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).
Known For
Rat Race
(2001)
Shawn Kent
Skydog
(2020)
Out of Time
(2003)
Chris Harrison
God's Not Dead
(2014)
Mark
The Dog Who Saved the Holidays
(2012)
Ted Stein
R.A.D.A.R.: The Adventures of the Bionic Dog
(2023)
Mayor Sebastian Fleming
5 Days of War
(2011)
Chris Bailot
Vendetta
(2015)
Mason
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
(2000)
Cole
Hole in One
(2009)
Repo Man
Miracle Beach
(1992)
Volleyball Player #1
Frost Giant
(2010)
JC
I Do (But I Don't)
(2004)
Nick Corina
Glass Walls
(2022)
Ozzy
DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year
(2016)
Jonathan Kent (voice)
A Wish Come True
(2015)
Dean Cain
Full Filmography
Acting
Elmer
(1976)
Charlie and the Talking Buzzard
(1979)
Joe
The Stone Boy
(1984)
Eugene Hillerman
Going Under
(1991)
Guy in Bar
Miracle Beach
(1992)
Volleyball Player #1
Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown
(1994)
Best Men
(1997)
Buzz
Rag and Bone
(1998)
Det. Tony Moran
Dogboys
(1998)
Julian Taylor
Futuresport
(1999)
Tremaine 'Tre' Ramzey
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
(2000)
Cole
Flight of Fancy
(2000)
Clay Bennett
For the Cause
(2000)
General Murran
No Alibi
(2000)
Bob Valenz
Militia
(2000)
Ethan Carter
The Runaway
(2000)
Sheriff Frank Richards
A Christmas Adventure ...From a Book Called Wisely's Tales
(2001)
Donner (voice)
Rat Race
(2001)
Shawn Kent
Firetrap
(2001)
Jack / Max Hooper
The Glow
(2002)
Matt Lawrence
New Alcatraz
(2002)
Dr. Robert Trenton
Gentle Ben
(2002)
Jack Wedloe
Phase IV
(2002)
Simon Tate
Dark Descent
(2002)
Will Murdock
Christmas Rush
(2002)
Lt. Cornelius Morgan
Dragon Fighter
(2003)
Captain David Carver
Out of Time
(2003)
Chris Harrison
Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain
(2003)
Jack Wedloe
The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story
(2004)
Scott Peterson
I Do (But I Don't)
(2004)
Nick Corina
Post Impact
(2004)
Capt. Tom Parker
Grandpa's Place
(2004)
Self
Lost
(2004)
Jeremy Stanton
Bailey's Billion$
(2005)
Theodore Maxwell
Mayday
(2005)
Commander James Slan
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
(2006)
Self
Dead and Deader
(2006)
Lt. Bobby Quinn
Max Havoc - Ring of Fire
(2006)
Roger Tarso
A Christmas Wedding
(2006)
Tucker
Truth
(2006)
Peter
Crossroads - A Story of Forgiveness
(2007)
Bruce Murakami
September Dawn
(2007)
Joseph Smith
Hidden Camera
(2007)
Dan
Urban Decay
(2007)
Stan
Protect and Serve
(2007)
Mike Borelli
Ace of Hearts
(2008)
Daniel Harding
Final Approach
(2008)
Jack Bender
Making Mr. Right
(2008)
Eddie
$5 a Day
(2008)
Rick Carlson
Maneater
(2009)
Harry Bailey
Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure
(2009)
Michael Brooks
The Gambler, The Girl and The Gunslinger
(2009)
Shea McCall
The Dog Who Saved Christmas
(2009)
Ted Stein
The Three Gifts
(2009)
Jack Green
Hole in One
(2009)
Repo Man
A Nanny for Christmas
(2010)
Danny Donner
The Way Home
(2010)
Randy Simpkins
Circle of Pain
(2010)
Wyatt
Frost Giant
(2010)
JC
Bed & Breakfast
(2010)
Jake
Abandoned
(2010)
Kevin
Kill Katie Malone
(2010)
Robert
Pure Country 2: The Gift
(2010)
Music Video Director
The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation
(2010)
Ted
A Mile in His Shoes
(2011)
Arthur 'Murph' Murphy
The Case for Christmas
(2011)
Michael Sherman
Dirty Little Trick
(2011)
Michael
The Dog Who Saved Halloween
(2011)
Ted Stein
5 Days of War
(2011)
Chris Bailot
Subject: I Love You
(2011)
James Trapp
Beyond Pollution
(2012)
Narrator (voice)
Sweetwater
(2012)
Trey
Heaven's Door
(2012)
Leo Taylor
The Dog Who Saved the Holidays
(2012)
Ted Stein
Home Run Showdown
(2012)
Rico Deluca
I Am Gabriel
(2012)
Sheriff Brody
Operation Cupcake
(2012)
Griff Carson
Man Camp
(2013)
Luke
Defending Santa
(2013)
Sheriff Scott Hanson
The Appearing
(2013)
Dr. Shaw
Small Town Santa
(2014)
Sheriff Rick Langston
A Belle for Christmas
(2014)
Glen Barrows
Merry Ex-Mas
(2014)
Jessie Rogers
The Three Dogateers
(2014)
Matt
The Dog Who Saved Easter
(2014)
Ted Stein
God's Not Dead
(2014)
Mark
Airplane vs Volcano
(2014)
Rick Pierce
A Wish Come True
(2015)
Dean Cain
Horse Camp
(2015)
Luke
The Black Hole
(2015)
Mark Willis
A Horse for Summer
(2015)
Kent Walsh
Beverly Hills Christmas
(2015)
Archangel Gabriel
A Dog for Christmas
(2015)
Earl
The Dog Who Saved Summer
(2015)
Ted Stein
Vendetta
(2015)
Mason
Deadly Sanctuary
(2015)
Roy Hollingsworth
DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year
(2016)
Jonathan Kent (voice)
Broadcasting Christmas
(2016)
Charlie Fisher
DC Super Hero Girls: Super Hero High
(2016)
Jonathan Kent (voice)
The Top 12 Greatest Christmas Movies of All Time
(2016)
Himself - Host
95th Annual National Christmas Tree Lighting
(2017)
Host
Andy the Talking Hedgehog
(2018)
Bob (Dad)
The 87th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade
(2018)
The Incantation
(2018)
Abel Baddon
Winter's Dream
(2018)
Ty
Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer
(2018)
Detective James Wood
Megan's Christmas Miracle
(2018)
John
90 Feet from Home
(2019)
Raymond Fuller
Sweet Inspirations
(2019)
Greg
2050
(2019)
Maxwell
The Seven
(2019)
High Priest Asael
The Challenger Disaster
(2019)
Larry Arnold (Lawyer)
A Promise To Astrid
(2019)
Pastor Scott Seabury
Madness in the Method
(2019)
Dean
The Zombie Club
(2019)
Principal Mazza
John Light
(2019)
Tom Morgan
A Child of the King
(2019)
The Follower
(2019)
Sheriff
Revenge of the Mask 2
(2019)
Kelloway
Jack Jonah
(2019)
Officer Tourville
FBI Lovebirds: UnderCovers
(2019)
Peter Strzok
Hate Among Us
(2019)
self
Illicit
(2020)
Felipe
One Life at a Time
(2020)
Jason Campbell
Skydog
(2020)
America, America, God Shed His Grace on Thee
(2020)
Self
Heroes on the Front Line
(2020)
host
Faith Under Fire
(2020)
Pastor Dan Underwood
Dispatched
(2020)
Chief Walker
The Follow-Up
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
Light Up Night
(2020)
Boaz Perez
Baby Bulldog
(2020)
Judge
The ObamaGate Movie
(2020)
Peter Strzok
Break Every Chain
(2021)
Pastor Gabe
The Story of Mother's Day
(2021)
Principal Robert Ellis
Trafficked: A Parent's Worst Nightmare
(2021)
John Belton
Override
(2021)
Vice President Flemming
Agent Toby Barks
(2021)
The Man Who Went to Heaven
(2021)
Pastor Grooms
Chosen
(2021)
Self
Don't Give Up
(2021)
Tom Samuel
Just Another Dream
(2022)
Doctor Jenkins
Paul's Promise
(2022)
Captain John Ratliffe
Forgiving God
(2022)
Pastor Mark
Christmas Around the USA
(2022)
Self
Miracle at Manchester
(2022)
No Vacancy
(2022)
Pastor Cliff Lea
Glass Walls
(2022)
Ozzy
One Cop's Journey
(2022)
Pastor Dale
Trail Blazers
(2022)
Haden
R.A.D.A.R.: The Adventures of the Bionic Dog
(2023)
Mayor Sebastian Fleming
Hank's Christmas Wish
(2023)
Mayor Dean
Bringing Back Christmas
(2023)
Boss
God's Not Dead: In God We Trust
(2024)
Mark
The Phantom Warrior
(2024)
The Sheriff
I feel fine.
(2024)
Dr. McCaffrey
Production
Rag and Bone
(1998)
Producer
Dragon Fighter
(2003)
Producer
Maneater
(2009)
Executive Producer
Merry Ex-Mas
(2014)
Executive Producer
Architects of Denial
(2017)
Executive Producer
The Seven
(2019)
Producer
Faith Under Fire
(2020)
Co-Producer
Writing