Dean Cain
Known for Acting · 247 credits
- Born
- 1966-07-31 (age 59)
- Place of birth
- Mount Clemens, Michigan, USA
- Also known as
- Dean George Tanaka · Dean George Cain
Biography
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
TV Shows (50)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Dr. Mike Jergens
Criminal Minds
2005
as Curtis
The Daily Show
1996
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Smallville
2001
as Curtis Knox
CSI: Miami
2002
as Roger Partney
Frasier
1993
as Rick
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990
as Rick
The View
1997
as Self
Supergirl
2015
as Jeremiah Danvers
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Entourage
2004
as Dean Cain
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Burn Notice
2007
as Ryan Pewterbaugh
Las Vegas
2003
as Casey Manning
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Clark Kent / Superman
The Division
2001
as Insp. Jack Ellis
Just Shoot Me!
1997
as Chris Williams
A Different World
1987
as Eddie
Celebrity Juice
2008
as Self
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
Life Goes On
1989
Life
2007
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Kuhio (voice)
Hope & Faith
2003
as Larry Walker
Worst Cooks in America
2010
as Self - Contestant
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
2012
as Dean Cain
Comic Book Men
2012
as Self
Hit the Floor
2013
as Pete Davenport
Fantasy Island
1998
as Sam Kenneally
Through the Keyhole
2013
as Self
The Curse
2023
as Mark Rose
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
2000
Lady Dynamite
2016
as Graham
Masters of Illusion
2014
as Self - Host
Mulaney
2014
as Dean Cain
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Sheriff Frank Richards / Bruce Murakami
Christine Cromwell
1989
as Ted Hardathy
Clubhouse
2004
as Conrad Dean
10.5: Apocalypse
2006
as Brad Malloy
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
1988
as Self
Vietnam in HD
2011
as Bob Clewell
Grapevine
1992
as Brian
Masters of Illusion
2009
as Self - Host
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
2000
The Choice
2012
as Self
The Platform
2020
EP Daily
1997
The Hero Awards
2008
Movies (197)
Rat Race
2001
as Shawn Kent
Out of Time
2003
as Chris Harrison
Vendetta
2015
as Mason
God's Not Dead
2014
as Mark Shelley
Demon Hunters
2026
Maneater
2009
as Harry Bailey
The Appearing
2013
as Dr. Shaw
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
2000
as Cole
Dark Descent
2002
as Will Murdock
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006
as Self
Abandoned
2010
as Kevin
Defending Santa
2013
as Sheriff Scott Hanson
5 Days of War
2011
as Chris Bailot
Firetrap
2001
as Jack / Max Hooper
God's Not Dead: In God We Trust
2024
as Marc Shelly
DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year
2016
as Jonathan Kent (voice)
Miracle Beach
1992
as Volleyball Player #1
Post Impact
2004
as Capt. Tom Parker
Hidden Camera
2007
as Dan
$5 a Day
2008
as Rick Carlson
New Alcatraz
2001
as Dr. Robert Trenton
A Mile in His Shoes
2011
as Arthur 'Murph' Murphy
Urban Decay
2007
as Stan
A Nanny for Christmas
2010
as Danny Donner
Operation Cupcake
2012
as Griff Carson
Madness in the Method
2019
as Dean
Home Run Showdown
2012
as Rico Deluca
Merry Ex-Mas
2014
as Jessie Rogers
Gentle Ben
2002
as Jack Wedloe
Final Approach
2008
as Jack Bender
Hope
2024
Crossroads - A Story of Forgiveness
2007
as Bruce Murakami
Mayday
2005
as Commander James Slan
Best Men
1997
as Buzz
R.A.D.A.R.: The Adventures of the Bionic Dog
2023
as Mayor Sebastian Fleming
Ace of Hearts
2008
as Daniel Harding
Bailey's Billion$
2005
as Theodore Maxwell
Making Rat Race
2002
as Himself
Futuresport
1999
as Tremaine 'Tre' Ramzey
Frost Giant
2010
as JC
Hole in One
2009
as Repo Man
A Wish Come True
2015
as Dean Cain
The Dog Who Saved Halloween
2011
as Ted Stein
The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story
2004
as Scott Peterson
Militia
2000
as Ethan Carter
DC Super Hero Girls: Super Hero High
2016
as Jonathan Kent (voice)
R.I.A.
2021
as Vice President Flemming
The Stone Boy
1984
as Eugene Hillerman
Going Under
1991
as Guy in Bar
A Belle for Christmas
2014
as Glen Barrows
Lost
2004
as Jeremy Stanton
Pure Country 2: The Gift
2010
as Music Video Director
2050
2019
as Maxwell
I Do (But I Don't)
2004
as Nick Corina
90 Feet from Home
2019
as Raymond Fuller
Small Town Santa
2014
as Sheriff Rick Langston
No Alibi
2000
as Bob Valenz
The 92nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade
2024
Dragon Fighter
2003
as Captain David Carver
Trail Blazers
2022
as Haden
The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation
2013
as Ted
Broadcasting Christmas
2016
as Charlie Fisher
The Dog Who Saved Easter
2014
as Ted Stein
Protect and Serve
2007
as Mike Borelli
Heaven's Door
2012
as Leo Taylor
Circle of Pain
2010
as Wyatt
The Dog Who Saved Christmas
2009
as Ted Stein
Bed & Breakfast
2010
as Jake
The Glow
2002
as Matt Lawrence
Rag and Bone
1998
as Det. Tony Moran
Missed Opportunities
2025
as Toby
No Vacancy
2022
as Pastor Cliff Lea
Max Havoc: Ring of Fire
2006
as Roger Tarso
Revenge of the Mask 2
2019
as Kelloway
Dead and Deader
2006
as Lt. Bobby Quinn
Meant to Be
2012
as Mike Dickson
Making Mr. Right
2008
as Eddie
The Way Home
2010
as Randy Simpkins
Dogboys
1998
as Julian Taylor
Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer
2018
as Detective James Wood
Sweet Inspirations
2019
as Greg
Man Camp
2013
as Luke
The Dog Who Saved Summer
2015
as Ted Stein
September Dawn
2007
as Joseph Smith
Faith Under Fire
2020
as Pastor Dan Underwood
I Am Gabriel
2012
as Sheriff Brody
The Gambler, The Girl and The Gunslinger
2009
as Shea McCall
Winter's Dream
2018
as Ty
Truth
2006
as Peter
Agent Toby Barks
2021
as Ted
Illicit
2020
as Felipe
The Phantom Warrior
2024
as The Sheriff
Airplane vs Volcano
2014
as Rick Pierce
Sweetwater
2012
as Trey
Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain
2003
as Jack Wedloe
I Survived
2025
as Randy
Break Every Chain
2021
as Pastor Gabe
The Challenger Disaster
2019
as Larry Arnold (Lawyer)
A Christmas Wedding
2006
as Tucker
The Case for Christmas
2011
as Michael Sherman
Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure
2009
as Michael Brooks
Little Angels
2025
as Jake Rogers
A Christmas Carol
2025
as Mike Patterson
I Feel Fine.
2024
as Dr. McCaffrey
Dispatched
2020
as Chief Walker
The Three Dogateers
2014
as Matt
The Black Hole
2015
as Mark Willis
Christmas Rush
2002
as Lt. Cornelius Morgan
The Dog Who Saved the Holidays
2012
as Ted Stein
Skydog
2020
Paul's Promise
2022
as Captain John Ratliffe
Kill Katie Malone
2010
as Robert
The Seven
2019
as High Priest Asael
Trafficked: A Parent's Worst Nightmare
2021
as Det. John Belton
Phase IV
2002
as Simon Tate
Takedown
2024
as Coach D.
The Three Gifts
2009
as Jack Green
Just Another Dream
2022
as Doctor Jenkins
Pickleball Pete
2026
as Stu Sunshine
For the Cause
2000
as General Murran
About 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… With 247 credits spanning from 1951 to 2026, Dean Cain has appeared in 197 films and 50 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dean Cain Movies
- Rat Race (2001) — as Shawn Kent
- Out of Time (2003) — as Chris Harrison
- Vendetta (2015) — as Mason
- God's Not Dead (2014) — as Mark Shelley
- Demon Hunters (2026)
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