
Dean 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).
Acting (172 movies)

Out of Time
2003

No Vacancy
2022

Firetrap
2001

$5 a Day
2008

Christmas Rush
2002

Hidden Camera
2007

The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
2000

Militia
2000

The Gambler, The Girl and The Gunslinger
2009

Not For Sale
2023

The Dog Who Saved Christmas
2009

Forgiven
2021

A Christmas Wedding
2006

September Dawn
2007

Max Havoc: Ring of Fire
2006

Dead and Deader
2006

Abandoned
2010

Post Impact
2004

Bailey's Billion$
2005

Futuresport
1999

Bed & Breakfast
2010

No Alibi
2000

Final Approach
2008

Ace of Hearts
2008

Circle of Pain
2010

R.A.D.A.R.: The Adventures of the Bionic Dog
2023

Frost Giant
2010

Subject: I Love You
2011

Kill Katie Malone
2010

A Nanny for Christmas
2010

The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story
2004

Best Men
1997

A Christmas Adventure ...From a Book Called Wisely's Tales
2001

The Way Home
2010

5 Days of War
2011

The Man Who Went to Heaven
2021

The Glow
2002

Lost
2004

Maneater
2009

Mayday
2005

Miracle Beach
1992

The Dog Who Saved Halloween
2011

I Do (But I Don't)
2004

Dirty Little Trick
2011

Dark Descent
2002

Flight of Fancy
2000

The Follow-Up
2020

New Alcatraz
2001

Dogboys
1998

For the Cause
2000

I Am Gabriel
2012

Heaven's Door
2012

Home Run Showdown
2012

The Three Gifts
2009

The Stone Boy
1984

The Dog Who Saved the Holidays
2012

The Case for Christmas
2011

Operation Cupcake
2012

The Appearing
2013

Condition of Return
2023

Phase IV
2002

Urban Decay
2007

Sweetwater
2012

God's Not Dead
2014

Airplane vs Volcano
2014

The Dog Who Saved Easter
2014

Forgiving God
2022

Hank's Christmas Wish
2023

Defending Santa
2013

Glass Walls
2022

Chosen
2021

Until the Last Promise
2024

Grandpa's Place
2004

Paul's Promise
2022

Bringing Back Christmas
2023

Making Mr. Right
2008

The Three Dogateers
2014

Small Town Santa
2014

A Belle for Christmas
2014

Horse Camp
2015

God's Not Dead: In God We Trust
2024

The Phantom Warrior
2024

A Wish Come True
2015

The Black Hole
2015

Truth
2006

Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown
1994

Vendetta
2015

Dispatched
2020

One Cop's Journey
2022

Don't Give Up
2021

A Horse for Summer
2015

The Dog Who Saved Summer
2015

Miracle at Manchester
2022

I Feel Fine.
2024

Beyond Pollution
2012

The Runaway
2000

Christmas Around the USA
2022

Christmas Around the World
2021

Dragon Fighter
2003

And God Made Man
2024
Directing (1 movie)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Rag and Bone | 1998 | Producer |
| Dragon Fighter | 2003 | Producer |
| Maneater | 2009 | Executive Producer |
| Pure Country 2: The Gift | 2010 | Writer |
| Merry Ex-Mas | 2014 | Executive Producer |
| Architects of Denial | 2017 | Executive Producer |
| The Seven | 2019 | Producer |
| Little Angels | 2025 | Writer |
