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 |