Dean Cain

About

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

Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999Criminal MindsSeries • 2005SmallvilleSeries • 2001CSI: MiamiSeries • 2002FrasierSeries • 1993Beverly Hills, 90210Series • 1990SupergirlSeries • 2015Las VegasSeries • 2003EntourageSeries • 2004Burn NoticeSeries • 2007Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanSeries • 1993A Different WorldSeries • 1987The DivisionSeries • 2001Just Shoot Me!Series • 1997Changed ForeverMovie • 2026LifeSeries • 2007Hope & FaithSeries • 2003Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeries • 1995Life Goes OnSeries • 1989Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23Series • 2012Out of TimeMovie • 2003The CurseSeries • 2023Hit the FloorSeries • 2013Fantasy IslandSeries • 1998