
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).

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999

Frasier
TV • 1993

Criminal Minds
TV • 2005

Smallville
TV • 2001

CSI: Miami
TV • 2002

The View
TV • 1997

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003

Hope & Faith
TV • 2003

Supergirl
TV • 2015

Beverly Hills, 90210
TV • 1990

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
TV • 1993

Entourage
TV • 2004

Las Vegas
TV • 2003

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV • 2014

The Curse
TV • 2023

Burn Notice
TV • 2007

The Division
TV • 2001

Celebrity Juice
TV • 2008