Actor
Selected Works: Elmer - 1976, Dean Russell Charlie and the Talking Buzzard - 1979, Joe The Stone Boy - 1984, Eugene Hillerman Christine Cromwell: Things That Go Bump in the Night - 1989 - TV Write to Kill - 1990. Parking Valet Going Under - 1990. Guy in Bar Grapevine - 1992) - TV, Joey Miracle Beach - 1992, Volleyball Player #1 Beverly Hills, 90210 - 1992 - TV, Rick The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards - 1993 - TV, Presenter Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman - 1993 TV Series - Clark Kent/Superman Touchdown: Football Goes to the Movies - 1993, Host Off Camera with Dean Cain - 1995 TV Series - Host - also produced and directed Cutty Whitman - 1996 - TV - uncredited, Clark Kent Rag and Bone - 1997 - TV, Tony Moran - also produced Eating Las Vegas - 1997, Frank Best Men - 1997, Sergeant Buzz Thomas Dogboys - 1998 - TV, Julian Taylor Futuresport - 1998 - TV, Tremaine 'Tre' Ramzey Ripley's Believe It or Not! - 1999/I TV Series - Host - also produced Final Encounter - 2000 The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy - 2000, Cole No Alibi - 2000, Bob Valenz Flight of Fancy - 2000, Clay Bennett Militia - 2000, Ethan Carter For the Cause - 2000, Gen. Murran The Runaway - 2000/I - TV, Sheriff Frank Richards Phase IV - 2001, Simon Tate Firetrap - 2001, Jack/Max Hooper - also produced Rat Race - 2001, Shawn Kent A Christmas Adventure From a Book Called Wisely's Tales - 2001 - V - voice, Donner Grandia Xtreme - 2002 - VG - voice, Evann Boa - dvd - 2002- V, Dr. Robert Trenton Gentle Ben - 2002 - TV, Jack Wedloe New Alcatraz - 2002, Dr. Robert Trenton Dark Descent - 2002, Will Murdack The Glow - 2002 - TV, Matt Lawrence Christmas Rush - 2002 - TV, Lt. Cornelius Morgan Dragon Fighter - 2003 - V, Capt. David Carver - also produced Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain - 2003 - TV, Jack Wedloe Out of Time - 2003/I, Chris Harrison Grandpa's Place - 2004, Special Appearance - Short P.I.: Post Impact - 2004, Sargent/Captain Tom Parker I Do - But I Don't - 2004 - TV, Nick Corina Clubhouse - 2004 TV Series - Conrad Dean Lost - 2004, Jeremy Stanton The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story - 2004 - TV, Scott Peterson Bailey's Billion$ - 2005, Theodore Maxwell Mayday - 2005 - TV, Cmdr. James Slan Firedog - 2005 - filming - voice, Tom 10.5: Apocalypse - 2005 - TV, Brad Wrinkles - 2005 - pre-production Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - 2005 - TV Las Vegas - 2005, Casey Manning - TV Dead & Deader - 2006 - TV, Lt. Bobby Quinn September Dawn - 2006, Joseph Smith A Christmas Wedding - 2006 - TV - post-production, Tucker Urban Decay - 2007 - post-production, Stan Five Dollars a Day - 2008 - filming Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness - 2007 - TV,Bruce Murakami Smallville - 2007 - TV,Dr. Curtis Knox CSI:Miami 2007 Making Mr. Right - 2008 - TV, Eddie.
Mother Sharon Thomas Father Roger Tanaka and divorced before Dean was born. Sharon Thomas then married Christopher Cain and adopted Dean and his brother Roger. The couple later had a daughter, Dean's half-sister, Krisinda Cain Dean has a son named Christopher Dean Cain, with former girlfriend and Playboy model Samantha Torres.
Best known for playing Superman in the television series Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.
Dean Cain is a quarter Japanese, French-Canadian, Irish, and Welsh. His last name Tanaka is a Japanese family name.