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{{Short description|American actor (born 1966)}}
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|caption = Cain in 2018
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'''Dean Cain''' (born July 31, 1966) is an [[United States|American]] actor, known for his role as [[Clark Kent]]/[[Superman]] in the [[United States|American]] television series ''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]''.
'''Dean George Cain''' ([[birth name#Maiden and married names|né]] '''Tanaka'''; born July 31, 1966) is an American actor. From 1993 to 1997, he played [[Superman|Clark Kent / Superman]] in the TV series ''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]''. Cain was the host of ''[[Ripley's Believe It or Not! (2000 TV series)|Ripley's Believe It or Not!]]'' and appeared in the sports drama series ''[[Hit the Floor (TV series)|Hit the Floor]]''.

==Early life==
Dean George Tanaka<ref name="SupermanVsHollywood">{{Cite book|last=Rossen|first=Jake|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OmYt2xaxktEC|title=Superman Vs. Hollywood: How Fiendish Producers, Devious Directors, and Warring Writers Grounded an American Icon|publisher=Chicago Review Press|year=2008|isbn=978-1-56976-501-2|pages=194|access-date=June 25, 2021|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625020908/https://books.google.com/books?id=OmYt2xaxktEC&newbks=|url-status=live}}</ref> was born on July 31, 1966,<ref name="CNNAlmanac">{{Cite web|title=CNN Almanac – Wednesday, July 31, 1996|url=http://www.cnn.com/almanac/9607/31/|access-date=June 25, 2021|website=www.cnn.com|publication-date=July 31, 1996|archive-date=January 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121180813/http://www.cnn.com/almanac/9607/31/|url-status=live}}</ref> in [[Michigan]]<ref name="DetroitNews">{{Cite web|last=Graham|first=Adam|date=October 28, 2020|title=Billie Eilish, Jeff Daniels, Tim Allen weigh in on Michigan's political races|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/2020/10/28/billie-eilish-jeff-daniels-tim-allen-weigh-michigans-political-races/6052879002/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511094848/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/2020/10/28/billie-eilish-jeff-daniels-tim-allen-weigh-michigans-political-races/6052879002/|archive-date=May 11, 2021|access-date=June 25, 2021|website=The Detroit News}}</ref> to Roger Tanaka, a U.S. serviceman, and actress Sharon Thomas.<ref name="Goldsea">{{cite journal|url=http://www.goldsea.com/Personalities/Cain/cain.html|title=Dean Cain: Humanizing Superman|first=William|last=Nakayama|journal=[[Goldsea]]|access-date=January 20, 2021|archive-date=February 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225092323/https://goldsea.com/Personalities/Cain/cain.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Through his biological father, Cain is partly of [[Japanese Americans|Japanese]] descent, with the rest of his ancestry being [[Welsh Americans|Welsh]], [[Irish Americans|Irish]] and [[French Canadians|French Canadian]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Shales|first=Tom|title=It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a Hunk!; 'Lois & Clark's' Dean Cain, Flying the Friendly Skies|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1993/09/23/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-a-hunk/93ac07f0-3af0-4abd-874a-94d25102e4d0/|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=September 23, 1993|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703135242/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1993/09/23/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-a-hunk/93ac07f0-3af0-4abd-874a-94d25102e4d0/|archive-date=July 3, 2023|quote=I'm mostly Welsh, and then one-quarter Japanese, Irish and French Canadian ... I have never met my biological father. My Japanese comes from him.|url-status=live}}</ref> Cain has said of his biological father, whom he never met: "He's not the kind of man I want to be. He was an unfaithful husband and not much of a father." Soon after Dean's birth, his mother, pursuing an acting career, moved him and his older brother Roger to Los Angeles. In 1969, Sharon married film director [[Christopher Cain]], who adopted Dean and Roger. The couple moved to [[Malibu, California]], and later had a daughter, Krisinda.<ref name=cain/><ref name="Goldsea"/>

Cain attended [[Santa Monica High School]], where he excelled in sports. Among his schoolmates were [[Charlie Sheen]], who played on the same baseball team as Cain when they were children, as well as [[Rob Lowe]] and his brother, [[Chad Lowe|Chad]]. Cain graduated from high school in 1984 and attended [[Princeton University]], where he starred as a [[free safety]] on the football team, set a Princeton season record with 12 interceptions (in just ten games) during the 1987 season, and finished his collegiate career with 22 interceptions in 30 games. During his senior year, Cain was awarded the John P. Poe–Richard W. Kazmaier, Jr. Football Trophy.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tigers Football|url=http://www.princetontigersfootball.com/awards/john-p-poerichard-w-kazmaier-award/|access-date=November 10, 2020|website=Tigers Football|date=September 23, 2015|archive-date=November 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124151142/https://www.princetontigersfootball.com/awards/john-p-poerichard-w-kazmaier-award/|url-status=live}}</ref> He dated actress [[Brooke Shields]] while at the university.<ref name=cain/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/hollywood/lost-virginity-to-superman-brooke-shields-reveals-shocking-secret-in-new-documentary-101680606061056.html|title='Lost virginity to Superman' Brooke Shields reveals shocking secret in new documentary|newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=April 4, 2023 }}</ref> Cain graduated in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts in history. His senior thesis was titled "The History and Development of the Functions of the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Dean Cain|url=http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/ripleysbelieveitornot/cast_producer_bio.html#|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309214526/http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/ripleysbelieveitornot/cast_producer_bio.html|archive-date=March 9, 2009|website=[[Ripley's Believe It or Not! (2000 TV series)|Ripley's Believe It or Not!]]|access-date=January 20, 2021}}</ref>

===NFL===
After graduating, Cain signed on as a free agent with the [[NFL]]'s [[Buffalo Bills]], but a knee injury during training camp ended his football career prematurely.<ref>{{cite news|last=O'Connor|first=John J.|date=April 9, 1995|title=TELEVISION VIEW; That Man In a Cape Is Still Flying|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/09/arts/television-view-that-man-in-a-cape-is-still-flying.html|url-status=live|access-date=August 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518000945/http://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/09/arts/television-view-that-man-in-a-cape-is-still-flying.html|archive-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref>

==Career==

With little hope of returning to sports, Cain turned to screenwriting and then acting, shooting dozens of commercials including a volleyball-themed spot for [[Kellogg's]] [[Frosted Flakes]] and appearing on popular television shows like ''[[Grapevine (TV series)|Grapevine]]'', ''[[A Different World]]'', and ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]''.
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In 1993, Cain took on his biggest role to date as [[Superman]] in the television series ''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]''. At the height of its popularity the program would bring in an average of at least 15 million viewers per episode. The series ran for four seasons, ending in 1997. Cain later made his first return to the Superman franchise with a special guest role in a season seven episode of ''[[Smallville]]'' as the immortal Dr. Curtis Knox, a character based upon the [[DC Comics]] villain [[Vandal Savage]];<ref name="smallville">{{cite episode|title=Cure|series=Smallville|series-link=Smallville|credits=Al Septien & Turi Meyer (writers); [[Rick Rosenthal]] (director)|network=[[The CW]]|airdate=October 18, 2007|season=7|number=4}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Smallville: 'Cure' Review|work=[[IGN]]|date=May 14, 2012|first=Chris|last=Carabott|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/10/19/smallville-cure-review|access-date=February 9, 2022|archive-date=May 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529023123/http://tv.ign.com/articles/828/828674p1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Cain returned to the ''Superman'' universe again between 2015 and 2017, in a recurring role on ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]'', as the title character's foster father, Jeremiah Danvers.<ref name="CainSlater">{{cite journal|last=Holbrook|first=Damian|title=Coming Attractions|journal=TV Guide Comic-Con Special 2015|page=72|quote=Former ''Lois & Clark'' cape wearer Dean Cain and original ''Supergirl'' film star Helen Slater pop up as Jeremiah and Eliza Danvers, the scientists who adopt Kara.}}</ref>

In 1998, Cain started the Angry Dragon Entertainment production company, which produced the [[TBS Superstation]] television series ''[[List of Ripley's Believe It or Not! TV series|Ripley's Believe It or Not!]]'' He has also starred in several films, including ''[[The Broken Hearts Club]]'' (2000), ''[[Rat Race (film)|Rat Race]]'' (2001), ''[[Out of Time (2003 film)|Out of Time]]'' (2003), and ''[[Bailey's Billion$]]'' (2004). In 2004, he portrayed [[murder of Laci Peterson|Scott Peterson]] in the made-for-television movie ''[[The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story]]''. He appeared in a recurring role as Casey Manning in the television series ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]''. He is also the star of the [[VH1]] hit series [[Hit the Floor (TV series)|''Hit the Floor'']] as Pete Davenport, who is the new head coach of a fictional [[NBA]] team and has an illegitimate daughter who is a cheerleader for his NBA team.

In 2009 Cain was ranked No. 33 on VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of the '90s.<ref>{{cite web|title=VH1's ''40 Hottest Hotties of the '90s''|url=http://damnportlanders.livejournal.com/14964469.html|work=[[LiveJournal]]|access-date=December 8, 2017|date=June 21, 2009|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625014056/https://damnportlanders.livejournal.com/14964469.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Cain was a contestant in an [[NBC]] celebrity reality competition series called ''[[Stars Earn Stripes]]''. He won four out of six missions on the show, though he came in third in the finals. In 2012, he participated in [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s dating game show ''[[The Choice (American TV series)|The Choice]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hibberd|first=James|title=Fox's 'The Choice' cast revealed! Joe Jonas, Dean Cain, The Situation, many more – EXCLUSIVE|url=https://ew.com/article/2012/05/08/fox-choice-celebrities/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=February 9, 2022|date=May 8, 2012|archive-date=March 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324181002/http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/05/08/fox-choice-celebrities/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2013, Cain hosted a reality show about [[Bigfoot]] titled ''[[10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty]]'', where he offered contestants $10&nbsp;million to prove the existence of Bigfoot. Cain later appeared in the mid-season premiere of ''[[Comic Book Men]]'', appearing at [[Kevin Smith]]'s [[Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash|Secret Stash]] where the crew was celebrating 75 years of Superman, where it was claimed that his portrayal of the character helped people care about Superman again.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}} Cain appeared in the film ''[[God's Not Dead (film)|God's Not Dead]]'', in which he plays an arrogant businessman. In 2016, Cain played a guest role on the Netflix original series ''[[Lady Dynamite]]'' as Graham the ex-fiancé of [[Maria Bamford]].

Cain is known for appearing in 16 Christmas films and several faith-based films.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Howard|first=Kirsten|title=Dean Cain's Christmas movies: an (almost) definitive guide|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/dean-cain-s-christmas-movies-an-almost-definitive-guide/|journal=[[Den of Geek]]|access-date=February 9, 2022|date=December 1, 2015|archive-date=September 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929084307/http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/dean-cain/38015/dean-cain-s-christmas-movies-an-almost-definitive-guide|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Howard|first=Kirsten|title=Dean Cain has made 3 more Christmas movies|url=http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/movies/dean-cain/49923/dean-cain-has-made-3-more-christmas-movies|journal=Den of Geek|access-date=December 8, 2017|date=June 7, 2017|archive-date=December 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209045713/http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/movies/dean-cain/49923/dean-cain-has-made-3-more-christmas-movies|url-status=dead}}</ref>

As of 2018, Cain is hosting a television infomercial for The National Real Estate Network, an entity which seeks to persuade individuals to attend meetings where they can learn about flipping real estate. In October 2018, it was learned that Ronnie Mund (Ronnie the Limo Driver), the personal driver and bodyguard of radio DJ [[Howard Stern]], had been using a photoshopped picture of Cain as a publicity photo. Specifically, Mund's head had been transposed onto the body of Cain. Mund initially denied the photo was altered but eventually acknowledged he had been using the fraudulent photo for over five years. Mund claimed he was unaware the photo was not genuine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.howardstern.com/show/2018/10/22/ronnie-munds-face-was-photoshopped-dean-cains-body-promotional-photo-did-he-know/|title=Ronnie Mund's Face Was Photoshopped Onto Dean Cain's Body for a Promotional Photo, but Did He Know?|website=Howard Stern|date=October 22, 2018|access-date=November 1, 2018|archive-date=October 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022230622/https://www.howardstern.com/show/2018/10/22/ronnie-munds-face-was-photoshopped-dean-cains-body-promotional-photo-did-he-know/|url-status=live}}</ref> Cain co-starred in the 2018 film ''[[Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer]]'' about the investigation and trial of [[Kermit Gosnell]]. He starred in the film ''[[Andy the Talking Hedgehog]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/local/marysville/2018/11/08/film-featuring-marysville-girl-show-sperrys/1909749002/|title=Film featuring Marysville girl to show at Sperry's|publisher=The Times Herald|first=Jeremy|last=Ervin|date=November 8, 2018|access-date=March 14, 2021|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625014118/https://www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/local/marysville/2018/11/08/film-featuring-marysville-girl-show-sperrys/1909749002/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2019, Cain starred in the play ''FBI Lovebirds'' alongside [[Kristy Swanson]], a play that mocked [[Peter Strzok]] and [[Lisa Page]], two FBI agents who were briefly on the team investigating [[Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news|last=Polus|first=Sarah|title=Former Superman and 'FBI Lovebirds' star Dean Cain explains where he falls politically|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/06/14/former-superman-fbi-lovebirds-star-dean-cain-explains-where-he-falls-politically/|access-date=January 20, 2021|date=June 24, 2019|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=March 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328223455/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/06/14/former-superman-fbi-lovebirds-star-dean-cain-explains-where-he-falls-politically/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2021, it was announced that he would make his directorial debut with ''Little Angels'' and star in it.<ref name=":1"/>

Cain is the Actor in Residence at [[High Point University]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 9, 2021|title=HPU Broadens List of Global Leaders in Residence with Famed Actor Dean Cain|url=https://www.highpoint.edu/blog/2021/02/hpu-broadens-list-of-global-leaders-in-residence-with-famed-actor-dean-cain/|access-date=October 29, 2021|website=High Point University|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029160948/https://www.highpoint.edu/blog/2021/02/hpu-broadens-list-of-global-leaders-in-residence-with-famed-actor-dean-cain/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Personal life==
During the 1980s, Cain dated actress [[Brooke Shields]] for two years while they were both attending Princeton University.<ref name=cain>{{cite magazine|last1=Tauber|first1=Michelle|title=Cain, Able|url=https://people.com/archive/cain-able-vol-60-no-15/|access-date=June 11, 2021|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=October 13, 2003|archive-date=June 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612004024/https://people.com/archive/cain-able-vol-60-no-15/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1992, he dated professional beach volleyball player and model [[Gabrielle Reece]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tolliver|first1=Lee|title=Pro Beach Volleyball The Televised Finale of Women's Professional Circuit Has A Super - And Superman - Following|url=https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1994/vp940727/07260133.htm|date=July 27, 1994|newspaper=[[The Virginian-Pilot]]|location=Norfolk|access-date=January 20, 2021|archive-date=January 11, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050111232325/http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1994/vp940727/07260133.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dean Cain Dishes On His Date From The Choice|url=https://www.accessonline.com/articles/dean-cain-dishes-on-his-date-from-the-choice-119392|website=[[Access Hollywood]]|date=June 15, 2012|access-date=January 20, 2021|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625014107/https://www.accessonline.com/articles/dean-cain-dishes-on-his-date-from-the-choice-119392|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1997, Cain became engaged to singer [[Mindy McCready]];<ref>{{cite web|last1=Byrne|first1=Bridget|title=Superman Gets Engaged|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/35155/superman-gets-engaged|website=[[E! News]]|date=September 10, 1997|access-date=January 20, 2021|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625014117/https://www.eonline.com/news/35155/superman-gets-engaged|url-status=live}}</ref> the couple split the following year.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/celebrity/mindy-mccready-admits-to-relationship-with-roger-clemens/|title=Mindy McCready Admits to Relationship with Roger Clemens|last=Finan|first=Eileen|date=April 29, 2008|magazine=People|access-date=February 9, 2022|archive-date=June 4, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604013717/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20196311,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

He has a son named Christopher Dean Cain (born June 11, 2000) with ex-girlfriend and ''[[Playboy]]'' [[Playmate]] and Spanish model [[Samantha Torres]].<ref name="cain"/> Cain named his son after his stepfather, film director [[Christopher Cain]].


On June 19, 2018, Cain was sworn in as a reserve police officer for the St. Anthony Police Department in [[St. Anthony, Idaho]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dean Cain joins Idaho police department|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dean-cain-joins-idaho-police-department/|website=CBS News|date=June 21, 2018|access-date=December 22, 2023|archive-date=December 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222213223/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dean-cain-joins-idaho-police-department/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Biography==
===Early life===
Cain was born '''Dean George Tanaka''' in [[Mount Clemens, Michigan]], the son of actress [[Sharon Thomas]] and [[U.S. Army]] serviceman Roger Tanaka, who divorced before he was born. Cain is of [[Japanese people|Japanese]] (from his paternal grandfather), [[French Canadian]], [[Irish people|Irish]] and [[Welsh people|Welsh]] descent.<ref>[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/72187673.html?dids=72187673:72187673&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=SEP+23%2C+1993&author=Tom+Shales&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=It's+a+Bird!+It's+a+Plane!+It's+a+Hunk!%3B+%60Lois+%26+Clark's'+Dean+Cain%2C+Flying+the+Friendly+Skies&pqatl=google It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a Hunk!; `Lois & Clark's' Dean Cain, Flying the Friendly Skies]</ref> His last name, Tanaka, is a Japanese family name. In 1969,<ref>http://www.filmreference.com/film/15/Christopher-Cain.html</ref> Cain's mother married [[film director]] [[Christopher Cain]], who adopted Dean and his brother (musician Roger Cain), and the family moved to [[Malibu, California]]. The couple later had a daughter, Dean's half-sister, actress Krisinda Cain who also attended Santa Monica High.


===Political views===
At [[Santa Monica High School]], Cain excelled in sports. He played on the baseball team, and [[Chad Lowe|Chad]] and [[Rob Lowe]] and [[Charlie Sheen]]—who played on the baseball team—were among his classmates. Cain graduated high school in 1984 and was offered athletic scholarships to 17 universities, but decided to attend [[Princeton University]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} At Princeton, he was captain of the [[volleyball]] team and played [[free safety]] (Defensive Back) on the [[American football|football]] team, where he had 12 interceptions in a single season.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} He was also a member of the [[Zeta Psi]] [[Fraternities and sororities|fraternity]] and the Cap & Gown eating club.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} While at Princeton, he dated actress [[Brooke Shields]], who was one year ahead of him at the university. Cain graduated from Princeton in 1988 with a BA in History; his senior thesis was titled "The History and Development of the Functions of the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]."
[[File:Secretary Pompeo on set of Fox and Friends with Actor Dean Cain (47541751911).jpg|thumb|Cain (second from right) with [[Mike Pompeo]] on ''[[Fox & Friends]]'' in 2019]]


Cain said in 2018 that he was once a registered [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], but later became a registered [[Independent voter|Independent]], feeling that the Republican Party did not fully represent his views.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dean Cain on Being a Trump Supporter in Hollywood|work=[[Washington Journal]]|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?451664-5/washington-journal-dean-cain-discusses-trump-supporter-hollywood|date=September 22, 2018|access-date=January 20, 2021|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625014104/https://www.c-span.org/video/?451664-5%2Fwashington-journal-dean-cain-discusses-trump-supporter-hollywood|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Career===
Immediately after graduating, Cain signed on as a free agent with the [[Buffalo Bills]], an [[National Football League|NFL]] football team, but a [[knee injury]] during training camp ended his football career before it began. With little hope of returning to sports, he turned to screenwriting and then acting, shooting dozens of commercials and appearing on popular television shows like ''[[Grapevine (television show)|Grapevine]]'', ''[[A Different World (TV series)|A Different World]]'' and ''[[Beverly Hills 90210]]''. In 1993, Cain took on his biggest role to date as [[Superman]] in the television series ''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]'', which ran until 1997.


Cain voted for [[Bill Clinton]] twice, and voted for [[Al Gore]] in the [[2000 United States presidential election]], the latter of which he later said he regretted.<ref name=":0"/> He supported [[John McCain]] in the [[2008 United States elections|2008 election]], and supported [[Rick Perry]] in the [[2012 United States presidential election|2012 election]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Superman Dean Cain endorses Rick Perry|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/click/0911/Superman_Dean_Cain_endorses_Rick_Perry.html|date=September 22, 2011|last=Tanabe|first=Karin|access-date=January 20, 2021|website=[[Politico]]|archive-date=March 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316231306/http://www.politico.com/blogs/click/0911/Superman_Dean_Cain_endorses_Rick_Perry.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016 and 2020, he endorsed and voted for [[Donald Trump]].<ref name="trump">{{cite news|last=Merry|first=Stephanie|date=July 18, 2016|title=Clinton vs. Trump: Whose celebrities are better? A scrupulously fair analysis|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/07/18/clinton-vs-trump-whose-celebrity-endorsements-are-better-we-tried-to-make-it-a-fair-fight/|access-date=July 31, 2016|archive-date=July 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719142150/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/07/18/clinton-vs-trump-whose-celebrity-endorsements-are-better-we-tried-to-make-it-a-fair-fight/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="supermanVotedTrump">{{cite news|title=Superman voted Trump - but for his policies, not his personality|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/superman-voted-trump-but-for-his-policies-not-his-personality/39719047.html|publisher=The Irish Independent|date=November 8, 2020|access-date=July 17, 2023|archive-date=July 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717102740/https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/superman-voted-trump-but-for-his-policies-not-his-personality/39719047.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He also endorsed him for the [[2024 United States presidential election|2024 election]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Superman Dean Cain, Star of 'Lois & Clark,' Endorses Trump '100%': 'No Question About It'|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/superman-dean-cain-star-lois-213202824.html|date=April 6, 2024|access-date=May 2, 2024|archive-date=May 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502070841/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/superman-dean-cain-star-lois-213202824.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 1998, Cain started the Angry Dragon Entertainment production company, which produced the [[TBS Superstation]] television series ''[[Ripley's Believe It or Not!]]''. He has also starred in several films, including ''[[The Broken Hearts Club]]'' (2000), ''[[Out of Time (2003 film)|Out of Time]]'' (2003) and ''Bailey's Billions'' (2004). In 2004, he portrayed [[Scott Peterson]] in the fact-based made for television movie ''[[The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story]]''. He has also appeared in a recurring role as Casey Manning in the television series ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]''. Recently, Cain guest-starred in a seventh season episode of ''[[Smallville (TV series)|Smallville]]'' as the immortal [[Vandal Savage|Dr. Curtis Knox]]. He's #33 on [[VH1]]'s ''40 Hottest Hotties of the '90s''. Cain has also made an appearance in the new comical Internet Explorer 8 commercials.


Cain has stated he is "very leftist" on social issues, citing his support of [[Legalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States|marijuana legalization]], and conservative on economic and foreign policy issues.<ref name=":0"/>
===Personal life===
[[Image:TeriHatcher DeanCain.jpg|thumb|150px|Cain and Teri Hatcher at the 1993 Emmy Awards.]]
[[Image:Dean Cain Teri Hatcher3.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Cain rehearsing with his ''Lois & Clark'' co-star [[Teri Hatcher]] at the 45th [[Emmy Award]]s, September 19, 1993]]
[[Image:DeanCain 1993.jpg|150px|thumb|Dean Cain, 1993]]
Dean has a son named Christopher Dean Cain (b. June 11, 2000) with former girlfriend and ''[[Playboy]]'' [[model (person)|model]] [[Samantha Torres]]. His son is named after his stepfather, film director Christopher Cain. He was previously engaged to country singer [[Mindy McCready]] in the late 1990s.


In 2018, Cain was elected to the board of directors of the [[National Rifle Association of America]].<ref>{{cite tweet|last=Cain|first=Dean|date=May 28, 2018|title=I'm on the board of the NRA. I'm definitely #2A!|user=realdeancain|number=1001259208757710848|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012175926/https://twitter.com/realdeancain/status/1001259208757710848|archive-date=October 12, 2019|access-date=August 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hickman|first=Matt|date=May 3, 2019|title=Man of Steel: Former Superman, new NRA board member headlines second Arctic Comic-Con this weekend|url=https://www.anchoragepress.com/arts_and_entertainment/man-of-steel-former-superman-new-nra-board-member-headlines/article_b8ab6f50-6b8a-11e9-93cb-c3e7c40359bf.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812071342/https://www.anchoragepress.com/arts_and_entertainment/man-of-steel-former-superman-new-nra-board-member-headlines/article_b8ab6f50-6b8a-11e9-93cb-c3e7c40359bf.html|archive-date=August 12, 2019|access-date=August 12, 2019|newspaper=[[Anchorage Press]]}}</ref>
While promoting the television show, ''[[Ripley's Believe It or Not!|Ripley's Believe It or Not]]'', on the ''Howard Stern Show'' on January 10, 2001, Cain said that his biological father lied to the ''[[National Enquirer]]'' by saying that Dean's mother left him while he was serving in the [[Vietnam War]]. Dean stated that the truth is his father never served in the war but instead cheated on his mother, with this being the real reason why they divorced.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Film===
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! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
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!Year
| 1976 || ''Elmer'' || Dean Russell ||
!Title
!Role
!class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|-
|1976||''Elmer''||Dean Russell||
| 1979 || ''Charlie and the Talking Buzzard'' || Joe ||
|-
|-
|1979||''Charlie and the Talking Buzzard''||Joe||
| 1984 || ''The Stone Boy'' || Eugene Hillerman ||
|-
|-
|1984||''[[The Stone Boy (film)|The Stone Boy]]''||Eugene Hillerman||
| 1989 || ''Christine Cromwell: Things That Go Bump in the Night'' || || TV
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 1990 || ''Write to Kill'' || Parking Valet ||
|1990||''Write to Kill''||Parking valet||
|-
|-
| ''Going Under'' || Guy in Bar ||
|1990||''[[Going Under (1991 film)|Going Under]]''||Guy in bar||
|-
|-
|rowspan=3| 1992 || ''[[Grapevine (TV series)|Grapevine]]'' || Brian || TV
|1992||''[[Miracle Beach]]''||Volleyball player no.1||
|-
|-
|1997||''Eating Las Vegas''||Frank||Short film
| ''[[Miracle Beach]]'' || Volleyball Player #1 ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' || [[Rick (90210)|Rick]] || TV
|1997||''[[Best Men]]''||Sergeant 'Buzz' Thomas||
|-
|-
|2000||''[[The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy]]''||Cole||
|rowspan=2| 1993 || ''The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards'' || Himself - Presenter || TV
|-
|-
|2000||''No Alibi''||Bob Valenz||
| ''Touchdown: Football Goes to the Movies'' || Himself - Host ||
|-
|-
| 1993 - 1997 || ''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]'' || Clark Kent/Superman || TV Series
|2000||''[[Flight of Fancy (film)|Flight of Fancy]]''||Clay Bennett||
|-
|-
|2000||''Militia''||Ethan Carter||[[Direct-to-video]]
| 1995 || ''Off Camera with Dean Cain'' || Himself - Host || TV Series / Host / Also Produced and Directed
|-
|-
|2000||''[[For the Cause (film)|For the Cause]]''||General Murran||Direct-to-video
| 1996 || ''Cutty Whitman'' || Clark Kent || TV / Uncredited
|-
|-
|2001||''[[Phase IV (2002 film)|Phase IV]]''||Simon Tate||Direct-to-video
|rowspan=3| 1997 || ''Rag and Bone'' || Tony Moran || TV / Also produced
|-
|-
|2001||''Fire Trap''||Jack / Max Hooper||Also producer
| ''Eating Las Vegas'' || Frank ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Best Men]]'' || Sergeant Buzz Thomas ||
|2001||''[[Rat Race (film)|Rat Race]]''||Shawn Kent||
|-
|-
|2001||''A Christmas Adventure ...From a Book Called Wisely's Tales''||Donner (voice)||Direct-to-video
|rowspan=2| 1998 || ''Dogboys'' || Julian Taylor || TV
|-
|-
|2002||''[[New Alcatraz]]''||Dr. Robert Trenton||Direct-to-video
| ''[[Futuresport]]'' || Tremaine 'Tre' Ramzey || TV
|-
|-
|2002||''Dark Descent''||Will Murdack||
| 1999 || ''[[Ripley's Believe It or Not!]]'' || Himself - Host|| TV Series / Host / Also produced
|-
|-
|2003||''Breakaway''||Morgan||
|rowspan=6| 2000 || ''[[The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy]]'' || Cole ||
|-
|-
|2003||''[[Out of Time (2003 film)|Out of Time]]''||Chris Harrison||
| ''No Alibi'' || Bob Valenz ||
|-
|-
|2003||''Grandpa's Place''||Special appearance||Short film
| ''Flight of Fancy'' || Clay Bennett ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Militia (film)|Militia]]'' || Ethan Carter ||
|2004||''[[Post Impact]]''||Tom Parker||
|-
|-
| ''[[For the Cause (film)|For the Cause]]'' (a.k.a. ''Final Encounter'') || Gen. Murran ||
|2004||''[[Lost (2004 film)|Lost]]''||Jeremy Stanton||
|-
|-
|2004||''[[The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story]]''||Scott Peterson||
| ''The Runaway'' || Sheriff Frank Richards || TV
|-
|-
|2005||''Truth''||Peter||
|rowspan=5| 2001 || ''[[Just Shoot Me!]]'' || Chris Williams || TV
|-
|-
|2005||''[[Bailey's Billion$]]''||Theodore Maxwell||
| ''Phase IV'' || Simon Tate ||
|-
|-
|2005||''Wrinkles''|| ||
| ''Firetrap'' || Jack/Max Hooper || Also produced
|-
|-
| ''[[Rat Race (2001 film)|Rat Race]]'' || Shawn Kent ||
|2006||''[[Max Havoc: Ring of Fire]]''||Roger Tarso||
|-
|-
|2006||''[[September Dawn]]''||[[Joseph Smith]]||
| ''A Christmas Adventure From a Book Called Wisely's Tales'' || Donner || Voice
|-
|-
|2007||''[[Urban Decay (film)|Urban Decay]]''||Stan||
|rowspan=7| 2002 || ''[[Grandia Xtreme]]'' || Evann || Video game; Voice
|-
|-
|2008||''[[Ace of Hearts (2008 film)|Ace of Hearts]]''||Daniel Harding||
| ''[[Gentle Ben]]'' || Ben || TV
|-
|-
|2008||''[[Five Dollars a Day]]''||Rick Carlson||
| ''New Alcatraz'' (a.k.a. ''Boa'') || Dr. Robert Trenton ||
|-
|-
|2009||''Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure''||Michael Brooks||
| ''[[Dark Descent]]'' || Will Murdack ||
|-
|-
|2009||''[[Maneater (2009 film)|Maneater]]''||Harry||Direct-to-video
| ''The Glow'' || Matt Lawrence || TV
|-
|-
|2010||''Circle of Pain''||Wyatt||
| ''Christmas Rush'' || Lt. Cornelius Morgan || TV
|-
|-
|2010||''[[Abandoned (2010 film)|Abandoned]]''||Kevin Peterson||
| ''[[Frasier]] || Rick || TV
|-
|-
|2010||''[[Hole in One (2010 film)|Hole in One]]''||Repo Man||
|rowspan=3| 2003 || ''[[Dragon Fighter]]'' || Capt. David Carver || Also produced
|-
|-
|2010||''[[Kill Katie Malone]]''||Robert||
| ''Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain'' || Jack Wedloe || TV
|-
|-
|2010||''[[Pure Country 2: The Gift]]''||Music Video Director||Also co-writer with his father
| ''[[Out of Time (2003 film)|Out of Time]]'' || Chris Harrison ||
|-
|-
|2010||''[[A Nanny for Christmas]]''||Danny Donner||
| 2003 - 2004 || ''[[The Division]]'' || Insp. Jack Ellis || TV series
|-
|-
|2010||''[[The Way Home (2010 film)|The Way Home]]''||Randy Simpkins||
|rowspan=6| 2004 || ''Grandpa's Place'' || Special Appearance || Short
|-
|-
| ''[[Post Impact]]'' || Sargent/Captain Tom Parker ||
|2010||''[[Subject: I Love You]]''||James Trapp||
|-
|-
| ''[[I Do (But I Don't)]]'' || Nick Corina || TV
|2010||''[[Bed & Breakfast (2010 film)|Bed & Breakfast]]''||Jake||
|-
|-
|2011||''[[5 Days of War]]''||Chris Bailot||
| ''[[Clubhouse (TV series)|Clubhouse]]'' || Conrad Dean || TV Series
|-
|-
| ''[[Lost (2004 film)|Lost]]'' || Jeremy Stanton ||
|2011||''[[Home Run Showdown]]''||Rico Deluca||
|-
|-
|2011||''Dirty Little Trick''||Michael||
| ''[[The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story]]'' || [[Scott Peterson]] || TV
|-
|-
|rowspan=6| 2005 || ''Truth'' || Peter ||
|2011||''The Fallen''||Cole||
|-
|-
|2011||''Latin Quarter''||Appolinaire||
| ''Bailey's Billion$'' || Theodore Maxwell ||
|-
|-
|2011||''Vacation''||Bryce||
| ''[[Mayday (film)|Mayday]]'' || Cmdr. James Slan || TV
|-
|-
| ''Wrinkles'' || ||
|2011||''The Sandy Creek Girls''||Jared||
|-
|-
|2012||''Meant to Be''||Mike||
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' || Dr. Mike Jergens || TV
|-
|-
|2012||''I Am... Gabriel''||Sheriff Brody||
| ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]'' || Casey Manning || TV
|-
|-
|2013||''[[Heaven's Door (2013 film)|Heaven's Door]]''||Leo||
|rowspan=5| 2006 || ''[[10.5: Apocalypse]]'' || Brad || TV
|-
|-
|2013||''Man Camp''||Luke||
| ''Max Havoc: Ring of Fire'' || Roger Tarso ||
|-
|-
|2013||''Defending Santa''||Sheriff Scott Hanson||
| ''Dead & Deader'' || Lt. Bobby Quinn || TV
|-
|-
|2013 ||''[[The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (film)|The Tale of the Princess Kaguya]]''||The Mikado (voice)||English dub
| ''[[September Dawn]]'' || Joseph Smith ||
|-
|-
| ''[[A Christmas Wedding]]'' || Tucker || TV
|2014||''[[At the Top of the Pyramid]]''||Jefferson Parker||
|-
|-
|rowspan=6| 2007 || ''[[Urban Decay (film)|Urban Decay]]'' || Stan ||
|2014||''[[God's Not Dead (film)|God's Not Dead]]''||Marc Shelley||
|-
|-
|2014||''[[The Appearing]]''||Dr. Shaw||
| ''Hidden Camera || Dan Kovacs || TV
|-
|-
|2014||''Airplane vs. Volcano''||Rick Pierce||
| ''Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness'' || Bruce Murakami || TV
|-
|-
|2014||''A Belle for Christmas''||Glenn Barrows||
| ''[[Final Approach (2007 film)|Final Approach]]'' || Jack Bender || TV
|-
|-
|2014||''Small Town Santa''||Sheriff Rick Langston||originally titled ''Holiday Miracle''; known as ''Christmas Miracle'' in the UK<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/holiday-miracle/umc.cmc.1y5p276mjplyuy655s6829sgk|title=Holiday Miracle|website=Apple TV|date=October 27, 2014|at=Choose country or region|access-date=July 19, 2022|archive-date=April 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405204157/https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/holiday-miracle/umc.cmc.1y5p276mjplyuy655s6829sgk|url-status=live}}</ref>
| ''[[Smallville (TV series)|Smallville]]'' || [[List of Smallville characters (season 7)|Dr. Curtis Knox]] || TV
|-
|-
|2014||''Mind's Eye'' (aka ''The Black Hole'')||Mark Willis||
| ''[[CSI: Miami]]'' || Roger Partney || TV
|-
|-
|rowspan=3| 2008 || ''Making Mr. Right'' || Eddie || TV
|2014||''A Horse for Summer''||Kent Walsh||
|-
|-
|2014||''A Dog for Christmas''||Earl||
| ''[[Ace of Hearts (film)|Ace of Hearts]]'' || Daniel Harding ||
|-
|-
|2014||''Horse Camp''||Luke||
| ''[[Five Dollars a Day]]'' || Rick Carlson ||
|-
|-
|rowspan=9| 2009 || ''The Way Home'' || Randy Simpkins ||
|2014||''The Three Dogateers''||Matt||
|-
|-
|2015||''[[Vendetta (2015 film)|Vendetta]]''||Mason Danvers||
| ''Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure'' || Michael Brooks ||
|-
|-
|2015||''The Dog Who Saved Summer''||Ted Stein||Direct-to-video
| ''The Gambler, the Girl, & the Gunslinger'' || Shea McCall || TV
|-
|-
|2015||''Deadly Sanctuary''||Roy Hollingsworth||
| ''[[Entourage (TV series)|Entourage]]'' ||Himself || TV
|-
|-
|2016||''[[DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year]]''||[[Jonathan and Martha Kent|Jonathan Kent]]||
| ''[[The Dog Who Saved Christmas]]'' || Ted Stein || TV
|-
|-
|2016||''[[The Black Hole (2016 film)|The Black Hole]]''||Mark Willis||
| ''Subject: I Love You'' || James Trapp ||
|-
|-
|2017||''[[Illicit (2017 film)|Illicit]]''||Felipe||
| ''ParFection: The Golf Movie'' || Repo Man ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Maneater (2009 film)|Maneater]]'' || Harry ||
|2018||''[[The Incantation]]''||Abel Baddon||
|-
|-
|2018||''[[Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer]]''||Detective James 'Woody' Wood||
| ''The Three Gifts'' || Jack Green || TV (Hallmark)
|-
|-
|2018||''Megan's Christmas Miracle''||John||
|rowspan=5| 2010 || ''Frost Giant'' || JC || TV
|-
|-
| ''[[Abandoned (2010 film)|Abandoned]]'' || Kevin ||
|2018||''[[Andy the Talking Hedgehog]]''||Bob (dad)||
|-
|-
|2018||''[[2050 (film)|2050]]''||Maxwell||
| ''Firedog'' || Tom || Voice
|-
|-
|2018||''Prolonged Exposure''||Detective Jaime Montenegro||
| ''[[Georgia (2010 film)|Georgia]]'' || Chris Bailot ||
|-
|-
| ''Kill Katie Malone'' || Robert ||
|2019||''The Challenger Disaster''||Larry Arnold (Lawyer)||
|-
|2019||''Sweet Inspirations''||Greg||
|-
|2019||''Ria''||Vice President Flemming||
|-
|2019||''90 Feet from Home''||Raymond Fuller||
|-
|2019||''The Seven''||High Priest Asael||
|-
|2019||''The Follower''||Sheriff||
|-
|2019||''A Promise To Astrid''||Pastor Scott Seabury||
|-
|2019
|''[[Madness in the Method]]''
|Dean
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Film - Madness in the Method|url=https://www.thedreamcage.com/2019/08/film-madness-in-method.html|access-date=July 1, 2021|archive-date=April 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406142648/https://www.thedreamcage.com/2019/08/film-madness-in-method.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2020||''OBAMAGATE : The Movie''||[[Peter Strzok]]||
|-
|2020||''Skydog''||Neil Glasswell||
|-
|2021||''[[Break Every Chain (film)|Break Every Chain]]''<ref>{{cite news|title=Local police officer turns personal experiences into upcoming movie|url=http://www.cbs19news.com/story/42636281/local-police-officer-turns-personal-experiences-into-upcoming-movie|first=Carly|last=Haynes|date=October 6, 2020|work=[[WCAV]] News|access-date=January 18, 2021|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128102747/https://www.cbs19news.com/story/42636281/local-police-officer-turns-personal-experiences-into-upcoming-movie|url-status=live}}</ref>||Pastor Gabe||
|-
|2021||''Trail Blazers''||Haden||Pre-production
|-
|2021
|''A Parent's Worst Nightmare''
|John Belton
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Watch Trafficked: A Parent's Worst Nightmare {{!}} Prime Video|url=https://www.amazon.com/Trafficked-Parents-Nightmare-Dean-Cain/dp/B08R15R6B7|access-date=July 1, 2021|website=amazon.com|archive-date=April 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406022233/https://www.amazon.com/Trafficked-Parents-Nightmare-Dean-Cain/dp/B08R15R6B7|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2022||''[[No Vacancy (2022 film)|No Vacancy]]''||Cliff Lea||<ref>{{cite news|last=Christiansen|first=Kathleen|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/movies/os-prem-et-no-vacancy-film-leesburg-20210917-nizu2skbsfhvldakwslqrjmidm-story.html|title=Leesburg takes the spotlight in new film|work=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|date=September 17, 2021|accessdate=October 15, 2021|archive-date=October 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015200026/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/movies/os-prem-et-no-vacancy-film-leesburg-20210917-nizu2skbsfhvldakwslqrjmidm-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2023||''[[Miracle at Manchester]]''||Dr. Getty||
|-
|2023||''R.A.D.A.R.: The Adventures of the Bionic Dog''||Mayor||
|-
|2024||''Letters at Christmas''||{{TBA}}||Post-production
|-
|TBA||''Faith Under Fire''||Pastor Dan Underwood||Post-production
|-
|TBA||''Baby Bulldog''||Judge Kelly||Post-production
|-
|TBA||''Little Angels''||Jake Rogers / director||Post-production, first directorial<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Grobar|first=Matt|date=July 1, 2021|title=Dean Cain To Direct And Star in Family Comedy 'Little Angels' Opposite Helena Mattsson, Carla Jimenez & More|url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/dean-cain-to-direct-and-star-family-comedy-little-angels-helena-mattsson-carla-jimenez-more-1234784606/|access-date=July 1, 2021|website=Deadline|archive-date=April 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407103325/https://deadline.com/2021/06/dean-cain-to-direct-and-star-family-comedy-little-angels-helena-mattsson-carla-jimenez-more-1234784606/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|TBA||''The Ride''||Mark Smith||Post-production
|}

===Television===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Role
!class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|1989||''[[Christine Cromwell|Christine Cromwell: Things That Go Bump in the Night]]''||Unknown||Movie
|-
|1990||''[[Christine Cromwell|Christine Cromwell: In Vino Veritas]]''||Unknown||Movie
|-
|1990||''[[Life Goes On (TV series)|Life Goes On]]''||Kimo||Season 2 Episode 2: "Corky and the Dolphins"
|-
|1992||''[[A Different World]]''||Eddie||Episode: "The Cat's in the Cradle"
|-
|1992||''[[Grapevine (TV series)|Grapevine]]''||Brian||Episode: "The Janice and Brian Story"
|-
|1992||''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]''||[[List of Beverly Hills, 90210 characters#Brenda Walsh|Rick]]||4 episodes
|-
|1993||''Touchdown: Football Goes to the Movies''||Himself/host||Documentary
|-
|1993–1997||''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]''||[[Superman|Clark Kent / Superman]]||Also writer on two episodes
|-
|1995||''Off Camera with Dean Cain''||Himself/host||Also director and producer
|-
|1995||''[[Living Single]]''||Himself||Episode 11: "Mommy Not Dearest"
|-
|1996||''Cutty Whitman''||Clark Kent||Movie; uncredited
|-
|1997||''Rag and Bone''||Tony Moran||Movie; also producer
|-
|1998||''[[Adventures from the Book of Virtues]]''||King Charlemagne (voice)||Episode: "Integrity"
|-
|1998||''[[Futuresport]]''||Tremayne 'Tre The Pharaoh' Ramzey||Movie
|-
|1999–2003||''[[List of Ripley's Believe It or Not! TV series|Ripley's Believe It or Not!]]''||Himself/host||Also producer
|-
|1998||''[[Dogboys]]''||Julian Taylor||Movie
|-
|2000||''The Runaway''||Sheriff Frank Richards||Movie
|-
|2001||''[[Just Shoot Me!]]''||Chris Williams||Episode: "Maya Stops Thinking"
|-
|2002||''[[Gentle Ben#2000s|Gentle Ben]]''||Jack Wedloe||Movie
|-
|2002||''[[The Glow (film)|The Glow]]''||Matt Lawrence||Movie
|-
|2002||''[[Frasier]]''||Rick||Episode: "We Two Kings"
|-
|2002||''Christmas Rush''||Lieutenant Cornelius Morgan||Movie
|-
|2003||''[[Gentle Ben#2000s|Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain]]''||Jack Wedloe||Movie
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|2003||''[[Dragon Fighter]]''||Captain David Carver||Movie; also producer
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|2003–2004||''[[The Division]]''||Inspector Jack Ellis||8 episodes
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|2004||''[[I Do (But I Don't)]]''||Nick Corina||Movie
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|2004||''[[The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story]]''||[[Scott Peterson (murderer)|Scott Peterson]]||Movie
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|2004–2005||''[[Clubhouse (TV series)|Clubhouse]]''||Conrad Dean||11 episodes
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|2005||''[[Mayday (2005 film)|Mayday]]''||Commander James Slan||Movie
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|2005||''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''||Dr. Mike Jergens||Episode: "Starved"
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|2005||''[[Hope & Faith]]''||Larry Walker||4 episodes
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|2005–2006||''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]''||Casey Manning||9 episodes
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|2006||''[[Dead and Deader]]''||Lieutenant Bobby Quinn||Movie
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|2006||''[[10.5: Apocalypse]]''||Brad||Miniseries
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|2006||''[[A Christmas Wedding]]''||Tucker||Movie
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|2007||''Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness''||Bruce Murakami||Movie
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|2007||''[[Final Approach (2007 film)|Final Approach]]''||Jack Bender||Movie
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|2007||''Hidden Camera''||Dan Kovacs||Movie
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|2007||''[[Smallville]]''||Dr. Curtis Knox||Episode: "Cure"
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|2007||''[[CSI: Miami]]''||Roger Partney||Episode: "[[List of CSI: Miami episodes|Permanent Vacation]]"
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|2008||''Making Mr. Right''||Eddie||Movie
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|2009||''[[The Gambler, the Girl and the Gunslinger]]''||Shea McCall||Movie
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|2009||''The Three Gifts''||Jack Green||Movie
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|2009||''[[The Dog Who Saved Christmas]]''||Ted Stein||Movie
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|2009||''[[Entourage (American TV series)|Entourage]]''||Dean Cain||Episode: "[[Scared Straight (Entourage)|Scared Straight]]"
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|2010||''Frost Giant''||J.C.||Movie
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|2010||''[[The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation]]''||Ted Stein||Movie
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|2011||''[[A Mile in His Shoes]]''||Arthur 'Murph' Murphy||Movie
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|2011||''[[Burn Notice]]''||Ryan Pewterbaugh||Episode: "Fail Safe"
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|2011||''The Dog Who Saved Halloween''||Ted Stein||Movie
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|2011||''The Case for Christmas''||Michael Sherman||TV movie
Kris Kringle's Lawyer
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|2012||''Operation Cupcake''||Griff Carson||Movie
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|2012||''[[Criminal Minds]]''||Curtis Banks||Episode: "[[List of Criminal Minds episodes|Snake Eyes]]"
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|2012||''[[Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23]]''||Himself||3 episodes
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|2012||''[[Stars Earn Stripes]]''||Himself||5 episodes
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|2012||''[[The Choice (American TV series)|The Choice]]''||Himself / Contestant||
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|2012||''[[TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes#Syndicated revival|Bloopers]]''||Himself/host||
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|2012||''The Dog Who Saved the Holidays''||Ted Stein||Movie
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|2013–2016,<br/>2018||''[[Hit the Floor (TV series)|Hit the Floor]]''||Pete Davenport||
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|2013||''Texas Takedown: The Real Men in Black''||Narrator||
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|2014||''Merry Ex-Mas''||Jessie Rogers||Movie
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|2014||''[[Mulaney]]''||Himself||Pilot episode
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|2014||''The Dog Who Saved Easter''||Ted Stein||Movie
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|2014–present||''[[Masters of Illusion (TV series)|Masters of Illusion]]''||Himself/host||
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|2015||''A Wish Come True''||Himself||Movie
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|2015||''The Dog Who Saved Summer''||Ted Stein||Movie
|-
|2015||''Beverly Hills Christmas''||Archangel [[Gabriel]]||Movie
|-
|2015–17||''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]''||[[Jeremiah Danvers]]||6 episodes
|-
|2016||''Broadcasting Christmas''||Charlie Fisher||Hallmark Channel Original Movie
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|2016||''[[The Jump (2014 TV series)|The Jump]]''||Himself||
|-
|2016||''[[Lady Dynamite (TV series)|Lady Dynamite]]''||Graham||6 episodes
|-
|2016||''Good Morning Christmas''||Charlie Fisher||Movie
|-
|2018||''Winter's Dream''||Ty||Movie
|-
|2023||''[[The Curse (American TV series)|The Curse]]''||Mark Rose||2 episodes
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Latest revision as of 16:03, 22 December 2024

Not to be confused with Deon Cain.

Dean Cain
Cain in 2018
Born
Dean George Tanaka

(1966-07-31) July 31, 1966 (age 58)
Michigan, U.S.
Alma materPrinceton University (BA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
  • television host
Years active1976–present
Known forLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Hit the Floor
Children1
College football career
Princeton Tigers – No. 11
PositionFree safety
MajorHistory
Career history
College
High schoolSanta Monica High School

Dean George Cain (né Tanaka; born July 31, 1966) is an American actor. From 1993 to 1997, he played Clark Kent / Superman in the TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Cain was the host of Ripley's Believe It or Not! and appeared in the sports drama series Hit the Floor.

Early life

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Dean George Tanaka[1] was born on July 31, 1966,[2] in Michigan[3] to Roger Tanaka, a U.S. serviceman, and actress Sharon Thomas.[4] Through his biological father, Cain is partly of Japanese descent, with the rest of his ancestry being Welsh, Irish and French Canadian.[5] Cain has said of his biological father, whom he never met: "He's not the kind of man I want to be. He was an unfaithful husband and not much of a father." Soon after Dean's birth, his mother, pursuing an acting career, moved him and his older brother Roger to Los Angeles. In 1969, Sharon married film director Christopher Cain, who adopted Dean and Roger. The couple moved to Malibu, California, and later had a daughter, Krisinda.[6][4]

Cain attended Santa Monica High School, where he excelled in sports. Among his schoolmates were Charlie Sheen, who played on the same baseball team as Cain when they were children, as well as Rob Lowe and his brother, Chad. Cain graduated from high school in 1984 and attended Princeton University, where he starred as a free safety on the football team, set a Princeton season record with 12 interceptions (in just ten games) during the 1987 season, and finished his collegiate career with 22 interceptions in 30 games. During his senior year, Cain was awarded the John P. Poe–Richard W. Kazmaier, Jr. Football Trophy.[7] He dated actress Brooke Shields while at the university.[6][8] Cain graduated in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts in history. His senior thesis was titled "The History and Development of the Functions of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences".[9]

NFL

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After graduating, Cain signed on as a free agent with the NFL's Buffalo Bills, but a knee injury during training camp ended his football career prematurely.[10]

Career

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With little hope of returning to sports, Cain turned to screenwriting and then acting, shooting dozens of commercials including a volleyball-themed spot for Kellogg's Frosted Flakes and appearing on popular television shows like Grapevine, A Different World, and Beverly Hills, 90210.

Cain and Teri Hatcher at the 45th Primetime Emmy Awards rehearsal, September 19, 1993

In 1993, Cain took on his biggest role to date as Superman in the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. At the height of its popularity the program would bring in an average of at least 15 million viewers per episode. The series ran for four seasons, ending in 1997. Cain later made his first return to the Superman franchise with a special guest role in a season seven episode of Smallville as the immortal Dr. Curtis Knox, a character based upon the DC Comics villain Vandal Savage;[11][12] Cain returned to the Superman universe again between 2015 and 2017, in a recurring role on Supergirl, as the title character's foster father, Jeremiah Danvers.[13]

In 1998, Cain started the Angry Dragon Entertainment production company, which produced the TBS Superstation television series Ripley's Believe It or Not! He has also starred in several films, including The Broken Hearts Club (2000), Rat Race (2001), Out of Time (2003), and Bailey's Billion$ (2004). In 2004, he portrayed Scott Peterson in the made-for-television movie The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story. He appeared in a recurring role as Casey Manning in the television series Las Vegas. He is also the star of the VH1 hit series Hit the Floor as Pete Davenport, who is the new head coach of a fictional NBA team and has an illegitimate daughter who is a cheerleader for his NBA team.

In 2009 Cain was ranked No. 33 on VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of the '90s.[14] Cain was a contestant in an NBC celebrity reality competition series called Stars Earn Stripes. He won four out of six missions on the show, though he came in third in the finals. In 2012, he participated in Fox's dating game show The Choice.[15]

In 2013, Cain hosted a reality show about Bigfoot titled 10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty, where he offered contestants $10 million to prove the existence of Bigfoot. Cain later appeared in the mid-season premiere of Comic Book Men, appearing at Kevin Smith's Secret Stash where the crew was celebrating 75 years of Superman, where it was claimed that his portrayal of the character helped people care about Superman again.[citation needed] Cain appeared in the film God's Not Dead, in which he plays an arrogant businessman. In 2016, Cain played a guest role on the Netflix original series Lady Dynamite as Graham the ex-fiancé of Maria Bamford.

Cain is known for appearing in 16 Christmas films and several faith-based films.[16][17]

As of 2018, Cain is hosting a television infomercial for The National Real Estate Network, an entity which seeks to persuade individuals to attend meetings where they can learn about flipping real estate. In October 2018, it was learned that Ronnie Mund (Ronnie the Limo Driver), the personal driver and bodyguard of radio DJ Howard Stern, had been using a photoshopped picture of Cain as a publicity photo. Specifically, Mund's head had been transposed onto the body of Cain. Mund initially denied the photo was altered but eventually acknowledged he had been using the fraudulent photo for over five years. Mund claimed he was unaware the photo was not genuine.[18] Cain co-starred in the 2018 film Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer about the investigation and trial of Kermit Gosnell. He starred in the film Andy the Talking Hedgehog.[19]

In 2019, Cain starred in the play FBI Lovebirds alongside Kristy Swanson, a play that mocked Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, two FBI agents who were briefly on the team investigating Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.[20]

In June 2021, it was announced that he would make his directorial debut with Little Angels and star in it.[21]

Cain is the Actor in Residence at High Point University.[22]

Personal life

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During the 1980s, Cain dated actress Brooke Shields for two years while they were both attending Princeton University.[6] In 1992, he dated professional beach volleyball player and model Gabrielle Reece.[23][24] In 1997, Cain became engaged to singer Mindy McCready;[25] the couple split the following year.[26]

He has a son named Christopher Dean Cain (born June 11, 2000) with ex-girlfriend and Playboy Playmate and Spanish model Samantha Torres.[6] Cain named his son after his stepfather, film director Christopher Cain.

On June 19, 2018, Cain was sworn in as a reserve police officer for the St. Anthony Police Department in St. Anthony, Idaho.[27]

Political views

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Cain (second from right) with Mike Pompeo on Fox & Friends in 2019

Cain said in 2018 that he was once a registered Republican, but later became a registered Independent, feeling that the Republican Party did not fully represent his views.[28]

Cain voted for Bill Clinton twice, and voted for Al Gore in the 2000 United States presidential election, the latter of which he later said he regretted.[20] He supported John McCain in the 2008 election, and supported Rick Perry in the 2012 election.[29] In 2016 and 2020, he endorsed and voted for Donald Trump.[30][31] He also endorsed him for the 2024 election.[32]

Cain has stated he is "very leftist" on social issues, citing his support of marijuana legalization, and conservative on economic and foreign policy issues.[20]

In 2018, Cain was elected to the board of directors of the National Rifle Association of America.[33][34]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1976 Elmer Dean Russell
1979 Charlie and the Talking Buzzard Joe
1984 The Stone Boy Eugene Hillerman
1990 Write to Kill Parking valet
1990 Going Under Guy in bar
1992 Miracle Beach Volleyball player no.1
1997 Eating Las Vegas Frank Short film
1997 Best Men Sergeant 'Buzz' Thomas
2000 The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy Cole
2000 No Alibi Bob Valenz
2000 Flight of Fancy Clay Bennett
2000 Militia Ethan Carter Direct-to-video
2000 For the Cause General Murran Direct-to-video
2001 Phase IV Simon Tate Direct-to-video
2001 Fire Trap Jack / Max Hooper Also producer
2001 Rat Race Shawn Kent
2001 A Christmas Adventure ...From a Book Called Wisely's Tales Donner (voice) Direct-to-video
2002 New Alcatraz Dr. Robert Trenton Direct-to-video
2002 Dark Descent Will Murdack
2003 Breakaway Morgan
2003 Out of Time Chris Harrison
2003 Grandpa's Place Special appearance Short film
2004 Post Impact Tom Parker
2004 Lost Jeremy Stanton
2004 The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story Scott Peterson
2005 Truth Peter
2005 Bailey's Billion$ Theodore Maxwell
2005 Wrinkles
2006 Max Havoc: Ring of Fire Roger Tarso
2006 September Dawn Joseph Smith
2007 Urban Decay Stan
2008 Ace of Hearts Daniel Harding
2008 Five Dollars a Day Rick Carlson
2009 Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure Michael Brooks
2009 Maneater Harry Direct-to-video
2010 Circle of Pain Wyatt
2010 Abandoned Kevin Peterson
2010 Hole in One Repo Man
2010 Kill Katie Malone Robert
2010 Pure Country 2: The Gift Music Video Director Also co-writer with his father
2010 A Nanny for Christmas Danny Donner
2010 The Way Home Randy Simpkins
2010 Subject: I Love You James Trapp
2010 Bed & Breakfast Jake
2011 5 Days of War Chris Bailot
2011 Home Run Showdown Rico Deluca
2011 Dirty Little Trick Michael
2011 The Fallen Cole
2011 Latin Quarter Appolinaire
2011 Vacation Bryce
2011 The Sandy Creek Girls Jared
2012 Meant to Be Mike
2012 I Am... Gabriel Sheriff Brody
2013 Heaven's Door Leo
2013 Man Camp Luke
2013 Defending Santa Sheriff Scott Hanson
2013 The Tale of the Princess Kaguya The Mikado (voice) English dub
2014 At the Top of the Pyramid Jefferson Parker
2014 God's Not Dead Marc Shelley
2014 The Appearing Dr. Shaw
2014 Airplane vs. Volcano Rick Pierce
2014 A Belle for Christmas Glenn Barrows
2014 Small Town Santa Sheriff Rick Langston originally titled Holiday Miracle; known as Christmas Miracle in the UK[35]
2014 Mind's Eye (aka The Black Hole) Mark Willis
2014 A Horse for Summer Kent Walsh
2014 A Dog for Christmas Earl
2014 Horse Camp Luke
2014 The Three Dogateers Matt
2015 Vendetta Mason Danvers
2015 The Dog Who Saved Summer Ted Stein Direct-to-video
2015 Deadly Sanctuary Roy Hollingsworth
2016 DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year Jonathan Kent
2016 The Black Hole Mark Willis
2017 Illicit Felipe
2018 The Incantation Abel Baddon
2018 Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer Detective James 'Woody' Wood
2018 Megan's Christmas Miracle John
2018 Andy the Talking Hedgehog Bob (dad)
2018 2050 Maxwell
2018 Prolonged Exposure Detective Jaime Montenegro
2019 The Challenger Disaster Larry Arnold (Lawyer)
2019 Sweet Inspirations Greg
2019 Ria Vice President Flemming
2019 90 Feet from Home Raymond Fuller
2019 The Seven High Priest Asael
2019 The Follower Sheriff
2019 A Promise To Astrid Pastor Scott Seabury
2019 Madness in the Method Dean [36]
2020 OBAMAGATE : The Movie Peter Strzok
2020 Skydog Neil Glasswell
2021 Break Every Chain[37] Pastor Gabe
2021 Trail Blazers Haden Pre-production
2021 A Parent's Worst Nightmare John Belton [38]
2022 No Vacancy Cliff Lea [39]
2023 Miracle at Manchester Dr. Getty
2023 R.A.D.A.R.: The Adventures of the Bionic Dog Mayor
2024 Letters at Christmas TBA Post-production
TBA Faith Under Fire Pastor Dan Underwood Post-production
TBA Baby Bulldog Judge Kelly Post-production
TBA Little Angels Jake Rogers / director Post-production, first directorial[21]
TBA The Ride Mark Smith Post-production

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1989 Christine Cromwell: Things That Go Bump in the Night Unknown Movie
1990 Christine Cromwell: In Vino Veritas Unknown Movie
1990 Life Goes On Kimo Season 2 Episode 2: "Corky and the Dolphins"
1992 A Different World Eddie Episode: "The Cat's in the Cradle"
1992 Grapevine Brian Episode: "The Janice and Brian Story"
1992 Beverly Hills, 90210 Rick 4 episodes
1993 Touchdown: Football Goes to the Movies Himself/host Documentary
1993–1997 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Clark Kent / Superman Also writer on two episodes
1995 Off Camera with Dean Cain Himself/host Also director and producer
1995 Living Single Himself Episode 11: "Mommy Not Dearest"
1996 Cutty Whitman Clark Kent Movie; uncredited
1997 Rag and Bone Tony Moran Movie; also producer
1998 Adventures from the Book of Virtues King Charlemagne (voice) Episode: "Integrity"
1998 Futuresport Tremayne 'Tre The Pharaoh' Ramzey Movie
1999–2003 Ripley's Believe It or Not! Himself/host Also producer
1998 Dogboys Julian Taylor Movie
2000 The Runaway Sheriff Frank Richards Movie
2001 Just Shoot Me! Chris Williams Episode: "Maya Stops Thinking"
2002 Gentle Ben Jack Wedloe Movie
2002 The Glow Matt Lawrence Movie
2002 Frasier Rick Episode: "We Two Kings"
2002 Christmas Rush Lieutenant Cornelius Morgan Movie
2003 Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain Jack Wedloe Movie
2003 Dragon Fighter Captain David Carver Movie; also producer
2003–2004 The Division Inspector Jack Ellis 8 episodes
2004 I Do (But I Don't) Nick Corina Movie
2004 The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story Scott Peterson Movie
2004–2005 Clubhouse Conrad Dean 11 episodes
2005 Mayday Commander James Slan Movie
2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Mike Jergens Episode: "Starved"
2005 Hope & Faith Larry Walker 4 episodes
2005–2006 Las Vegas Casey Manning 9 episodes
2006 Dead and Deader Lieutenant Bobby Quinn Movie
2006 10.5: Apocalypse Brad Miniseries
2006 A Christmas Wedding Tucker Movie
2007 Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness Bruce Murakami Movie
2007 Final Approach Jack Bender Movie
2007 Hidden Camera Dan Kovacs Movie
2007 Smallville Dr. Curtis Knox Episode: "Cure"
2007 CSI: Miami Roger Partney Episode: "Permanent Vacation"
2008 Making Mr. Right Eddie Movie
2009 The Gambler, the Girl and the Gunslinger Shea McCall Movie
2009 The Three Gifts Jack Green Movie
2009 The Dog Who Saved Christmas Ted Stein Movie
2009 Entourage Dean Cain Episode: "Scared Straight"
2010 Frost Giant J.C. Movie
2010 The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation Ted Stein Movie
2011 A Mile in His Shoes Arthur 'Murph' Murphy Movie
2011 Burn Notice Ryan Pewterbaugh Episode: "Fail Safe"
2011 The Dog Who Saved Halloween Ted Stein Movie
2011 The Case for Christmas Michael Sherman TV movie

Kris Kringle's Lawyer

2012 Operation Cupcake Griff Carson Movie
2012 Criminal Minds Curtis Banks Episode: "Snake Eyes"
2012 Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Himself 3 episodes
2012 Stars Earn Stripes Himself 5 episodes
2012 The Choice Himself / Contestant
2012 Bloopers Himself/host
2012 The Dog Who Saved the Holidays Ted Stein Movie
2013–2016,
2018		 Hit the Floor Pete Davenport
2013 Texas Takedown: The Real Men in Black Narrator
2014 Merry Ex-Mas Jessie Rogers Movie
2014 Mulaney Himself Pilot episode
2014 The Dog Who Saved Easter Ted Stein Movie
2014–present Masters of Illusion Himself/host
2015 A Wish Come True Himself Movie
2015 The Dog Who Saved Summer Ted Stein Movie
2015 Beverly Hills Christmas Archangel Gabriel Movie
2015–17 Supergirl Jeremiah Danvers 6 episodes
2016 Broadcasting Christmas Charlie Fisher Hallmark Channel Original Movie
2016 The Jump Himself
2016 Lady Dynamite Graham 6 episodes
2016 Good Morning Christmas Charlie Fisher Movie
2018 Winter's Dream Ty Movie
2023 The Curse Mark Rose 2 episodes

Video games

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Year Title Voice role Notes
2002 Grandia Xtreme Evann [40]

References

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