Dean Cain

ActorDirectorWriterProductionProducer Jul 31 (age 59) Mount Clemens, Michigan, USA 1976–2026 (50 year career)

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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 inj…

Known For

Film

Rat Race

Shawn Kent

Film

Out of Time

Chris Harrison

Film

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Clark Kent / Superman

Film

God's Not Dead

Mark Shelley

Film

Hit the Floor

Pete Davenport

Film

Home Run Showdown

Rico Deluca

Film

5 Days of War

Chris Bailot

Film

Lady Dynamite

Graham

Filmography

Acting (243)

Movies (192)

Demon Hunters

2026

Aimee and Albert: The Early Years

as Promoter

Little Angels

as Jake Rogers

A Christmas Carol

as Mike Patterson

Hank’s Christmas Wish 3: Elvis Lives

2025

as Mayor

Missed Opportunities

2025

as Toby

Break the Cycle

2025

as Pastor

10.0

It's a Doll's World

2025

as Ryan Peters

And God Made Man

2024

as Judge Franks

3.5

God's Not Dead: In God We Trust

as Marc Shelly

I Feel Fine.

as Dr. McCaffrey

Takedown

as Coach D.

Dogman

as Mr. Sherman

The Phantom Warrior

2024

as The Sheriff

3.8

We Believe

2024

as Announcer #1

Country Rain

as J.R.

Hope

Reagan: Portrait of a Presidency

2024

as Narrator

The Karate Princess

as Herb Dinks

Letters at Christmas

Until the Last Promise

2024

as Lance

10.0

The 92nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade

2024

Hank's Christmas Wish 2: The Nutcracker

2024

as Mayor

Losing to Win

2023

Not For Sale

2023

as Det. Derrick Tanner

1.7

R.A.D.A.R.: The Adventures of the Bionic Dog

2023

as Mayor Sebastian Fleming

7.0

Hank's Christmas Wish

as Mayor Dean

Condition of Return

as Dr. Donald Thomas

Bringing Back Christmas

as Boss

Ghost Trader

One Cop's Journey

as Pastor Dale

Paul's Promise

2022

as Captain John Ratliffe

Glass Walls

as Ozzy

No Vacancy

as Pastor Cliff Lea

Just Another Dream

as Doctor Jenkins

Trail Blazers

as Haden

Forgiving God

as Pastor Mark

Christmas Around the USA

2022

as Self

Miracle at Manchester

as Dr. Getty

Forgiven

as Ronnie

Christmas Around the World

2021

as Self

The Man Who Went to Heaven

2021

as Pastor Grooms

The Story of Mother's Day

2021

as Principal Robert Ellis

Chosen

as Self

Agent Toby Barks

as Ted

R.I.A.

as Vice President Flemming

4.8

Trafficked: A Parent's Worst Nightmare

as Det. John Belton

Break Every Chain

as Pastor Gabe

Don't Give Up

as Tom Samuel

One Life at a Time

2020

as Jason Campbell

4.0

The Follow-Up

2020

as Self (archive footage)

Baby Bulldog

as Judge

Skydog

Dispatched

as Chief Walker

Illicit

2020

as Felipe

1.0

Heroes on the Front Line

2020

as host

Light Up Night

2020

as Boaz Perez

The ObamaGate Movie

2020

as Peter Strzok

4.0

Faith Under Fire

2020

as Pastor Dan Underwood

4.7

America, America, God Shed His Grace on Thee

2020

as Self

The Challenger Disaster

2019

as Larry Arnold (Lawyer)

5.9

Revenge of the Mask 2

2019

as Kelloway

3.5

Hate Among Us

2019

as self

The Follower

2019

as Sheriff

Sweet Inspirations

as Greg

2050

as Maxwell

90 Feet from Home

as Raymond Fuller

FBI Lovebirds: UnderCovers

as Peter Strzok

Jack Jonah

as Officer Tourville

Madness in the Method

as Dean

A Child of the King

A Promise To Astrid

as Pastor Scott Seabury

The Zombie Club

as Principal Mazza

The Seven

as High Priest Asael

John Light

as Tom Morgan

Winter's Dream

2018

as Ty

5.8

Andy the Talking Hedgehog

as Bob (Dad)

The Incantation

as Abel Baddon

Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer

2018

as Detective James Wood

5.6

The 87th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade

2018

10.0

Megan's Christmas Miracle

2018

as John

5.4

95th Annual National Christmas Tree Lighting

2017

as Host

The 86th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade

2017

as Self - Host

DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year

2016

as Jonathan Kent (voice)

5.9

Broadcasting Christmas

2016

as Charlie Fisher

5.7

DC Super Hero Girls: Super Hero High

2016

as Jonathan Kent (voice)

5.8

The Top 12 Greatest Christmas Movies of All Time

2016

as Himself - Host

A Horse for Summer

as Kent Walsh

Vendetta

as Mason

The Black Hole

as Mark Willis

A Wish Come True

as Dean Cain

Beverly Hills Christmas

as Archangel Gabriel

Deadly Sanctuary

as Roy Hollingsworth

Horse Camp

as Luke

The Dog Who Saved Summer

as Ted Stein

A Dog for Christmas

as Earl

The Three Dogateers

as Matt

God's Not Dead

as Mark Shelley

Airplane vs Volcano

as Rick Pierce

A Belle for Christmas

as Glen Barrows

Merry Ex-Mas

as Jessie Rogers

The Dog Who Saved Easter

2014

as Ted Stein

6.3

Small Town Santa

2014

as Sheriff Rick Langston

The Appearing

as Dr. Shaw

Defending Santa

as Sheriff Scott Hanson

6.4

Man Camp

2013

as Luke

4.9

The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation

2013

as Ted

4.0

The Dog Who Saved the Holidays

2012

as Ted Stein

4.6

Beyond Pollution

2012

as Narrator (voice)

Sweetwater

2012

as Trey

I Am Gabriel

as Sheriff Brody

Heaven's Door

as Leo Taylor

Home Run Showdown

as Rico Deluca

Operation Cupcake

as Griff Carson

Meant to Be

as Mike Dickson

5 Days of War

as Chris Bailot

The Case for Christmas

2011

as Michael Sherman

5.3

A Mile in His Shoes

2011

as Arthur 'Murph' Murphy

6.4

The Dog Who Saved Halloween

as Ted Stein

Subject: I Love You

as James Trapp

Dirty Little Trick

as Michael

Circle of Pain

as Wyatt

The Way Home

as Randy Simpkins

Abandoned

as Kevin

Frost Giant

as JC

Bed & Breakfast

as Jake

A Nanny for Christmas

2010

as Danny Donner

5.5

Pure Country 2: The Gift

2010

as Music Video Director

6.7

Kill Katie Malone

2010

as Robert

4.3

The Dog Who Saved Christmas

as Ted Stein

Maneater

as Harry Bailey

Hole in One

as Repo Man

The Three Gifts

as Jack Green

Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure

2009

as Michael Brooks

4.2

The Gambler, The Girl and The Gunslinger

as Shea McCall

Ace of Hearts

as Daniel Harding

$5 a Day

as Rick Carlson

Final Approach

as Jack Bender

Making Mr. Right

as Eddie

Hidden Camera

as Dan

September Dawn

as Joseph Smith

Crossroads - A Story of Forgiveness

as Bruce Murakami

Protect and Serve

as Mike Borelli

Urban Decay

as Stan

A Christmas Wedding

as Tucker

Dead and Deader

as Lt. Bobby Quinn

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman

2006

as Self

7.5

Max Havoc: Ring of Fire

as Roger Tarso

Truth

as Peter

Bailey's Billion$

as Theodore Maxwell

Mayday

as Commander James Slan

4.9

Lost

2004

as Jeremy Stanton

5.4

The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story

as Scott Peterson

Post Impact

as Capt. Tom Parker

I Do (But I Don't)

as Nick Corina

Grandpa's Place

as Self

Out of Time

as Chris Harrison

Dragon Fighter

as Captain David Carver

3.5

Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain

as Jack Wedloe

The Glow

as Matt Lawrence

Christmas Rush

as Lt. Cornelius Morgan

Gentle Ben

as Jack Wedloe

Dark Descent

as Will Murdock

Phase IV

as Simon Tate

Making Rat Race

as Himself

Rat Race

as Shawn Kent

Firetrap

as Jack / Max Hooper

New Alcatraz

as Dr. Robert Trenton

3.7

A Christmas Adventure ...From a Book Called Wisely's Tales

as Donner (voice)

For the Cause

as General Murran

Militia

as Ethan Carter

The Runaway

as Sheriff Frank Richards

7.0

The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

as Cole

Flight of Fancy

as Clay Bennett

No Alibi

as Bob Valenz

Futuresport

as Tremaine 'Tre' Ramzey

Dogboys

as Julian Taylor

Rag and Bone

as Det. Tony Moran

Best Men

as Buzz

Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown

1994

Miracle Beach

1992

as Volleyball Player #1

Going Under

as Guy in Bar

The Stone Boy

as Eugene Hillerman

Charlie and the Talking Buzzard

1979

as Joe

Elmer

1976

8.0

Apocalypse: Key to the Realms

as Pastor Keith Atkins

Drop the Beat

A Walking Miracle

as Dr. Silverstone

Do Not Grow Weary

as Solicitor Jack

Our Crossroads

as Dan the Contractor

Pickleball Pandemonium

as Stu Sunshine

Night at the Museum of the Bible

Television (51)

The Curse

2023

as Mark Rose

6.4

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

2023

as Self (archive footage)

The Platform

Lady Dynamite

as Graham

Supergirl

as Jeremiah Danvers

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Masters of Illusion

as Self - Host

Mulaney

as Dean Cain

Through the Keyhole

as Self

Hit the Floor

as Pete Davenport

Hit the Floor

as Pete Davenport

Comic Book Men

as Self

Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23

2012

as Dean Cain

6.8

The Choice

2012

as Self

Vietnam in HD

2011

as Bob Clewell

7.7

Worst Cooks in America

2010

as Self - Contestant

6.6

Masters of Illusion

2009

as Self - Host

Celebrity Juice

as Self

The Hero Awards

Burn Notice

as Ryan Pewterbaugh

Life

10.5: Apocalypse

as Brad Malloy

Criminal Minds

as Curtis

Entourage

as Dean Cain

The Tony Danza Show

as Self

Clubhouse

as Conrad Dean

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Las Vegas

as Casey Manning

Hope & Faith

as Larry Walker

CSI: Miami

as Roger Partney

Smallville

as Curtis Knox

The Division

as Insp. Jack Ellis

Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

2000

3.0

Ripley's Believe It or Not!

2000

5.1

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Dr. Mike Jergens

Fantasy Island

as Sam Kenneally

The View

as Self

Just Shoot Me!

as Chris Williams

EP Daily

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

as Self

3.9

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Kuhio (voice)

Frasier

as Rick

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993

as Clark Kent / Superman

Grapevine

as Brian

Beverly Hills, 90210

as Rick

Life Goes On

Christine Cromwell

as Ted Hardathy

Smash Hits Poll Winners Party

1988

as Self

Smash Hits Poll Winners Party

1988

A Different World

1987

as Eddie

7.0

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Sheriff Frank Richards

8.6

Crew (11)

Movies (11)

Little Angels

Director

Little Angels

Writer

Faith Under Fire

Co-Producer

The Seven

Producer

Architects of Denial

Executive Producer

Merry Ex-Mas

Executive Producer

Ginger Snaps: Blood, Teeth, and Fur

2014

Editor

Pure Country 2: The Gift

Writer

Maneater

Executive Producer

Dragon Fighter

Producer

Rag and Bone

Producer