Dean Cain

**Dean Cain** (born **Dean George Tanaka**; July 31, 1966) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Clark Kent/Superman in the popular American television series _Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman_.

## Personal life

Dean has a son named Christopher Dean Cain (b. June 11, 2000).  The mother is former _Playboy_ Playmate Samantha Torres. His son is named after Cain's father, movie director Christopher Cain. He was previously engaged to country singer Mindy McCready in the late 1990s.

## Filmography

|Year|Film|Role|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1976|_Elmer_|Dean Russell||
|1979|_Charlie and the Talking Buzzard_|Joe||
|1984|_The Stone Boy_|Eugene Hillerman||
|1989|_Christine Cromwell: Things That Go Bump in the Night_||TV|
|1990|_Write to Kill_|Parking Valet||
|_Going Under_|Guy in Bar|||
|1992|_Grapevine_|Brian|TV|
|_Miracle Beach_|Volleyball Player #1|||
|_Beverly Hills, 90210_|Rick|TV||
|1993|_Touchdown: Football Goes to the Movies_|Himself - Host||
|1993–1997|_Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman_|Clark Kent/Superman|TV Series|
|1995|_Off Camera with Dean Cain_|Himself - Host|TV Series / Host / Also Produced and Directed|
|1996|_Cutty Whitman_|Clark Kent|TV / Uncredited|
|1997|_Rag and Bone_|Tony Moran|TV / Also produced|
|_Eating Las Vegas_|Frank|||
|_Best Men_|Sergeant Buzz Thomas|||
|1998|_Dogboys_|Julian Taylor|TV|
|_Futuresport_|Tremaine 'Tre' Ramzey|TV||
|1999–2003|_Ripley's Believe It or Not!_|Himself - Host|TV Series / Host / Also produced|
|2000|_The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy_|Cole||
|_No Alibi_|Bob Valenz|||
|_Flight of Fancy_|Clay Bennett|||
|_Militia_|Ethan Carter|||
|_For the Cause_ (a.k.a. _Final Encounter_)|Gen. Murran|||
|_The Runaway_|Sheriff Frank Richards|TV||
|2001|_Just Shoot Me!_|Chris Williams|TV|
|_Phase IV_|Simon Tate|||
|_Firetrap_|Jack/Max Hooper|Also produced||
|_Rat Race_|Shawn Kent|||
|_A Christmas Adventure From a Book Called Wisely's Tales_|Donner|Voice||
|2002|_Grandia Xtreme_|Evann|Video game; Voice|
|_Gentle Ben_|Jack Wedloe|TV||
|_New Alcatraz (Boa)_|Dr. Robert Trenton|||
|_Dark Descent_|Will Murdack|||
|_The Glow_|Matt Lawrence|TV||
|_Christmas Rush_|Lt. Cornelius Morgan|TV||
|''Frasier|Rick|TV||
|2003|_Dragon Fighter_|Capt. David Carver|Also produced|
|_Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain_|Jack Wedloe|TV||
|_Out of Time_|Chris Harrison|||
|2003–2004|_The Division_|Insp. Jack Ellis|TV series|
|2004|_Grandpa's Place_|Special Appearance|Short|
|_Post Impact_|Sargent/Captain Tom Parker|||
|_I Do (But I Don't)_|Nick Corina|TV||
|_Clubhouse_|Conrad Dean|TV Series||
|_Lost_|Jeremy Stanton|||
|_The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story_|Scott Peterson|TV||
|2005|_Truth_|Peter||
|_Bailey's Billion$_|Theodore Maxwell|||
|_Mayday_|Cmdr. James Slan|TV||
|_Wrinkles_||||
|_Law & Order: Special Victims Unit_|Dr. Mike Jergens|TV||
|_Las Vegas_|Casey Manning|TV||
|2006|_10.5: Apocalypse_|Brad|TV|
|_Max Havoc: Ring of Fire_|Roger Tarso|||
|_Dead And Deader_|Lt. Bobby Quinn|TV||
|_September Dawn_|Joseph Smith|||
|_A Christmas Wedding_|Tucker|TV||
|2007|_Urban Decay_|Stan||
|_Hidden Camera_|Dan Kovacs|TV||
|_Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness_|Bruce Murakami|TV||
|_Final Approach_|Jack Bender|TV||
|_Smallville_|Dr. Curtis Knox|TV||
|_CSI: Miami_|Roger Partney|TV||
|2008|_Making Mr. Right_|Eddie|TV|
|_Ace of Hearts_|Daniel Harding|||
|_$5 a Day_|Rick Carlson|||
|2009|_Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure_|Michael Brooks||
|_The Gambler, the Girl and the Gunslinger_|Shea McCall|TV||
|_Maneater_|Harry|||
|_The Dog Who Saved Christmas_|Ted Stein|TV||
|_The Three Gifts_|Jack Green|TV (Hallmark)||
|2010|_The Way Home_|Randy Simpkins||
|_Frost Giant_|JC|TV||
|_Circle of Pain_|Wyatt|||
|_Abandoned_|Kevin Peterson|||
|_Hole in One_|Repo Man|||
|_Kill Katie Malone_|Robert|||
|_Pure Country 2: The Gift_|Director|||
|_A Nanny for Christmas_|Danny Donner|||
|_The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation_|Ted Stein|TV Sequel||
|_Subject: I Love You_|James Trapp|||
|_Bed & Breakfast_|Jake|||
|2011|_5 Days of War_|Chris Bailot||
|_A Mile in His Shoes_|Arthur 'Murph' Murphy|||
|_At the Top of the Pyramid_|Jefferson Parker|||
|_Home Run Showdown_|Rico Deluca|||
|_Dirty Little Trick_|Michael|||
|_The Fallen_|Cole|||
|_Latin Quarter_|Appolinaire|||
|_Vacation_|Bryce|||
|_The Sandy Creek Girls_|Jared|||
|_The Dog Who Saved Halloween_|Ted Stein|TV Sequel||
|_Burn Notice_|Ryan Pewterbaugh|||
|2012|_Criminal Minds_|Curtis Banks||
|_ Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23_|Himself|||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Dean Cain
- **image**: Dean Cain.jpg
- **caption**: Cain in Iraq, May 13, 2005
- **birth name**: Dean George Tanaka
- **birth place**: Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States, U.S.
- **occupation**: Actor, presenter, producer, writer, voice actor, director
- **years active**: 1976–present