Dean Cain

Dean Cain
Cain in 2025
Born
Dean George Tanaka

(1966-07-31) July 31, 1966
EducationPrinceton 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

American football career
No. 11
Position:Free safety
Personal information
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:Santa Monica
(Santa Monica, California)
College:Princeton
NFL draft:1988: undrafted
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

Dean George Cain ( Tanaka; born July 31, 1966) is an American actor best known for portraying Superman in the 1990s television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Cain was also the host of Ripley's Believe It or Not! and appeared in the sports drama series Hit the Floor.

Early life

Dean George Tanaka[1] was born on July 31, 1966,[2] at Selfridge Air Force Base in Harrison Township, Michigan.[3][4] His mother, Sharon Thomas, was an actress.[5] His father, Roger Tanaka, was an American serviceman of Japanese descent, the son of John Megumi Tanaka and Miyoko Tanaka. Cain said that several members of his family were interned at the Minidoka War Relocation Center in Idaho.[6] The rest of Cain's ancestry is Welsh, Irish and French Canadian.[7]

Cain said of his 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 the film director Christopher Cain, who adopted Dean and Roger. The couple moved to Malibu, California, and had a daughter, Krisinda.[8][5]

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 majored in American history.[9] He dated actress Brooke Shields, whom he met in a religion class at the university.[10][8][11] Cain graduated in 1988 with a bachelor of arts in history. His senior thesis was "The History and Development of the Functions of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences".[12]

Football

At Princeton, Cain starred as a free safety on the football team. He began his career as a cornerback, making his first start during his sophomore year in 1985.[13] In the season opener, he contributed to Princeton's 10–3 victory over Dartmouth by diving for an underthrown pass that would have resulted in a Dartmouth touchdown to record his first interception.[14] Against Cornell in the final game of 1985, he intercepted Marty Stallone thrice to help the Tigers win 33–27.[15] At the end of the season, he was an honorable mention on the All-Ivy League team.[16] Cain switched to safety for 1986, a position he preferred since it had "a lot of action", and led the Tigers in tackles.[13][17]

As a senior in 1987, he set the NCAA Division I-AA record for most interceptions in a season with 12, surpassing the 11 by Bill McGovern in 1984.[18] His record stood until Rashean Mathis had 14 in 2002.[19] Cain began the year with a two-interception performance against Dartmouth, then had his school-best 13th career pick the following week versus Davidson.[20][17] In the season finale, Cain picked off Cornell three times in a seven-interception performance for the Princeton defense.[18] The Associated Press named him a first team I-AA All-American, and he also received the John P. Poe–Richard W. Kazmaier Jr. Football Trophy for the year.[21][22] He finished his collegiate career with a school-record 22 interceptions in 30 games.[23]

After his graduation in 1988, he signed on as a free agent with the National Football League's Buffalo Bills.[24] He hurt his right knee during training camp, which prevented him from playing in the preseason and he underwent an arthroscopy in late July.[25][26] Cain was placed on the Bills' injured reserve list for the season.[25][27] The injury ended his football career prematurely.[28]

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 such popular television shows as 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 his biggest role to date, that of Superman in the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. At the height of its popularity, the program drew 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;[29][30] 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.[31]

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), and Bailey's Billion$ (2004). In 2004, he played 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 also had a lead role in the VH1 hit series Hit the Floor, that of Pete Davenport, who becomes the new head coach of a fictional professional basketball team and has an illegitimate daughter who is a cheerleader for his Los Angeles Devils team.

In 2009, Cain was ranked No. 33 on VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of the '90s.[32] 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.[33]

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. 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.[34][35]

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.[36] 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 also starred in the 2018 film Andy the Talking Hedgehog.[37]

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.[38]

In June 2021, it was announced that he would make his directorial debut with Little Angels and star in it.[39]

Cain is the Actor in Residence at High Point University.[40]

Personal life

For two years in the 1980s, Cain dated Brooke Shields, an actress, while they were attending Princeton University.[8] In 1992, he dated Gabrielle Reece, a professional beach-volleyball player and model.[41][42] In 1997, Cain became engaged to Mindy McCready, a singer;[43] they broke up in 1998.[44]

He has a son, Christopher Cain, born June 11, 2000, with one of his ex-girlfriends, Samantha Torres, a Playboy Playmate and model.[8] Cain named his son after his adoptive father, Christopher Cain, a film director.

On June 19, 2018, Cain was sworn in as a reserve police officer for the St. Anthony Police Department in Idaho.[45] In 2020, he joined the Pocatello Police Department in Idaho as a reserve police officer.[46] He also subsequently joined the Frederick County, Virginia Sheriff's Office as a reserve deputy sheriff.[47]

Political views

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.[48]

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.[38] He supported John McCain in the 2008 election, and supported Rick Perry in the 2012 election.[49] In 2016, 2020, and 2024, he endorsed and voted for Donald Trump.[50][51][52]

In 2018, Cain was elected to the board of directors of the National Rifle Association of America.[53][54]

In August 2025, Cain released a video indicating that he had joined Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), encouraging others to join the agency as well.[55][56]

Filmography

Film

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
Going Under Guy in bar
1992 Miracle Beach Volleyball player no.1
1997 Eating Las Vegas Frank Short film
Best Men Sergeant 'Buzz' Thomas
2000 The Broken Hearts Club Cole
No Alibi Bob Valenz
Flight of Fancy Clay Bennett
Militia Ethan Carter Direct-to-video
For the Cause General Murran
2001 Phase IV Simon Tate
Fire Trap Jack / Max Hooper Also producer
Rat Race Shawn Kent
A Christmas Adventure ...From a Book Called Wisely's Tales Donner Voice; direct-to-video
2002 New Alcatraz Dr. Robert Trenton Direct-to-video
Dark Descent Will Murdack
2003 Breakaway Morgan
Out of Time Chris Harrison
Grandpa's Place Cameo; short film
2004 Post Impact Tom Parker
Lost Jeremy Stanton
2005 Truth Peter
Bailey's Billion$ Theodore Maxwell
Wrinkles
2006 Max Havoc: Ring of Fire Roger Tarso
September Dawn Joseph Smith
2007 Urban Decay Stan
2008 Ace of Hearts Daniel Harding
Five Dollars a Day Rick Carlson
2009 Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure Michael Brooks
Maneater Harry Direct-to-video
2010 Circle of Pain Wyatt
Abandoned Kevin Peterson
Hole in One Repo Man
Kill Katie Malone Robert
Pure Country 2: The Gift Music video director Also co-writer
A Nanny for Christmas Danny Donner Direct-to-video
Subject: I Love You James Trapp
Bed & Breakfast Jake
2011 5 Days of War Chris Bailot
Home Run Showdown Rico Deluca
Dirty Little Trick Michael
The Fallen Cole
Latin Quarter Appolinaire
Vacation Bryce
The Sandy Creek Girls Jared
2012 Meant to Be Mike
I Am... Gabriel Sheriff Brody
2013 Heaven's Door Leo
Man Camp Luke
Defending Santa Sheriff Scott Hanson
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya The Mikado Voice; English dub
2014 At the Top of the Pyramid Jefferson Parker
God's Not Dead Marc Shelley
The Appearing Dr. Shaw
Airplane vs. Volcano Rick Pierce
A Belle for Christmas Glenn Barrows
Small Town Santa Sheriff Rick Langston [57]
A Horse for Summer Kent Walsh
A Dog for Christmas Earl
Horse Camp Luke
The Three Dogateers Matt
2015 Vendetta Mason Danvers
Deadly Sanctuary Roy Hollingsworth
2016 DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year Jonathan Kent Voice
The Black Hole Mark Willis
2017 Illicit Felipe
2018 The Incantation Abel Baddon
Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer Detective James 'Woody' Wood
Megan's Christmas Miracle John
Andy the Talking Hedgehog Bob
2050 Maxwell
Prolonged Exposure Detective Jaime Montenegro
2019 The Challenger Disaster Larry Arnold
Sweet Inspirations Greg
Ria Vice President Flemming
90 Feet from Home Raymond Fuller
The Seven High Priest Asael
The Follower Sheriff
A Promise to Astrid Pastor Scott Seabury
Madness in the Method Dean [58]
2020 OBAMAGATE : The Movie Peter Strzok
Skydog Neil Glasswell
2021 Break Every Chain Pastor Gabe [59]
Trail Blazers Haden
A Parent's Worst Nightmare John Belton [60]
2022 No Vacancy Cliff Lea [61]
Miracle at Manchester Dr. Getty
2023 R.A.D.A.R.: The Adventures of the Bionic Dog Mayor
2024 Letters at Christmas
TBA Faith Under Fire Pastor Dan Underwood Post-production
Baby Bulldog Judge Kelly
Little Angels Jake Rogers Post-production; also director[39]
The Ride Mark Smith Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1989 Christine Cromwell: Things That Go Bump in the Night Television film
1990 Christine Cromwell: In Vino Veritas
Life Goes On Kimo Episode: "Corky and the Dolphins"
1992 A Different World Eddie Episode: "The Cat's in the Cradle"
Grapevine Brian Episode: "The Janice and Brian Story"
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 (2 episodes)
1995 Off Camera with Dean Cain Himself Host; also director and producer
Living Single Himself Episode: "Mommy Not Dearest"
1996 Cutty Whitman Clark Kent Television film; uncredited
1997 Rag and Bone Tony Moran Television film; also producer
1998 Adventures from the Book of Virtues King Charlemagne Voice; episode: "Integrity"
Futuresport Tremayne 'Tre The Pharaoh' Ramzey Television film
Dogboys Julian Taylor
2000 The Runaway Sheriff Frank Richards
2000–2003 Ripley's Believe It or Not! Himself Host; also producer
2001 Just Shoot Me! Chris Williams Episode: "Maya Stops Thinking"
2002 Gentle Ben Jack Wedloe Television film
The Glow Matt Lawrence
Frasier Rick Episode: "We Two Kings"
Christmas Rush Lieutenant Cornelius Morgan Television film
2003 Gentle Ben 2: Danger on the Mountain Jack Wedloe Television film
Dragon Fighter Captain David Carver Television film; also producer
2003–2004 The Division Inspector Jack Ellis 8 episodes
2004 I Do (But I Don't) Nick Corina Television film
The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story Scott Peterson
2004–2005 Clubhouse Conrad Dean 11 episodes
2005 Mayday Commander James Slan Television film
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Mike Jergens Episode: "Starved"
Hope & Faith Larry Walker 4 episodes
2005–2006 Las Vegas Casey Manning 9 episodes
2006 Dead and Deader Lieutenant Bobby Quinn Television film
10.5: Apocalypse Brad Miniseries
A Christmas Wedding Tucker Television film
2007 Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness Bruce Murakami
Hidden Camera Dan Kovacs
Smallville Dr. Curtis Knox Episode: "Cure"
CSI: Miami Roger Partney Episode: "Permanent Vacation"
2008 Final Approach Jack Bender Television film
Making Mr. Right Eddie
2009 The Gambler, the Girl and the Gunslinger Shea McCall
The Three Gifts Jack Green
The Dog Who Saved Christmas Ted Stein
Entourage Himself Episode: "Scared Straight"
2010 Frost Giant J.C. Television film
The Way Home Randy Simpkins
The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation Ted Stein
2011 A Mile in His Shoes Arthur 'Murph' Murphy
Burn Notice Ryan Pewterbaugh Episode: "Fail Safe"
The Dog Who Saved Halloween Ted Stein Television film
The Case for Christmas Michael Sherman
2012 Operation Cupcake Griff Carson
Criminal Minds Curtis Banks Episode: "Snake Eyes"
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Himself 3 episodes
Stars Earn Stripes 5 episodes
The Choice Contestant
Bloopers Host
The Dog Who Saved the Holidays Ted Stein Television film
2013 Texas Takedown: The Real Men in Black Narrator Voice
2013–2018 Hit the Floor Pete Davenport
2014 Merry Ex-Mas Jessie Rogers Television film
Mulaney Himself Pilot episode
The Dog Who Saved Easter Ted Stein Television film
2014–present Masters of Illusion Himself Host
2015 A Wish Come True Television film
The Dog Who Saved Summer Ted Stein
Beverly Hills Christmas Archangel Gabriel
2015–2017 Supergirl Jeremiah Danvers 6 episodes
2016 Broadcasting Christmas Charlie Fisher Television film
The Jump Himself
Lady Dynamite Graham 6 episodes
Good Morning Christmas Charlie Fisher Television film
2018 Winter's Dream Ty
2023 The Curse Mark Rose 2 episodes

Video games

Year Title Voice role Notes
2002 Grandia Xtreme Evann [62]

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