Actor Dean Cain, best known for his role as Superman/ Clark Kent in Lois and Clark, has kept busy through the years. He has appeared in many films and shows, with a slew of faith-based films, and he also hosts “Masters of Illusion.” He is also preparing for the release of his film, Little Angels, which is in post-production. Cain wrote, directed, and starred in the film. “I can’t wait to get it out there, it’s a very personal project. It deals with a big-time college football coach. It’s a great fun story like ‘The Mighty Ducks.’ It’s a feel-good family movie, and I am proud of it,” he said. 

However, despite all the success and accolades, Cain’s role as a father to his son Christopher, 22, remains his most important. Speaking with Christian Headlines, he credited his son for being part of the reason he takes roles in children’s and faith-based films. “I started making kids movies when he was a little kid… Not all the films I make are faith-based, and they’re not all inspirational, but a large majority are because I want my son to be able to see those films, I want him to learn from them. I want him to watch the way I’m living my life and the choices that I’m making and say, ‘I see why he’s doing that. I see why he wants to help out,’” he said. He also stated his son has increased his faith. “My faith really got stronger, much stronger, and I really had to face it and discuss it once I became a father. That changed everything. Suddenly someone’s more important on this earth than me. … And then I have to explain to him the world and the rules of the world and why we’re here.”

Christopher was born to Cain and Cain’s ex-girlfriend, Samantha Torres, and the two embarked on a bitter custody battle from 2003-2011 when Cain was granted sole custody of his son. In an interview with Fox News, Cain shared he turned down more lucrative roles in order to focus on his son. “It affected my career like I can’t even explain. I turned down being one of, if not the highest-paid actor on television, for a show that ended up going six years. The contract was very attractive. But I was in the middle of a custody dispute, so I could either be a father or take that job. It took me a split second, not even a split second,” he said. He shared that his own father, who adopted him when he was 4, inspired him to put fatherhood first. “Nothing in my life has been as big a factor as having my father there to raise me. Fathers in the home are such a huge, important issue here in America and all throughout the world. The statistics bear it out how much more likely a kid is, especially a son, to be in jail or in trouble without a father in the household. And I just think it’s hugely important, and I would never change what I’ve done in terms of being a father vs. a career.”