Dean has appeared in many films, including independent films such as; "California Solo", "Lineage", and "Divergence" to name a few, and has been featured on the Discovery Channel's ID: Unusual Suspects. More recently he appeared as "Frank" in the short film "Scorpion", which premiered at the 2014 Raindance Film Festival in London.In 2010 Dean began acting studies with Tom Ardavany at the Ardavany Approach studios in Venice California, and also studied with Jen Krater of Krater Studios in Los Angeles.