Dean Cain, 54, steps out wearing Superman-style hoodie 20 years since playing the role of Clark Kent

He played the iconic DC role of Superman for five years in the 90s.

And Dean Cain, 54, seemingly gave a nod to his superhero roots when he stepped out wearing a blue Superman-style hoodie in Malibu on Tuesday.

Pushing a trolley filled with shopping around a California car park, Cain teamed his statement-making jumper with black shorts and flip flops, keeping the sun at bay with a pair of sunglasses.

Slung over the star’s shoulder was a black satchel, and Cain styled his thick hair – which has barely changed at all since his DC days – with gel.

The former actor flashed a smile for photographers as he made his way to his car.

Cain also showed off two small tattoos above his left ankle.

The handsome star played the role of Clark Kent/Superman in the TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman from 1993 to 1997. His co-star was Teri Hatcher, who played the role of Lois Lane.

The God’s Not Dead star rejoined the DC universe between 2015 and 2017 on Supergirl, where he played Kara Danvers/Supergirl ‘s father Jeremiah Danvers.

Dean said he looks back on his time as Superman with ‘extremely fond memories’ and believes it made for an amazing start to his career.

‘When I get associated with the character now, I’m still happy as a clam because what would you want to be called, if you were ever going to be called the same character for life, I think Superman pretty much takes the cake.’

Cain became a reserve officer two years ago, being sworn in in the US state of Idaho in June 2018.

Opening up about his new career path in December, Cain insisted real heroes, the men and women in the police force, don’t wear capes.

He told TodayExtra ahead of Christmas that he wants the public to ‘understand and respect law enforcement’.

‘I felt the way I could serve others was to step in myself, stand with the men and women in blue, and try and sort of bridge that gap that has started to exist here in the United States and elsewhere,’ he explained of his decision to join the force.

Dean told the hosts that with recent events in the press, the perception of the police isn’t always positive among the pubic.

‘Police officers are real heroes, all the time. For someone who played a hero on TV to come and become one of these officers, and I would never call myself a hero, but to be alongside some of these real heroes is important,’ Dean said.

‘I want people to understand and respect law enforcement. There are bad seeds in every group unfortunately and there has been negative stories, but I want to try and counter balance that.

‘There are great thing you can do as a law enforcement officer, and I take great pride in that,’ he added.