Born in Staincliffe hospital in Dewsbury England Deans family from his mothers side heritage is of Gaelic descent which retraced all the way back to The Isle Of Man where Dean still has family His fathers side were known to be of fighters and farmers which traveled the Yorkshire region of Great Britain The former professional extreme sports athlete was named by his uncle after the Oscar winning 1950s American actor Dean Jagger and chose for himself the same profession Dean began acting in school productions at age 14 after a chance meeting with actor Michael Douglas while sailing with his father off the coast of Spain He joined the theatre appearing in numerous stage productions He was born with skills of a sportsman trained in boxing from the age of 16 After finishing school Dean heeded the call of his athletic talent and became a pro skater traveling the globe and competing and placing in events such as the XGames and the Walt Disney Skating Challenge A few years in he returned to his native England to fulfill his driving desire to act He joined British Actors Equity and studied in London at The Actors Centre and Penelope Jays School of Performing Arts and even did some studying in the US He began training in MMA Mixed Martial Arts at the age of 25 and is a certified in Jiu Jitsu After saving the lives of an old man and his granddaughter from drowning in a freak accident Dean turned his focus further inward and began to study the art of Reiki the Japanese art of healing relaxation and meditation an interest passed along to him by his mother who is a Reiki master His younger brothers are also in show business Ben is a professional stuntman and Lee is a theatre actor both in the UK IMDb Mini Biography By Belief Films