Dean Cain was once the Man of Steel, but the TV superhero icon has a new title.

Cain, who played Superman in the 1990s series "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman," revealed to fans that he enlisted as an officer in the federal agency U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to an Aug. 5 video shared to Cain's social media channels.

"For those who don't know, I am a sworn law enforcement officer, as well as being a filmmaker, and I felt it was important to join with our first responders to help secure the safety of all Americans, not just talk about it," Cain, 59, said. "So, I joined up."

USA TODAY has reached out to representatives for Cain and ICE for comment.

Cain also used the minute-and-a-half clip as an informal recruitment ad to tout the "great be

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