Dean is an actor and coach for performers in Film + TV. Some of his clients include Nina Dobrev (Vampire Diaries), Perry Mattfeld (In The Dark), Devon Bostick (The 100), Ryan Kiera Armstrong (American Horror Story), Jake Manley (The Order), Kaitlyn Leeb (Shadowhunters), Marshall Williams (Glee), Riele Downs (Henry Danger), Jocelyn Hudon (When Hope Calls), Laura Vandervoort (Smallville), Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (The Bold and the Beautiful), Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana), Kevin O'Leary (Shark Tank), and Daytime Emmy winner Brittany Allen (The Boys). Dean also serves as a screen test advisor, pre production and on-set acting coach for various networks and feature film production companies including HBO, Showtime, Disney, Hulu, CW, NETFLIX, NBC, Discovery and Paramount. Dean's collaboration, in this capacity, has not only influenced the critical acclaim of many stars, but his direction has also served as the basis for casting and the subsequent development of national and international talent. Dean's daughter and actor, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, daughter of Dr. Berta Bacic, was born in New York City on March 10, 2010.