Dean Marshall is a Canadian film, television, and theater, actor, writer, and director.

[2] His family was originally from Trinidad and Tobago, but immigrated to Canada before he was born.

[2][5] Before acting he joined the Canadian Forces at age 18, and served for some 6 years.

Since 1993, he acts, writes and directs in the television, film, and theater business.

[2][6] Marshall has taken on diverse roles ranging from Malcolm Bridges, the crazy fearless officer, in the action packed adventurer film Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers, to the smart laid-back Detective Carter in Da Vinci's City Hall.