Kirk Alyn is the first actor to play Superman in the live-action format, starring as Man of Steel in 1958 movie.
He made Superman an icon of 1950s television as the star of "Adventures of Superman,". This was the first television show on Man of Steel.
For the hardcore fan of Superman, Christopher Reeve is the ultimate Superman on screen. He debuted as Man of Steel in Richard Donner's seminal 1978 classic and reprised the superhero in three sequel.
Dean Cain played Superman in 1990s in ABC series "Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman," The series ran for four seasons and 88 episodes from 1993 to 1997.
Tom Welling played teenage Superman in the television series "Smallville". The series ran for 10 seasons with 217 episodes between 2001 and 2011.
Brandon Routh played Superman in the 2006 comic book movie "Superman Returns" In the film Superman returns to earth after long absence to reconnect with Lois Lane and faces Lex Luthor.
Henry Cavill played Superman in Zack Snyder's DC universe, starting with his standalone film "Man of Steel". He played Superman in "Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice" and "Justice League".
Tyle Hoechlin debuted as Superman on "Supergirl", the six episode series. Later he got a stand alone series "Superman and Lois".
David Corenswet is making his debut as Superman in James Gunn's "Superman", previously titled "Superman: Legacy". The movie is a gateway of a new DC universe.