Henry Cavill

Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill (born 5 May 1983) is a British actor. He is known for his portrayal of Charles Brandon in Showtime's The Tudors (2007–2010), DC Comics character Superman in the DC Extended Universe, Geralt of Rivia in the Netflix fantasy series The Witcher (2019–present), as well as Sherlock Holmes in the Netflix film Enola Holmes (2020). Cavill began his career with roles in the feature adaptations of The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) and I Capture the Castle (2003). He later portrayed supporting roles in several television series, including BBC's The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, ITV's Midsomer Murders, and Showtime's The Tudors. He has since appeared in numerous major studio films, such as Tristan & Isolde (2006), Stardust (2007), Blood Creek (2009), Immortals (2011), The Cold Light of Day (2012), Sand Castle (2017) and Night Hunter (2018). Cavill gained international recognition with his role as Superman in the DC Extended Universe superhero films Man of Steel (2013), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017). He also starred in the action spy films The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) and Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018). Description above from the Wikipedia article Henry Cavill, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Birth Location St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Born 1983-05-05

Movies

2024
Argylle as Argylle
2024
Enola Holmes 2 as Sherlock Holmes
2022
Black Adam as Clark Kent / Superman (uncredited)
2022
2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League as Clark Kent / Superman / Kal-El
2021
Enola Holmes as Sherlock Holmes
2020
Making The Witcher as Self - Geralt of Rivia
2020
Night Hunter as Marshall
2019
2018
Justice League as Superman / Clark Kent / Kal-El
2017
Sand Castle as Captain Syverson
2017
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as Clark Kent / Superman / Kal-El
2016
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Napoleon Solo
2015
Man of Steel as Clark Kent / Superman / Kal-El
2013
The Cold Light of Day as Will Shaw
2012
Immortals as Theseus
2011
Blood Creek as Evan Marshall
2009
Whatever Works as Randy James
2009
Stardust as Humphrey
2007
Red Riding Hood as Hunter
2006
Tristan & Isolde as Melot
2006
2005
I Capture the Castle as Stephen Colley
2003
Goodbye, Mr. Chips as Soldier Colley
2002
The Count of Monte Cristo as Albert Mondego
2002
Hotel Laguna as Thomas Aprea
2001
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