Henry Cavill

Birthday

1983-05-05

Place of Birth

Jersey, Channel Islands, UK

Biography

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.
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Making The Witcher

Making The Witcher

2020 6.8
Making The Witcher

as Self - Geralt of Rivia

2020
Enola Holmes

Enola Holmes

2020 6.6
Enola Holmes

as Sherlock Holmes

2020
The Witcher

The Witcher

2019 8
The Witcher

as Geralt of Rivia

2019
Sand Castle

Sand Castle

2017 6.3
Sand Castle

as Captain Syverson

2017
Justice League

Justice League

2017 6.1
Justice League

as Superman / Clark Kent / Kal-El

2017
Man of Steel

Man of Steel

2013 7.1
Man of Steel

as Clark Kent / Superman / Kal-El

2013
Blood Creek

Blood Creek

2009 5.3
Blood Creek

as Evan Marshall

2009
The Tudors

The Tudors

2007 8.1
The Tudors

as Charles Brandon

2007
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