Biography for
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Date of Birth

5 May 1983, Jersey, Channel Islands

Birth Name

Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill

Nickname

Hank
Henners

Height

6' 1" (1.85 m)

Mini Biography

Henry Cavill grew up in Jersey, Channel Islands. Jersey is his home but he is currently, in his own words, "floating around the world." He has four brothers and a pet parrot.

Henry Cavill was a main actor the boarding school he attended. The boarding school, Stowe School, is located in Buckingham. His roles include Oberon in a rendition of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", and Sonny in "Grease". He also starred as Hamlet in "40 Minutes", which he also happens to have directed. Henry Cavill starred in Dennis Berry's Laguna opposite Joe Mantegna. He enjoyed working in Laguna more than all his other movies because he played the lead and therefore developed a close relationship with the director.

Since then he has appeared in a couple of well-known movies such as The Count of Monte Cristo and I Capture the Castle. He also has a number of lesser-known movies, and television movies. He delivered a captivating performance as Chas Quilter in Inspector Lynley's Mysteries: Well-Schooled in Murder.

He has worked with the actor Bill Nighy twice, once in I Capture the Castle and also Well-Schooled in Murder. He has worked with the young actor Joe Sowerbutts three times, also in 'Capture', 'Well-Schooled' and briefly in Goodbye, Mr. Chips.

Although this actor has many fans, there is very little information known about him.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Angela Pineda

Trade Mark

Strong, defined jawline

Trivia

Grew up in Jersey in a small island between England and France.

His dream role is to play Alexander the Great

Likes rugby, but no longer plays due to injuries.

Went to boarding school.

Never leaves home without money, credit cards and his passport.

Has a knack for languages.

His favorite item of clothing is a brown leather jacket, an item he says he could not live without.

Auditioned for the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman in Batman Begins (2005).

Was Stephenie Meyer's first choice to play Edward in the adaptation of "Twilight," but by the time the film came to be, he was 25-years old and no longer looked the part of a 17-year old.

After auditioning, but failing to land the roles of Bruce Wayne/Batman, Superman/Clark Kent, and James Bond; he was dubbed "...the most unlucky man in Hollywood" by Empire Magazine (December 2005).

Cavill auditioned for the lead role in Batman Begins (2005), but lost out to Christian Bale. In 2005, he became a young contender for the role of James Bond in Casino Royale (2006), and performed in a final screen test. However, the producers believed Cavill was too young for the role, which then went to Daniel Craig. He also auditioned for the role of Superman in Superman Returns (2006), and was reportedly under heavy consideration before the October 2004 casting of Brandon Routh. Due to all this, in the December 2005 edition of Empire Magazine, he was dubbed "...the most unlucky man in Hollywood".

Says if he hadn't picked up acting, he would have joined the armed forces to fulfill his "patriotic pride".

Has an interest in Egyptology.

In being cast as Superman in Man of Steel (2013), he becomes the third British actor to play the lead role in reboot of a successful screen adaptation of an American comic book series. Before him, Christian Bale was cast as Batman, and Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man.

Engaged to horsewoman Ellen Whitaker, 4 May 2011.

The first non-American actor to play Superman.

Is a fan of video games.

Has four brothers and is the second youngest.

Lost two roles to Robert Pattinson: Cedric Diggory in ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' and the role of Edward Cullen in ''Twilight'' which Stephanie Meyer had described him as "Perfect for".

Was set to play Superman in 2004 before the project was redesigned and recast.

Personal Quotes

[When asked how he deals with his fame.] "My fame? Truly I don't consider myself famous...long way to go yet. But if anyone does ask for an autograph it's a wonderful feeling..."

With Twilight (2008/I), there were all sorts of rumors going around, [but] I was never sent a script, never asked to be in the film... I think Stephenie Meyer wanted me initially when she saw me in The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), but by the time the movie went into pre-production I was too old. Batman ( Batman Begins (2005) ), I may have been spoken about in a room at some stage, but never auditioned or screen-tested. Superman ( Superman Returns (2006) ), yes, that came very close. And Bond ( Casino Royale (2006) ) came very close as well.