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Henry Cavill

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Henry Cavill
Henry Cavill leads a cavalcade of stars as titular spy Agent Argylle in this double-oh sendup of James Bond. Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, John Cena, Dua Lipa, and Bryan Cranston take sides in writer/director Matthew Vaughn's ode to the '80s action movie.
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Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill was born on the Bailiwick of Jersey, a British Crown dependency in the Channel Islands. His mother, Marianne (Dalgliesh), a housewife, was also born on Jersey, and is of Irish, Scottish and English ancestry. Henry's father, Colin Richard Cavill, a stockbroker, is of English origin (born in Chester, England). Henry is the second youngest son, with four brothers. He was privately educated at St. Michael's Preparatory School in Saint Saviour, Jersey before attending Stowe School in Buckinghamshire, England.

His interest in acting started at an early age with school play renditions of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", and Sonny LaTierri in "Grease". He also starred and directed Shakespeare's "Hamlet" in the BBC documentary "40 Minutes". It was at age 17 when Henry was discovered by casting directors at school who were looking for a young boy to play Albert Mondego in La vengeance de Monte Cristo (2002). He went on to star in Laguna (2001), appear in BBC's Meurtres à l'anglaise (2001), the television film Goodbye, Mr. Chips (2002), and the television series Inspecteur Barnaby (1997).

When Henry was 20 years old, he gained starring roles in Rose & Cassandra (2003), Hellraiser VIII: Hellworld (2005), Red Riding Hood (2006) and Tristan & Yseult (2006). He also had a minor role in the fantasy-adventure epic Stardust, le mystère de l'étoile (2007) alongside Sienna Miller and Ben Barnes. During 2007-2010, Henry had a leading role on the television series Les Tudors (2007) as Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk. The series was a success and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 2007 and won an Emmy Award in 2008. Entertainment Weekly named him "Most Dashing Duke".

He also starred in Blood Creek (2006) and Woody Allen's comedy film Whatever Works (2009). On January 30, 2011, it was announced that Henry Cavill had been cast as the next Superman in Man of Steel (2013), making him the first non-American actor to play Superman. The movie was directed by Zach Snyder, produced by Christopher Nolan, and scripted by David S. Goyer. On November 7, 2011, Henry starred in Tarsem Singh's fantasy-adventure epic Les Immortels (2011) alongside Mickey Rourke, Freida Pinto and Luke Evans. On September 7, 2012, Henry starred in the action-thriller Cold Light of Day (2003) alongside Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver.

On June 10, 2013, Man of Steel (2013) kicked off its world premiere in New York City followed by London, Bailiwick of Jersey, Sicily, Madrid, Shanghai, Sydney and Tokyo. The movie became the highest-grossing Superman film to date, and the second-highest-grossing reboot of all time behind The Amazing Spider-Man (2012). Glamour magazine ranked him the #1 "Sexiest Man". In August 2014, Henry became the Ambassador for Durrell Wildlife Park and created a website and social media called #CavillConservation to help raise funds and awareness for his love of animals and conservation. On November 3, 2014, it was announced that Cavill, his brother Charlie, and London-based producer Rex Glensy, have formed their own British production company, Promethean Productions.

On August 7, 2015, Agents très spéciaux: Code U.N.C.L.E. (2015) began its premiere tour with a people's premiere at the famous Somerset House in London, followed by its world premiere in New York City, then Toronto, and Rio de Janeiro. Cavill reprised his role as Superman in Batman v Superman: L'Aube de la Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017).
BornMay 5, 1983
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    Henry Cavill and Dua Lipa in Argylle (2024)
    Henry Cavill and Dua Lipa in Argylle (2024)
    Henry Cavill in The Witcher (2019)
    Henry Cavill and Anya Chalotra in The Witcher (2019)
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    Henry Cavill in Agents très spéciaux: Code U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
    Henry Cavill in The Witcher (2019)
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    Henry Cavill in The Witcher (2019)
    Henry Cavill, Millie Bobby Brown, and Louis Partridge in Enola Holmes 2 (2022)

    Known for:

    Henry Cavill in Man of Steel (2013)
    Man of Steel
    7.1
    • Clark Kent
    • Kal-El
    • 2013
    Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill in Batman v Superman: L'Aube de la Justice (2016)
    Batman v Superman: L'Aube de la Justice
    6.5
    • Clark Kent
    • Superman
    • 2016
    Ben Affleck, Jeremy Irons, Amy Adams, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher in Justice League (2017)
    Justice League
    6.1
    • Superman
    • Clark Kent
    • 2017
    Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Henry Cavill, Rebecca Ferguson, and Simon Pegg in Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
    Mission: Impossible - Fallout
    7.7
    • August Walker
    • 2018

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    • Argylle
      • Argylle
      • Completed
      • 2024
    • The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
      • Post-production
      • 2024
    • Highlander
      • Pre-production
    • Untitled Guy Ritchie's Action Movie
      • Post-production
    • The Rosie Project
      • Don Tillman
      • Pre-production
    • Squadron 42
      • Ryan Enright
      • In Production
      • Video Game
    • Henry Cavill, Freya Allan, and Anya Chalotra in The Witcher (2019)
      The Witcher
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Geralt of Rivia
      • 2019–2023
    • Helena Bonham Carter, David Thewlis, Henry Cavill, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Serrana Su-Ling Bliss, Abbie Hern, Gabriel Tierney, Susan Wokoma, Adeel Akhtar, Himesh Patel, Róisín Monaghan, Millie Bobby Brown, and Louis Partridge in Enola Holmes 2 (2022)
      Enola Holmes 2
      6.8
      • Sherlock Holmes
      • 2022
    • Dwayne Johnson in Black Adam (2022)
      Black Adam
      6.2
      • Superman (uncredited)
      • 2022
    • Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher in Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
      Zack Snyder's Justice League
      7.9
      • Superman
      • Clark Kent
      • 2021
    • Helena Bonham Carter, Henry Cavill, Susan Wokoma, Adeel Akhtar, Sam Claflin, Millie Bobby Brown, and Louis Partridge in Enola Holmes (2020)
      Enola Holmes
      6.6
      • Sherlock Holmes
      • 2020
    • Ben Kingsley and Henry Cavill in Night Hunter (2018)
      Night Hunter
      5.9
      • Marshall
      • 2018
    • Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Henry Cavill, Rebecca Ferguson, and Simon Pegg in Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
      Mission: Impossible - Fallout
      7.7
      • August Walker
      • 2018
    • Ben Affleck, Jeremy Irons, Amy Adams, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher in Justice League (2017)
      Justice League
      6.1
      • Superman
      • Clark Kent
      • 2017
    • Nicholas Hoult in Sand Castle (2017)
      Sand Castle
      6.3
      • Cpt. Syverson
      • 2017
    • Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill in Batman v Superman: L'Aube de la Justice (2016)
      Batman v Superman: L'Aube de la Justice
      6.5
      • Clark Kent
      • Superman
      • 2016
    • Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer in Agents très spéciaux: Code U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
      Agents très spéciaux: Code U.N.C.L.E.
      7.2
      • Solo
      • 2015
    • Henry Cavill in Man of Steel (2013)
      Man of Steel
      7.1
      • Clark Kent
      • Kal-El
      • 2013
    • Bruce Willis and Henry Cavill in Sans issue (2012)
      Sans issue
      4.9
      • Will
      • 2012
    • Henry Cavill in Les Immortels (2011)
      Les Immortels
      6.0
      • Theseus
      • 2011
    • Joely Richardson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Joss Stone, Tamzin Merchant, Natalie Dormer, and Annabelle Wallis in Les Tudors (2007)
      Les Tudors
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Charles Brandon
      • 2007–2010

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    Millie Bobby Brown and Henry Cavill Share How She Is Essentially Enola Holmes
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    Henry Cavill | Movie & TV Moments
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    The Rise of Henry Cavill
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    What to Know Before Watching 'Zack Snyder's Justice League'
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    Comic-Con@Home 2020 Top Moments
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    We Are Superman
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    Toss a Coin to Your "Witcher" Season 2 Theories
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    What We Know About "The Witcher" ... So Far
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    What We Know About "The Witcher" ... So Far
    Who Nearly Starred in 'Justice League?'
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    Tristan & Isolde
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    • Height
      • 1.85 m
    • Born
      • May 5, 1983
      • Jersey, Channel Islands
    • Children
      • No Children
    • Parents
        Marianne Cavill (Dalgliesh)
    • Relatives
        Major Niki Richard Dalgliesh Cavill(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Print ad for Dunhill London fragrance.
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      While working as an extra in L'échange (2000), Cavill asked Russell Crowe for advice about acting, since he had aspirations of pursuing a full-time career as an actor. A few days after their conversation, he received a box of gifts from Crowe that included a signed picture of him in Gladiator (2000) with the words, "Dear Henry: A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" written on it. Crowe would later play Henry's father in Man of Steel (2013).
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      With Twilight: Chapitre 1 - Fascination (2008), 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 La vengeance de 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.
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        Strong, defined jawline
    • Nicknames
      • Hank
      • Henners
      • Most Dashing Duke
    • Salaries
        Black Adam
        (2022)
        $250,000

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