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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

49

Gender

Male

Birthday

1983-05-05 (42 years old)

Place of Birth

St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Also Known As

Генрі Кевілл

Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill

هنری کویل

हेनरी कैविल

Henry Cavill

Biography

Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill (born May 5, 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

Acting

Stardust

2007

Stardust

as

Humphrey

The Count of Monte Cristo

2002

The Count of Monte Cristo

as

Albert Mondego

Blood Creek

2009

Blood Creek

as

Evan Marshall

Tristan & Isolde

2006

Tristan & Isolde

as

Melot

Red Riding Hood

2006

Red Riding Hood

as

Hunter

Immortals

2011

Immortals

as

Theseus

Man of Steel

2013

Man of Steel

as

Clark Kent / Superman / Kal-El

In the Grey

In the Grey

as

John Grey

Whatever Works

2009

Whatever Works

as

Randy James

The Cold Light of Day

2012

The Cold Light of Day

as

Will Shaw

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

2016

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

as

Clark Kent / Superman

Hotel Laguna

2001

Hotel Laguna

as

Thomas Aprea

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

2015

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as

Napoleon Solo

Justice League

2017

Justice League

as

Superman / Clark Kent / Kal-El

Black Adam

2022

Black Adam

as

Clark Kent / Superman (uncredited)

I Capture the Castle

2003

I Capture the Castle

as

Stephen Colley

Sand Castle

2017

Sand Castle

as

Captain Syverson

Deadpool & Wolverine

2024

Deadpool & Wolverine

as

The Cavillrine

Night Hunter

2019

Night Hunter

as

Marshall

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

2002

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

as

Soldier Colley

Enola Holmes

2020

Enola Holmes

as

Sherlock Holmes

Making The Witcher

2020

Making The Witcher

as

Self - Geralt of Rivia

Zack Snyder's Justice League

2021

Zack Snyder's Justice League

as

Superman / Clark Kent

Enola Holmes 2

2022

Enola Holmes 2

as

Sherlock Holmes

Highlander

Highlander

as

Connor MacLeod

Argylle

2024

Argylle

as

Argylle

Enola Holmes 3

Enola Holmes 3

as

Sherlock Holmes

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as

Simon Mayfield

The Tudors

The Tudors

as

Charles Brandon

The Witcher

The Witcher

as

Geralt of Rivia

Honest Trailers

Honest Trailers

as

Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)

The Frame

The Frame

as

Clark Kent / Superman

Production

Crew

Directing