Henry Cavill
Birthday: 1983-05-05 | Place of Birth: Jersey, Channel Islands, UKHenry 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
Acting
Role
as Self
as Superman / Clark Kent
as Self - Geralt of Rivia
as Sherlock Holmes
as Geralt of Rivia
as Marshall
as August Walker
as Captain Syverson
as Superman / Clark Kent / Kal-El
as Clark Kent / Superman
as Himself
as Napoleon Solo
as Clark Kent / Superman / Kal-El
as Will Shaw
as Theseus
as Evan Marshall
as Randy James
as Charles Brandon
as Hunter
as Melot
as Mike
as Stephen Colley
as Albert Mondego
as Thomas Aprea
