Henry Cavill

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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

42

Gender

Male

Birthday

1983-05-05 (40 years old)

Place of Birth

St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Also Known As

  • هنري كافيل
  • 헨리 카빌
  • ヘンリー・カヴィル
  • Генри Кавилл
  • เฮนรี แควิลล์
  • 亨利·卡維爾
  • Χένρι Κάβιλ
  • Генрі Кавілл
  • Генрі Кевілл
  • Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill
  • 亨利·卡维尔
  • הנרי קאביל

Henry Cavill

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).

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Known For

Man of Steel
6.6%

Man of Steel

Jun 12, 2013

Justice League
6.1%

Justice League

Nov 15, 2017

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.1%

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

Aug 13, 2015

Black Adam
7.0%

Black Adam

Oct 19, 2022

Enola Holmes
7.3%

Enola Holmes

Sep 23, 2020

The Witcher
8.1%

The Witcher

Dec 20, 2019

Stardust
7.3%

Stardust

Aug 9, 2007

Immortals
6.0%

Immortals

Nov 10, 2011

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Acting

Highlander
The Rosie Project
2025
Untitled Guy Ritchie Film
2024
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare as Gus March-Phillips
2024
Argylle as Argylle
2022
Enola Holmes 2 as Sherlock Holmes
2022
Black Adam as Clark Kent / Superman (uncredited)
2021
Making The Witcher: Season 2 as Self
2021
The Witcher: The Characters of the Continent as Self - Geralt of Rivia
2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League as Clark Kent / Superman / Kal-El
2020
Enola Holmes as Sherlock Holmes
2020
Making The Witcher as Self - Geralt of Rivia
2019
The Witcher as Geralt of Rivia
2019
Night Hunter as Marshall
2018
Mission: Impossible - Fallout as August Walker
2017
Justice League as Superman / Clark Kent / Kal-El
2017
Sand Castle as Captain Syverson
2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as Clark Kent / Superman / Kal-El
2016
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League as Self
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Napoleon Solo
2013
Man of Steel as Clark Kent / Superman / Kal-El
2013
The Frame as Clark Kent / Superman
2012
The Cold Light of Day as Will Shaw
2012
Honest Trailers as Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)
2011
Immortals as Theseus
2010
Running Man
2009
Blood Creek as Evan Marshall
2009
Whatever Works as Randy James
2007
Stardust as Humphrey
2007
The Tudors as Charles Brandon
2007
The Graham Norton Show as Self
2006
Red Riding Hood as Hunter
2006
Tristan & Isolde as Melot
2005
Hellraiser: Hellworld as Mike
2003
I Capture the Castle as Stephen Colley
2002
Goodbye, Mr. Chips as Soldier Colley
2002
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as Chas Quilter
2002
The Count of Monte Cristo as Albert Mondego
2001
Hotel Laguna as Thomas Aprea
1997
Midsomer Murders as Simon Mayfield
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
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