Henry Cavill
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Henry Cavill, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
ActingBirthday
May 5, 1983Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
32Place of birth
St. Helier, Jersey, Channel IslandsAlso known as
هنري كافيل, 헨리 카빌, ヘンリー・カヴィル, เฮนรี แควิลล์, 亨利·卡維爾, Χένρι Κάβιλ, Генрі Кевілл, Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill, 亨利·卡维尔, הנרי קאביל![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/iWdKjMry5Pt7vmxU7bmOQsIUyHa.jpg)
Cast credits
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Stardust
Humphrey![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ifMgDAUXVQLY4DeOu3VTTi55jSP.jpg)
The Count of Monte Cristo
Albert Mondego![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/i0nwhlyHPxz5THV3muyjZEiCFFC.jpg)
Blood Creek
Evan Marshall![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/r7TpY5hJ4jQGH7c8yzJgBnTwPH6.jpg)
Tristan & Isolde
Melot![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jyeet52vADTNTw9X29e2AnSv49r.jpg)
Hellraiser: Hellworld
Mike![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4SPPX5KIyaQ9O8n5rLvvUIiIhpF.jpg)
Immortals
Theseus![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/q58Fvck0CPjSvEgQPH2YU5Wz2Xl.jpg)
Red Riding Hood
Hunter![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/dksTL9NXc3GqPBRHYHcy1aIwjS.jpg)
Man of Steel
Clark Kent / Superman / Kal-El![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7yMpnI8cxlcFdFGcjlNY134NMlH.jpg)
Whatever Works
Randy James![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jLmKMhibZjHUYtsHQLIa5UBwqcc.jpg)
The Cold Light of Day
Will Shaw![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5UsK3grJvtQrtzEgqNlDljJW96w.jpg)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Clark Kent / Superman / Kal-El![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nVWVd36siqLJhUsgjDgpt3deeuz.jpg)
Hotel Laguna
Thomas Aprea![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/eifGNCSDuxJeS1loAXil5bIGgvC.jpg)
Justice League
Superman / Clark Kent / Kal-El![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5RO42WahLGIT45sFQ1GiRpN1bJ8.jpg)
I Capture the Castle
Stephen Colley![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/y5yZaForGSJbPD66Cvq9AT5WMAD.jpg)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Napoleon Solo![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jjYndp8PuLFNuIbGg6Zs7MkxWIc.jpg)
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/aw2K9mV3DE4ez3glmKmBxpzrDPQ.jpg)
Sand Castle
Captain Syverson![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/AkJQpZp9WoNdj7pLYSj1L0RcMMN.jpg)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
August Walker![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/b36eWXThy4zs6kP41Ru2LPu7MLn.jpg)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Soldier Colley![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vVYU0x9FRpiJNX7c54ciFnRBVYG.jpg)
Night Hunter
Marshall![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/riYInlsq2kf1AWoGm80JQW5dLKp.jpg)
Enola Holmes
Sherlock Holmes