Henry Cavill
Born: 1983-05-05 in St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2024
- Deadpool & Wolverine as The Cavillrine
- The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare as Gus March-Phillips
- Argylle as Argylle
2023
- Superpowered: The DC Story as Self (archive footage)
- Making The Witcher: Season 3 as Self
2022
- Black Adam as Clark Kent / Superman (uncredited)
- Enola Holmes 2 as Sherlock Holmes
2021
- Zack Snyder's Justice League as Superman / Clark Kent
- Making The Witcher: Season 2 as Self
2020
- Enola Holmes as Sherlock Holmes
- Making The Witcher as Self - Geralt of Rivia
2019
- The Witcher as Geralt of Rivia
- Night Hunter as Marshall
2018
- Mission: Impossible - Fallout as August Walker
2017
- Justice League as Superman / Clark Kent
- Sand Castle as Captain Syverson
2016
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as Clark Kent / Superman
- DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League as Self
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Napoleon Solo
2014
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
2013
- Man of Steel as Clark Kent / Superman / Kal-El
- The Frame as Clark Kent / Superman
2012
- The Cold Light of Day as Will Shaw
2011
- Immortals as Theseus
2010
2009
- Whatever Works as Randy James
- Blood Creek as Evan Marshall
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- The Tudors as Charles Brandon
- Stardust as Humphrey
2006
- Tristan & Isolde as Melot
- Red Riding Hood as Hunter
2005
- Hellraiser: Hellworld as Mike
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- I Capture the Castle as Stephen Colley
2002
- The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as Chas Quilter
- The Count of Monte Cristo as Albert Mondego
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips as Soldier Colley
2001
- Hotel Laguna as Thomas Aprea
1997
- Midsomer Murders as Simon Mayfield
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1981
- Entertainment Tonight as Self