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Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill (born 5 May 1983) is a British actor. He began his career with roles in the feature adaptations of The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) and I Capture the Castle (2003). He later appeared in 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 Hollywood films, such as Tristan & Isolde (2006), Stardust (2007), Blood Creek (2009), and Immortals (2011).
Cavill starred
as Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk in the Showtime television series The Tudors; and in 2008 became the official spokesperson for the Dunhill fragrance collection for men.
Cavill gained
further prominence and international fame playing the titular superhero Superman in the DC Extended Universe starting with the 2013 reboot film Man of Steel, originally the highest-grossing Superman film of all time until it was surpassed by 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, where he reprised his role as Superman; making it his highest-grossing film to date. In 2015, he co-starred with Armie Hammer in the spy film The Man from U.N.C.L.E. In 2017, Henry acted in the Netflix film SandCastle and later reprised the role of Superman in Justice League. In 2018, he starred along with Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg and Rebecca Ferguson in Mission Impossible Fallout, the most successful of the Mission Impossible series. Nomis is due for release soon. Henry is presently starring as the lead role in Netflix adaptation of the Witcher, the filming for which is going on.
Early life
Cavill was born
the fourth of five boys on Jersey in the Channel Islands, a Crown dependency of the United Kingdom. His mother, Marianne (Dalgliesh), was a secretary in a bank, and his father, Colin Cavill, was a stockbroker. His father is English, and his mother is of Irish, Scottish, and English descent. He was educated at St Michael’s Preparatory School in Saint Saviour, Jersey, before attending Stowe School in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, England.
- Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill
- Henry Cavill
- Most Dashing Duke
- Hank
- Henners
- Defined jawline
- Heterochromia on left iris
- Muscular physique
- Freckle on center of lower lip
- Deep resonant voice
- Macho, heroic, stoic characters
- Stowe School, United Kingdom
- St. Michael’s Preparatory School, Jersey, Channel Islands
- The Garcia Company
- Rogers & Cowan
- (2008) Print ad for Dunhill London fragrance.
- (2008) TV ad for Dunhill Black fragrance.
- (2009) TV ad for Dunhill 51.3 fragrance.
- (2018) Boss eyewear
- (2018) Jaeger-LeCoultre
- (2019) Everence
- (2019) Audi cars
- (2019) No.1 Rosemary Water
- Piers Cavill
- Nik Cavill
- Simon Cavill
- Charles Cavill
- Richard Cavill (Paternal grandfather)
- Gladys Jesse May Smith (Paternal grandmother)
- Alan Gardner Dalgliesh (Maternal grandfather)
- Mary Kathleen O’Donnell (Maternal grandmother)
- Amy Adams
- Russell Crowe
- Mel Gibson
- Russell Crowe
- Game of Thrones
- Scrubs
- Dexter
- A Game of Thrones (George R R Martin)
- The Witcher
- London
- Rome
- Bailiwick of Jersey
- Fort Lauderdale
- Sushi
- Nepalese food
- Chicago Deep Dish Pizza
- Rice
- Beer
- Bovril
- Italian
- Kfc
- Vigneto Campe 2004 wine
- 7 For All Mankind Jeans
- Gold Signet Ring
- Anto Shirt
- Tom Ford Brown Suede Jacket
- Microsoft Surface
- Boss sunglasses
- Jaeger-LeCoultre watch
