Henry Cavill Biography
Henry Cavill is a British actor famous for starring in Showtime’s The Tudors, DC’s Superman, and Netflix’s Enola Holmes. He stars in Netflix’s The Witcher in the role of Geralt of Rivia.
Henry Cavill Education
Cavill attended St Michael’s Preparatory School in Saint Saviour, Jersey. After completing his studies there, he joined Stowe School in Stowe, Buckinghamshire. While there, he served actively in both sports and drama. He played the role of a T-Bird member in a 1999 school production of Grease. Further, he played a role in Dogg’s Hamlet.
Henry Cavill Career
Cavill is famous for starring in Showtime’s The Tudors, DC’s Superman, and Netflix’s Enola Holmes. He stars in Netflix’s The Witcher in the role of Geralt of Rivia. His acting career began in 2001 with a role in Laguna and in the film adaptations The Count of Monte Cristo and I Capture the Castle.
He depicted supporting roles in various TV series counting BBC’s The Inspector Lynley Mysteries and ITV’s Midsomer Murders as well as Tristan & Isolde, Stardust, and Immortals. He had international success with roles in Superman, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and Mission: Impossible – Fallout.
In 2016, he began practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu after he was seen training at Roger Gracie’s academy in London. He is a supporter of the Jersey Rugby Club. Cavill serves as a spokesman for the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and an ambassador for The Royal Marines Charity.
He debuted the running phase of the Royal Marines 1664 Challenge and partook in The Gibraltar Rock Run 2014. In 2012, GQ named him among their 50 best-dressed British men list. British Glamour magazine named him “World’s Sexiest Man” in December 2013.
Empire magazine named him 3rd in their “The 100 Sexiest Movie Stars 2013” list. In 2008, he started serving as the face of the British fragrance, Dunhill. Also, he made an appearance in two television commercials for the brand.
Henry Cavill Age
Cavill was born Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill on May 5, 1983 in Saint Helier, Jersey, in the Channel Islands. He is 40 years old as of 2023. Cavill celebrates his birthday every May 5th annually.
Henry Cavill Height
Cavill stands at an approximate height of 6 feet and 1 inch.
Henry Cavill Family
Cavill was born to Marianne Dalgliesh and Colin Cavill. He has 3 older brothers and a younger brother. His mother is of Scottish, English, and Irish descent. She worked as a secretary in a bank while his father worked as a stockbroker. Even so, he has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight hence he has not disclosed any information about his parents.
Henry Cavill Wife
Cavill is in a relationship with Natalie Viscuso. Natalie previously worked as vice president of television and digital studios at Legendary Entertainment. Cavill resides in South Kensington, London. Also, he has an American Akita named Kal. Before her, he dated Tara King who was 19 at the time and a student at Bristol University.
They began dating in 2016 and split in May of that year. After Ellen, he dated Kaley Cuoco for a little over a week. He and Kaley had dated for a brief time in 2014 before calling it quits. Previously, he was engaged to Ellen Whitaker from 2011 until 2012. Whitaker works as a show jumper.
Henry Cavill’s Girlfriend Age?
Cavill’s partner, Natalie was born in 1989. She is 34 years old as of 2022.
Henry Cavill Gay?
Cavill is not gay as suggested by his relationship status and dating history. He has only had relationships with women thus, it can be concluded that he is straight. However, we will update this information once it is available.
Henry Cavill Net Worth
Cavill has an estimated net worth of $50 Million which he has earned through being an actor.
Henry Cavill The Tudors
Cavill starred in The Tudors as Charles Brandon from 2007 to 2010. Brandon is the 1st Duke of Suffolk and works in The King’s Court. For his role, he received a nomination for NewNowNext Awards in the category of Cause You’re Hot in 2013.
Henry Cavill The Witcher
From 2019 to 2023, Cavill starred as Geralt of Rivia in the Netflix fantasy series, The Witcher. Geralt is a magically modified monster-hunter dubbed “witcher.” He has supernatural abilities due to his mutations. In late October 2022, he and Netflix announced he would leave the show after the show’s 3rd season.
After this, Liam Hemsworth would replace him in the show and would play Geralt. Cavill voiced that playing The Witcher video game series before the show’s production prompted him to hunt the role of Geralt. In 2022, he received a nomination for the Critics’ Choice Super Awards in the category of Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series for his depiction of Geralt.
Also, he received a nomination for HCA TV Awards in the category of Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama. Further, he received a nomination for Saturn Awards in the category of Best Actor on Television in 2021. In the show’s 3rd season, Cavill stars alongside other famous actors and actresses counting;
- Joey Batey
- Mimi Ndiweni
- Eamon Farren
- Freya Allan
- Kim Bodnia
- Anna Shaffer
- Anya Chalotra
- Wilson Radjou-Pujalte
- Yasen Atour
Henry Cavill Superman
In 2004, Cavill was supposed to play the role of Superman in McG’s 2004 film, Superman: Flyby. However, McG got out of the project and his role was taken by Bryan Singer who made a recast and put Brandon Routh as the lead Superman in Superman Returns.
In January 2011, he was cast in the role of Clark Kent / Superman in Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel. He missed a phone call from Zach Snyder while playing World of Warcraft. Snyder wanted to tell him that he had secured the role of Superman.
In 2016, he recurred his role of Superman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. He recurred his role in the theatrical version of Justice League in 2017. Also, he made an appearance on HBO Max in Zack Snyder’s Justice League.
Briefly after the film, Cavill revealed that he was under contract to play Superman in one more film. He bargained with Warner Bros. to recur his role in Black Adam and made an appearance in a cameo in the mid-credit scene of the film. He starred in a sequel to Man of Steel.
In 2022, he confirmed that he would star in future DCEU films. However, he revealed that his likely involvement as Superman was no longer a possibility in December 2022. Variety alleged that he would play a different DC character.
James Gunn and Peter Safran, the new DC Studios executives, revealed that Cavill would not play Superman because their next franchise film centered around a young Superman(Superman: Legacy) set to release in 2025. They named David Corenswet as their new Superman.
In Man Of Steel, he worked alongside Russell Crowe who had shared some acting tips and sent a package to him while he was 16 years old. Cavill appeared in disguise to surprise Suicide Squad cast members at the San Diego Comic-Con.
Henry Cavill Zack Snyder
Cavill missed a phone call from Zach Snyder while playing World of Warcraft. Snyder wanted to tell him that he had secured the role of Superman. Snyder said that he was “the perfect choice to don the cape and S shield” when casting him in Man of Steel in 2011.
Henry Cavill Dwayne Johnson Superman
Cavill and Dwayne appeared in Black Adam together before the new DC Studios executives revealed that Cavill would not play Superman.
Henry Cavill Gaming
An avid gamer since childhood, he prefers PC gaming over consoles. His father introduced him to them when he was young. He hopes to build and run his own gaming computer. Total War series of strategy is his favorite game.
In May 2020, a new character was added to Total War: Warhammer 2 via DLC; Cavill, Loremaster of Hoeth as a tribute to him and his Witcher character. Further, he enjoys the Warhammer 40,000 series of games and fiction.
Henry Cavill 007 James Bond
Martin Campbell, “Casino Royale” director, revealed that Cavill would have played James Bond had Craig David not taken the role in the 2006 franchise reboot. He voiced that due to his age as he looked younger at the time, he was not viable to play the role despite his great acting and physique.
Henry Cavill Immortals
In 2011, Cavill played the role of Theseus in Tarsem Singh’s mythological film, Immortals. Theseus fights for the human race as the evil king, Hyperion wants to release imprisoned Titans to contest the Gods.
Henry Cavill Mission Impossible-Fallout
Cavill played the role of August Walker/John Lark in Mission Impossible-Fallout. August is an assassin who works in the Special Activities Division of the CIA, He was sent to monitor Ethan and his team.
Henry Cavill Marvel
After working with D.C. Universe, fans are hoping that Cavill would join the Marvel Cinematic Universe(MCU). They speculate that he will star in the roles of Cyclops, Wolverine, Captain Britain, Mr. Fantastic, and more. However, neither he nor Marvel has not commented on the issue.
Even so, he had shown interest in joining MCU and said it would be fun to play a cool, modernized version of Captain Britain just like they did with Captain America. We will update the information once it’s available to the public.
Henry Cavill Instagram
Cavill has over 25.5 Million followers on his Instagram account and follows 157 people.
Henry Cavill Ethnicity
Cavill is of Scottish, English, and Irish descent on his mother’s side.
Henry Cavill Movies and TV Shows
Throughout his career, Cavill has starred in various films and TV shows including;
- The Count of Monte Cristo
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips
- Midsomer Murders
- Hellraiser: Hellworld
- Tristan & Isolde
- The Tudors
- Whatever Works
- Sand Castle
- The Cold Light of Day
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- Night Hunter