by Uriel Welsh
ABOUT HENRY CAVILL
Latest update: 25 November 2016
Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill born in 5 May 1983 is a British actor. 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.
He began his film career with a role in Laguna (2001) and the following year in Kevin Reynolds' 2002 adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo. He continued with appearances in BBC's The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2002), the television film Goodbye, Mr. Chips (2002), and the television series Midsomer Murders (2003). In 2003, he had a supporting role in I Capture the Castle, followed by Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005), Red Riding Hood (2006) and Tristan & Isolde (2006). He had a minor role in Matthew Vaughn's adaptation of Stardust (2007).
From 2007 to 2010, Henry had a leading role in Showtime's television series, The Tudors, as Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk. The series was well-received: it was nominated for a Golden Globe in 2007 and won an Emmy in 2008.
In early 2008, he became the face of Dunhill fragrances. The television ad featured a suited-up Cavill walking through the Union Jack, before mounting a helicopter. A second television ad featured Henry driving a car through a deserted London at night, and meeting with a young woman.
He starred in director Joel Schumacher's horror film, Blood Creek (2008), and in 2009, he had a minor role in Woody Allen's comedy film, Whatever Works.
Henry played the lead role of Theseus in Tarsem Singh's mythological film, Immortals, released 11 November 2011. In 2012, he starred, alongside Bruce Willis, in The Cold Light of Day.
On 30 January 2011, it was announced that Henry had been cast in the role of Clark Kent/Superman in director Zack Snyder's Man of Steel. Snyder called him "the perfect choice to don the cape and S shield." Entertainment media applauded Henry Cavill on his road to success.
Henry reprised the role of Superman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, a 2016 sequel which featured a crossover with Batman and Wonder Woman. He will reprise the role of Superman for the upcoming Justice Leaguefilm. According to his new manager Dany Garcia, Henry is working on a new standalone Superman movie.
In 2015, he co-starred with Armie Hammer in the spy film The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Source: Wikipedia
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