Henry Cavill

Henry Cavill

actor

Henry Cavill was born on May 05, 1983 in Channel Islands. Henry Cavill's big-screen debut came with The Count of Monte Cristo directed by Kevin Reynolds in 2002, strarring Albert Mondego. Henry Cavill is known for Zack Snyder's Justice League directed by Zack Snyder, Ben Affleck stars as Batman and Henry Cavill as Superman. Henry Cavill has got 3 awards and 15 nominations so far. The most recent award Henry Cavill achieved is CinEuphoria Awards. The upcoming new movie Henry Cavill plays is Enola Holmes 2 which will be released on Nov 04, 2022.

Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill was born on the Bailiwick of Jersey, a British Crown dependency in the Channel Islands. His mother, Marianne (Dalgliesh), a housewife, was also born on Jersey, and is of Irish, Scottish and English ancestry. Henry's father, Colin Richard Cavill, a stockbroker, is of English origin (born in Chester, England). Henry is the second youngest son, with four brothers. He was privately educated at St. Michael's Preparatory School in Saint Saviour, Jersey before attending Stowe School in Buckinghamshire, England.His interest in acting started at an early age with school play renditions of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", and Sonny LaTierri in "Grease". He also starred and directed Shakespeare's "Hamlet" in the BBC documentary "40 Minutes". It was at age 17 when Henry was discovered by casting directors at school who were looking for a young boy to play Albert Mondego in La vengeance de Monte Cristo (2002). He went on to star in Laguna (2001), appear in BBC's Meurtres à l'anglaise (2001), the television film Goodbye, Mr. Chips (2002), and the television series Inspecteur Barnaby (1997).When Henry was 20 years old, he gained starring roles in Rose & Cassandra (2003), Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005), Red Riding Hood (2006) and Tristan & Yseult (2006). He also had a minor role in the fantasy-adventure epic Stardust, le mystère de l'étoile (2007) alongside Sienna Miller and Ben Barnes. During 2007-2010, Henry had a leading role on the television series Les Tudors (2007) as Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk. The series was a success and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 2007 and won an Emmy Award in 2008. Entertainment Weekly named him "Most Dashing Duke".He also starred in Blood Creek (2006) and Woody Allen's comedy film Whatever Works (2009). On January 30, 2011, it was announced that Henry Cavill had been cast as the next Superman in Man of Steel (2013), making him the first non-American actor to play Superman. The movie was directed by Zach Snyder, produced by Christopher Nolan, and scripted by David S. Goyer. On November 7, 2011, Henry starred in Tarsem Singh's fantasy-adventure epic Les Immortels (2011) alongside Mickey Rourke, Freida Pinto and Luke Evans. On September 7, 2012, Henry starred in the action-thriller Cold Light of Day (2003) alongside Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver.On June 10, 2013, Man of Steel (2013) kicked off its world premiere in New York City followed by London, Bailiwick of Jersey, Sicily, Madrid, Shanghai, Sydney and Tokyo. The movie became the highest-grossing Superman film to date, and the second-highest-grossing reboot of all time behind The Amazing Spider-Man (2012). Glamour magazine ranked him the #1 "Sexiest Man". In August 2014, Henry became the Ambassador for Durrell Wildlife Park and created a website and social media called #CavillConservation to help raise funds and awareness for his love of animals and conservation. On November 3, 2014, it was announced that Cavill, his brother Charlie, and London-based producer Rex Glensy, have formed their own British production company, Promethean Productions.On August 7, 2015, Agents très spéciaux: Code U.N.C.L.E. (2015) began its premiere tour with a people's premiere at the famous Somerset House in London, followed by its world premiere in New York City, then Toronto, and Rio de Janeiro. Cavill reprised his role as Superman in Batman v Superman : L'Aube de la justice (2016) and Justice League (2017).

  • Birthday

    May 05, 1983
  • Place of Birth

    Jersey, Channel Islands
  • Also known

    Генрі Кевілл, ヘンリー・カヴィル, เฮนรี แควิลล์, 亨利 · 卡维尔, Генрі Кавілл, Χένρι Κάβιλ, هنري كافيل, 헨리 카빌, Генри Кавилл, 亨利·卡維爾

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Awards

3 wins & 15 nominations

CinEuphoria Awards
2019
Best Supporting Actor - Audience Award
Winner - CinEuphoria
Razzie Awards
2017
Worst Screen Combo
Winner - Razzie Award
2017
Worst Actor
Winner - Razzie Award
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