Henry Cavill

Biography of Henry Cavill

Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill (born May 5, 1983) is a British film and television actor. He is known for playing Superman in Man of Steel (2013), Charles Brandon in The Tudors, and Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher. Cavill began his career in 2001 with a debut in the film Laguna by Dennis Berry. He later appeared in Tristan + Isolde (2006) and gained recognition with The Tudors (2007-10). Fame came to him shortly thereafter when he first played Superman. Currently, he stars in The Witcher alongside Freya Allan and Anya Chalotra.

 

Early years

Cavill was born in Jersey, United Kingdom. He is the son of Marianne and Colin Cavill. His mother is a bank worker and his father is a stockbroker. He has three older brothers and a younger brother. From a young age, he showed an interest in acting, his first roles were in student productions. He initially studied at St. Michael’s Preparatory School and then transferred to the public school Stowe School, located in Buckingham. In the latter, he met actor Russell Crowe, with whom he would work years later in Man of Steel (2013).

 

Henry Cavill’s career

After completing his studies and appearing in some films as an extra, Cavill made his film debut as the protagonist of Laguna (2001), a film by Dennis Berry that featured the performances of Emmanuelle Seigner and Joe Mantegna (Rosi in Criminal Minds). He then appeared in the adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), by Alexandre Dumas, with Guy Pearce and made his television debut playing a small role in the series The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2002), starring Nathaniel Parker.

Later he appeared in I Capture the Castle (2003), with Rose Byrne and in Tristan + Isolde (2006), with James Franco. Shortly after, he achieved international recognition thanks to his role in The Tudors (2007-10), a popular Showtime series that focused on the life of King Henry VIII and his family. In the series, Cavill played Charles Brandon, the Duke of Suffolk, who was married to courtesan Catherine Willoughby, played by Rebekah Wainright. Cavill would share credits with Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Natalie Dormer, James Frain, and Sarah Bolger.

While working on The Tudors, Cavill continued with his film career. He appeared in Stardust (2007), with Charlie Cox, had a prominent role in Whatever Works (2009), by Woody Allen, and starred in Town Creek (2009), a film about Nazi Germany.

After finishing his participation in the series, Henry Cavill returned to the big screen with Immortals (2011), a film in which he played Theseus. Later, he shared credits with Bruce Willis in The Cold Light of Day (2012) and in 2013, he first played Superman in Man of Steel. Later, he would repeat the role in Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017). Sharing credits then with Ben Affleck, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, and Ezra Miller.

In the meantime, he released Sand Castle (2017), a film about the Iraq War, based on true events. He then played August Walker in Mission Impossible: Fallout (2018), with Tom Cruise and starred in Nomis (2018) with Ben Kingsley and Alexandra Daddario.

 

The Witcher (2019-present)

On December 20, 2019, Netflix’s The Witcher was released, a series that adapts the work of Andrzej Sapkowski and stars Cavill, who plays the powerful sorcerer Geralt of Rivia. The series follows Geralt and his adventures in the magical world, his tumultuous relationship with the sorceress Yennefer (Anya Chalotra) and his love for his adoptive daughter Ciri (Freya Allan). In addition to Chalotra and Allan, Cavill shares credits with Anna Shaffer, Adam Levy, Emma Appleton, and Björn Hlynur Haraldsson.

The success of the first season of the series led to its renewal for a second season, which is expected to be released at the end of 2020 or beginning of 2021.

 

Henry Cavill’s personal life

Cavill has been in a relationship with actress Kaley Cuoco, known for her role on The Big Bang Theory. It is not known if Henry Cavill is currently in a relationship or what he is currently working on.