Henry Cavill
Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill (born 5 May 1983) is a British actor. He is known for his portrayal of Charles Brandon in Showtime's The Tudors (2007–2010), DC Comics character Superman in the DC Extended Universe, Geralt of Rivia in the Netflix fantasy series The Witcher (2019–present), as well as Sherlock Holmes in the Netflix film Enola Holmes (2020). Cavill began his career with roles in the feature adaptations of The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) and I Capture the Castle (2003). He later portrayed 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 studio films, such as Tristan & Isolde (2006), Stardust (2007), Blood Creek (2009), Immortals (2011), The Cold Light of Day (2012), Sand Castle (2017) and Night Hunter (2018). Cavill gained international recognition with his role as Superman in the DC Extended Universe superhero films Man of Steel (2013), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017). He also starred in the action spy films The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) and Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018). Description above from the Wikipedia article Henry Cavill, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Credits
- 2025 · In the Grey as
- 2024 · Deadpool & Wolverine as The Cavillrine
- 2024 · The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare as Gus March-Phillips
- 2024 · Argylle as Argylle
- 2022 · Enola Holmes 2 as Sherlock Holmes
- 2022 · Black Adam as Clark Kent / Superman (uncredited)
- 2021 · Making The Witcher: Season 2 as Self
- 2021 · The Witcher: The Characters of the Continent as Self - Geralt of Rivia
- 2021 · Zack Snyder's Justice League as Superman / Clark Kent
- 2020 · Enola Holmes as Sherlock Holmes
- 2020 · Making The Witcher as Self - Geralt of Rivia
- 2019 · The Witcher as Geralt of Rivia
- 2019 · Night Hunter as Marshall
- 2018 · Mission: Impossible - Fallout as August Walker
- 2017 · Justice League as Superman / Clark Kent / Kal-El
- 2017 · Sand Castle as Captain Syverson
- 2016 · Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as Clark Kent / Superman
- 2016 · DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League as Self
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Napoleon Solo
- 2013 · Man of Steel as Clark Kent / Superman / Kal-El
- 2013 · The Frame as Clark Kent / Superman
- 2012 · The Cold Light of Day as Will Shaw
- 2012 · Honest Trailers as Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)
- 2011 · Immortals as Theseus
- 2010 · Running Man as
- 2009 · Blood Creek as Evan Marshall
- 2009 · Whatever Works as Randy James
- 2007 · Stardust as Humphrey
- 2007 · The Tudors as Charles Brandon
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Red Riding Hood as Hunter
- 2006 · Tristan & Isolde as Melot
- 2005 · Hellraiser: Hellworld as Mike
- 2003 · I Capture the Castle as Stephen Colley
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · Goodbye, Mr. Chips as Soldier Colley
- 2002 · The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as Chas Quilter
- 2002 · The Count of Monte Cristo as Albert Mondego
- 2001 · Hotel Laguna as Thomas Aprea
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Simon Mayfield
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- 2024 · Broadsword as
- 2024 · Enola Holmes 3 as Sherlock Holmes
- 2024 · Highlander as
- 2024 · The Rosie Project as
- 2024 · Voltron as