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Henry Cavill

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).

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In the Grey

2025

Deadpool & Wolverine

2024

as The Cavillrine

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

2024

as Gus March-Phillips

Argylle

2024

as Argylle

Enola Holmes 2

2022

as Sherlock Holmes

Black Adam

2022

as Clark Kent / Superman (uncredited)

Making The Witcher: Season 2

2021

as Self

The Witcher: The Characters of the Continent

2021

as Self - Geralt of Rivia

Zack Snyder's Justice League

2021

as Superman / Clark Kent

Enola Holmes

2020

as Sherlock Holmes

Making The Witcher

2020

as Self - Geralt of Rivia

The Witcher

2019

as Geralt of Rivia

Night Hunter

2019

as Marshall

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

2018

as August Walker

Justice League

2017

as Superman / Clark Kent / Kal-El

Sand Castle

2017

as Captain Syverson

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

2016

as Clark Kent / Superman

DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League

2016

as Self

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

2015

as Napoleon Solo

Man of Steel

2013

as Clark Kent / Superman / Kal-El

The Cold Light of Day

2012

as Will Shaw

Honest Trailers

2012

as Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)

Immortals

2011

as Theseus

Running Man

2010

Blood Creek

2009

as Evan Marshall

Whatever Works

2009

as Randy James

Stardust

2007

as Humphrey

The Tudors

2007

as Charles Brandon

Red Riding Hood

2006

as Hunter

Tristan & Isolde

2006

as Melot

Hellraiser: Hellworld

2005

as Mike

I Capture the Castle

2003

as Stephen Colley

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

2002

as Soldier Colley

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

2002

as Chas Quilter

The Count of Monte Cristo

2002

as Albert Mondego

Hotel Laguna

2001

as Thomas Aprea

Midsomer Murders

1997

as Simon Mayfield

Broadsword

Enola Holmes 3

as Sherlock Holmes

Highlander

The Rosie Project

Voltron