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HENRY
CAVILL
Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill (born 5 May 1983) is a British actor. He gained wide recognition for portraying Superman in the DC Extended Universe (2013–2023), beginning with the film Man of Steel (2013) and reprising the role in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017), in addition to a cameo appearance in Black Adam (2022) and The Flash (2023).
Cavill made his television debut in 2002 with a role on The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. He then played Charles Brandon in the Showtime series The Tudors (2007–2010), which earned him critical acclaim. He has since starred as Geralt of Rivia in
Netflix's The Witcher (2019–2023).
Cavill began his film career in 2001 with a role in Laguna and later starred as Theseus in Immortals (2011), as Napoleon Solo in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015), as
Sherlock Holmes in the Enola Holmes film series (2020–present), and as Gus March-Phillipps in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024). His other film credits include the action film Night Hunter (2018) and the spy films Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018), and Argylle (2024).
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On 30 January 2011, it was announced that Cavill had been cast in the role of Clark Kent / Superman in director Zack Snyder's Man of Steel. Snyder called Cavill "the perfect choice to don the cape and S shield." Entertainment media applauded Henry Cavill on his road to success. On being chosen for the role, Cavill commented, "In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time, and I am honoured to be a part of his return to the big screen." Cavill 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 attended San Diego Comic-Con in disguise to surprise the cast of Suicide Squad.
Cavill returned as Superman in the 2017 theatrical version of Justice League, which had been reworked by director Joss Whedon after Snyder left the project due to a family tragedy. He appeared again in Zack Snyder's Justice League which premiered on HBO Max in March 2021 after an intense fan campaign to see the Snyder cut. His manager Dany Garcia said in 2016 that he was working on a new standalone Superman film. Directors Matthew Vaughn and Christopher
McQuarrie were reportedly interested. Shortly after the release of Justice League, Cavill revealed he was under contract to play Superman in one more film.
In 2015, he co-starred with Armie Hammer in the film version of spy series The Man from U.N.C.L.E, directed by Guy Ritchie. In 2018, Cavill co-starred as August Walker in the action spy film Mission: Impossible – Fallout, the sixth installment of the film series. Later that year, he starred in the psychological thriller Night Hunter (originally titled Nomis). Cavill has expressed interest in taking over the role of James Bond after Daniel Craig leaves the role.
From 2019 to 2023, Cavill portrayed the mutant monster hunter Geralt of Rivia in the hit Netflix fantasy drama The Witcher, an adaptation of the book series of the same name by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The series premiered on 20 December 2019 and had its early premiere on Służewiec Racetrack in Warsaw on 18 December 2019. In late October 2022, Cavill and Netflix announced that he would exit from The Witcher after the third season released in 2023, and would be replaced by Liam Hemsworth.
In 2020, Cavill portrayed Sherlock Holmes in Legendary Entertainment's film adaptation of The Enola Holmes Mysteries, with Millie Bobby Brown starring in the eponymous role as the younger sister of the famous detective. In 2022, Cavill reprised his role as Sherlock in Enola Holmes 2. On 7 November 2023, Collider reported that Netflix was developing a screenplay for Enola Holmes 3.
In May 2021, it was announced that Cavill would portray Connor MacLeod in the reboot of Highlander. In July 2021, it was also announced that Cavill would join an all-star cast for director Matthew Vaughn's new spy film Argylle. The same month, an article by Deadline reported that he would star in The Rosie Project, directed by Steve Falk and based on the book of the same name, written by Australian author Graeme Simsion.
Despite previously departing the role, Cavill negotiated a "one-off deal" with Warner Bros. Discovery to return as Superman in a cameo for Black Adam in 2022, and appeared in the mid-credit scene of the film. Cavill then took to his instagram to announce his resumed involvement in the DCEU and confirmed his long term involvement for future films, having been told by the studio to do so. Due to a number of circumstances, the cameo in Black Adam ultimately became Cavill's final portrayal as Superman.
In April 2024, Cavill reunited with director Guy Ritchie on the
World War II spy action film The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, with Jerry Bruckheimer producing. The film is based on a true story by British author Damien
Lewis. In July 2024, he made a surprise cameo appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Deadpool & Wolverine as a variant of Wolverine dubbed "Cavillrine". Cavill is slated to reunite with Ritchie in the director's action thriller film In The Grey.
Cavill is set to executive produce and star in projects related to the Warhammer 40,000 universe after Games Workshop finalized their deal with
Amazon Studios in December 2024, having nailed down creative guidelines to bring the universe to screens big and small. Amazon Studios had earlier acquired global rights to the franchise in December 2022.
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