In the Grey
2026 · Movie
as Sid
Henry Cavill
1983-05-05
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St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill (born May 5, 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.
Filmography
Enola Holmes 3
2026 · Movie
as Sherlock Holmes
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
2024 · Movie
as Maj. Gus March-Phillips
Deadpool & Wolverine
2024 · Movie
as The Cavillrine
Argylle
2024 · Movie
as Argylle
Making The Witcher: Season 3
2023 · Movie
as Self
Superpowered: The DC Story
2023 · TV Show
as Self (archive footage)
Black Adam
2022 · Movie
as Clark Kent / Superman (uncredited)
Enola Holmes 2
2022 · Movie
as Sherlock Holmes
Making The Witcher: Season 2
2021 · Movie
as Self
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021 · Movie
as Superman / Clark Kent
Enola Holmes
2020 · Movie
as Sherlock Holmes
Making The Witcher
2020 · Movie
as Self - Geralt of Rivia
Night Hunter
2019 · Movie
as Marshall
The Witcher
2019 · TV Show
as Geralt of Rivia
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2018 · Movie
as August Walker
Justice League
2017 · Movie
as Superman / Clark Kent
Sand Castle
2017 · Movie
as Captain Syverson
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016 · Movie
as Clark Kent / Superman
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
2016 · Movie
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
2015 · Movie
as Napoleon Solo
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Man of Steel
2013 · Movie
as Clark Kent / Kal-El
Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel
2013 · Movie
The Frame
2013 · TV Show
as Clark Kent / Superman
The Cold Light of Day
2012 · Movie
as Will Shaw
Immortals
2011 · Movie
as Theseus
Running Man
2010 · TV Show
Blood Creek
2009 · Movie
as Evan Marshall
Whatever Works
2009 · Movie
as Randy James
Stardust
2007 · Movie
as Humphrey
The Tudors
2007 · TV Show
as Charles Brandon
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · TV Show
as Self
Tristan & Isolde
2006 · Movie
as Melot
Red Riding Hood
2006 · Movie
as Hunter
Hellraiser: Hellworld
2005 · Movie
as Mike
I Capture the Castle
2003 · Movie
as Stephen Colley
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Guest
The Count of Monte Cristo
2002 · Movie
as Albert Mondego
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
2002 · Movie
as Soldier Colley
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002 · TV Show
as Chas Quilter
Hotel Laguna
2001 · Movie
as Thomas Aprea
Midsomer Murders
1997 · TV Show
as Simon Mayfield
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
1981 · TV Show
as Self
Broadsword
· Movie
Highlander
· Movie
as Connor MacLeod
The Rosie Project
· Movie
Voltron
· Movie
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Untitled McG Film
· Movie
