The famous Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill is a British actor. He is known for his portrayal of Charles Brandon in Showtime’s The Tudors, DC Comics character Superman in the DC Extended Universe, Geralt of Rivia in the Netflix fantasy series The Witcher, as well as Sherlock Holmes in the Netflix film Enola Holmes.
Cavill began his film career with a role in Laguna (2001) and Kevin Reynolds’ adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo (2002). He continued with appearances in BBC’s The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2002), the television film Goodbye, Mr. Chips (2002), and the television series Midsomer Murders (2003).
In 2003, he had a supporting role in I Capture the Castle, followed by Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005), Red Riding Hood (2006), and Tristan & Isolde (2006). He had a minor role in Matthew Vaughn’s adaptation of Stardust (2007).
Henry Cavill’s parents: Meet Marianne Cavill, Colin Cavill
Marianne Cavill and Colin Cavill are the parents of Henry Cavill. Apart from Henry, they are the parents of four more boys.
In 2016, Cavill started practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, having been seen training at Roger Gracie’s academy in London. Cavill supports the Jersey Rugby Club.