Table of Biography
Henry Cavill is a British actor popular as ‘Superman’. Henry Cavill is well-known for his physique, charity work, and his roles like ‘Napolean Solo’ in ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E’ and ‘John Lark’ in ‘Mission: Impossible-Fallout’.
Early Life and Childhood
Henry Cavill’s birth name is Henry Wiliam Dalgliesh Cavill. He was born on May 5, 1983, in Saint Helier, Jersey. of the Channel Islands. Furthermore, 40 years old, he was born in a British Crown dependency in the Channel Islands in England. Talking about his parents, his mother, Marianne Dalgliesh is a housewife, while his father Richard Cavilisas a stockbroker. His mother is of Irish, Scottish, and English descent, whereas his father is of English origin.
Cavill is British by nationality and belongs to a mixed(English, Irish, and Scottish) ethnicity. He was born with the astronomical sign of Taurus. He has four siblings. Among five brothers, Piers Cavill, Simon, Charlie, and Niki Richard Cavill, he is the second youngest.
Caption: Henry Cavill’s family photo, Source: Instagram
Childhood and Interests
Talking about his childhood, he was bullied for his overweight body. His classmates used to call him, ‘Fat Cavill’. He wholly blames potato chips for his overweight body and calls himself ‘a chubby kid’. Since he was very young he was fond of acting and also took part in school drama renditions of ‘Grease’ and ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. Also, his family has a strong connection with the military as his father was a stockbroker. He wanted to join the military service serving his country and acting as a career was not the top of his career choiceTheirir interest is, he has a keen interest in ancient history. Specifically, he has an earnest desire to learn the history of Egypt, Greece, and Ancient Rome. Russell Crowe is his favorite actor with whom he has shared his on-screen journey in the movie, ‘Man of Steel’ as his father. Moreover, he can speak French, German, Italian, and English fluently.
Education
Regarding his educational background, he got a private education ‘At St. Michael’s Preparatory School’. Later, he attended ‘Stowe School’, it is a boarding school based in Buckinghamshire, England. During his school days, at Stowe School, he joined the Combined Cadet Force(CCF). He was into sports, specifically Rugby, but because of his injury, he needed to give up on sports.
While talking about his education in Stowe, he was ambivalent. He used to feel happy to get out of home, but at the same time, he used to feel homesick. He remembered calling his mom four times a day and every three weeks he would get to go home.
Henry Cavill – Professional Life and Career
Henry has been brought up with his four brothers. All of them were keen on fitness and sports activities so the competition between the brothers was pretty tough. But none of them took acting as a career, did he? He landed the role of ‘Albert Mondego’ in ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ when he was discovered in the school play. Thus, it can be said that his career began in the late teens, of 17.
Furthermore, before this, he was cast as ‘Thomas Aprea’ in 2001 in ‘Laguna’. He has been active since 200101 to the present. During this period he played various starring roles in movies like ‘I Capture the Castle’, ‘Hellraiser: HHellworld, and Red Riding Hood’ to name a few in the early 2000s.
Before landing the lead role of Clark Kent aka Superman ‘MIManan of Steel’, he was cast in various movies like ‘Stardust’, ‘WhateveWorkss’and, ‘And BAnblood Creekek’ to name a few. Cavill also portrayed the role of “Superman” in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and ‘Justice League. Among these, ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ is the movie that has the highest grossed date in their acting careers.
Moreover, addinto g his major roles, he was cast as ‘Napolean Solo’ in ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E’ and ‘John Lark’ in ‘Mission: Impossible-Fallout’. Recently, in the year 2020, he got the role of ‘Sherlock HHolmesin Enola Holmes directed by Harry Bradbeer.
Caption: Henry Cavill featuring in a magazine (Source: Instagram)
Further Career Details
Similarly, he got a breakthrough when he played the role of ‘Charles Brandon’, the Duke of Suffolk in ‘ThTudorss’. His fans and followers highly accoladed him after ‘The Tudors’. Talking about his appearance on Television, he is currently playing the role of ‘Geralt of Rivia’ in the returning series, ‘The Witcher’ along with other star casts like Freya Allan and Anya Chalotra.
He was cast as Simon Mayfield in a single episode: “The Green Man” of ‘Midsomer Murders’. Likewise, another TV series where he was seen in only one episode is ‘The Inspector Lynley Mysteries’ as a Chas Quilter. Goodbye, Mr.Chips is his Television film where he played the role of Soldier Colley. He starred as Ryan Enright in ‘Squadron 42’.
He has struggled enough to land the roles he wished for. During his career, he has lost a few roles for which he doesn’t feel way too bad. He lost the role of ‘Edward Cullen’ to Robert Pattinson as Cavill was too old for the character. Later, again because of his a,ge he lost another famous character, James Bond, to Daniel Craig. For the role of James Bond, he was too young for the character.
Henry Cavill – Awards and Nominations
Henry has been nominated for numerous titles in the Award ceremony. He won the title of Best Hero at the MTV Movie Awards in the year 2014. Similarly, ‘Worst Screen Combo(shared with Ben Affleck) was the award he named for himself at the t Golden Raspberry Awards in 2017.
He was named ‘The Sexiest Man of 2013’ by ‘Glamour’ Magazine. Also ‘Attitude’ ranked second in 2013 ‘World’s Sexiest Men’.
Net worth 2024
He has been active from 2001 to the present. He has done TV series, movies, and videos. With all his hard work and talents, he has accumulated a decent amount of money. His net worth is estimated to be $30 million as of now.
Henry Cavill – Charity Work
Besides his amazing acting skills, Henry is famous for his chartwork as well. He is an ambassador for, ‘The Royal Marines Charity. Also, Cavill is a spokesman for the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust. He launched the running phase of the ‘Royal Marines 1664 Challenge.
Furthermore, he has taken part in several events like ‘The Gibraltar Rock Run 2014’, and’Ice Bucker Challenge’ being a supporter of the ‘ALS Association’. In this challenge, he had soaked himself with six large buckets of water while wearing his full Superman costume.
Relationship Status
Talking about his past relationships, he got engaged to EllenWhitaker in 2011. The couple didn’t exchange vows and the engagement just broke up. Henry started dating Gina Carano in August 2012. However, the relationship couldn’t be sustained. Kaley Cuoco is his next girlfriend with whom he was involved just for a couple of weeks. Eventually, he started dating Tara King, but the duo parted ways in 2016.
Dashing is unmarried and single. He is best enjoying his single life and is still busy with his work until now.
Body Measurements
Handsome Henry Cavill stands tall with a height of 6 feet and 1 inch and weighs 92 kg. He has a six-pack muscular body with an athletic build. His chest size is recorded at 49 inches while his waist size is 32 inches. Moreover, Cavill has a biceps of 16 inches. Stylish he has Blue eyes and Dark Brown hair.
Caption: Henry Cavill working out at the gym (Source: Instagram)
Social Media
Henry Cavill has a massive fan following on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Cavill is a verified user of Instagram with more than tha12.6 million followers with the username, @henrycavill. Also, he owns a verified Facebook handle, @henrycavill while the username of his Twitter account is @HenryCavillNews. He has 1.5 million followers on Facebook whereas his followers count up to 54K on Twitter.