Henry Cavill Henry Cavill Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill (; born 5 May 1983) is a British actor. He began his career with roles in the feature adaptations of "The Count of Monte Cristo" (2002) and "I Capture the Castle" (2003). He later appeared in 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 Hollywood films, such as "Tristan & Isolde" (2006), "Stardust" (2007), "Blood Creek" (2009), and "Immortals" (2011). Cavill gained prominence and international fame for portraying Superman in the DC Extended Universe, starring in
Henry Cavill at the San Diego Comic-Con in disguise to surprise the cast of "Suicide Squad". In 2018, Cavill co-starred as August Walker in the action spy film "". Also that year, he starred in the psychological thriller "Nomis". On 4 September 2018, it was announced that Cavill will be portraying the protagonist Geralt of Rivia in the Netflix adaptation of "The Witcher". In December 2013, Cavill was named "World's Sexiest Man" by British "Glamour" magazine. The same year, "Empire" magazine placed him third on their list of "The 100 Sexiest Movie Stars 2013". In early 2008, Cavill became the face of