Henry Cavill the show credit for bolstering his career: "It's done the most for me to date. [...] Now that there's an audience somewhere in America that's aware of who I am, I have more sell-ability, because of The Tudors." "Entertainment Weekly" named him the "Most Dashing Duke" and praised his work on "The Tudors" for displaying "charm, depth and a killer bod". Cavill had been set to play Superman in McG's 2004 film, "Superman: Flyby". However, McG pulled out of the project and direction was taken over by director Bryan Singer, who recast Brandon Routh as the lead in "Superman Returns".
Henry Cavill 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 "" (2005), "Red Riding Hood" (2006) and "Tristan & Isolde" (2006). He had a minor role in Matthew Vaughn's adaptation of "Stardust" (2007). From 2007 to 2010, Cavill had a leading role in Showtime's television series, "The Tudors", as Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk. The series was well-received: it was nominated for a Golden Globe in 2007 and won an Emmy in 2008. Cavill gave