Henry Cavill was soaked with six large buckets of water while wearing his full Superman costume. He was once engaged to British showjumper Ellen Whitaker, however they ended their engagement in 2012. The actor currently resides in South Kensington, London with his pet American Akita, Kal. In 2018 Cavill started practising Brazilian jiu-jitsu, having been seen training at Roger Gracie's academy in London. He is a fan of the Kansas City Chiefs. 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
Henry Cavill Cavill was also the cause of a write-in effort from fans to see him cast as Cedric Diggory in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (2005). The role eventually went to Robert Pattinson. Stephenie Meyer, the author of the "Twilight" series, was outspokenly in favour of Cavill playing the character of Edward Cullen in the "Twilight" film, calling him her "perfect Edward". However, by the time production of the film began, Cavill was too old to play the character, and again the role went to Pattinson. In 2005, Cavill was a final choice for the role of James Bond