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Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill (born May 5, 1983) is a British actor. He is known for his portrayal of Charles Brandon in Showtime's The Tudors (2007–2010), DC Comics character Superman in the DC Extended Universe, Geralt of Rivia in the Netflix fantasy series The Witcher (2019–present), as well as Sherlock Holmes in the Netflix film Enola Holmes (2020).

Cavill began his career with roles in the feature adaptations of The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) and I Capture the Castle (2003). He later portrayed 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 studio films, such as Tristan & Isolde (2006), Stardust (2007), Blood Creek (2009), Immortals (2011), The Cold Light of Day (2012), Sand Castle (2017) and Night Hunter (2018). Cavill gained international recognition with his role as Superman in the DC Extended Universe superhero films Man of Steel (2013), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017). He also starred in the action spy films The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) and Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018).

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2025 Broadsword

2025 The Rosie Project

2025 In the Grey as John Grey

2025 Enola Holmes 3 as Sherlock Holmes

2025 Voltron

2025 Highlander as Connor MacLeod

2024 Deadpool & Wolverine as The Cavillrine

2024 The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare as Gus March-Phillips

2024 Argylle as Argylle

2022 Enola Holmes 2 as Sherlock Holmes

2022 Black Adam as Clark Kent / Superman (uncredited)

2022 Endgame: The Full Multiverse War as Superman (DCEU)

2021 Making The Witcher: Season 2 as Self

2021 Zack Snyder's Justice League as Superman / Clark Kent

2020 Enola Holmes as Sherlock Holmes

2020 Making The Witcher as Self - Geralt of Rivia

2019 The Witcher as Geralt of Rivia

2019 Night Hunter as Marshall

2018 Mission: Impossible - Fallout as August Walker

2017 Justice League as Superman / Clark Kent

2017 Sand Castle as Captain Syverson

2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as Clark Kent / Superman

2016 DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League as Self

2015 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Napoleon Solo

2013 Man of Steel as Clark Kent / Superman / Kal-El

2012 The Cold Light of Day as Will Shaw

2011 Immortals as Theseus

2009 Blood Creek as Evan Marshall

2009 Whatever Works as Randy James

2007 Stardust as Humphrey

2006 Red Riding Hood as Hunter

2006 Tristan & Isolde as Melot

2005 Hellraiser: Hellworld as Mike

2003 I Capture the Castle as Stephen Colley

2002 Goodbye, Mr. Chips as Soldier Colley

2002 The Count of Monte Cristo as Albert Mondego

2001 Hotel Laguna as Thomas Aprea

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7.21 Adventure 13

6.98 Science Fiction 6

6.96 Action 15

6.96 Romance 4

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6.70 TV Movie 2

6.65 Mystery 3

6.64 Drama 9

6.53 Documentary 3

6.41 Family 3

6.30 Fantasy 6

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