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My Take
Henry Cavill is, to me, the rare actor whose earnestness became his superpower. His Superman in Man of Steel worked precisely because he played it completely straight, with old-fashioned sincerity in an age of ironic heroes. Going from Saint Helier on the tiny island of Jersey to carrying a global franchise is a genuinely improbable arc. What endears him further is the off-screen persona: a devoted gamer and unabashed nerd inside an action figure's body. Even his Razzie nod sits comfortably beside his MTV hero award, proof that he commits fully whatever the material. I hope his producing work lets him pick projects worthy of that commitment.
Overview
Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill ( KAV-əl; born 5 May 1983) is a British actor. He gained wide recognition for portraying Superman in the DC Extended Universe (2013–2023), beginning with the film Man of Steel (2013) and reprising the role in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017), in addition to a cameo appearance in Black Adam (2022) and The Flash (2023).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Henry Cavill
- Name (Japanese)
- ヘンリー・カヴィル
- Reading
- へんりー・かゔぃる
- Born
- May 5, 1983 (age 43)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Boar
- Origin
- Saint Helier, Jersey
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- model / film actor / television actor / stage actor / film producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2014 MTV Movie Award for Best Hero
- 2017 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple/Ensemble
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Model — see all → · Film actor — see all →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.