Henry cavill

Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill, better known as Henry Cavill, was born on May 5, 1983 in Jersey, specifically in the Channel Islands, which depend on the British crown. The son of Colin Cavill, a stockbroker, and Marianne, he has 3 older brothers, Piers, Nick and Simon; and a minor Charlie.

During his childhood, Henry studied at the private St. Michel’s School, located in Jersey. He later he was enrolled in Stowe Public School, a boarding school located in Buckingham (England). During these years, Henry began acting in school plays, where classics of English literature such as “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” or “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare and the musical “Grease” were recreated.

His film debut came in 2001 with Laguna , directed by Demis Berry and where he got the role of one of the main characters. In this way, the doors in the world of cinema were opened for him, and in 2002 he participated in The Count of Monte Cristo’s Revenge directed by Kevin Reynolds and based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas. Cavill was 18 years old and had already developed the square jaw and piercing gaze that would soon make him a successful man.

So good was Henry’s portrayal as the young son of the Count of Monte Cristo that Stephenie Meyer , author of the Twilight saga , called him her “perfect Edward.” However, by the time they started shooting Twilight , Henry Cavill was 25 years old and it was too late to play a 17-year-old. And so the role of Edward Cullen fell to Robert Pattinson . Henry had already lost another role to Robert Pattinson. The fans of another of the sagas made into a movie, Harry Potter, did everything possible so that the role of Cedric Diggory was played by Cavill.

But Henry Cavill’s path to immortality has been a rocky one. In 2005, Cavill was a final contender for the role of James Bond in 007 Casino Royale . The producers and director Martin Campbell were torn between himself and Daniel Craig . Finally, the producers preferred a Bond closer to 30. He was very close to becoming agent 007 and because he was pending this choice, he had to reject Zack Snyder ‘s project , 300 . But Henry Cavill’s bad luck went further. If he was too “old” to play the vampire Edward and too young to be James Bond, Henry was perfect to be the new Bruce Wayne. But this role went to Christian Bale.

He was dubbed by Empire magazine as the “unluckiest man in Hollywood.” Yes, he lost these roles to better-known actors, but fate had a more worthwhile journey in store for him. He started out by landing small film roles in Tristan + Isolde (2006) and Stardust (2007).

To later get the role that would take him to the top. He was Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk and brother-in-law to the most handsome and powerful king on the small screen, Henry VIII (played by Jonathan Rhys Meyers ). He has shone with his own light in the series The Tudors and has led him to be one of the actors with great projection in British cinema.

Now his luck has changed and in the midst of the recent wave of superheroic cinema that invades movie screens, Henry Cavill is reaching immortality with Theseus, a mortal who will be entrusted by Zeus with a mission that can save all of humanity. He co-stars on Immortals with Mickey Rourke , Kellan Lutz , Stephen Dorff and John Hurt .

However, the role he has been waiting for his whole life is to be able to put on the Superman suit. Henry has managed to be the perfect actor to play the quintessential superhero. Snyder is convinced that Cavill “is the best choice to wear the cape and emblem of the S.”

Henry is passionate about rugby, a sport he no longer plays due to injuries suffered in the past. He has a gift for languages ​​and a deep interest in Egyptology. Luckily acting caught him first, because otherwise the seventh art would have lost a great actor. Had he not been an actor, Cavill would have joined the Armed Forces out of his “patriotic pride.” He has stated that he never leaves home without money, credit cards and a passport. And his favorite item of clothing is a brown leather jacket, an item that he can never be without in his wardrobe.

Since last May 5, Henry Cavill has been engaged to Ellen Whitaker, an Olympic Amazon. Although he is the new Superman, Henry Cavill proposed to her the old-fashioned way, he called Ellen’s father, Stephen, to ask for the hand of her daughter. “I couldn’t believe it when he asked me to marry him because he thought we were in Los Angeles to celebrate his birthday,” Ellen said.