Henry Cavill

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Henry Cavill

Cavill at a Vanity Fair party for Tribeca Film Festival
Born Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill
May 5, 1983 (1983-05-05) (age 26)
Jersey, Channel Islands

Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill (born 5 May 1983) is a British actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, on the Showtime series The Tudors.

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[edit] Early life

Cavill was born in Jersey and was educated at St. Michael's Preparatory School on the Island, before attending Stowe School, an English boarding school, where he acted in many plays. "In prep school, I really learned to love the stage. When you step out from the wings and into the lights, there's this incredible rush of adrenaline and fear and anticipation; it's just something else, it really is."[1] He has four brothers, three older and one younger.[2]

[edit] Career

Cavill involved himself with European dramatic plays during his early acting career. Cavill's first film appearances include one of 2002's successful dramatics, an adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo shortly followed by roles in the nouveau film I Capture the Castle (2003) and an experimental High-Def movie entitled Red Riding Hood (2004). Additionally, he starred in Hellraiser: Hellworld, released in 2005. In 2006, had a supporting role in Tristan & Isolde .

Cavill at the 2009 premiere of Whatever Works.

While Cavill was rumored to have auditioned for the lead role in Batman Begins he had confirmed having never screen-tested nor offered the role.[3] Henry was also the cause of a write-in effort of fans to see him cast as Cedric in the 2005 Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The role went to Robert Pattinson. Cavill also auditioned for the role of Superman in Superman: Flyby and was attached to the film under McG's direction. However, when McG pulled out, Bryan Singer took over the project and cast Brandon Routh as the lead role in the retitled Superman Returns.[4] In 2005, he became a contender for the role of James Bond in Casino Royale', and performed in a final screentest. The producers and director were torn between Cavill, Daniel Craig, and Sam Worthington. Apparently the director favoured Cavill as a younger version of Bond. However, the producers believed Cavill was too young for the role, which then went to Craig.[5] In the December 2005 edition of Empire Magazine, he was dubbed "the most unlucky man in Hollywood".

Cavill then landed a leading role in the Showtime series The Tudors (2007) playing the historical character of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, brother-in-law to Henry VIII of England and supporter of Queen Catherine of Aragon. He also had a minor part in the fantasy film Stardust (2007). In 2007 he was featured in Vanity Fair's Hollywood's Next-Gen Men article.

During pre-production for the film adaptation of the book Twilight, author Stephenie Meyer was outspokenly in favor of Cavill to become the actor for the role of Edward Cullen.[6] However, by the time Twilight was filmed, Henry was 24 and no longer could portray a youth of 17. The role of Edward Cullen went to Robert Pattinson.

In early 2008, Cavill was featured in Dunhill fragrance advertising. The television ad features a suited up Cavill walking through the Union Jack flag, before mounting a helicopter.[7] The second television ad features Cavill driving a car, presumably in London, and meeting with a young woman.[8]

Cavill played lead character Evan Marshall in the 2009 Joel Schumacher-directed thriller Blood Creek. He also had a minor role in the 2009 Woody Allen film Whatever Works.

Henry Cavill was cast as Theseus in a mythic special effects and big budget film entitled War of the Gods (2010), with some of the producers of 300 and Piranha 3-D [9].

Entertainment Weekly's "Must List of 2009" listed Cavill as the "Most Dashing Duke" because "As Charles Brandon on Showtime's 'The Tudors', he displays charm, depth, and a killer bod."[10]

[edit] Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
2001 Laguna Thomas Aprea Main Role
2002 The Count of Monte Cristo Albert Mondego Main Role
2003 I Capture the Castle Stephen Colley Main Role
2004 Red Riding Hood Hunter Main Role
2005 Hellraiser: Hellworld Mike Main Role
2006 Tristan + Isolde Melot Main Role
2007 Stardust Humphrey Minor Role
2009 Blood Creek Evan Marshall Main Role
Whatever Works Randy James Minor Role
2010 War of the Gods Theseus Lead Role - Production wait for conclusion of The Tudors Season 4 filming
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2002 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Chas Quilter 1 episode
Goodbye, Mr. Chips Soldier Colley made for television (ITV)
2003 Midsomer Murders Simon Mayfield 1 episode
2007-2010 The Tudors Charles Brandon Main Role

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://henrycavillfan.com/biography.php
  2. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0147147/bio
  3. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTLmPZH8G10
  4. ^ http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/05/06/tudors-star-henry-cavill-was-so-close-to-playing-superman-he-even-wore-the-cape/
  5. ^ "David Arnold discusses screentesting the new James Bond, and Daniel Craig's competition". MI6 News. 2007-03-22. http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=4863. Retrieved 2009-01-02. 
  6. ^ Morris, William (2005-10-26). "Interview: Twilight author Stephanie Meyer". A Motley Vision. http://www.motleyvision.org/2005/interview-twilight-author-stephanie-meyer/. Retrieved 2009-01-02. 
  7. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKqFMxdN3Pc
  8. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s3Y1NA29tA
  9. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1253864/fullcredits#cast
  10. ^ http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20286014,00.html

[edit] External links

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