Henry Cavill

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Henry Cavill
Cavill at the 2009 premiere of Whatever Works
Born	Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill 5 May 1983 (1983-05-05) (age 26) Jersey, Channel Islands

Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill (born 5 May 1983) is a British actor.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links

[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. Then the following year, he acted in the nouveau film I Capture the Castle (2003). He flew to Hollywood to be in an experimental High-Def movie entitled Red Riding Hood (2004). Additionally, he acted in a completely different and dark looking Hellraiser: Hellworld that was released in 2005. Soon he took on a difficult portrayal in a largely shot on location in Ireland, 2006 mainstream film version of Tristan & Isolde.

Henry Cavill auditioned for the lead role in Batman Begins but lost out to Christian Bale. Henry was also the cause of a write-in effort of fans to see him cast as Cedric in a Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The role actually went to Robert Pattinson, star of the 2008 film, Twilight. Gent Cavill auditioned for the role of Superman in Superman Returns and was reportedly under heavy consideration before the October 2004 casting of Brandon Routh. In 2005, he became a young contender for the role of James Bond, 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, roving about the parlors in Casino Royale. However, the producers believed Cavill was too young for the role, which then went to Craig.^[3]. 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, some film professionals and fans thought Cavill was perfect for the leading man. Author Stephenie Meyer was outspokenly in favor of Cavill to become the actor for movie portrayal of Edward Cullen ^[4]. When the movie version of Twilight was finally filmed, Henry was 24 and no longer could portray a youth of 17. The role of Edward Cullen went to 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.^[5] The second television ad features Cavill driving a car, presumably in London, and meeting with a young woman.^[6]

Cavill plays lead character Evan Marshall during the Joel Schumacher directed thriller, Creek (2009). He is also the romantic leading man in the Woody Allen comedy entitled, Whatever Works (2009).

Cavill is selected to be a primary character leading man in a mythic special effects movie called War of the Gods (2010). In fact, at the early planning phase Cavill is notably the only actor selected for this movie. An IMDB editorial commentary from an interview with this movie's popular director Tarsem Singh is posted to this fact, on January 23, 2009.^[7]

In 2009, Entertainment Weekly released its Must List of 2009. In its TV section, Cavill was listed as the "Must Dashing Duke" because "As Charles Brandon on Showtime's 'The Tudors', the Brit displays charm, depth, and a killer bod."^[8]

[edit] Filmography

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

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Henry Cavill at the Internet Movie Database
• Stephen is performed by Henry Cavill in I Capture The Castle.
• Mike is performed by Henry Cavill in Hellraiser: Hellworld.
• Hunter is performed by Henry Cavill in Red Riding Hood
• Charles Brandon is performed by Henry Cavill who is interviewed and acts the part in a Showtime preview of The Tudors.
• Access Hollywood describes Henry Cavill to be a rising star, in the interview with Henry article Rising Star: Henry Cavill.
• Vogue magazine's February 2009 Issue features Henry Cavill in article entitled People Are Talking About - Talent: 1. A Leading Man