#HENRY CAVILL MAN OF STEEL MOVIE#
Was American author Stephenie Meyer's first choice to play Edward Cullen in the movie series of "Twilight," but was considered too old to play a 17-year old by the time the movie was produced.His favorite item of clothing is a brown leather jacket, an item he says he could not live without.Likes rugby, but no longer plays due to injuries.His dream role is to play Alexander the Great.On January 30, 2011, it was announced that Henry Cavill had been cast as the next Superman in " Man of Steel" which is directed by Zach Snyder, produced by Christopher Nolan, and scripted by David S.
#HENRY CAVILL MAN OF STEEL TV#
Once TV hit series "The Tudors" ended, Henry played lead roles in Tarsem Singh's mythological special effects film "Theseus" (2011), and "The Cold Light of Day" (2012) alongside Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver. He also starred in "Blood Creek" (2009) and Woody Allen's comedy film "Whatever Works" (2009). Entertainment Weekly named him 'Most Dashing Duke'. The series was a hit and was nominated for a Golden Globe in 2007 and won an Emmy in 2008. From 2007-2010, Henry had a leading role in TV series "The Tudors" as Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk. He also had a minor role in "Stardust" (2007) alongside Sienna Miller and Ben Barnes. From 2003 when Henry was twenty years old, he gained starring roles in "I Capture the Castle" (2003), "Red Riding Hood" (2007), "Hellraiser: Hellworld" (2005), and "Tristan & Isolde" (2006). He went on to star in "Laguna" (2001), appear in BBC's "The Inspector Lynley Mysteries" (2002), TV film "Goodbye Mr Chips" (2002), and TV series "Midsummer Murders" (2003). It was at the age of seventeen when Henry was discovered by casting directors at school who were looking for a young boy to play Albert Mondego in "The Count of Monte Cristo" (2002). He also starred and directed Hamlet in "40 Minutes". Michael's Preparatory School in Saint Saviour, Jersey before attending Stowe School in Buckinghamshire, England. Henry's interest in acting started at an early age with school play renditions of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", and Sonny in "Grease". He is the second youngest of four brothers. He was educated at St. Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill (Born May 5, 1983, Jersey, Channel Islands, UK) is a british actor.