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Henry Cavill
British actor (born 1983)
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| Born | Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill (1983-05-05) 5 May 1983 (age 41) St Helier, Jersey |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Partner | Natalie Viscuso (2021–present) |
| Children | 1 |
Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill (KAV-əl; born 5 May 1983) is a British actor. He is known for his portrayal of Charles Brandon in Showtime's The Tudors (2007–2010), Superman in the DC Extended Universe (2013–2023), Geralt of Rivia in the Netflix fantasy series The Witcher (2019–2023) and Sherlock Holmes in the Netflix film Enola Holmes (2020) and its 2022 sequel.
Cavill began his career with roles in the film adaptations The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) and I Capture the Castle (2003). He played supporting roles in several television series, including BBC's The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2002) and ITV'sMidsomer Murders (2003), and later appeared in other films, such as Tristan & Isolde (2006), Stardust (2007) and Immortals (2011)
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Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill was born on the Bailiwick of Jersey, a British Crown dependency in the Channel Islands. His mother, Marianne (Dalgliesh), a housewife, was also born on Jersey, and is of Irish, Scottish and English ancestry. Henry's father, Colin Richard Cavill, a stockbroker, is of English origin (born in Chester, England). Henry is the second youngest son, with four brothers. He was privately educated at St. Michael's Preparatory School in Saint Saviour, Jersey before attending Stowe School in Buckinghamshire, England.
His interest in acting started at an early age with school play renditions of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", and Sonny LaTierri in "Grease". He also starred and directed Shakespeare's "Hamlet" in the BBC documentary "40 Minutes". It was at age 17 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 went on to star in Vendetta (2001), appear in BBC's The Inspector Lynley Myst
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Did You Know Actor Henry Cavill Is a Jersey Boy?
Did I just find a loophole in claiming Henry Cavill as our own?
New Jersey is known to be the birthplace of many famous actors and actresses.
We get to brag that Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Joe Pesci, Bruce Willis, Peter Dinklage, and many, many more once called (or still call) New Jersey their home.
Recently, I stumbled across an interview with Henry Cavill on The Graham Norton Show, a very popular British late-night talk show. In the interview, Henry Cavill mentioned, "...Back home in Jersey..."
My ears instantly perked up.
Like all respectable New Jerseyans, I also lovingly refer to New Jersey as Jersey from time to time.
There are many American actors who were born overseas, could Henry Cavill have been born in New Jersey, but was raised in the UK?
Unfortunately, no.
Henry Cavill was not born in the great Garden State, but that doesn't mean he's not a Jersey boy.
The Man of Steel actor was born in St. Helier, Jersey, an island country off the coast of France and described as a "s
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