---
name: "Henry Cavill"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/henry-cavill"
fi1m_id: "henry-cavill"
imdb_id: "nm0147147"
tmdb_id: 73968
wikidata_id: "Q295498"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 May 1983"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 12
average_fi1m_score: 60
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-05T16:20:33.150337+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Henry Cavill

## Identity

Henry Cavill

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/henry-cavill
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** henry-cavill
- **IMDb ID:** nm0147147
- **TMDB ID:** 73968
- **Wikidata ID:** Q295498
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Cavill, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295498, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0147147/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/73968

Actor. Born 5 May 1983 in St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 May 1983, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
- **Active:** 2007–present
- **Also known as:** Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 12: 11 acting, 1 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Amy Adams](https://film.one/person/amy-adams.md), [Charles Roven](https://film.one/person/charles-roven.md), [Guy Ritchie](https://film.one/person/guy-ritchie.md), [Zack Snyder](https://film.one/person/zack-snyder.md), [Ben Affleck](https://film.one/person/ben-affleck.md), [Chris Terrio](https://film.one/person/chris-terrio.md), [David S. Goyer](https://film.one/person/david-s-goyer.md), [Deborah Snyder](https://film.one/person/deborah-snyder.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 60, as actor, over 11 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 70 (2), 2010s 59 (6), 2020s 50 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 60 to 59 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 8 of 9 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 8, Adventure 8, Comedy 4, Science Fiction 3, Drama 2, Fantasy 2
- **Screen time:** 20 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $4,740m across 9 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Cavill, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295498, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0147147/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/73968

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Man of Steel*](https://film.one/film/man-of-steel.md) (60), [*Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice*](https://film.one/film/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice.md) (44), [*Justice League*](https://film.one/film/justice-league.md) (40)
- **Apple TV:** [*Mission: Impossible - Fallout*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-fallout.md) (87), [*Argylle*](https://film.one/film/argylle.md) (45)
- **Hulu:** [*The Tudors*](https://film.one/tv/the-tudors.md) (65)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*The Man from U.N.C.L.E.*](https://film.one/film/the-man-from-u-n-c-l-e.md) (64)
- **Netflix:** [*The Witcher*](https://film.one/tv/the-witcher.md) (61)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare*](https://film.one/film/the-ministry-of-ungentlemanly-warfare.md) (55)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Henry Cavill

> Henry Cavill makes physical authority look easy, but we prefer him when he is allowed to find it funny. His action work convinces; *Argylle* shows how little happens when a film simply admires the tailoring.

Henry Cavill smokes through the briefings in *The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare* (2024), delivering his lines as though he has already heard enough. As Gus March-Phillips, he treats the moustache as part of the entertainment. Guy Ritchie gives him room to be pleased with himself, and the pleasure is catching. We like him better this way, with some mischief in the good manners. The film’s consequence-free killing grows tiresome, and a relaxed leading man cannot fix that.

*Man of Steel* (2013) established him as an action lead, with the build and conviction to play Superman. Geralt of Rivia in *The Witcher* (2019–2023) continued that physically committed, stoic work. Between those roles, Ritchie’s *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (2015) found a lighter use for him as Napoleon Solo. That spy caper understood how much could be done with flirtation before anyone needed to fight. It is the direction we would like more directors to pursue, rather than treating his size and solemnity as the whole performance.

As August Walker in *Mission: Impossible – Fallout* (2018), he has a film whose action rewards that physical commitment. Christopher McQuarrie stages the stunts clearly, with Tom Cruise making the danger matter through visible effort. The spy plot is needlessly tangled and the running time generous, but this is where we would send anyone interested in Cavill’s action work.

In Matthew Vaughn’s *Argylle* (2024), Bryce Dallas Howard’s novelist keeps seeing her fictional spy in place of Sam Rockwell’s scruffy fighter. Editors Lee Smith, Col Goudie and Tom Harrison-Read switch the men mid-blow, so Rockwell throws the punch and Cavill lands it. We laughed at that train fight because the switch made such precise use of the difference between them. Stephanie Collie’s sharp suits make Cavill’s tidiness part of the joke. George Richmond shoots the fantasy spy sequences in postcard colour, but Cavill gets little to do beyond looking right in them.

For too much of *Argylle*, he is kept handsome and remote, and his reserve leaves us little to respond to. He needs another performer to challenge that composure, or dialogue that allows him to play with it. Start with *Fallout* for the action and *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* for the flirting.

## Biography

Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill is a British actor. He began his career with roles in the feature adaptations of *The Count of Monte Cristo* (2002) and *I Capture the Castle* (2003). He later appeared in supporting parts in television series including *The Tudors* (2007–2010) as Charles Brandon, as well as *The Inspector Lynley Mysteries* and *Midsomer Murders*.

Cavill gained international recognition for portraying Superman in the DC Extended Universe films *Man of Steel* (2013), *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* (2016) and *Justice League* (2017). He has also starred in *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (2015), *Mission: Impossible – Fallout* (2018), *The Witcher* (2019–2023) as Geralt of Rivia, *Enola Holmes* (2020) as Sherlock Holmes, *Argylle* (2024) as Argylle, and *The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare* (2024) as Maj. Gus March-Phillips.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (12)

### Performed in (11) — the average rests on these

- *Argylle* (2024), Fi1m 45, as Argylle — [page](https://film.one/film/argylle.md)
- *Deadpool & Wolverine* (2024), Fi1m 60, as The Cavillrine — [page](https://film.one/film/deadpool-and-wolverine.md)
- *The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare* (2024), Fi1m 55, as Maj. Gus March-Phillips — [page](https://film.one/film/the-ministry-of-ungentlemanly-warfare.md)
- *The Witcher* (2019), Fi1m 61, as Geralt of Rivia — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-witcher.md)
- *Mission: Impossible - Fallout* (2018), Fi1m 87, as August Walker — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-fallout.md)
- *Justice League* (2017), Fi1m 40, as Superman / Clark Kent — [page](https://film.one/film/justice-league.md)
- *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* (2016), Fi1m 44, as Clark Kent / Superman — [page](https://film.one/film/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice.md)
- *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (2015), Fi1m 64, as Napoleon Solo — [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-from-u-n-c-l-e.md)
- *Man of Steel* (2013), Fi1m 60, as Clark Kent / Kal-El — [page](https://film.one/film/man-of-steel.md)
- *Stardust* (2007), Fi1m 75, as Humphrey — [page](https://film.one/film/stardust.md)
- *The Tudors* (2007), Fi1m 65, as Charles Brandon — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-tudors.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Black Adam* (2022), Fi1m 42, as Clark Kent / Superman (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/black-adam.md)

## Complete filmography (39)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Enola Holmes 3* (2026), as Sherlock Holmes
- *In the Grey* (2026), as Sid
- *Deadpool & Wolverine* (2024), as The Cavillrine — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/deadpool-and-wolverine.md)
- *The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare* (2024), as Maj. Gus March-Phillips — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/the-ministry-of-ungentlemanly-warfare.md)
- *Argylle* (2024), as Argylle — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/argylle.md)
- *Enola Holmes 2* (2022), as Sherlock Holmes
- *Black Adam* (2022), as Clark Kent / Superman (uncredited) — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/black-adam.md)
- *Zack Snyder's Justice League* (2021), as Superman / Clark Kent
- *Enola Holmes* (2020), as Sherlock Holmes
- *The Witcher* (2019), series, as Geralt of Rivia — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-witcher.md)
- *Night Hunter* (2019), as Marshall
- *Mission: Impossible - Fallout* (2018), as August Walker — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-fallout.md)
- *Justice League* (2017), as Superman / Clark Kent — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/justice-league.md)
- *Sand Castle* (2017), as Captain Syverson
- *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice* (2016), as Clark Kent / Superman — Fi1m 44, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-v-superman-dawn-of-justice.md)
- *DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League* (2016), Actor
- *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (2015), as Napoleon Solo — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-from-u-n-c-l-e.md)
- *Journey of Discovery: Creating Man of Steel* (2013), Actor
- *Man of Steel* (2013), as Clark Kent / Kal-El — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/man-of-steel.md)
- *The Cold Light of Day* (2012), as Will Shaw
- *Immortals* (2011), as Theseus
- *Blood Creek* (2009), as Evan Marshall
- *Whatever Works* (2009), as Randy James
- *Stardust* (2007), as Humphrey — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/stardust.md)
- *The Tudors* (2007), series, as Charles Brandon — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-tudors.md)
- *Red Riding Hood* (2006), as Hunter
- *Tristan & Isolde* (2006), as Melot
- *Hellraiser: Hellworld* (2005), as Mike
- *I Capture the Castle* (2003), as Stephen Colley
- *Goodbye, Mr. Chips* (2002), as Soldier Colley
- *The Inspector Lynley Mysteries* (2002), series, as Chas Quilter
- *The Count of Monte Cristo* (2002), as Albert Mondego
- *Hotel Laguna* (2001), as Thomas Aprea
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Simon Mayfield — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *Voltron*, Actor
- *The Rosie Project*, Actor
- *Broadsword*, Actor
- *Highlander*, as Connor MacLeod
- *Untitled McG Film*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Henry Cavill](https://film.one/media/person/11677/gallery-07f8d5f9583e.jpg) Henry Cavill — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Henry_Cavill_%2848417913146%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Freya Allan, Henry Cavill and Anya Chalotra speaking at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Witcher", at the San Diego Convention Center in San](https://film.one/media/person/11677/gallery-07e245763da4.jpg) Freya Allan, Henry Cavill and Anya Chalotra speaking at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Witcher", at the San Diego Convention Center in San — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Freya_Allan%2C_Henry_Cavill_%26_Anya_Chalotra_%2848418066562%29.jpg/1280px-Freya_Allan%2C_Henry_Cavill_%26_Anya_Chalotra_%2848418066562%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Freya Allan and Henry Cavill speaking at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Witcher", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Califor](https://film.one/media/person/11677/gallery-e8ab795470f6.jpg) Freya Allan and Henry Cavill speaking at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Witcher", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Califor — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Freya_Allan_%26_Henry_Cavill_%2848417913146%29.jpg/1280px-Freya_Allan_%26_Henry_Cavill_%2848417913146%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Henry Cavill and Anya Chalotra speaking at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Witcher", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Calif](https://film.one/media/person/11677/gallery-ece945d9b6b5.jpg) Henry Cavill and Anya Chalotra speaking at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con International, for "The Witcher", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Calif — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Henry_Cavill_%26_Anya_Chalotra_%2848418064197%29.jpg/1280px-Henry_Cavill_%26_Anya_Chalotra_%2848418064197%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Henry Cavill](https://film.one/media/person/11677/gallery-f0d8833aa91c.jpg) Henry Cavill — Image via TMDB
- ![Henry Cavill](https://film.one/media/person/11677/gallery-bdd04957fdfb.jpg) Henry Cavill — Image via TMDB
- ![Henry Cavill](https://film.one/media/person/11677/gallery-1bb7e26986ee.jpg) Henry Cavill — Image via TMDB
- ![Star of Man of Steel, Justice League, and Mission Impossible Fallout. (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/11677/gallery-2c31c4b17304.jpg) Star of Man of Steel, Justice League, and Mission Impossible Fallout. (2018) — Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Henry_Cavill_%2842734733505%29.jpg/1280px-Henry_Cavill_%2842734733505%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Star of Man of Steel, Justice League, and Mission Impossible Fallout. (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/11677/gallery-b94d7aa0ebb3.jpg) Star of Man of Steel, Justice League, and Mission Impossible Fallout. (2018) — Greg2600, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Henry_Cavill_%2842734733505%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Henry_Cavill_%2842734733505%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Henry Cavill](https://film.one/media/person/11677/gallery-5ca2974bd4ac.jpg) Henry Cavill — Image via TMDB
- ![Henry Cavill](https://film.one/media/person/11677/gallery-66495c94898a.jpg) Henry Cavill — Image via TMDB
- ![Henry Cavill](https://film.one/media/person/11677/gallery-4764780e5548.jpg) Henry Cavill — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won, 1 nominated

- Saturn Awards 2021: Best Actor on Television (nominated), for *The Witcher*
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple/Ensemble 2017: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple/Ensemble (won), for *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice*
- MTV Movie Award for Best Hero 2014: MTV Movie Award for Best Hero (won), for *Man of Steel*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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