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| Henry Cavill | |
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| Birth name | Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill |
| Born | May 5 1983 Jersey |
Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill (born 5 May1983) is a British actor.
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Biography
Early life
Cavill was born in Jersey, and was educated at St. Michael's Preparatory School in the Island, before attending Stowe School, a boarding school, where he acted in many plays.
Career
Cavill has appeared in several films, including 2002's acclaimed The Count of Monte Cristo, the dramatic I Capture the Castle (2003), experimental musical comedy Red Riding Hood (2004), an "edgy" Hellraiser: Hellworld in (2005), and the 2006 film version of Tristan & Isolde. In spite of his youth, Henry Cavill has already come extremely close to playing the leading man in three major films. Henry Cavill auditioned for the lead role in Batman Begins. For a while it looked like he may have won the cape, but then lost the crusade to Christian Bale. In 2005, he became the younger contender for the role of James Bond, and performed in a final screentest of the movie icon. The producers and director were torn between Cavill, Daniel Craig, and Sam Worthington. Apparently the director wanted Henry Cavill as a younger version of James Bond, roving about the parlors in Casino Royale. It turns out the producers believed Cavill too young for the role, which went to Daniel Craig.[1] He also auditioned for the role of Superman for the project that after many writers and directors eventually became Superman Returns, and was reportedly under heavy consideration before the October 2004 casting of Brandon Routh. In the December 05 edition of Empire Magazine, he was dubbed "...the most unlucky man in Hollywood". A resilient Henry Cavill stepped beyond the pale of circumstance, to say that the publicity brings his name out. Cavill landed a leading role in the Showtime series The Tudors (2007), and a minor part in the fantasy film Stardust (2007), and, more recently, was featured in Vanity Fair's Hollywood's Next-Gen Men article. Stephenie Meyer, the author of the Twilight series, said Henry was her top choice to play the lead vampire Edward Cullen in the film version. With the casting of Edward and Henry's age, she has suggested on the website that she would like to see him play another character, Carlisle Cullen
Filmography
- Town Creek (2008) - Evan Marshall[2]
- Stardust (2007) - Humphrey Monday
- Tristan & Isolde (2006) - Melot
- Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005) - Mike
- Red Riding Hood (2004) - The Hunter
- I Capture the Castle (2003) - Stephen Colley
- The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) - Albert Mondego
- Laguna (2001) - Thomas Aprea
Television
- The Tudors (2007) - Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk[2]
- Midsomer Murders (2003) - Simon Mayfield
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips (2002) - Soldier Colley
- (2002) - Chas Quilter
References
External links
- Henry Cavill - pdf.co.uk
- 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
- Melot is performed by Henry Cavill in Tristan & Isolde.
- Charles Brandon is performed by Henry Cavill who is interviewed and acts the part in a Showtime preview of The Tudors.
