Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill (born 5 May 1983) is a British actor. He has appeared in the films The Count of Monte Cristo and Stardust, and played the role of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, on the Showtime series The Tudors, from 2007 until 2010. He has been cast as Superman in the 2013 film Man of Steel.

Grew up in Jersey in a small island between England and France.
His dream role is to play Alexander the Great
Likes rugby, but no longer plays due to injuries.
Went to boarding school.
Never leaves home without money, credit cards and his passport.
Has a knack for languages.
His favorite item of clothing is a brown leather jacket, an item he says he could not live without.
Auditioned for the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman in Batman Begins (2005).
Was Stephenie Meyer’s first choice to play Edward in the adaptation of “Twilight,” but by the time the film came to be, he was 25-years old and no longer looked the part of a 17-year old.
After auditioning, but failing to land the roles of Bruce Wayne/Batman, Superman/Clark Kent, and James Bond; he was dubbed “…the most unlucky man in Hollywood” by Empire Magazine (December 2005).
Cavill auditioned for the lead role in Batman Begins, but lost out to Christian Bale. In 2005, he became a young contender for the role of James Bond, and performed in a final screentest. However, the producers believed Cavill was too young for the role, which then went to Daniel Craig. He also auditioned for the role of Superman in Superman Returns, and was reportedly under heavy consideration before the October 2004 casting of Brandon Routh. Due to this; In the December 2005 edition of Empire Magazine, he was dubbed “…the most unlucky man in Hollywood”.
Says if he hadn’t picked up acting, he would have joined the armed forces to fulfill his “patriotic pride”.
Has an interest in Egyptology.
In being cast as Superman, he becomes the third British actor to play the lead role in reboot of a successful screen adaptation of an American comic book series. Before him, Christian Bale was cast as Batman, and Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man.
Engaged to horsewoman Ellen Whitaker, 4 May 2011.
The first non-American actor to play Superman.