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Henry Cavill (born May 5, 1983 in Saint Helier, Jersey) is a British actor. He portrayed Clark Kent/Superman starting in 2013. His films as Superman included:

In addition to Superman, Cavill is also known for playing Duke Charles Brandon in The Tudors (2007-2010), Greek demigod Theseus in Immortals (2011), Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher (2019-2023), and Sherlock Holmes in Enola Holmes (2020).

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  • Being British (specifically of English, Scottish, and Irish descent), Cavill is the first non-American actor to have portrayed Superman.
  • Cavill had previously auditioned for the aborted Superman project Superman: Flyby as well as for Superman Returns, losing out on the latter to Brandon Routh.
  • Cavill had previously co-starred in the British period drama The Tudors alongside Callum Blue, who played General Zod in Smallville (TV).
  • While filming footage for the reshoots that were incorporated into the 2017 theatrical cut of Justice League, Cavill was also filming for his role in Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018). He was contractually obligated to have facial hair for his role and wasn't allowed to shave it for the Justice League reshoots, requiring it to be removed with CGI in post-production. Said CGI was criticized for looking unpolished while also serving as an easy way for viewers to identify what footage was filmed by original director Zack Snyder and what was filmed by replacement director Joss Whedon in certain scenes. The facial hair became a de facto symbol for the behind-the-scenes problems the theatrical cut suffered. This fact was referenced in Butch Lukic's Jutice Society : World War II with alternate Earth Clark Kent wearing mustache as a disguise. This fact was also predicted in Superman #200 (1967) as well as in Superman #283 (1975). As well as in Image Comics' Invinsible where Superman's pastishe/parody Omni-Man also wearing mustache, Man of Steel (2013) took some inspirations from Invincible series, such as battle cinematography between invincible characters and overall grand collateral damage. Superman vs Faora fight was directly influenced by Mark vs Anissa fight.
  • Cavill is the fourth actor to have played both a comic book character and Sherlock Holmes in live action. The other three include Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Ian McKellen (Magneto), and Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange).
  • Cavill owns an American Akita dog named after Superman (Kal).
  • Henry Cavill bears very strong resembles to the way Curt Swan drew Superman and the way Murphy Anderson inked these drawings. Also "Henry Kent" was predicted in Superman Secret Identity #3

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