Henry Cavill is currently considered one of the actors with the most outstanding achievements in Hollywood. However, the actor’s path to success also had to go through many difficulties. Having had a great opportunity early on but unfortunately losing it, Henry Cavill took slow steps towards the halo of fame.

Early relationship with “superman”

Born into a family with parents who worked in the financial sector, from childhood to adolescence, Henry Cavill never thought he would become an actor, or beyond that, a Hollywood star.

But everything completely changed when at the age of 16, Cavill had a “heavenly arranged” meeting with actor Russell Crowe. At that time, he was filming the movie Proof Of Life directed by Taylor Hackford at the school where Henry attended. Crowe chatted with Cavill about his career.

Vendetta gives Henry Cavill his first major role. Photo: IMDb.

From here, Henry’s decision to pursue acting began to take shape. Russell Crowe later played the father of Cavill’s Superman character in the blockbuster Man of Steel.

Over the next year, Henry Cavill participated in many casting programs for film, television and even Broadway projects. He had his first role, also the first main role, in the film Vendetta co-produced by Italy, Canada and France in 2001. Although the film did not receive many positive reviews, Cavill was quickly recognized by Hollywood filmmakers. keep an eye on.

Not being blinded by his first leading role, Cavill accepted almost every role, from supporting roles to cameos, sometimes even playing supporting roles. A series of movie titles featuring Cavill but few people recognize or pay attention to him include The Count of Monte Cristo, I Capture the Castle, Tristan + Isolde, Red Riding Hood, Stardust …

In return, he had the opportunity to work and learn from many big names at that time, such as veteran director Randal Kleiser of Grease and The Blue Lagoon , director Kevin Reynolds of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and Waterworld , director Actor Matthew Vaughn – father of the Kingsman and Kickass series …

Thanks to his positive attitude, patience and diligence, after 6 years of pursuing an acting career, Henry Cavill received the role that made him famous in the series The Tudors co-produced by BBC (UK) and Showtime (USA). .

The series quickly received love from the public throughout Europe and America . Doors from big brands began to open wide for the 24-year-old actor. After a year on the air, The Tudors brought Golden Globe and Emmy nominations to Henry Cavill.

The Tudors is the work that made Henry Cavill famous. Photo: IMDb.

Many times he “missed the role” regrettably

In 2003, Henry Cavill was chosen for the role of Clark Kent in McG and Warner Bros.’s Superman project. However, when McG had to leave the project and Bryan Singer replaced him, they passed this opportunity to Brandon Routh – a fairly new face at that time.

In an Internet poll for the role of Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire , Henry Cavill was the actor who received the most votes. Optimistic fans believe that he is the one to take on the role of the young wizard. But as a result, this role belongs to Robert Pattinson.

Stephenie Meyer, author of the best-selling novel Twilight , once shared that Henry Cavill is the most suitable image to transform into the love-struck vampire character Edward Cullen. After that, he also auditioned for the role and was highly praised. But this opportunity once again fell into the hands of Robert Pattinson. The producer said the main reason for the above decision was because Henry was “too old for the role of Edward”.

In 2005, Henry Cavill was the final choice for the role of agent 007, succeeding actor Pierce Brosnan. Director Martin Campbell originally chose Cavill instead of Daniel Craig , but because the production company wanted to bring a more mature image of James Bond, Daniel Craig had the opportunity to take the role and reap the rewards with Casino Royale .

Then, another opportunity came to Henry Cavill when producer Warner Bros. invited him to audition for the role of Batman in the film series directed by Christopher Nolan. Henry Cavill quickly refused because he felt he was “not suitable to play Batman”.

Henry Cavill twice “missed” the role to Robert Pattinson. Photos: Popsugar, Teen Vogue.