Henry Cavill was born on May 5, 1983 on the island of Jersey located in the Channel Islands – a British colony in the English Channel, off the coast of Normandy, France. Henry Cavill is the youngest stepchild in a family of five sons. After finishing elementary school, Henry Cavill was sent abroad (Stowe School in Buckinghamshire, England) to continue his studies. Henry Cavill remembers his school days very clearly: a child who always felt lonely because he had to live far from home and felt guilty about his fat body. At Stowe High School, Henry Cavill liked archeology in general and Egyptian archeology in particular the most, so much so that he intended to major in Egyptology when he went to college, without thinking about the latter. This will become an actor.

As fate would have it, one day at school, Henry Cavill accidentally met Russell Crowe, when this famous Australian actor came to school to film a scene in the movie Proof of life. Henry Cavill approached Russell Crowe to ask about acting. Perhaps Russell Crowe himself did not expect that the boy who asked him for advice that year is now the person playing his son, Clark Kent, in the movie Man of Steel. Few people know, before being known to the world as the superhero Superman, Henry Cavill almost played Superman in the movie Superman Returns (2004). Unfortunately, director McG later withdrew from this project, the director role went to Bryan Singer and the role of Superman was assigned to Brandon Routh. After that time, Henry Cavill also tried and failed many other important roles such as James Bond in Casino Royale, Edward Cullen in the Twilight movie series. With James Bond, Henry Cavill was criticized for being too young, the producer wanted James Bond to be older. As for the role of vampire character Edward Cullen, on the contrary, at the age of 24, he was criticized for being too old.

Up to now, after 12 years of career, Henry Cavill has participated in 13 feature films and glory has finally smiled on him. To have the muscular body of a superhero, five months before filming began, he had to consume up to 5,000 calories every day. While filming, Henry Cavill exercised for an hour every day before entering the scene.

After Man of Steel, Henry Cavill currently has no other projects. He is enjoying the success of the movie and spending happy days with his girlfriend – actress Gina Carano. This beauty with an athlete’s body is Henry Cavill’s latest love, after he broke up with his fiancee Ellen Whitaker last year.