Henry Cavill, the steely actor turned 40 years old

He said goodbye with the cape Superman a few months ago, despite the fact that shortly before that he sent fans into a frenzy by announcing that he would continue it. The latter did not happen in the end, but in any case, the role of the “man of steel” is already in the past for him. Henry CavillBritish actor _one of the hottest men in the industry_ that he turns 40 this May 5.

He has an imposing figure and facial features that make many sigh, but some do not know that during adolescence, Cavill was bullied by his classmates because he was overweight; or that he was turned down to play James Bond at the age of 21. The producers considered him too young for the role, which eventually went to Daniel Craig.

The first leading British role was played by him lagoon (2001), when he was 18 years old. Since then, a lot has happened for the actor who has already collected a handful of iconic roles.

For the first time, he wore the red cape of the most popular superhero in Man of Steel (2013), and repeated Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), justice league (2017), as well as in Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021), plus a cameo role Black Adam (2022).

But apart from Superman, he played other popular characters like Sherlock Holmes or Geralt of Rivia in Warlock. He also participated in acclaimed projects, including series The Tudors, The man from UNCLE (2015) or Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018).

The actor is currently working on Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfarethe director’s new film Guy Ritchie which takes place in the Second World War. In addition, it is known that he will act in the series Warhammer 40k. (AND)

Henry Cavill’s most popular productions

Man of Steel

Zack Snyder’s Justice League

The man from UNCLE

Mission: Impossible – Fallout

Enola Holmes

Warlock

The Tudors