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Full Name: Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill
Date/Place of Birth: 5 May 1983, Jersey, Channel Islands
Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Nicknames: Henners, Hank, H

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- Henry grew up in Jersey in Great Britain, a small island in between England and France.

- Henry attended Stowe School, a public British boarding school, in Stowe, Buckinghamshire, and St. Michael's Preparatory School in Jersey.

- Henry is the face and spokesperson for London Dunhill fragrance.

- Henry's favorite TV show is Scrubs.

- Henry's pet peeve are people who always want to be the center of attention.

- Henry has a pet parrot and a dog.

- Henry has four brothers and one sister-in-law.

- Henry's hobbies include snow boarding, reading, partying and meeting new people.

- Henry loves to travel, and his favorite place so far is Nepal. He called it “mind blowing” in a 2008 US Weekly article.

- The worst job Henry ever had was working at a law firm. He worked as a tea and photocopy boy.

- Henry's favorite actors are Mel Gibson and Russell Crowe.

- Henry's signature dish is spicy sausage ragu, which he stole from his brother.

- He is impressed by a Sunday roast and the organization it takes.

- Henry credits "having brothers who are bigger, hairier and been around longer” than him as the reason he has stayed so down to earth.

- Henry can't live without his blender, as he tries to make a strawberry and cucumber smoothie every day.

- His favorite snack is nachos, his favorite comfort food is pizza, his favorite drink is a dirty martini, and his weakness is French fries.

- As of 2008, Henry resides in London, England, and in Jersey, Channel Islands, in the United Kingdom.

- Henry's last name, Cavill, is pronounced like the word "travel."

- Henry loves to play rugby, but no longer plays because of injuries.

- No matter where Henry is going, he never leaves his home without money, credit cards, and his passport.

- In the December 2005 edition of Empire Magazine, Henry was dubbed "the most unlucky man in Hollywood" after he lost the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in Batman Begins to Christian Bale, James Bond in Casino Royale to Daniel Craig, Superman/Clark Kent in Superman Returns to Brandon Routh and Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire to Robert Pattinson. In all these roles, Henry was among the final two that were being considered for the roles.

- Henry was selected as a Rising Star by Access Hollywood in April 2008.

- In April 2008, Interview magazine predicted Henry as "the kind of [actor] you [want] to watch grow" and for audiences “to keep an eye out for him.”

- His dream role is to play Alexander the Great.

- He speaks English and French fluently and is conversational in Italian and German. Most importantly, he can order a beer in Czech.

- His favorite item of clothing is a brown leather jacket, an item he says he could not live without.

Compiled by HenryCavillFan.com Using:
Internet Movie Database, Us Weekly, In Style (UK), Richard Jackson, and FilmSpot.

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