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** For bonus irony, he's this in the upcoming movie production of ''Series/TheManFromUncle'', while the ''actual'' American is a FakeRussian.
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Henry Cavill (born May 5, 1983) is a British actor, known mainly for his roles in ''TheTudors'', ''Film/{{Immortals}}'' and ''Film/ManOfSteel'' -- as well as his bad luck, consisting in a long string of near-misses in landing important roles before his recent rise to prominence.
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** [[http://dgaider.tumblr.com/post/55213524262/genevrael-he-likes-nothing-better-he-says In his personal blog]], [[BioWare Dragon Age lead writer David Gaider]] claimed that, had he known Cavill liked Dragon Age and Mass Effect back when he was on ''TheTudors'', he would have lobbied hard to have him do some voice acting in one of their games. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Alas, now that he's Superman, Gaider laments that he's out of their price range.]]
** [[http://dgaider.tumblr.com/post/55213524262/genevrael-he-likes-nothing-better-he-says In his personal blog]], [[BioWare Dragon Age lead writer David Gaider]] claimed that, had he known Cavill liked Dragon Age and Mass Effect back when he was on ''TheTudors'', he would have lobbied hard to have him do some voice acting in one of their games. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Alas, now that he's Superman, Gaider laments that he's out of their price range.]]
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** [[http://dgaider.tumblr.com/post/55213524262/genevrael-he-likes-nothing-better-he-says In his personal blog]], [[BioWare Dragon Age lead writer David Gaider]] claimed that, had he known Cavill likedDragon Age ''Dragon Age'' and Mass Effect ''Mass Effect'' back when he was on ''TheTudors'', he would have lobbied hard to have him do some voice acting in one of their games. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Alas, now that he's Superman, Gaider laments that he's out of their price range.]]range]].
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** ''Literature/HarryPotter'' fans campaigned for him to be cast as Cedric Diggory in ''[[Film/HarryPotter Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', but RobertPattinson landed the role instead. Years later, ''Film/{{Twilight}}'' was set to become a movie, and author Creator/StephenieMeyer expressely said she pictured Henry Cavill when writing Edward Cullen, but he wasn't cast, being considered too old, losing the role to... Robert Pattinson. Again.
** In fact, he was named the "Unluckiest Man in Hollywood" by ''Empire'' due to his long series of near-misses.
** ''Literature/HarryPotter'' fans campaigned for him to be cast as Cedric Diggory in ''[[Film/HarryPotter Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', but RobertPattinson landed the role instead. Years later, ''Film/{{Twilight}}'' was set to become a movie, and author Creator/StephenieMeyer expressely said she pictured Henry Cavill when writing Edward Cullen, but he wasn't cast, being considered too old, losing the role to... Robert Pattinson. Again.
** In fact, he was named the "Unluckiest Man in Hollywood" by ''Empire'' due to his long series of near-misses.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was ''nearly'' cast as Superman a decade before, before in ''Film/SupermanReturns'', but lost the role to Brandon Routh. He was also one of the final two contenders for Literature/JamesBond in ''Film/CasinoRoyale'', but was ultimately deemed too young for the role, role which was given to the other candidate, Creator/DanielCraig.
** ''Literature/HarryPotter'' fans campaigned for him to be cast as Cedric Diggory in ''[[Film/HarryPotter Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', but RobertPattinson landed the role instead. Years later, ''Film/{{Twilight}}'' was set to become a movie, and author Creator/StephenieMeyerexpressely expressly said she pictured Henry Cavill when writing Edward Cullen, but he wasn't cast, being considered too old, losing the role to... to...Robert Pattinson. Again.
** In fact, he was named the "Unluckiest Man in Hollywood" by ''Empire'' due to his long series ofnear-misses.near-misses.
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** [[http://dgaider.tumblr.com/post/55213524262/genevrael-he-likes-nothing-better-he-says In his personal blog]], [[BioWare Dragon Age lead writer David Gaider]] claimed that, had he known Cavill liked Dragon Age and Mass Effect back when he was on ''TheTudors'', he would have lobbied hard to have him do some voice acting in one of their games. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Alas, now that he's Superman, Gaider laments that he's out of their price range.]]
** [[http://dgaider.tumblr.com/post/55213524262/genevrael-he-likes-nothing-better-he-says In his personal blog]], [[BioWare Dragon Age lead writer David Gaider]] claimed that, had he known Cavill liked Dragon Age and Mass Effect back when he was on ''TheTudors'', he would have lobbied hard to have him do some voice acting in one of their games. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Alas, now that he's Superman, Gaider laments that he's out of their price range.]]
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* OneOfUs: In addition to being a big comic book fan, he also loves ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' to the point that he nearly missed out on the call offering him ''Man Of Steel'' because he was playing it at the time. He also mentions playing ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', and ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim''. His favorite game is ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}''.
** [[http://dgaider.tumblr.com/post/55213524262/genevrael-he-likes-nothing-better-he-says In his personal blog]], [[BioWare Dragon Age lead writer David Gaider]] claimed that, had he known Cavill liked Dragon Age and Mass Effect back when he was on ''TheTudors'', he would have lobbied hard to have him do some voice acting in one of their games. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Alas, now that he's Superman, Gaider laments that he's out of their price range.]]
* OneOfUs: In addition to being a big comic book fan, he also loves ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' to the point that he nearly missed out on the call offering him ''Man Of Steel'' because he was playing it at the time. He also mentions playing ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', and ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim''. His favorite game is ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}''.
** [[http://dgaider.tumblr.com/post/55213524262/genevrael-he-likes-nothing-better-he-says In his personal blog]], [[BioWare Dragon Age lead writer David Gaider]] claimed that, had he known Cavill liked Dragon Age and Mass Effect back when he was on ''TheTudors'', he would have lobbied hard to have him do some voice acting in one of their games. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Alas, now that he's Superman, Gaider laments that he's out of their price range.]]
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** ThrowTheDogABone: After years of just ''barely'' missing out on getting various important roles in Hollywood, he finally got to play [[Franchise/{{Superman}} one of the most iconic characters of the twentieth century]].
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Henry Cavill (born May 5, 1983) is a British actor, known mainly for his roles in ''TheTudors'', ''Film/{{Immortals}}'' and ''Film/ManOfSteel'' -- as well as his bad luck, consisting in a long string of near-misses in landing important roles before his recent rise to prominence.
! Roles include:
* Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, in ''TheTudors''
* Theseus in ''Film/{{Immortals}}''
* Will Shaw in ''The Cold Light of Day''
* Clark Kent / Superman in ''Film/ManOfSteel''
! This actor provides examples of:
* CarpetOfVirility
** Except in ''Film/{{Immortals}}''.
* FakeAmerican: In a handful of his works.
** Interestingly, he'll be playing a character who is himself a FakeAmerican in ''Film/ManOfSteel''.
* MrFanservice: See those works listed above? He's this in all of them. Loads of {{Shirtless Scene}}s.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was ''nearly'' cast as Superman a decade before, in ''Film/SupermanReturns'', but lost the role to Brandon Routh. He was also one of the final two contenders for Literature/JamesBond in ''Film/CasinoRoyale'', but was ultimately deemed too young for the role, which was given to the other candidate, Creator/DanielCraig.
** ''Literature/HarryPotter'' fans campaigned for him to be cast as Cedric Diggory in ''[[Film/HarryPotter Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', but RobertPattinson landed the role instead. Years later, ''Film/{{Twilight}}'' was set to become a movie, and author Creator/StephenieMeyer expressely said she pictured Henry Cavill when writing Edward Cullen, but he wasn't cast, being considered too old, losing the role to... Robert Pattinson. Again.
** In fact, he was named the "Unluckiest Man in Hollywood" by ''Empire'' due to his long series of near-misses.
Henry Cavill (born May 5, 1983) is a British actor, known mainly for his roles in ''TheTudors'', ''Film/{{Immortals}}'' and ''Film/ManOfSteel'' -- as well as his bad luck, consisting in a long string of near-misses in landing important roles before his recent rise to prominence.
! Roles include:
* Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, in ''TheTudors''
* Theseus in ''Film/{{Immortals}}''
* Will Shaw in ''The Cold Light of Day''
* Clark Kent / Superman in ''Film/ManOfSteel''
! This actor provides examples of:
* CarpetOfVirility
** Except in ''Film/{{Immortals}}''.
* FakeAmerican: In a handful of his works.
** Interestingly, he'll be playing a character who is himself a FakeAmerican in ''Film/ManOfSteel''.
* MrFanservice: See those works listed above? He's this in all of them. Loads of {{Shirtless Scene}}s.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was ''nearly'' cast as Superman a decade before, in ''Film/SupermanReturns'', but lost the role to Brandon Routh. He was also one of the final two contenders for Literature/JamesBond in ''Film/CasinoRoyale'', but was ultimately deemed too young for the role, which was given to the other candidate, Creator/DanielCraig.
** ''Literature/HarryPotter'' fans campaigned for him to be cast as Cedric Diggory in ''[[Film/HarryPotter Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', but RobertPattinson landed the role instead. Years later, ''Film/{{Twilight}}'' was set to become a movie, and author Creator/StephenieMeyer expressely said she pictured Henry Cavill when writing Edward Cullen, but he wasn't cast, being considered too old, losing the role to... Robert Pattinson. Again.
** In fact, he was named the "Unluckiest Man in Hollywood" by ''Empire'' due to his long series of near-misses.
