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 Henry Cavill was born on the Bailiwick of Jersey, a  British Crown dependency in the Channel Islands. His mother, Marianne  (Dalgliesh), a housewife, was also born on Jersey, and is of Irish,  Scottish and English ancestry. Henry's father, Colin Richard Cavill, a  stockbroker, is of English origin (born in Chester, England). Henry is  the second youngest son, with four brothers. He was privately educated  at St. Michael's Preparatory School in Saint Saviour, Jersey before  attending Stowe School in Buckinghamshire, England.

On June 10, 2013, Man of Steel  (2013) kicked off its world premiere in New York City followed by  London, Bailiwick of Jersey, Sicily, Madrid, Shanghai, Sydney and Tokyo.  The movie became the highest-grossing Superman film to date, and the  second-highest-grossing reboot of all time behind The Amazing Spider-Man  (2012). Glamour magazine ranked him the #1 "Sexiest Man". In August  2014, Henry became the Ambassador for Durrell Wildlife Park and created a  website and social media called #CavillConservation to help raise funds  and awareness for his love of animals and conservation. On November 3,  2014, it was announced that Cavill, his brother Charlie, and  London-based producer Rex Glensy, have formed their own British  production company, Promethean Productions.

On August 7, 2015, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.  (2015) began its premiere tour with a people's premiere at the famous  Somerset House in London, followed by its world premiere in New York  City, then Toronto, and Rio de Janeiro. Cavill reprised his role as  Superman in Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017).