Henry Cavill

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Cavill in 2013, photo by Prphotos

Birth Name: Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill

Place of Birth: St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Date of Birth: 5 May, 1983

Ethnicity: English, Irish, some Scottish

Henry Cavill is a British actor. He is known for starring as the cinematic Clark Kent / Superman, from Man of Steel in 2013 to the 2020s. His roles also include the films The Count of Monte Cristo, I Capture the Castle, Hellraiser: Hellworld, Tristan & Isolde, Red Riding Hood (2006), Stardust, Whatever Works, Blood Creek, Immortals, The Cold Light of Day, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Sand Castle, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Night Hunter, and Enola Holmes, and its sequel; and the shows The Tudors and The Witcher.

His father, Colin Cavill, a stockbroker, is English-born, with English ancestry. His mother, Marianne (Dalgliesh), a bank secretary, is from Jersey, in the Channel Islands, where Henry was born and raised. Henry’s maternal grandfather had English and Scottish ancestry, while Henry’s maternal grandmother was Irish. Henry partly attended school in Stowe, Buckinghamshire.

Henry’s paternal grandfather was Richard Cavill (the son of John William Cavill and Ellen Agnes Saunders). Richard was born in Bridlington, Yorkshire, England. John was born in Yorkshire, the son of William Cavill and Margaret Lydia Crampton; Margaret was born in Malta, to English parents, George Crampton and Ann Cronk. Henry’s great-grandmother Ellen was the daughter of Richard Saunders and Mary Ann Minards.

Henry’s paternal grandmother was Gladys Jesse May Smith (the daughter of Henry Smith and Julia Simmonds/Western). Gladys was born in Hampstead, London, England. Henry’s great-grandfather Henry Smith was the son of William Smith and Sarah.

Henry’s maternal grandfather was Alan Gardner Dalgliesh (the son of Percy Dalgliesh and Marianne Pringle Gardner). Henry’s grandfather Alan was born in Guatemala, to an English-born father and a Scottish-born mother (both of Alan’s parents were of mixed Scottish and English ancestry). Percy was the son of James Dalgliesh and Lucy Booth Hadfield. Marianne was the daughter of John Neilson Gardner and Marianne Pringle.

Henry’s maternal grandmother was Mary Kathleen O’Donnell (the daughter of John O’Donnell and Elizabeth “Lizzie” McPhillips). Henry’s grandmother Mary Kathleen was Irish, born in County Monaghan. John was the son of James O’Donnell and Mary Cullen. Elizabeth was the daughter of Patrick McPhillips and Anne Coyle.

Sources: Genealogy of Henry Cavill – https://www.geni.com

Genealogy of Henry’s maternal grandfather, Alan Gardner Dalgliesh (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://www.dalgleishstudy.info

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29 Responses

  1. andrew says:

    also Cavill is similar to Cahill that is Irish

  2. HarrietmJones says:

    Judging by Henry being from the Channel Islands and being at least half ‘Channel Islander’, there will be at least a bit of French blood I would think in his family tree. I might be wrong however, it’s just that my Great Grandmother and her ancestors all hail from Guernsey and with a bit of digging found both English and French blood there. Also, he seems to have the charm of a Frenchman, so I’m convinced he’s partly French! ;)

    • AW says:

      You know, I wondered the same thing too. The Channel Islands are in such an interesting spot between England and France that I wondered if he had any possible French background being that close to northern France.

  3. Stefania says:

    OMG he is like the most sexy drop dead handsome man I have ever seen in my life. The things I would do to him lol.

  4. Holly88 says:

    I’d guess with a surname like ‘Cavill’, which sounds French to me and the fact he’s from Jersey, which is an English owned island just a few miles off the coast of France and a lot of people born there have French heritage that he also has some French descent too?! But I could be wrong?!

  5. Maria says:

    he’s simply beautiful

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