FrameThrower · Actors · Henry Cavill
Henry Cavill
8 films · 859 frames · top-billed in 8 · 2005–2021
Born 5 May 1983 · St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill is a British actor. He is known for his portrayal of Charles Brandon in Showtime's The Tudors (2007–2010), DC Comics character Superman in the DC Extended Universe, Geralt of Rivia in the Netflix fantasy series The Witcher (2019–present), as well as Sherlock Holmes in the Netflix film Enola Holmes (2020).
Cavill began his career with roles in the feature adaptations of The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) and I Capture the Castle (2003). He later portrayed supporting roles in several television series, including BBC's The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, ITV's Midsomer Murders, and Showtime's The Tudors.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 8 films · 859 frames · top-billed in 8 · 2005–2021
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple/Ensemble2017
- MTV Movie Award for Best Hero2014
How their films are shot
Measured across 859 frames from the 8 films we hold. This is the look of the work Henry takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 8 films we hold, 56% of their frames are night, 57% low key — the look of the work Henry takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021 · Superman / Clark Kent
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
2018 · August Walker
Justice League
2017 · Superman / Clark Kent
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016 · Clark Kent / Superman
Man Of Steel
2013 · Clark Kent / Superman / Kal-El
The Immortals
2011 · Theseus
Blood Creek
2009 · Evan Marshall
Hellraiser: Hellworld
2005 · Mike
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 859 frames from Henry Cavill's 8 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.