The star of Showtime's hit series 'The Tudors' has two big movies in the works. (He also has four bigger brothers to keep him grounded.)

British actor Henry Cavill came thisclose to landing the title role in Batman Begins and Superman Returns. He was almost cast as James Bond in Casino Royale, until Daniel Craig’s smirk swooped in. He even tried buying a house last year, but “the deal fell through right at the end.” Nothing stuck. Defeated, the extremely private star considered quitting Hollywood when he was offered the plum role as rakish commoner Charles Brandon, Jonathan Rhys Meyer’s Number Two, on “The Tudors.” What's more, the face of Dunhill fragrance recently wrapped Joel Schumacher's latest picture, Creek. "It's based on a Nazi occult experiment, which has been buried for over 60 years," he says, not without self-awareness. Also on the horizon is Woody Allen's cinematic return to New York, starring Evan Rachel Wood and Larry David, which is currently in production. Below, the young king takes his throne.