Some of us are born to be supermodels, others of us find quantum physics a piece of cake…and some, like Henry Cavill, are true winners of the genetic lottery by combining good looks and intelligence.
The 37-year-old showed his 12.2 million Instagram followers he is more than just a pretty face by building a computer from scratch.
The Man of Steel actor also showcased his cheeky sense of humour as he got grips to piecing everything together, captioning the video: “This kind of material isn’t for everyone….viewer direction is advised.
“You may see a lot of parts that you haven’t seen before.”
Henry Cavill – In pictures
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Henry Cavill as Superman
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Henry Cavill at the premiere of Mission: Impossible Fallout in 2018
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Henry Cavill as Superman in Man of Steel (2013)
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Henry Cavill as Superman in Man of Steel (2013)
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Henry Cavill as Superman in Man of Steel (2013)
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Henry Cavill as Superman in Man of Steel (2013)
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Henry Cavill as Superman in Man of Steel (2013)
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Henry Cavill as Superman with Amy Adams in Man of Steel (2013)
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Henry Cavill and Elizabeth Debicki in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
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Henry Cavill and Jessica Chastain in 2015 at the Jameson Empire Awards
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Henry Cavill attends a 2015 screening of The Orchids of Banos
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Henry Cavill promoting The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
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Henry Cavill as Superman in Times Square
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Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
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Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill attend an after party for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2016
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Henry Cavill and his Justice League co-stars Gal Gadot, Ben Affleck, Amy Adams and Jesse Eisenberg at the 2016 New York premiere of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
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Henry Cavill attends the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice London premiere in 2016
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Henry Cavill at the premiere for Justice League in 2017
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Henry Cavill with his Justice League co-stars Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, Gal Gadot, Ray Fisher and Ben Affleck at a 2017 premiere
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Henry Cavill and his controversial moustache in Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)
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Henry Cavill being trolled by fans over his moustache at a 2018 premiere for Mission: Impossible Fallout
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Henry Cavill on Graham Norton in 2018
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Henry Cavill and Simon Pegg hitting drums at a 2018 Mission: Impossible – Fallout junket in China
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Henry Cavill at the Jaeger-LeCoultre Gala Dinner at the 2018 Venice Film Festival
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Henry Cavill attending the Mission: Impossible Fallout premiere in 2018
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Henry Cavill at the 2018 GQ Men of the Year Awards
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Henry Cavill at Comic-Con in 2019
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Henry Cavill as Superman
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Henry Cavill at the premiere of Mission: Impossible Fallout in 2018
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Henry Cavill as Superman in Man of Steel (2013)
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Henry Cavill as Superman in Man of Steel (2013)
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Henry Cavill as Superman in Man of Steel (2013)
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Henry Cavill as Superman in Man of Steel (2013)
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Henry Cavill as Superman in Man of Steel (2013)
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Henry Cavill as Superman with Amy Adams in Man of Steel (2013)
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Henry Cavill and Elizabeth Debicki in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
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Henry Cavill and Jessica Chastain in 2015 at the Jameson Empire Awards
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Henry Cavill attends a 2015 screening of The Orchids of Banos
Dave Benett
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Henry Cavill promoting The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
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Henry Cavill as Superman in Times Square
Instagram/Henry Cavill
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Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
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Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill attend an after party for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2016
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Henry Cavill and his Justice League co-stars Gal Gadot, Ben Affleck, Amy Adams and Jesse Eisenberg at the 2016 New York premiere of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
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Henry Cavill attends the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice London premiere in 2016
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Henry Cavill at the premiere for Justice League in 2017
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Henry Cavill with his Justice League co-stars Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, Gal Gadot, Ray Fisher and Ben Affleck at a 2017 premiere
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Henry Cavill and his controversial moustache in Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)
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Henry Cavill being trolled by fans over his moustache at a 2018 premiere for Mission: Impossible Fallout
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Henry Cavill on Graham Norton in 2018
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Henry Cavill and Simon Pegg hitting drums at a 2018 Mission: Impossible – Fallout junket in China
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Henry Cavill at the Jaeger-LeCoultre Gala Dinner at the 2018 Venice Film Festival
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Henry Cavill attending the Mission: Impossible Fallout premiere in 2018
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Henry Cavill at the 2018 GQ Men of the Year Awards
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Henry Cavill at Comic-Con in 2019
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The video was soundtracked with You’re The First, The Last, My Everything by Barry White.
Cavill is something of a self-confessed nerd, previously admitting that he preferred sitting at home gaming on his computer rather than heading out to exclusive clubs.
“Every time I step out my front door, I’m hyper aware,” he previously told GQ. “Even if I’m not looking terrible, you still realise there are people taking sneaky photos of you, because that’s what people like to do. And then they put them on the Internet and you see them on Instagram and you’re like, ‘Oh, my god.’
“At home, I get to sit playing games for ridiculous amounts of hours and escape there, because going outside has the opposite effect.”
His games of choice are Warhammer and The Witcher, with Cavill leading the cast of the Netflix adaptation of the hugely popular video game series.
“I lock into a game on my PC, play that and switch off,” he told Balance magazine.
“At the same time, I am very competitive and play everything on the hardest level I possibly can because I do like the challenge. So I get frustrated as well; there have been times when I’ve been up at 3am or 4am going, ‘I’m not going to beat it today. I need to go to sleep and stop winding myself up because it’s having the exact opposite effect of what I wanted.’
“It works both ways.”
