That looks super man! Man Of Steel star Henry Cavill gets his head shaved for new role as American soldier in Sand Castle

By Mike Larkin For Dailymail.com

Published: 19:23 EST, 29 October 2015 | Updated: 21:13 EST, 29 October 2015

He is best known among hair aficionados for the greasy mop he sports while playing Superman.

But Henry Cavill was left looking even more macho after having his head shaved as he gets set to play an American soldier in his latest film Sand Castle

The jolly Man Of Steel star posted a thrilling video of the whole affair on his Instagram page for his 132,000 strong band of followers to enjoy.

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Man of steel clippers: A hairdresser is shown shaving Henry Cavill's head in a new video he posted on Instagram on Thursday

Man of steel clippers: A hairdresser is shown shaving Henry Cavill's head in a new video he posted on Instagram on Thursday

The 32-year-old The Tudors hunk captioned the social media post: 'The road to Captain Syverso.'

Jersey native Henry wears a smug grin as he sees his beloved locks shorn from his head, perhaps gleeful that he will not be looking like his most famous character for a while.

The action man's character is one of  a squad of American soldiers attempt to protect a small village occupation of Iraq. He is starring alongside fellow beefcake Nicholas Hoult in the forthcoming picture.

In reality the jolly actor has quite the family connection to the military, and he has made it his philanthropic cause of choice.

It's easier than using heat vision: Kal-El has to use reflect his eye beams off a mirror just to have a shave

It's easier than using heat vision: Kal-El has to use reflect his eye beams off a mirror just to have a shave

That looks super man: He looked quite the beefcake with his cropped hair and beard

That looks super man: He looked quite the beefcake with his cropped hair and beard

The Krypton factor: Henry's new character will not need the same copious amounts of hair gel as Superman
The Krypton factor: Henry's new character will not need the same copious amounts of hair gel as Superman

The Krypton factor: Henry's new character will not need the same copious amounts of hair gel as Superman

Representing the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund, Henry was shortlisted for Celebrity Fundraiser of the Year at the JustGiving Awards last month, but lost out on the title to footballer Francis Benali.

Henry is connected to the event through his real life hardman brother Nick, who has served in the Royal Marines for a number of years.

In October 2014, Henry took part in a Gibraltar Rock Run which raised over £140,000 for the charity.

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