Compare a selection of actors from international film and television using the metric heights reported on their IMDb biographies. The figures are labeled as reported biography listings throughout the library.
Reference check: 24 October 2026. The table links to every underlying source. Source checking confirms what a publisher lists; it does not certify a person’s measured stature.
Measurements and references
| Person | Height | Evidence / source |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Hemsworth | 191 cm | Reported biography listing IMDb Checked 2026-10-24 |
| Henry Cavill | 185 cm | Reported biography listing IMDb Checked 2026-10-24 |
| Leonardo DiCaprio | 183 cm | Reported biography listing IMDb Checked 2026-10-24 |
| Zendaya | 178 cm | Reported biography listing IMDb Checked 2026-10-24 |
| Tom Cruise | 170 cm | Reported biography listing IMDb Checked 2026-10-24 |
| Daniel Radcliffe | 165 cm | Reported biography listing IMDb Checked 2026-10-24 |
| Scarlett Johansson | 160 cm | Reported biography listing IMDb Checked 2026-10-24 |
Reading the actor comparison
The starting chart includes Chris Hemsworth, Henry Cavill, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Cruise, Daniel Radcliffe, Scarlett Johansson and Zendaya. It puts their listed measurements on one shared scale, avoiding camera angle differences between unrelated publicity photographs.
The selection is intended for visual comparison. It is not a list of the tallest actors in the world, and the order should not be treated as an independently measured ranking.
Why movie appearances can look different
Footwear, posture, distance from the camera and filming choices can change how tall someone appears in a frame. A silhouette comparison uses the entered measurement instead of attempting to recover height from those appearances. A photo card still needs a known height and a sensible head-to-foot crop.
How reliable are the biography figures?
IMDb is an editable reference database. We checked the displayed metric listing, but that does not establish who measured the person, when it was measured or whether footwear was included. Some other actors remain outside this release because the pages checked gave conflicting figures. If a stronger reference becomes available, the record can be reviewed and this article’s table will use the updated library value.
Try your own comparison
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