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Cary Elwes

Acting 63 years old London, England, UK ★ 3.6
Born: October 26, 1962

Biography

Ivan Simon Cary Elwes (born October 26, 1962) is an English actor. He is known for his leading roles in The Princess Bride (1987), Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), and the Saw series. Elwes's other performances in films include Glory (1989), Days of Thunder (1990), Hot Shots! (1991), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Twister (1996), Kiss the Girls (1997), Liar Liar (1997), Ella Enchanted (2004), No Strings Attached (2011), BlackBerry, and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (both 2023).

Elwes has also appeared on television series such as The X-Files, Seinfeld, From the Earth to the Moon, Psych, Life in Pieces, Stranger Things, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Knuckles.

He is the third son born to interior designer/shipping heiress Tessa Kennedy and the late portrait painter Dominick Elwes, and is the brother of producer/agent Cassian Elwes and artist Damian Elwes. He was born and raised in London and attended Harrow. After graduating from Harrow, he moved to the US and studied drama at Sarah Lawrence College. He left school after two years to begin his film career. Elwes is politically active for causes such as protecting the environment and helping Native American peoples. He is married to Lisa Marie Kurbikoff, a stills photographer.

Filmography

Acting Credits (148)

M.I.A.
M.I.A. 2026
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! Self - Actor 2026
Dead Man's Wire
Dead Man's Wire Michael Grable 2026
The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address John P. Jones (voice) 2025
Neverland
Neverland 2025
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning Denlinger 2025
Knuckles
Knuckles 'Pistol' Pete Whipple 2024
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver The King 2024
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare Brigadier Gubbins 'M' 2024
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire The King 2023
BlackBerry
BlackBerry Carl Yankowski 2023
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One Denlinger 2023
Sweetwater
Sweetwater Ned Irish 2023
BlackBerry
BlackBerry Carl Yankowski 2023
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre Nathan 2023
The Hyperions
The Hyperions Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum 2022
Last Train to Christmas
Last Train to Christmas Roger Towers 2021
A Castle for Christmas
A Castle for Christmas Myles 2021
Burning at Both Ends
Burning at Both Ends Jacques 2021
Best Sellers
Best Sellers Halpren Nolan 2021
The Unholy
The Unholy Bishop Gyles 2021
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder Self 2020
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion Westley 2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Home Movie: The Princess Bride Prince Humperdinck 2020
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall Self 2020
Black Christmas
Black Christmas Professor Gelson 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self 2019
Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto
Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto D.W. Griffith 2019
Ghost Light
Ghost Light Alex Pankhurst 2018
Billionaire Boys Club
Billionaire Boys Club Andy Warhol 2018
Andre the Giant
Andre the Giant Self 2018
And the Winner Isn't
And the Winner Isn't Self 2017
Don't Sleep
Don't Sleep Dr. Richard Sommers 2017
We Don't Belong Here
We Don't Belong Here Frank Harper 2017
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Gavin Hawk 2017
Sugar Mountain
Sugar Mountain Jim Huxley 2016
The Queen of Spain
The Queen of Spain Gary Jones 2016
Elephant Kingdom
Elephant Kingdom Rock (voice) 2016
Stranger Things
Stranger Things Mayor Larry Kline 2016
Indiscretion
Indiscretion Jake Simon 2016
Being Charlie
Being Charlie David Mills 2016
Lost & Found
Lost & Found John Broman 2016
The Art of More
The Art of More Arthur Davenport 2015
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw Self 2015
Life in Pieces
Life in Pieces Professor Sinclair Wilde 2015
H8RZ
H8RZ Principal Donato 2015
A Haunting in Cawdor
A Haunting in Cawdor Lawrence O'Neill 2015
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
The Adventures of Puss in Boots Guy Fox (voice) 2015
Teen Lust
Teen Lust John 2014
In Security
In Security Joshua 2014
A Bit of Bad Luck
A Bit of Bad Luck Brooks 2014
Behaving Badly
Behaving Badly Joseph Stevens 2014
Reach Me
Reach Me Kersey 2014
Cosmos
Cosmos Edmond Halley / Robert Hooke (voice) 2014
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox Aquaman (voice) 2013
Anna Nicole
Anna Nicole E. Pierce Marshall 2013
She Loves Me Not
She Loves Me Not Brady Olinson 2013
Horizon
Horizon Max Hartman 2013
The Story of Luke
The Story of Luke Paul 2013
Hansel and Gretel Get Baked
Hansel and Gretel Get Baked The Meter Man 2013
True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon
True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon 2012
The Citizen
The Citizen Miller 2012
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure Bobby Wobbly 2012
Perception
Perception British Intelligence Officer 2012
Camilla Dickinson
Camilla Dickinson Rafferty Dickinson 2012
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve Stan's Doctor 2011
Hellgate
Hellgate Jeff Mathews 2011
The Adventures of Tintin
The Adventures of Tintin Pilot (voice) 2011
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman Henry Johns 2011
Workaholics
Workaholics Fox 2011
No Strings Attached
No Strings Attached Dr. Stephen Metzner 2011
Little Murder
Little Murder Barry Fitzgerald 2011
Saw 3D
Saw 3D Dr. Lawrence Gordon 2010
Psych:9
Psych:9 Dr. Clement 2010
Flying Lessons
Flying Lessons Steven Jennings 2010
As Good As Dead
As Good As Dead Ethan Belfrage 2010
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol Portly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice) 2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Celebrity Ghost Stories Self 2009
The Alphabet Killer
The Alphabet Killer Capt. Kenneth Shine 2008
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' Self (archive footage) 2007
Walk the Talk
Walk the Talk Erik 2007
Georgia Rule
Georgia Rule Arnold 2007
Rachael Ray
Rachael Ray 2006
Psych
Psych Pierre Despereaux 2006
Psych
Psych Despereaux 2006
Pucked
Pucked Norman 2006
Haskett's Chance
Haskett's Chance Mark Haskett / Chris Dalness 2006
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II (younger) 2005
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II Young Karol Wojtyla 2005
Full Disclosure Report
Full Disclosure Report Dr. Lawrence Gordon 2005
Hacking Away at Saw
Hacking Away at Saw Self 2005
Edison
Edison Reigert 2005
Neo Ned
Neo Ned Dr. Magnuson 2005
Saw
Saw Dr. Lawrence Gordon 2004
The Riverman
The Riverman Ted Bundy 2004
Ella Enchanted
Ella Enchanted Edgar 2004
American Crime
American Crime Albert Bodine 2004
Comic Book Villains
Comic Book Villains Carter 2002
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow') Self 2002
Wish You Were Dead
Wish You Were Dead Mac "Macbeth" Wilson 2002
Uprising
Uprising Dr. Fritz Hippler 2001
Uprising
Uprising Dr. Fritz Hippler 2001
The Cat's Meow
The Cat's Meow Thomas Ince 2001
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' Self 2001
Shadow of the Vampire
Shadow of the Vampire Fritz Arno Wagner 2000
Race Against Time
Race Against Time Burke 2000
Cradle Will Rock
Cradle Will Rock John Houseman 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Sidney Truex 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Mr. Henderson (voice) 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Nigel / Guard #1 (voice) 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Charles Dickens (voice) 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Cyrano de Bergerac (voice) 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Edison's Assistant (voice) 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Chris Martin (voice) 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Watson (voice) 1999
Batman Beyond
Batman Beyond Paxton Powers (voice) 1999
Quest for Camelot
Quest for Camelot Garrett (voice) 1998
From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon Michael Collins 1998
The Pentagon Wars
The Pentagon Wars Colonel James Burton 1998
Kiss the Girls
Kiss the Girls Det. Nick Ruskin 1997
Liar Liar
Liar Liar Jerry 1997
The Informant
The Informant Lt. David Ferris 1997
Twister
Twister Jonas 1996
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits Dr. John 'Jack' Percy Vilmorin York 1995
The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book Captain William Boone 1994
The Chase
The Chase Steve Horsegroovy 1994
The X-Files
The X-Files Brad Follmer 1993
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Robin Hood: Men in Tights Robin Hood 1993
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming Self 1993
The Crush
The Crush Nick Eliot 1993
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Bram Stoker's Dracula Lord Arthur Holmwood 1992
Leather Jackets
Leather Jackets Dobbs 1992
Hot Shots!
Hot Shots! Kent Gregory 1991
Days of Thunder
Days of Thunder Russ Wheeler 1990
Glory
Glory Maj. Cabot Forbes 1989
Seinfeld
Seinfeld David Lukner 1989
Never on Tuesday
Never on Tuesday Tow Truck Driver (uncredited) 1989
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride Westley 1987
Maschenka
Maschenka Ganin 1987
Lady Jane
Lady Jane Guilford Dudley 1986
The Bride
The Bride Josef 1985
Oxford Blues
Oxford Blues Lionel 1984
Another Country
Another Country James Harcourt 1984
Yesterday's Hero
Yesterday's Hero Disco Dancer 1979
Butterfly in the Typewriter
Butterfly in the Typewriter Kingsley Amis
The American Spring
The American Spring
The Panic
The Panic Charles Barney
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman Henry Detmer

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