Cary Elwes
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.
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Movies (42)
Dead Man's Wire
as Michael Grable
2025
The Gettysburg Address
as John P. Jones (voice)
2025
Neverland
2025
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
as Denlinger
2025
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
as The King
2024
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
as Brigadier Gubbins 'M'
2024
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
as The King
2023
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
as Denlinger
2023
Sweetwater
as Ned Irish
2023
BlackBerry
as Carl Yankowski
2023
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
as Nathan
2023
The Hyperions
as Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum
2022
Last Train to Christmas
as Roger Towers
2021
A Castle for Christmas
as Myles
2021
Burning at Both Ends
as Jacques
2021
Best Sellers
as Halpren Nolan
2021
The Unholy
as Bishop Gyles
2021
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
as Self
2020
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
as Westley
2020
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
as Self
2020
Black Christmas
as Professor Gelson
2019
Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto
as D.W. Griffith
2019
Ghost Light
as Alex Pankhurst
2018
Billionaire Boys Club
as Andy Warhol
2018
Andre the Giant
as Self
2018
And the Winner Isn't
as Self
2017
Don't Sleep
as Dr. Richard Sommers
2017
We Don't Belong Here
as Frank Harper
2017
Sugar Mountain
as Jim Huxley
2016
The Queen of Spain
as Gary Jones
2016
Elephant Kingdom
as Rock (voice)
2016
Indiscretion
as Jake Simon
2016
Elvis & Nixon
Screenplay (Writing)
2016
Lost & Found
as John Broman
2016
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
as Self
2015
Being Charlie
as David Mills
2015
H8RZ
as Principal Donato
2015
A Haunting in Cawdor
as Lawrence O'Neill
2015
Teen Lust
as John
2014
In Security
as Joshua
2014
A Bit of Bad Luck
as Brooks
2014
Behaving Badly
as Joseph Stevens
2014
TV Shows (8)
Knuckles
as 'Pistol' Pete Whipple
2024
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Prince Humperdinck
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
as Gavin Hawk
2017
Stranger Things
as Mayor Larry Kline
2016
The Art of More
as Arthur Davenport
2015
Life in Pieces
as Professor Sinclair Wilde
2015
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
as Guy Fox (voice)
2015