Cary Elwes
104 movies · 24 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 26, 1962 (age 63)
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Ivan Simon 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.
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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.
Known for
Cary Elwes: movies and TV shows
Acting (127)
- Upcoming Butterfly in the Typewriter
as Kingsley Amis
- Upcoming
- Upcoming The Panic
as Charles Barney
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- 2026
- 2026
- 2026 Dead Man's Wire
as Michael Grable
- 2025 The Gettysburg Address
as John P. Jones (voice)
- 2025 Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
as Denlinger
- 2024
- 2024 Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
as The King
- 2024 The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
as Brigadier Gubbins 'M'
- 2023 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
- 2022 The Hyperions
as Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum
- 2021 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
- 2020 A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
as Westley
- 2020
- 2019 Black Christmas
as Professor Gelson
- 2019 Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto
as D.W. Griffith
- 2018 Ghost Light
as Alex Pankhurst
- 2018 Billionaire Boys Club
as Andy Warhol
- 2017 Don't Sleep
as Dr. Richard Sommers
- 2017 We Don't Belong Here
as Frank Harper
- 2017
- 2016 Sugar Mountain
as Jim Huxley
- 2016 The Queen of Spain
as Gary Jones
- 2016 Elephant Kingdom
as Rock (voice)
- 2016 Stranger Things
as Mayor Larry Kline
- 2016
- 2016 Indiscretion
as Jake Simon
- 2016 Being Charlie
as David Mills
- 2016 Lost & Found
as John Broman
- 2015
- 2015
- 2015 H8RZ
as Principal Donato
- 2015 A Haunting in Cawdor
as Lawrence O'Neill
- 2015
- 2014 Teen Lust
as John
- 2014 In Security
as Joshua
- 2014 A Bit of Bad Luck
as Brooks
- 2014 Behaving Badly
as Joseph Stevens
- 2014 Reach Me
as Kersey
- 2014
- 2013 Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
as Aquaman (voice)
- 2013 Anna Nicole
as E. Pierce Marshall
- 2013 She Loves Me Not
as Brady Olinson
- 2013 Horizon
as Max Hartman
- 2013 The Story of Luke
as Paul
- 2013 Hansel and Gretel Get Baked
as The Meter Man
- 2012
- 2012 The Citizen
as Miller
- 2012 The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
as Bobby Wobbly
- 2012
- 2012 Camilla Dickinson
as Rafferty Dickinson
- 2011 New Year's Eve
as Stan's Doctor
- 2011 Hellgate
as Jeff Mathews
- 2011 The Adventures of Tintin
as Pilot (voice)
- 2011
- 2011 No Strings Attached
as Dr. Stephen Metzner
- 2011 Little Murder
as Barry Fitzgerald
- 2010 Saw 3D
as Dr. Gordon
- 2010 Psych:9
as Dr. Clement
- 2010 Flying Lessons
as Steven Jennings
- 2010 As Good As Dead
as Ethan
- 2009 A Christmas Carol
as Portly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice)
- 2008 The Alphabet Killer
as Capt. Kenneth Shine
- 2007 Walk the Talk
as Erik
- 2007 Georgia Rule
as Arnold
- 2006 Factory Girl
as Sam Green (uncredited)
- 2006
- 2006 Pucked
as Norman
- 2006 Haskett's Chance
as Mark Haskett / Chris Dalness
- 2005
- 2005 Full Disclosure Report
as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
- 2005 Edison
as Reigert
- 2005 Neo Ned
as Dr. Magnuson
- 2004 Saw
as Lawrence Gordon
- 2004 The Riverman
as Ted Bundy
- 2004 Ella Enchanted
as Edgar
- 2004 American Crime
as Albert Bodine
- 2002 Comic Book Villains
as Carter
- 2002 Wish You Were Dead
as Mac "Macbeth" Wilson
- 2002 The Cat's Meow
as Thomas Ince
- 2001 Uprising
as Dr. Fritz Hippler
- 2001
- 2000 Shadow of the Vampire
as Fritz Arno Wagner
- 2000 Race Against Time
as Burke
- 1999 Cradle Will Rock
as John Houseman
- 1999
- 1999 Family Guy · TV
as Mr. Henderson (voice) / Nigel / Guard #1 (voice) / Edison's Assistant (voice) / Charles Dickens (voice) / Cyrano de Bergerac (voice) / Chris Martin (voice) / Watson (voice) · 7 episodes
- 1999
- 1998 Quest for Camelot
as Garrett (voice)
- 1998
- 1998 The Pentagon Wars
as Colonel James Burton
- 1997 Kiss the Girls
as Det. Nick Ruskin
- 1997 Liar Liar
as Jerry
- 1997 The Informant
as Lt. David Ferris
- 1996 Twister
as Jonas
- 1995
- 1994 The Jungle Book
as Captain William Boone
- 1994 The Chase
as Steve Horsegroovy
- 1993
- 1993 Robin Hood: Men in Tights
as Robin Hood
- 1993 The Crush
as Nick Eliot
- 1992 Bram Stoker's Dracula
as Lord Arthur Holmwood
- 1992 Leather Jackets
as Dobbs
- 1991 Hot Shots!
as Kent Gregory
- 1990 Days of Thunder
as Russ Wheeler
- 1989 Glory
as Maj. Cabot Forbes
- 1989
- 1989 Never on Tuesday
as Tow Truck Driver (uncredited)
- 1987 The Princess Bride
as Westley
- 1987 Maschenka
as Ganin
- 1986 Lady Jane
as Guilford Dudley
- 1985 The Bride
as Josef
- 1984 Oxford Blues
as Lionel
- 1984 Another Country
as James Harcourt
- 1979 Yesterday's Hero
as Disco Dancer
Behind the camera (5)
- 2021 Burning at Both Ends
Executive Producer
- 2016 Elvis & Nixon
Screenplay, Producer
- 2015
- 2002 Comic Book Villains
Co-Producer
- 1992 Leather Jackets
Associate Producer
Talk shows and appearances (14)
- 2026 Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
1 episode
- 2025
- 2020
- 2020
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show
2 episodes
- 2018
- 2017
- 2009 Celebrity Ghost Stories
1 episode
- 2007
- 2006 Rachael Ray
1 episode
- 2005
- 2002
- 2001
- 1993