Cary Elwes
October 26, 1962 (63 years old) in London, England, UK
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · M.I.A. as
- 2026 · Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! as Self - Actor
- 2025 · The Gettysburg Address as John P. Jones (voice)
- 2025 · Dead Man's Wire as Michael Grable
- 2023 · Sweetwater as Ned Irish
- 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
- 2020 · The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder as Self
- 2020 · The Happy Days of Garry Marshall as Self
- 2019 · Black Christmas as Professor Gelson
- 2018 · Billionaire Boys Club as Andy Warhol
- 2018 · Andre the Giant as Self
- 2016 · Sugar Mountain as Jim Huxley
- 2016 · Indiscretion as Jake Simon
- 2016 · Lost & Found as John Broman
- 2014 · Teen Lust as John
- 2014 · In Security as Joshua
- 2014 · Behaving Badly as Joseph Stevens
- 2013 · The Story of Luke as Paul
- 2010 · Psych:9 as Dr. Clement
- 2010 · Flying Lessons as Steven Jennings
- 2007 · Georgia Rule as Arnold
- 2005 · Pope John Paul II as Young Karol Wojtyla
- 2005 · Edison as Reigert
- 2002 · Wish You Were Dead as Mac "Macbeth" Wilson
- 2001 · Uprising as Dr. Fritz Hippler
- 2001 · The Cat's Meow as Thomas Ince
- 2000 · Shadow of the Vampire as Fritz Arno Wagner
- 1994 · The Chase as Steve Horsegroovy
- 1986 · Lady Jane as Guilford Dudley
- 1985 · The Bride as Josef
- 1984 · Another Country as James Harcourt
- Future · The American Spring as
- Future · Wonder Woman as Henry Detmer
- 1984 · Oxford Blues as Lionel
- Future · Butterfly in the Typewriter as Kingsley Amis
- 2025 · Neverland as
- 2025 · Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning as Denlinger
- 2024 · Knuckles as 'Pistol' Pete Whipple
- 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 · BlackBerry as Carl Yankowski
- 2023 · Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One as Denlinger
- 2023 · BlackBerry as Carl Yankowski
- 2023 · Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre as Nathan
- 2021 · The Unholy as Bishop Gyles
- 2020 · A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion as Westley
- 2020 · Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Prince Humperdinck
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto as D.W. Griffith
- 2018 · Ghost Light as Alex Pankhurst
- 2017 · 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 · The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Gavin Hawk
- 2016 · The Queen of Spain as Gary Jones
- 2016 · Elephant Kingdom as Rock (voice)
- 2016 · Stranger Things as Mayor Larry Kline
- 2016 · Being Charlie as David Mills
- 2015 · The Art of More as Arthur Davenport
- 2015 · Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw as Self
- 2015 · Life in Pieces as Professor Sinclair Wilde
- 2015 · H8RZ as Principal Donato
- 2015 · A Haunting in Cawdor as Lawrence O'Neill
- 2015 · The Adventures of Puss in Boots as Guy Fox (voice)
- 2014 · A Bit of Bad Luck as Brooks
- 2014 · Reach Me as Kersey
- 2014 · Cosmos as Edmond Halley / Robert Hooke (voice)
- 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 · Hansel and Gretel Get Baked as The Meter Man
- 2012 · True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon as
- 2012 · The Citizen as Miller
- 2012 · The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure as Bobby Wobbly
- 2012 · Perception as British Intelligence Officer
- 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 · Wonder Woman as Henry Johns
- 2011 · Workaholics as Fox
- 2011 · No Strings Attached as Dr. Stephen Metzner
- 2011 · Little Murder as Barry Fitzgerald
- 2010 · Saw 3D as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
- 2010 · As Good As Dead as Ethan Belfrage
- 2009 · A Christmas Carol as Portly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice)
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2008 · The Alphabet Killer as Capt. Kenneth Shine
- 2007 · The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 · Walk the Talk as Erik
- 2006 · Rachael Ray as
- 2006 · Psych as Pierre Despereaux
- 2006 · Psych as Despereaux
- 2006 · Pucked as Norman
- 2006 · Haskett's Chance as Mark Haskett / Chris Dalness
- 2005 · Pope John Paul II as Pope John Paul II (younger)
- 2005 · Full Disclosure Report as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
- 2005 · Hacking Away at Saw as Self
- 2005 · Neo Ned as Dr. Magnuson
- 2004 · Saw as Dr. 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 · It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow') as Self
- 2001 · Uprising as Dr. Fritz Hippler
- 2001 · As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' as Self
- 2000 · Race Against Time as Burke
- 1999 · Cradle Will Rock as John Houseman
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Sidney Truex
- 1999 · Family Guy as Mr. Henderson (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Nigel / Guard #1 (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Edison's Assistant (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Charles Dickens (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Cyrano de Bergerac (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Chris Martin (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Watson (voice)
- 1999 · Batman Beyond as Paxton Powers (voice)
- 1998 · Quest for Camelot as Garrett (voice)
- 1998 · From the Earth to the Moon as Michael Collins
- 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 · The Outer Limits as Dr. John 'Jack' Percy Vilmorin York
- 1994 · The Jungle Book as Captain William Boone
- 1993 · The X-Files as Brad Follmer
- 1993 · Robin Hood: Men in Tights as Robin Hood
- 1993 · 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming as Self
- 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 · Seinfeld as David Lukner
- 1989 · Never on Tuesday as Tow Truck Driver (uncredited)
- 1987 · The Princess Bride as Westley
- 1987 · Maschenka as Ganin
- Future · The Panic as Charles Barney
- 1979 · Yesterday's Hero as Disco Dancer