Cary Elwes
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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Films (114)
La Corde au cou
2026 · Michael Grable
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025 · Self (archive footage)
The Gettysburg Address
2025 · John P. Jones (voice)
Mission : Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025 · Denlinger
Rebel Moon - Partie 2 : L'Entailleuse
2024 · The King
Le Ministère de la Sale Guerre
2024 · Brigadier Gubbins 'M'
Rebel Moon - Partie 1 : Enfant du feu
2023 · The King
Mission : Impossible - Dead Reckoning Partie 1
2023 · Denlinger
Sweetwater
2023 · Ned Irish
Blackberry: El Inicio De La Historia
2023 · Carl Yankowski
Opération Fortune : Ruse de guerre
2023 · Nathan
La Légende des super-héros
2022 · Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum
Ultimo Tren a Navidad
2021 · Roger Towers
Un château pour Noël
2021 · Myles
Resistance: 1942
2021 · Jacques, Executive Producer
Best Sellers
2021 · Halpren Nolan
La Chapelle du Diable
2021 · Bishop Gyles
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
2020 · Self
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020 · Westley
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
2020 · Self
Noël tragique
2019 · Professor Gelson
Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto
2019 · D.W. Griffith
Ghost Light
2018 · Alex Pankhurst
El Club de los Jóvenes Multimillonarios
2018 · Andy Warhol
André le géant : Le destin du géant ferré
2018 · Self
And the Winner Isn't
2017 · Self
No Te Duermas
2017 · Dr. Richard Sommers
¿Dónde está mi hijo?
2017 · Frank Harper
Sugar Mountain
2016 · Jim Huxley
La Reine d'Espagne
2016 · Gary Jones
Elephant Kingdom
2016 · Rock (voice)
Égarement coupable
2016 · Jake Simon
Being Charlie
2016 · David Mills
Elvis et Nixon
2016 · Screenplay, Producer
Le Trésor des Walton
2016 · John Broman
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
2015 · Self, Thanks
H8RZ
2015 · Principal Donato
A Haunting in Cawdor
2015 · Lawrence O'Neill
Teen Lust
2014 · John
In Security
2014 · Joshua
A Bit of Bad Luck
2014 · Brooks
Mauvaises fréquentations
2014 · Joseph Stevens
Bad Luck
2014 · Kersey
La Ligue des Justiciers : Le Paradoxe Flashpoint
2013 · Aquaman (voice)
Anna Nicole
2013 · E. Pierce Marshall
She Loves Me Not
2013 · Brady Olinson
Horizon
2013 · Max Hartman
The Story of Luke
2013 · Paul
Hansel and Gretel Get Baked
2013 · The Meter Man
True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon
2012
The Citizen
2012 · Miller
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
2012 · Bobby Wobbly
Camilla Dickinson
2012 · Rafferty Dickinson
Happy New Year
2011 · Stan's Doctor
Hellgate
2011 · Jeff Mathews
Les Aventures de Tintin : Le Secret de la licorne
2011 · Pilot (voice)
Sex Friends
2011 · Dr. Stephen Metzner
Little Murder
2011 · Barry Fitzgerald
Saw 3D : Chapitre final
2010 · Dr. Gordon
Psych:9
2010 · Dr. Clement
Flying Lessons
2010 · Steven Jennings
Dark Side
2010 · Ethan
Le Drôle de Noël de Scrooge
2009 · Portly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice)
The Alphabet Killer
2008 · Capt. Kenneth Shine
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
2007 · Self (archive footage)
Walk the Talk
2007 · Erik
Mère-fille, mode d'emploi
2007 · Arnold
Factory Girl
2006 · Sam Green (uncredited)
Pucked
2006 · Norman
Haskett's Chance
2006 · Mark Haskett / Chris Dalness
Full Disclosure Report
2005 · Dr. Lawrence Gordon
Hacking Away at 'Saw'
2005 · Self
La Amenaza
2005 · Reigert
Neo Ned
2005 · Dr. Magnuson
Décadence
2004 · Lawrence Gordon
The Riverman
2004 · Ted Bundy
Ella au pays enchanté
2004 · Edgar
American Crime
2004 · Albert Bodine
Comic Book Villains
2002 · Carter, Co-Producer
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
2002 · Self
Wish You Were Dead
2002 · Mac "Macbeth" Wilson
Un Parfum de meurtre
2002 · Thomas Ince
1943, l'ultime révolte
2001 · Dr. Fritz Hippler
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001 · Self
L'Ombre du vampire
2000 · Fritz Arno Wagner
Race Against Time
2000 · Burke
Cradle Will Rock
1999 · John Houseman
Quest for Camelot
1998 · Garrett (voice)
The Pentagon Wars
1998 · Colonel James Burton
Kiss the Girls
1997 · Det. Nick Ruskin
Liar Liar
1997 · Jerry
The Informant
1997 · Lt. David Ferris
Twister
1996 · Jonas
The Jungle Book
1994 · Captain William Boone
The Chase
1994 · Steve Horsegroovy
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993 · Robin Hood
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
1993 · Self
The Crush
1993 · Nick Eliot
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992 · Lord Arthur Holmwood
Leather Jackets
1992 · Dobbs, Associate Producer
Hot Shots!
1991 · Kent Gregory
Days of Thunder
1990 · Russ Wheeler
Glory
1989 · Maj. Cabot Forbes
Never on Tuesday
1989 · Tow Truck Driver (uncredited)
The Princess Bride
1987 · Westley
Maschenka
1987 · Ganin
Lady Jane
1986 · Guilford Dudley
The Bride
1985 · Josef
Oxford Blues
1984 · Lionel
Another Country
1984 · James Harcourt
Yesterday's Hero
1979 · Disco Dancer
Butterfly in the Typewriter
· Kingsley Amis
The American Spring
The Panic
· Charles Barney
Séries (28)
M.I.A.
2026 · Tim Kincaid
Kevin
2026 · Michael (voice)
Mel Brooks: Une légende de 99 ans
2026 · Self - Actor
Knuckles
2024 · 'Pistol' Pete Whipple
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020 · Prince Humperdinck
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
La Fabuleuse Mme. Maisel
2017 · Gavin Hawk
Stranger Things
2016 · Mayor Larry Kline
The Art of More
2015 · Arthur Davenport
Life in Pieces
2015 · Professor Sinclair Wilde
Les aventures du Chat Potté
2015 · Guy Fox (voice)
Cosmos: Une odyssée à travers l'univers
2014 · Edmond Halley / Robert Hooke (voice)
Perception
2012 · British Intelligence Officer
Workaholics
2011 · Fox
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009 · Self
Rachael Ray
2006
Psych : Enquêteur malgré lui
2006 · Pierre Despereaux, Despereaux
Le pape Jean-Paul II
2005 · Young Karol Wojtyla
Uprising
2001 · Dr. Fritz Hippler
New York Unité Spéciale
1999 · Sidney Truex
Les Griffin
1999 · Mr. Henderson (voice), Nigel / Guard #1 (voice), Charles Dickens (voice), Cyrano de Bergerac (voice), Edison's Assistant (voice), Chris Martin (voice), Watson (voice)
Batman Beyond
1999 · Paxton Powers (voice)
From the Earth to the Moon
1998 · Michael Collins
The Outer Limits
1995 · Dr. John 'Jack' Percy Vilmorin York
The X-Files
1993 · Brad Follmer
Seinfeld
1989 · David Lukner
Wonder Woman
· Henry Detmer
Very Young Frankenstein