Cary Elwes
Cary Elwes 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. Cary is well respected by colleagues and fans alike and considered by many to be one of the finest young actors working today. He is interested in history and says, "It's deliberate that a lot of my films have been period pieces". He is politically active for causes he believes in, such as protecting the environment and helping Native American peoples. He is married to Lisa Marie Kurbikoff, a stills photographer.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Dead Man's Wire 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 · 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 Jasmine
- 2021 · A Castle for Christmas as Myles
- 2021 · Burning at Both Ends as Jacques
- 2021 · The Unholy as Bishop Gyles
- 2020 · Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Prince Humperdinck
- 2020 · The Happy Days of Garry Marshall as Self
- 2019 · Black Christmas as Professor Gelson
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2018 · Ghost Light as Alex Pankhurst
- 2018 · Billionaire Boys Club as Andy Warhol
- 2018 · Andre the Giant as Self
- 2017 · And the Winner Isn't as Self
- 2016 · Sugar Mountain as Jim Huxley
- 2016 · The Queen of Spain as Gary Jones
- 2016 · Stranger Things as Mayor Larry Kline
- 2016 · Indiscretion as Jake Simon
- 2016 · Lost & Found as John Broman
- 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 · Being Charlie as David Mills
- 2015 · H8RZ as Principal Donato
- 2015 · The Adventures of Puss in Boots as Guy Fox (voice)
- 2014 · Teen Lust as John
- 2014 · In Security as Joshua
- 2014 · Behaving Badly as Joseph Stevens
- 2014 · Reach Me as Kersey
- 2014 · Cosmos as Edmond Halley / Robert Hooke (voice)
- 2013 · Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox as Orin / Arthur Curry / Aquaman (voice)
- 2013 · The Story of Luke as Paul
- 2013 · Hansel and Gretel Get Baked as The Meter Man
- 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 · The Adventures of Tintin as Pilot (voice)
- 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 · Psych:9 as Dr. Clement
- 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 · Walk the Talk as Erik
- 2007 · Georgia Rule as Arnold
- 2006 · Rachael Ray as
- 2006 · Psych as Pierre Despereaux
- 2006 · Psych as Despereaux
- 2006 · Pucked as Norman
- 2005 · Pope John Paul II as Young Karol Wojtyla
- 2005 · Edison as Reigert
- 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
- 2001 · Uprising as Dr. Fritz Hippler
- 2001 · The Cat's Meow as Thomas Ince
- 2000 · Shadow of the Vampire as Fritz Arno Wagner
- 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 Charles Dickens (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Cyrano de Bergerac (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Edison's Assistant (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
- 1994 · The Chase as Steve Horsegroovy
- 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
- 1991 · Hot Shots! as Kent Gregory
- 1990 · Days of Thunder as Russ Wheeler
- 1989 · Glory as Maj. Cabot Forbes
- 1989 · Seinfeld as David Lukner
- 1987 · Maschenka as Ganin
- 1985 · The Bride as Josef
- 1984 · Oxford Blues as Lionel
- 1979 · Yesterday's Hero as Disco Dancer
- Future · Wonder Woman as Henry Detmer
- Future · Butterfly in the Typewriter as Kingsley Amis
- 2025 · The Gettysburg Address as John P. Jones (voice)
- 2025 · Neverland as
- 2022 · The Hyperions as Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum
- 2021 · Last Train to Christmas as Roger Towers
- 2021 · Best Sellers as Halpren Nolan
- 2020 · The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder as Self
- 2020 · A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion as Westley
- 2019 · Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto as D.W. Griffith
- 2017 · Don't Sleep as Dr. Richard Sommers
- 2017 · We Don't Belong Here as Frank Harper
- 2016 · Elephant Kingdom as Rock (voice)
- 2015 · A Haunting in Cawdor as Lawrence O'Neill
- 2014 · A Bit of Bad Luck as Brooks
- 2013 · Anna Nicole as E. Pierce Marshall
- 2013 · She Loves Me Not as Brady Olinson
- 2013 · Horizon as Max Hartman
- 2012 · True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon as
- 2012 · The Citizen as Miller
- 2011 · Hellgate as Jeff Mathews
- 2010 · Flying Lessons as
- 2007 · The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · Haskett's Chance as Mark Haskett / Chris Dalness
- 2005 · Full Disclosure Report as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
- 2005 · Hacking Away at Saw as Self
- 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
- 2002 · Wish You Were Dead as Mac "Macbeth" Wilson
- 2001 · As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' as Self
- 1992 · Leather Jackets as Dobbs
- 1989 · Never on Tuesday as Tow Truck Driver (uncredited)
- 1987 · The Princess Bride as Westley
- 1986 · Lady Jane as Guilford Dudley
- 1984 · Another Country as James Harcourt
- Future · The American Spring as
- Future · M.I.A. as