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.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · M.I.A. as
- 2026 · Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! as Self - Actor
- 2026 · Dead Man's Wire as Michael Grable
- 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
- 2021 · Best Sellers as Halpren Nolan
- 2021 · The Unholy as Bishop Gyles
- 2020 · Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Prince Humperdinck
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2018 · Billionaire Boys Club as Andy Warhol
- 2017 · The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Gavin Hawk
- 2016 · Stranger Things as Mayor Larry Kline
- 2015 · 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)
- 2014 · In Security as Joshua
- 2014 · Behaving Badly as Joseph Stevens
- 2014 · Cosmos as Edmond Halley / Robert Hooke (voice)
- 2013 · Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox as Aquaman (voice)
- 2012 · Perception as British Intelligence Officer
- 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
- 2010 · Saw 3D as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
- 2009 · A Christmas Carol as Portly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice)
- 2009 · Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- 2007 · Georgia Rule as Arnold
- 2006 · Rachael Ray as
- 2006 · Psych as Pierre Despereaux
- 2006 · Psych as Despereaux
- 2005 · Pope John Paul II as Young Karol Wojtyla
- 2005 · Edison as Reigert
- 2004 · Saw as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
- 2004 · Ella Enchanted as Edgar
- 2001 · Uprising as Dr. Fritz Hippler
- 2001 · Uprising as Dr. Fritz Hippler
- 2000 · Shadow of the Vampire as Fritz Arno Wagner
- 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 Cyrano de Bergerac (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Charles Dickens (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
- 1997 · Kiss the Girls as Det. Nick Ruskin
- 1997 · Liar Liar as Jerry
- 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 · 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 · The Princess Bride as Westley
- Future · Wonder Woman as Henry Detmer
- 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 · A Castle for Christmas as Myles
- 2021 · Burning at Both Ends as Jacques
- 2020 · A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion as Westley
- 2020 · The Happy Days of Garry Marshall as Self
- 2019 · Black Christmas as Professor Gelson
- 2018 · Andre the Giant as Self
- 2017 · And the Winner Isn't as Self
- 2017 · Don't Sleep as Dr. Richard Sommers
- 2016 · Sugar Mountain as Jim Huxley
- 2016 · The Queen of Spain as Gary Jones
- 2016 · Indiscretion as Jake Simon
- 2016 · Being Charlie as David Mills
- 2014 · Teen Lust as John
- 2014 · A Bit of Bad Luck as Brooks
- 2014 · Reach Me as Kersey
- 2013 · She Loves Me Not as Brady Olinson
- 2013 · Horizon as Max Hartman
- 2010 · As Good As Dead as Ethan Belfrage
- 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)
- 2006 · Pucked as Norman
- 2005 · Neo Ned as Dr. Magnuson
- 2004 · The Riverman as Ted Bundy
- 2004 · American Crime as Albert Bodine
- 2002 · Comic Book Villains as Carter
- 2002 · Wish You Were Dead as Mac "Macbeth" Wilson
- 2001 · The Cat's Meow as Thomas Ince
- 1999 · Cradle Will Rock as John Houseman
- 1998 · The Pentagon Wars as Colonel James Burton
- 1989 · Never on Tuesday as Tow Truck Driver (uncredited)
- 1986 · Lady Jane as Guilford Dudley
- 1984 · Another Country as James Harcourt
- Future · Butterfly in the Typewriter as Kingsley Amis
- 2020 · The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder as Self
- 2019 · Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto as D.W. Griffith
- 2018 · Ghost Light as Alex Pankhurst
- 2017 · We Don't Belong Here as Frank Harper
- 2016 · Elephant Kingdom as Rock (voice)
- 2016 · Lost & Found as John Broman
- 2015 · Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw as Self
- 2015 · H8RZ as Principal Donato
- 2015 · A Haunting in Cawdor as Lawrence O'Neill
- 2013 · Anna Nicole as E. Pierce Marshall
- 2013 · The Story of Luke as Paul
- 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 · Camilla Dickinson as Rafferty Dickinson
- 2011 · Hellgate as Jeff Mathews
- 2011 · Wonder Woman as Henry Johns
- 2011 · Little Murder as Barry Fitzgerald
- 2010 · Psych:9 as Dr. Clement
- 2010 · Flying Lessons as Steven Jennings
- 2007 · Walk the Talk as Erik
- 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
- 2002 · It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow') as Self
- 2001 · As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' as Self
- 2000 · Race Against Time as Burke
- 1997 · The Informant as Lt. David Ferris
- 1993 · 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming as Self
- 1992 · Leather Jackets as Dobbs
- 1987 · Maschenka as Ganin
- 1985 · The Bride as Josef
- 1984 · Oxford Blues as Lionel
- 1979 · Yesterday's Hero as Disco Dancer
- Future · The Panic as Charles Barney
- Future · The American Spring as