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.
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
Acting
2004
asDr. Lawrence Gordon
1990
asRuss Wheeler
1996
asJonas
1997
asJerry
2005
asReigert
1987
asWestley
1994
asCaptain William Boone
2024
asBrigadier Gubbins 'M'
2000
asFritz Arno Wagner
1984
asLionel
1986
asGuilford Dudley
2001
asDr. Fritz Hippler
2002
asMac "Macbeth" Wilson
1993
asRobin Hood
1984
asJames Harcourt
1997
asDet. Nick Ruskin
1991
asKent Gregory
1993
asNick Eliot
1989
asMaj. Cabot Forbes
2007
asArnold
2007
asErik
2001
asThomas Ince
2010
asEthan Belfrage
2008
asCapt. Kenneth Shine
2010
asDr. Lawrence Gordon
1998
asColonel James Burton
2011
asDr. Stephen Metzner
2004
asEdgar
1985
asJosef
2002
asCarter
2021
asRoger Towers
2006
asNorman
1997
asLt. David Ferris
2011
asPilot (voice)
2009
asPortly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice)
1998
asGarrett (voice)
2010
asSteven Jennings
2000
asBurke
2004
asAlbert Bodine
2010
asDr. Clement
2005
asDr. Magnuson
2004
asTed Bundy
2002
asSelf
2011
asJeff Mathews
2012
asBobby Wobbly
1989
asTow Truck Driver (uncredited)
2023
asThe King
2005
asDr. Lawrence Gordon
2013
asOrin / Arthur Curry / Aquaman (voice)
2013
asThe Meter Man
2012
asMiller
2013
asE. Pierce Marshall
2024
asThe King
2013
asPaul
2014
asKersey
1992
asDobbs
2005
asSelf
2023
asNed Irish
2013
asBrady Olinson
2014
asJoseph Stevens
2014
asBrooks
2014
asJoshua
2011
asStan's Doctor
2023
asCarl Yankowski
2012
asRafferty Dickinson
2017
asFrank Harper
2015
asLawrence O'Neill
1994
asSteve Horsegroovy
2025
asJohn P. Jones (voice)
2015
asPrincipal Donato
2014
asJohn
2015
asDavid Mills
1979
asDisco Dancer
1999
asJohn Houseman
2013
asMax Hartman
2016
asGary Jones
2016
asRock (voice)
2018
asAndy Warhol
2016
asJohn Broman
2016
asJake Simon
2011
asBarry Fitzgerald
asKingsley Amis
2017
asDr. Richard Sommers
2017
asSelf
2018
asSelf
1987
asGanin
2019
asD.W. Griffith
2021
asJacques
2012
as
2001
asSelf
2022
asProfessor Ruckus Mandulbaum
2018
asAlex Pankhurst
2019
asProfessor Gelson
2021
asHalpren Nolan
2021
asBishop Gyles
1993
asSelf
2015
asSelf
1992
asLord Arthur Holmwood
2020
asSelf
2020
asWestley
2020
asSelf
2006
asMark Haskett / Chris Dalness
2021
asMyles
2007
asSelf (archive footage)
2023
asNathan
2023
asDenlinger
2016
asJim Huxley
2026
asMichael Grable
2025
asas 
2025
asDenlinger
asCharles Barney
asDavid Lukner
asSidney Truex
asMichael Collins
asBrad Follmer
asMr. Henderson (voice)
asDr. John 'Jack' Percy Vilmorin York
asNigel / Guard #1 (voice)
asPierre Despereaux
asDespereaux
asBritish Intelligence Officer
asCharles Dickens (voice)
asCyrano de Bergerac (voice)
asEdison's Assistant (voice)
asChris Martin (voice)
asWatson (voice)
asArthur Davenport
asPrince Humperdinck
asYoung Karol Wojtyla
asPaxton Powers (voice)
asSelf
asProfessor Sinclair Wilde
asMayor Larry Kline
asSelf
as
asGuy Fox (voice)
as'Pistol' Pete Whipple
asEdmond Halley / Robert Hooke (voice)
asHenry Detmer
as 
asFox
asGavin Hawk
asDr. Fritz Hippler
Production
Crew
2015
asDirecting
