Cary Elwes
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1962-10-26 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
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
Butterfly in the Typewriter
as Kingsley Amis
(2025)
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
as Denlinger
(2025)
(2025)
The Gettysburg Address
as John P. Jones (voice)
(2025)
(2024)
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
as Brigadier Gubbins 'M'
(2024)
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
as The King
(2023)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
as Denlinger
(2023)
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
as Nathan Jasmine
(2023)
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
as The King
(2023)
BlackBerry
as Carl Yankowski
(2023)
Sweetwater
as Ned Irish
(2022)
The Hyperions
as Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum
(2021)
The Unholy
as Bishop Gyles
(2021)
Burning at Both Ends
as Jacques
(2021)
Last Train to Christmas
as Roger Towers
(2021)
A Castle for Christmas
as Myles
(2021)
Best Sellers
as Halpren Nolan
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
as Westley
(2019)
Black Christmas
as Professor Gelson
(2019)
Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto
as D.W. Griffith
(2018)
Andre the Giant
as Self
(2018)
Ghost Light
as Alex Pankhurst
(2018)
Billionaire Boys Club
as Andy Warhol
(2017)
Don't Sleep
as Dr. Richard Sommers
(2017)
And the Winner Isn't
as Self
(2017)
We Don't Belong Here
as Frank Harper
(2016)
Sugar Mountain
as Jim Huxley
(2016)
Indiscretion
as Jake Simon
(2016)
Lost & Found
as John Broman
(2016)
The Queen of Spain
as Gary Jones
(2016)
Elephant Kingdom
as Rock (voice)
(2015)
(2015)
Being Charlie
as David Mills
(2015)
H8RZ
as Principal Donato
(2015)
A Haunting in Cawdor
as Lawrence O'Neill
(2014)
Teen Lust
as John
(2014)
Behaving Badly
as Joseph Stevens
(2014)
Reach Me
as Kersey
(2014)
In Security
as Joshua
(2014)
A Bit of Bad Luck
as Brooks
(2013)
The Story of Luke
as Paul
(2013)
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
as Orin / Arthur Curry / Aquaman (voice)
(2013)
Hansel and Gretel Get Baked
as The Meter Man
(2013)
Horizon
as Max Hartman
(2013)
She Loves Me Not
as Brady Olinson
(2013)
Anna Nicole
as E. Pierce Marshall
(2012)
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
as Bobby Wobbly
(2012)
Camilla Dickinson
as Rafferty Dickinson
(2012)
(2012)
The Citizen
as Miller
(2011)
No Strings Attached
as Dr. Stephen Metzner
(2011)
The Adventures of Tintin
as Pilot (voice)
(2011)
New Year's Eve
as Stan's Doctor
(2011)
Little Murder
as Barry Fitzgerald
(2011)
Hellgate
as Jeff Mathews
(2010)
Saw 3D
as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
(2010)
Psych:9
as Dr. Clement
(2010)
As Good As Dead
as Ethan Belfrage
(2010)
(2009)
A Christmas Carol
as Portly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice)
(2008)
The Alphabet Killer
as Capt. Kenneth Shine
(2007)
Georgia Rule
as Arnold
(2007)
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
as Self (archive footage)
(2007)
Walk the Talk
as Erik
(2006)
Pucked
as Norman
(2006)
Haskett's Chance
as Mark Haskett / Chris Dalness
(2005)
Edison
as Reigert
(2005)
Neo Ned
as Dr. Magnuson
(2005)
Full Disclosure Report
as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
(2005)
Hacking Away at Saw
as Self
(2004)
Saw
as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
(2004)
Ella Enchanted
as Edgar
(2004)
The Riverman
as Ted Bundy
(2004)
American Crime
as Albert Bodine
(2002)
Wish You Were Dead
as Mac "Macbeth" Wilson
(2002)
Comic Book Villains
as Carter
(2002)
(2001)
Uprising
as Dr. Fritz Hippler
(2001)
The Cat's Meow
as Thomas Ince
(2001)
(2000)
Race Against Time
as Burke
(2000)
Shadow of the Vampire
as Fritz Arno Wagner
(1999)
Cradle Will Rock
as John Houseman
(1998)
The Pentagon Wars
as Colonel James Burton
(1998)
Quest for Camelot
as Garrett (voice)
(1997)
Liar Liar
as Jerry
(1997)
Kiss the Girls
as Det. Nick Ruskin
(1997)
The Informant
as Lt. David Ferris
(1996)
Twister
as Jonas
(1994)
The Jungle Book
as Captain William Boone
(1994)
The Chase
as Steve Horsegroovy
(1993)
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
as Robin Hood
(1993)
The Crush
as Nick Eliot
(1993)
(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)
Never on Tuesday
as Tow Truck Driver (uncredited)
(1987)
The Princess Bride
as Westley
(1987)
Maschenka
as Ganin
(1986)
Lady Jane
as Guilford Dudley
(1985)
The Bride
as Josef
(1984)
Another Country
as James Harcourt
(1984)
Oxford Blues
as Lionel
(1979)
Yesterday's Hero
as Disco Dancer
Crew
(2021)
Burning at Both Ends
Executive Producer
(2016)
Elvis & Nixon
Screenplay, Producer
(2015)
(2002)
Comic Book Villains
Co-Producer
(1992)
Leather Jackets
Associate Producer