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
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Stranger Things
2016
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Saw
2004
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Liar Liar
1997
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The Adventures of Tintin
2011
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Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992
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The Princess Bride
1987
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023
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No Strings Attached
2011
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A Christmas Carol
2009
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Family Guy
1999
Acting
2026
Dead Man's Wire
as Michael Grable
2026
M.I.A.
2026
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
as Self - Actor
(1 episode)
2025
The Gettysburg Address
as John P. Jones (voice)
2025
Neverland
2024
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
as Brigadier Gubbins - 'M'
2024
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
as The King
2024
Knuckles
as 'Pistol' Pete Whipple
(2 episodes)
2023
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
as The King
2023
Sweetwater
as Ned Irish
2023
BlackBerry
as Carl Yankowski
2023
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
as Nathan
2022
The Hyperions
as Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum
2021
Last Train to Christmas
as Roger Towers
2021
Burning at Both Ends
as Jacques
2021
Best Sellers
as Halpren Nolan
2021
The Unholy
as Bishop Gyles
2021
A Castle for Christmas
as Myles
2020
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
as Self
2020
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
as Westley
2020
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
as Self
2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Prince Humperdinck
(1 episode)
2019
Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto
as D.W. Griffith
2019
Black Christmas
as Professor Gelson
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
(1 episode)
2018
Billionaire Boys Club
as Andy Warhol
2018
Andre the Giant
as Self
2018
Ghost Light
as Alex Pankhurst
2017
We Don't Belong Here
as Frank Harper
2017
Don't Sleep
as Dr. Richard Sommers
2017
And the Winner Isn't
as Self
2017
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
as Gavin Hawk
(4 episodes)
2016
Being Charlie
as David Mills
2016
The Queen of Spain
as Gary Jones
2016
Elephant Kingdom
as Rock (voice)
2016
Lost & Found
as John Broman
2016
Indiscretion
as Jake Simon
2016
Sugar Mountain
as Jim Huxley
2016
Stranger Things
as Mayor Larry Kline
(5 episodes)
2015
A Haunting in Cawdor
as Lawrence O'Neill
2015
H8RZ
as Principal Donato
2015
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
as Self
2015
The Art of More
as Arthur Davenport
(20 episodes)
2015
Life in Pieces
as Professor Sinclair Wilde
(4 episodes)
2015
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
as Guy Fox (voice)
(1 episode)
2014
Reach Me
as Kersey
2014
Behaving Badly
as Joseph Stevens
2014
A Bit of Bad Luck
as Brooks
2014
In Security
as Joshua
2014
Teen Lust
as John
2014
Cosmos
as Edmond Halley / Robert Hooke (voice)
(1 episode)
2013
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
as Aquaman (voice)
2013
Hansel and Gretel Get Baked
as The Meter Man
2013
Anna Nicole
as E. Pierce Marshall
2013
The Story of Luke
as Paul
2013
She Loves Me Not
as Brady Olinson
2013
Horizon
as Max Hartman
2012
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
as Bobby Wobbly
2012
The Citizen
as Miller
2012
Camilla Dickinson
as Rafferty Dickinson
2012
True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon
2012
Perception
as British Intelligence Officer
(1 episode)
2011
No Strings Attached
as Dr. Stephen Metzner
2011
The Adventures of Tintin
as Pilot (voice)
2011
Hellgate
as Jeff Mathews
2011
New Year's Eve
as Stan's Doctor
2011
Little Murder
as Barry Fitzgerald
2011
Wonder Woman
as Henry Johns
2011
Workaholics
as Fox
(1 episode)
2010
As Good As Dead
as Ethan Belfrage
2010
Saw 3D
as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
2010
Flying Lessons
as Steven Jennings
2010
Psych:9
as Dr. Clement
2009
A Christmas Carol
as Portly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice)
2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
(1 episode)
2008
The Alphabet Killer
as Capt. Kenneth Shine
2007
Georgia Rule
as Arnold
2007
Walk the Talk
as Erik
2007
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
as Self (archive footage)
2006
Pucked
as Norman
2006
Haskett's Chance
as Mark Haskett / Chris Dalness
2006
Psych
as Pierre Despereaux
(3 episodes)
2006
Psych
as Despereaux
(1 episode)
2006
Rachael Ray
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
2005
Pope John Paul II
as Pope John Paul II (younger)
2005
Pope John Paul II
as Young Karol Wojtyla
(2 episodes)
2004
Saw
as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
2004
Ella Enchanted
as Edgar
2004
American Crime
as Albert Bodine
2004
The Riverman
as Ted Bundy
2002
Wish You Were Dead
as Mac "Macbeth" Wilson
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
2001
Uprising
as Dr. Fritz Hippler
2001
The Cat's Meow
as Thomas Ince
2001
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
as Self
2001
Uprising
as Dr. Fritz Hippler
(2 episodes)
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
(1 episode)
1999
Family Guy
as Mr. Henderson (voice)
(1 episode)
1999
Family Guy
as Nigel / Guard #1 (voice)
(1 episode)
1999
Family Guy
as Cyrano de Bergerac (voice)
(1 episode)
1999
Family Guy
as Charles Dickens (voice)
(1 episode)
1999
Family Guy
as Edison's Assistant (voice)
(1 episode)
1999
Family Guy
as Chris Martin (voice)
(1 episode)
1999
Family Guy
as Watson (voice)
(1 episode)
1999
Batman Beyond
as Paxton Powers (voice)
(1 episode)
1998
The Pentagon Wars
as Colonel James Burton
1998
Quest for Camelot
as Garrett (voice)
1998
From the Earth to the Moon
as Michael Collins
(3 episodes)
1997
Liar Liar
as Jerry
1997
Kiss the Girls
as Det. Nick Ruskin
1997
The Informant
as Lt. David Ferris
1996
Twister
as Jonas
1995
The Outer Limits
as Dr. John 'Jack' Percy Vilmorin York
(1 episode)
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
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
as Self
1993
The X-Files
as Brad Follmer
(6 episodes)
1992
Leather Jackets
as Dobbs
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
Never on Tuesday
as Tow Truck Driver (uncredited)
1989
Seinfeld
as David Lukner
(1 episode)
1987
The Princess Bride
as Westley
1987
Maschenka
as Ganin
1986
Lady Jane
as Guilford Dudley
1985
The Bride
as Josef
1984
Oxford Blues
as Lionel
1984
Another Country
as James Harcourt
1979
Yesterday's Hero
as Disco Dancer
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Butterfly in the Typewriter
as Kingsley Amis
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The American Spring
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The Panic
as Charles Barney
—
Wonder Woman
as Henry Detmer
(1 episode)
Writing
2016
Elvis & Nixon
Screenplay
Production
2021
Burning at Both Ends
Executive Producer
2016
Elvis & Nixon
Producer
2002
Comic Book Villains
Co-Producer
1992
Leather Jackets
Associate Producer
Crew
2015
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
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