Cary Elwes

Born: 1962-10-26 in London, England, UK

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

2026

Dead Man's Wire as Michael Grable

2022

The Hyperions as Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum

2021

A Castle for Christmas as Myles
Burning at Both Ends as Jacques
Last Train to Christmas as Roger Towers
The Unholy as Bishop Gyles
Best Sellers as Halpren Nolan

2020

Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Prince Humperdinck
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall as Self
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder as Self
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion as Westley

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
Black Christmas as Professor Gelson
Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto as D.W. Griffith

2018

Ghost Light as Alex Pankhurst
Andre the Giant as Self
Billionaire Boys Club as Andy Warhol

2017

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Gavin Hawk
Don't Sleep as Dr. Richard Sommers
We Don't Belong Here as Frank Harper
And the Winner Isn't as Self

2016

Stranger Things as Mayor Larry Kline
Indiscretion as Jake Simon
Sugar Mountain as Jim Huxley
Lost & Found as John Broman
The Queen of Spain as Gary Jones
Elephant Kingdom as Rock (voice)
Elvis & Nixon ... (Screenplay)

2015

Life in Pieces as Professor Sinclair Wilde
The Adventures of Puss in Boots as Guy Fox (voice)
Being Charlie as David Mills
H8RZ as Principal Donato
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw as Self
The Art of More as Arthur Davenport
A Haunting in Cawdor as Lawrence O'Neill

2014

Behaving Badly as Joseph Stevens
Cosmos as Edmond Halley / Robert Hooke (voice)
Reach Me as Kersey
Teen Lust as John
In Security as Joshua
A Bit of Bad Luck as Brooks

2013

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox as Orin / Arthur Curry / Aquaman (voice)
Horizon as Max Hartman
Hansel and Gretel Get Baked as The Meter Man
The Story of Luke as Paul
She Loves Me Not as Brady Olinson
Anna Nicole as E. Pierce Marshall

2012

Perception as British Intelligence Officer
Camilla Dickinson as Rafferty Dickinson
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure as Bobby Wobbly
The Citizen as Miller
True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon

2011

Workaholics as Fox
Hellgate as Jeff Mathews
The Adventures of Tintin as Pilot (voice)
No Strings Attached as Dr. Stephen Metzner
New Year's Eve as Stan's Doctor
Little Murder as Barry Fitzgerald

2010

Psych:9 as Dr. Clement
Flying Lessons as Steven Jennings
Saw 3D as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
As Good As Dead as Ethan Belfrage

2009

A Christmas Carol as Portly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice)
Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self

2008

The Alphabet Killer as Capt. Kenneth Shine

2007

Georgia Rule as Arnold
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' as Self (archive footage)
Walk the Talk as Erik

2006

Psych as Pierre Despereaux
Pucked as Norman
Rachael Ray
Haskett's Chance as Mark Haskett / Chris Dalness

2005

Neo Ned as Dr. Magnuson
Edison as Reigert
Full Disclosure Report as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
Pope John Paul II as Young Karol Wojtyla
Hacking Away at Saw as Self

2004

Saw as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
The Riverman as Ted Bundy
Ella Enchanted as Edgar
American Crime as Albert Bodine

2002

Comic Book Villains as Carter
Wish You Were Dead as Mac "Macbeth" Wilson
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
The Cat's Meow as Thomas Ince
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' as Self
Uprising as Dr. Fritz Hippler

2000

Race Against Time as Burke
Shadow of the Vampire as Fritz Arno Wagner

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Sidney Truex
Family Guy as Mr. Henderson (voice)
Batman Beyond as Paxton Powers (voice)
Cradle Will Rock as John Houseman

1998

From the Earth to the Moon as Michael Collins
Quest for Camelot as Garrett (voice)
The Pentagon Wars as Colonel James Burton

1997

Liar Liar as Jerry
The Informant as Lt. David Ferris
Kiss the Girls as Det. Nick Ruskin

1996

Twister as Jonas

1995

The Outer Limits as Dr. John 'Jack' Percy Vilmorin York

1994

The Chase as Steve Horsegroovy
The Jungle Book as Captain William Boone

1993

The X-Files as Brad Follmer
The Crush as Nick Eliot
Robin Hood: Men in Tights as Robin Hood
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming as Self

1992

Bram Stoker's Dracula as Lord Arthur Holmwood
Leather Jackets as Dobbs

1991

Hot Shots! as Kent Gregory

1990

Days of Thunder as Russ Wheeler

1989

Seinfeld as David Lukner
Glory as Maj. Cabot Forbes
Never on Tuesday as Tow Truck Driver (uncredited)

1987

The Princess Bride as Westley
Maschenka as Ganin

1986

Lady Jane as Guilford Dudley

1985

The Bride as Josef

1984

Oxford Blues as Lionel
Another Country as James Harcourt

1979

Yesterday's Hero as Disco Dancer