Acting
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.
Filmography
Dead Man's Wire
Film · 2026
M.I.A.
Series · 2026
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
Series · 2026
Kevin
Series · 2026
The Gettysburg Address
Film · 2025
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Film · 2025
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Film · 2025
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Film · 2024
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
Film · 2024
Knuckles
Series · 2024
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
Film · 2023
Sweetwater
Film · 2023
BlackBerry
Film · 2023
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
Film · 2023
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Film · 2023
The Hyperions
Film · 2022
Last Train to Christmas
Film · 2021
Burning at Both Ends
Film · 2021
Best Sellers
Film · 2021
The Unholy
Film · 2021
A Castle for Christmas
Film · 2021
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
Film · 2020
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Film · 2020
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
Film · 2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Series · 2020
Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto
Film · 2019
Black Christmas
Film · 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Series · 2019
Billionaire Boys Club
Film · 2018
Andre the Giant
Film · 2018
Ghost Light
Film · 2018
We Don't Belong Here
Film · 2017
Don't Sleep
Film · 2017
And the Winner Isn't
Film · 2017
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Series · 2017
Being Charlie
Film · 2016
The Queen of Spain
Film · 2016
Elephant Kingdom
Film · 2016
Lost & Found
Film · 2016
Indiscretion
Film · 2016
Sugar Mountain
Film · 2016
Stranger Things
Series · 2016
A Haunting in Cawdor
Film · 2015
H8RZ
Film · 2015
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
Film · 2015
The Art of More
Series · 2015
Life in Pieces
Series · 2015
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
Series · 2015
Reach Me
Film · 2014
Behaving Badly
Film · 2014
A Bit of Bad Luck
Film · 2014
In Security
Film · 2014
Teen Lust
Film · 2014
Cosmos
Series · 2014
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Film · 2013
Hansel and Gretel Get Baked
Film · 2013
Anna Nicole
Film · 2013
The Story of Luke
Film · 2013
She Loves Me Not
Film · 2013
Horizon
Film · 2013
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
Film · 2012
The Citizen
Film · 2012
Camilla Dickinson
Film · 2012
True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon
Film · 2012
Perception
Series · 2012
No Strings Attached
Film · 2011
The Adventures of Tintin
Film · 2011
Hellgate
Film · 2011
New Year's Eve
Film · 2011
Little Murder
Film · 2011
Workaholics
Series · 2011
As Good As Dead
Film · 2010
Saw 3D
Film · 2010
Flying Lessons
Film · 2010
Psych:9
Film · 2010
A Christmas Carol
Film · 2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Series · 2009
The Alphabet Killer
Film · 2008
Georgia Rule
Film · 2007
Walk the Talk
Film · 2007
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Film · 2007
Pucked
Film · 2006
Haskett's Chance
Film · 2006
Factory Girl
Film · 2006
Psych
Series · 2006
Psych
Series · 2006
Rachael Ray
Series · 2006
Edison
Film · 2005
Neo Ned
Film · 2005
Full Disclosure Report
Film · 2005
Hacking Away at 'Saw'
Film · 2005
Pope John Paul II
Series · 2005
Saw
Film · 2004
Ella Enchanted
Film · 2004
American Crime
Film · 2004
The Riverman
Film · 2004
Wish You Were Dead
Film · 2002
The Cat's Meow
Film · 2002
Comic Book Villains
Film · 2002
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
Film · 2002
Uprising
Film · 2001
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Film · 2001
Uprising
Series · 2001
Shadow of the Vampire
Film · 2000
Race Against Time
Film · 2000
Cradle Will Rock
Film · 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999
Family Guy
Series · 1999
Family Guy
Series · 1999
Family Guy
Series · 1999
Family Guy
Series · 1999
Family Guy
Series · 1999
Family Guy
Series · 1999
Family Guy
Series · 1999
Batman Beyond
Series · 1999
The Pentagon Wars
Film · 1998
Quest for Camelot
Film · 1998
From the Earth to the Moon
Series · 1998
Liar Liar
Film · 1997
Kiss the Girls
Film · 1997
The Informant
Film · 1997
Twister
Film · 1996
The Outer Limits
Series · 1995
The Jungle Book
Film · 1994
The Chase
Film · 1994
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Film · 1993
The Crush
Film · 1993
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
Film · 1993
The X-Files
Series · 1993
Leather Jackets
Film · 1992
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Film · 1992
Hot Shots!
Film · 1991
Days of Thunder
Film · 1990
Glory
Film · 1989
Never on Tuesday
Film · 1989
Seinfeld
Series · 1989
The Princess Bride
Film · 1987
Maschenka
Film · 1987
Lady Jane
Film · 1986
The Bride
Film · 1985
Oxford Blues
Film · 1984
Another Country
Film · 1984
Yesterday's Hero
Film · 1979
Butterfly in the Typewriter
Film
The American Spring
Film
The Panic
Film
Wonder Woman
Series
Very Young Frankenstein
Series