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
Stranger Things
Mayor Larry Kline
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sidney Truex
Family Guy
Mr. Henderson (voice)
Family Guy
Nigel / Guard #1 (voice)
Family Guy
Charles Dickens (voice)
Family Guy
Cyrano de Bergerac (voice)
Family Guy
Edison's Assistant (voice)
Family Guy
Chris Martin (voice)
Family Guy
Watson (voice)
The X-Files
Brad Follmer
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Denlinger
Seinfeld
David Lukner
Psych
Pierre Despereaux
Psych
Despereaux
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Gavin Hawk
The Outer Limits
Dr. John 'Jack' Percy Vilmorin York
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Denlinger
Batman Beyond
Paxton Powers (voice)
The Princess Bride
Westley
Perception
British Intelligence Officer
A Christmas Carol
Portly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice)
Workaholics
Fox
Cosmos
Edmond Halley / Robert Hooke (voice)
Life in Pieces
Professor Sinclair Wilde
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Lord Arthur Holmwood
Indiscretion
Jake Simon
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Brigadier Gubbins 'M'
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Robin Hood
The Hyperions
Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum
Saw
Dr. Lawrence Gordon
Glory
Maj. Cabot Forbes
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
Nathan
The Chase
Steve Horsegroovy
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
The King
Another Country
James Harcourt
Black Christmas
Professor Gelson
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
Guy Fox (voice)
A Castle for Christmas
Myles
No Strings Attached
Dr. Stephen Metzner
From the Earth to the Moon
Michael Collins
Knuckles
'Pistol' Pete Whipple
As Good As Dead
Ethan Belfrage
Hot Shots!
Kent Gregory
Behaving Badly
Joseph Stevens
Twister
Jonas
The Riverman
Ted Bundy
The Adventures of Tintin
Pilot (voice)
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
The King
The Unholy
Bishop Gyles
The Bride
Josef
Liar Liar
Jerry
The Jungle Book
Captain William Boone
Camilla Dickinson
Rafferty Dickinson
Days of Thunder
Russ Wheeler
Being Charlie
David Mills
Walk the Talk
Erik
American Crime
Albert Bodine
Kiss the Girls
Det. Nick Ruskin
Saw 3D
Dr. Lawrence Gordon
Oxford Blues
Lionel
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Orin / Arthur Curry / Aquaman (voice)
The Story of Luke
Paul
We Don't Belong Here
Frank Harper
Shadow of the Vampire
Fritz Arno Wagner
Sugar Mountain
Jim Huxley
Ella Enchanted
Edgar
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Prince Humperdinck
The Pentagon Wars
Colonel James Burton
The Queen of Spain
Gary Jones
Psych:9
Dr. Clement
The Gettysburg Address
John P. Jones (voice)
Wish You Were Dead
Mac "Macbeth" Wilson
Neo Ned
Dr. Magnuson
Lady Jane
Guilford Dudley
New Year's Eve
Stan's Doctor
The Crush
Nick Eliot
The Cat's Meow
Thomas Ince
Billionaire Boys Club
Andy Warhol
The Informant
Lt. David Ferris
Yesterday's Hero
Disco Dancer
Sweetwater
Ned Irish
Dead Man's Wire
Michael Grable
Georgia Rule
Arnold
Hansel and Gretel Get Baked
The Meter Man
Hellgate
Jeff Mathews
Quest for Camelot
Garrett (voice)
In Security
Joshua
Never on Tuesday
Tow Truck Driver (uncredited)
She Loves Me Not
Brady Olinson
Teen Lust
John
Don't Sleep
Dr. Richard Sommers
Reach Me
Kersey
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Self
Cradle Will Rock
John Houseman
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
Bobby Wobbly
Flying Lessons
Steven Jennings
BlackBerry
Carl Yankowski
Last Train to Christmas
Roger Towers
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Westley
H8RZ
Principal Donato
Edison
Reigert
Neverland
Pucked
Norman
The Panic
Charles Barney
The Art of More
Arthur Davenport
Elephant Kingdom
Rock (voice)
Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto
D.W. Griffith
True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon
And the Winner Isn't
Self
Full Disclosure Report
Dr. Lawrence Gordon
Uprising
Dr. Fritz Hippler
Leather Jackets
Dobbs
Butterfly in the Typewriter
Kingsley Amis
Burning at Both Ends
Jacques
The Alphabet Killer
Capt. Kenneth Shine
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
Self
Horizon
Max Hartman
Wonder Woman
Henry Detmer
Maschenka
Ganin
Lost & Found
John Broman
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
Self
Haskett's Chance
Mark Haskett / Chris Dalness
Ghost Light
Alex Pankhurst
Race Against Time
Burke
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
Self
Pope John Paul II
Young Karol Wojtyla
Andre the Giant
Self
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Self (archive footage)
A Haunting in Cawdor
Lawrence O'Neill
Best Sellers
Halpren Nolan
Uprising
Dr. Fritz Hippler
M.I.A.
Comic Book Villains
Carter
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
Self
Little Murder
Barry Fitzgerald
The Citizen
Miller
A Bit of Bad Luck
Brooks
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
Self
Hacking Away at Saw
Self
Anna Nicole
E. Pierce Marshall
The American Spring
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self