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.
Movies (113)
Dead Man's Wire
2026
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025
The Gettysburg Address
2025
Neverland
2025
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
2024
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
2024
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
2023
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023
Sweetwater
2023
BlackBerry
2023
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
2023
The Hyperions
2022
Last Train to Christmas
2021
A Castle for Christmas
2021
Burning at Both Ends
2021
Best Sellers
2021
The Unholy
2021
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
2020
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
2020
Black Christmas
2019
Ghost Light
2018
Billionaire Boys Club
2018
Andre the Giant
2018
And the Winner Isn't
2017
Don't Sleep
2017
We Don't Belong Here
2017
Sugar Mountain
2016
The Queen of Spain
2016
Elephant Kingdom
2016
Indiscretion
2016
Being Charlie
2016
Lost & Found
2016
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
2015
H8RZ
2015
A Haunting in Cawdor
2015
Teen Lust
2014
In Security
2014
A Bit of Bad Luck
2014
Behaving Badly
2014
Reach Me
2014
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
2013
Anna Nicole
2013
She Loves Me Not
2013
Horizon
2013
The Story of Luke
2013
Hansel and Gretel Get Baked
2013
True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon
2012
The Citizen
2012
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
2012
Camilla Dickinson
2012
New Year's Eve
2011
Hellgate
2011
The Adventures of Tintin
2011
Wonder Woman
2011
No Strings Attached
2011
Little Murder
2011
Saw 3D
2010
Psych:9
2010
Flying Lessons
2010
As Good As Dead
2010
A Christmas Carol
2009
The Alphabet Killer
2008
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
2007
Walk the Talk
2007
Georgia Rule
2007
Factory Girl
2006
Pucked
2006
Pope John Paul II
2005
Full Disclosure Report
2005
Hacking Away at Saw
2005
Edison
2005
Neo Ned
2005
Saw
2004
The Riverman
2004
Ella Enchanted
2004
American Crime
2004
Comic Book Villains
2002
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
2002
Wish You Were Dead
2002
Uprising
2001
The Cat's Meow
2001
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001
Shadow of the Vampire
2000
Race Against Time
2000
Cradle Will Rock
1999
Quest for Camelot
1998
The Pentagon Wars
1998
Kiss the Girls
1997
Liar Liar
1997
The Informant
1997
Twister
1996
The Jungle Book
1994
The Chase
1994
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
1993
The Crush
1993
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992
Leather Jackets
1992
Hot Shots!
1991
Days of Thunder
1990
Glory
1989
Never on Tuesday
1989
The Princess Bride
1987
Maschenka
1987
Lady Jane
1986
The Bride
1985
Oxford Blues
1984
Another Country
1984
Yesterday's Hero
1979
Butterfly in the Typewriter
The Panic
TV Shows (34)
M.I.A.
2026
Kevin
2026
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
2026
Knuckles
2024
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017
Stranger Things
2016
The Art of More
2015
Life in Pieces
2015
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
2015
Cosmos
2014
Perception
2012
Workaholics
2011
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
Rachael Ray
2006
Psych
2006
Psych
2006
Pope John Paul II
2005
Uprising
2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Family Guy
1999
Family Guy
1999
Family Guy
1999
Family Guy
1999
Family Guy
1999
Family Guy
1999
Family Guy
1999
Batman Beyond
1999
From the Earth to the Moon
1998
The Outer Limits
1995
The X-Files
1993
Seinfeld
1989
