Cary Elwes
Acting • Born 1962-10-26
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
148 credits
Saw
Movie • 2004
Dr. Lawrence Gordon
Days of Thunder
Movie • 1990
Russ Wheeler
Twister
Movie • 1996
Jonas
Liar Liar
Movie • 1997
Jerry
Edison
Movie • 2005
Reigert
The Princess Bride
Movie • 1987
Westley
The Jungle Book
Movie • 1994
Captain William Boone
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Movie • 2024
Brigadier Gubbins 'M'
Shadow of the Vampire
Movie • 2000
Fritz Arno Wagner
Oxford Blues
Movie • 1984
Lionel
Lady Jane
Movie • 1986
Guilford Dudley
Uprising
Movie • 2001
Dr. Fritz Hippler
Wish You Were Dead
Movie • 2002
Mac "Macbeth" Wilson
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Movie • 1993
Robin Hood
Another Country
Movie • 1984
James Harcourt
Kiss the Girls
Movie • 1997
Det. Nick Ruskin
Hot Shots!
Movie • 1991
Kent Gregory
The Crush
Movie • 1993
Nick Eliot
Glory
Movie • 1989
Maj. Cabot Forbes
Georgia Rule
Movie • 2007
Arnold
Walk the Talk
Movie • 2007
Erik
The Cat's Meow
Movie • 2001
Thomas Ince
As Good As Dead
Movie • 2010
Ethan Belfrage
The Alphabet Killer
Movie • 2008
Capt. Kenneth Shine
Saw 3D
Movie • 2010
Dr. Lawrence Gordon
The Pentagon Wars
Movie • 1998
Colonel James Burton
No Strings Attached
Movie • 2011
Dr. Stephen Metzner
Ella Enchanted
Movie • 2004
Edgar
The Bride
Movie • 1985
Josef
Comic Book Villains
Movie • 2002
Carter
Last Train to Christmas
Movie • 2021
Roger Towers
Pucked
Movie • 2006
Norman
The Informant
Movie • 1997
Lt. David Ferris
The Adventures of Tintin
Movie • 2011
Pilot (voice)
A Christmas Carol
Movie • 2009
Portly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice)
Quest for Camelot
Movie • 1998
Garrett (voice)
Flying Lessons
Movie • 2010
Steven Jennings
Race Against Time
Movie • 2000
Burke
American Crime
Movie • 2004
Albert Bodine
Psych:9
Movie • 2010
Dr. Clement
Neo Ned
Movie • 2005
Dr. Magnuson
The Riverman
Movie • 2004
Ted Bundy
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
Movie • 2002
Self
Hellgate
Movie • 2011
Jeff Mathews
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
Movie • 2012
Bobby Wobbly
Never on Tuesday
Movie • 1989
Tow Truck Driver (uncredited)
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
Movie • 2023
The King
Full Disclosure Report
Movie • 2005
Dr. Lawrence Gordon
Hansel and Gretel Get Baked
Movie • 2013
The Meter Man
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Movie • 2013
Aquaman (voice)
The Citizen
Movie • 2012
Miller
Anna Nicole
Movie • 2013
E. Pierce Marshall
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
Movie • 2024
The King
The Story of Luke
Movie • 2013
Paul
Reach Me
Movie • 2014
Kersey
Leather Jackets
Movie • 1992
Dobbs
Hacking Away at Saw
Movie • 2005
Self
Sweetwater
Movie • 2023
Ned Irish
She Loves Me Not
Movie • 2013
Brady Olinson
A Bit of Bad Luck
Movie • 2014
Brooks
Behaving Badly
Movie • 2014
Joseph Stevens
In Security
Movie • 2014
Joshua
New Year's Eve
Movie • 2011
Stan's Doctor
BlackBerry
Movie • 2023
Carl Yankowski
Camilla Dickinson
Movie • 2012
Rafferty Dickinson
We Don't Belong Here
Movie • 2017
Frank Harper
A Haunting in Cawdor
Movie • 2015
Lawrence O'Neill
The Chase
Movie • 1994
Steve Horsegroovy
The Gettysburg Address
Movie • 2025
John P. Jones (voice)
H8RZ
Movie • 2015
Principal Donato
Teen Lust
Movie • 2014
John
Being Charlie
Movie • 2016
David Mills
Yesterday's Hero
Movie • 1979
Disco Dancer
Cradle Will Rock
Movie • 1999
John Houseman
Horizon
Movie • 2013
Max Hartman
The Queen of Spain
Movie • 2016
Gary Jones
Elephant Kingdom
Movie • 2016
Rock (voice)
Billionaire Boys Club
Movie • 2018
Andy Warhol
Lost & Found
Movie • 2016
John Broman
Indiscretion
Movie • 2016
Jake Simon
Little Murder
Movie • 2011
Barry Fitzgerald
Butterfly in the Typewriter
Movie
Kingsley Amis
Don't Sleep
Movie • 2017
Dr. Richard Sommers
And the Winner Isn't
Movie • 2017
Self
Andre the Giant
Movie • 2018
Self
Maschenka
Movie • 1987
Ganin
Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto
Movie • 2019
D.W. Griffith
Burning at Both Ends
Movie • 2021
Jacques
True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon
Movie • 2012
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Movie • 2001
Self
The Hyperions
Movie • 2022
Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum
Ghost Light
Movie • 2018
Alex Pankhurst
Black Christmas
Movie • 2019
Professor Gelson
Best Sellers
Movie • 2021
Halpren Nolan
The Unholy
Movie • 2021
Bishop Gyles
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
Movie • 1993
Self
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
Movie • 2015
Self
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Movie • 1992
Lord Arthur Holmwood
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
Movie • 2020
Self
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Movie • 2020
Westley
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
Movie • 2020
Self
Haskett's Chance
Movie • 2006
Mark Haskett / Chris Dalness
A Castle for Christmas
Movie • 2021
Myles
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
Movie • 2023
Nathan
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Movie • 2023
Denlinger
Sugar Mountain
Movie • 2016
Jim Huxley
Dead Man's Wire
Movie • 2025
Michael Grable
Neverland
Movie • 2025
The American Spring
Movie
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Movie • 2025
Denlinger
The Panic
Movie
Charles Barney
Pope John Paul II
Movie • 2005
Pope John Paul II (younger)
Wonder Woman
Movie • 2011
Henry Johns
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
David Lukner
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Sidney Truex
From the Earth to the Moon
TV • 1998
Michael Collins
The X-Files
TV • 1993
Brad Follmer
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Mr. Henderson (voice)
The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Dr. John 'Jack' Percy Vilmorin York
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Nigel / Guard #1 (voice)
Psych
TV • 2006
Pierre Despereaux
Psych
TV • 2006
Despereaux
Perception
TV • 2012
British Intelligence Officer
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Edison's Assistant (voice)
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Charles Dickens (voice)
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Cyrano de Bergerac (voice)
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Chris Martin (voice)
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Watson (voice)
The Art of More
TV • 2015
Arthur Davenport
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
TV • 2020
Prince Humperdinck
Pope John Paul II
TV • 2005
Young Karol Wojtyla
Batman Beyond
TV • 1999
Paxton Powers (voice)
Celebrity Ghost Stories
TV • 2009
Self
Life in Pieces
TV • 2015
Professor Sinclair Wilde
Stranger Things
TV • 2016
Mayor Larry Kline
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Rachael Ray
TV • 2006
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
TV • 2015
Guy Fox (voice)
Knuckles
TV • 2024
'Pistol' Pete Whipple
Cosmos
TV • 2014
Edmond Halley / Robert Hooke (voice)
Wonder Woman
TV
Henry Detmer
M.I.A.
TV • 2026
Workaholics
TV • 2011
Fox
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
TV • 2017
Gavin Hawk
Uprising
TV • 2001
Dr. Fritz Hippler
BlackBerry
TV • 2023
Carl Yankowski
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
TV • 2026
Self - Actor