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Cary Elwes
Cary Elwes’s screen credits include Westley in The Princess Bride, Lawrence Gordon in Saw, and Lord Arthur Holmwood in Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Born October 26, 1962 London, England, UK4 movies on MoviHero
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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. …
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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.
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- 2026Dead Man's WireMichael Grable
- 2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesSelf (archive footage)
- 2025The Gettysburg AddressJohn P. Jones (voice)
- 2025Mission: Impossible - The Final ReckoningDenlinger
- 2024Rebel Moon - Part Two: The ScargiverThe King
- 2024The Ministry of Ungentlemanly WarfareBrigadier Gubbins 'M'
- 2023Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of FireThe King
- 2023Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part OneDenlinger
- 2023SweetwaterNed Irish
- 2023BlackBerryCarl Yankowski
- 2023Operation Fortune: Ruse de GuerreNathan
- 2022The HyperionsProfessor Ruckus Mandulbaum
- 2021Last Train to ChristmasRoger Towers
- 2021A Castle for ChristmasMyles
- 2021Burning at Both EndsProducer · Jacques
- 2021Best SellersHalpren Nolan
- 2021The UnholyBishop Gyles
- 2020The Golden Hour: Making of Days of ThunderSelf
- 2020A Virtual Princess Bride ReunionWestley
- 2020The Happy Days of Garry MarshallSelf
- 2019Black ChristmasProfessor Gelson
- 2019Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford ManifestoD.W. Griffith
- 2018Ghost LightAlex Pankhurst
- 2018Billionaire Boys ClubAndy Warhol
- 2018Andre the GiantSelf
- 2017And the Winner Isn'tSelf
- 2017Don't SleepDr. Richard Sommers
- 2017We Don't Belong HereFrank Harper
- 2016Sugar MountainJim Huxley
- 2016The Queen of SpainGary Jones
- 2016Elephant KingdomRock (voice)
- 2016IndiscretionJake Simon
- 2016Being CharlieDavid Mills
- 2016Elvis & NixonWriter · Producer
- 2016Lost & FoundJohn Broman
- 2015Game Changer: The Legacy of SawSelf
- 2015H8RZPrincipal Donato
- 2015A Haunting in CawdorLawrence O'Neill
- 2014Teen LustJohn
- 2014In SecurityJoshua
- 2014A Bit of Bad LuckBrooks
- 2014Behaving BadlyJoseph Stevens
- 2014Reach MeKersey
- 2013Justice League: The Flashpoint ParadoxAquaman (voice)
- 2013Anna NicoleE. Pierce Marshall
- 2013She Loves Me NotBrady Olinson
- 2013HorizonMax Hartman
- 2013The Story of LukePaul
- 2013Hansel and Gretel Get BakedThe Meter Man
- 2012True Love: The Princess Bride PhenomenonActor
- 2012The CitizenMiller
- 2012The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon AdventureBobby Wobbly
- 2012Camilla DickinsonRafferty Dickinson
- 2011New Year's EveStan's Doctor
- 2011HellgateJeff Mathews
- 2011The Adventures of TintinPilot (voice)
- 2011Little MurderBarry Fitzgerald
- 2010Saw 3DDr. Gordon
- 2010Psych:9Dr. Clement
- 2010Flying LessonsSteven Jennings
- 2010As Good As DeadEthan
- 2009A Christmas CarolPortly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice)
- 2008The Alphabet KillerCapt. Kenneth Shine
- 2007The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'Self (archive footage)
- 2007Walk the TalkErik
- 2007Georgia RuleArnold
- 2006Factory GirlSam Green (uncredited)
- 2006PuckedNorman
- 2006Haskett's ChanceMark Haskett / Chris Dalness
- 2005Full Disclosure ReportDr. Lawrence Gordon
- 2005Hacking Away at 'Saw'Self
- 2005EdisonReigert
- 2005Neo NedDr. Magnuson
- 2004The RivermanTed Bundy
- 2004Ella EnchantedEdgar
- 2004American CrimeAlbert Bodine
- 2002Comic Book VillainsProducer · Carter
- 2002It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')Self
- 2002Wish You Were DeadMac "Macbeth" Wilson
- 2002The Cat's MeowThomas Ince
- 2001UprisingDr. Fritz Hippler
- 2001As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'Self
- 2000Shadow of the VampireFritz Arno Wagner
- 2000Race Against TimeBurke
- 1999Cradle Will RockJohn Houseman
- 1998Quest for CamelotGarrett (voice)
- 1998The Pentagon WarsColonel James Burton
- 1997Kiss the GirlsDet. Nick Ruskin
- 1997Liar LiarJerry
- 1997The InformantLt. David Ferris
- 1996TwisterJonas
- 1994The Jungle BookCaptain William Boone
- 1994The ChaseSteve Horsegroovy
- 1993Robin Hood: Men in TightsRobin Hood
- 1993'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It ComingSelf
- 1993The CrushNick Eliot
- 1992Leather JacketsProducer · Dobbs
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