Cary Elwes
Known for: Acting
Born: October 25, 1962 in London, England, UK
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.
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Saw
Dr. Lawrence Gordon
Days of Thunder
Russ Wheeler
Twister
Jonas
Liar Liar
Jerry
Edison
Reigert
The Princess Bride
Westley
The Jungle Book
Captain William Boone
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Brigadier Gubbins - 'M'
Shadow of the Vampire
Fritz Arno Wagner
Oxford Blues
Lionel
Lady Jane
Guilford Dudley
Uprising
Dr. Fritz Hippler
Wish You Were Dead
Mac "Macbeth" Wilson
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Robin Hood
Another Country
James Harcourt
Kiss the Girls
Det. Nick Ruskin
Hot Shots!
Kent Gregory
The Crush
Nick Eliot
Glory
Maj. Cabot Forbes
Georgia Rule
Arnold
Walk the Talk
Erik
The Cat's Meow
Thomas Ince
As Good As Dead
Ethan Belfrage
Saw 3D
Dr. Lawrence Gordon