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.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Family Guy

Family Guy

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All Movies (114)

• Dead Man's Wire2026 · as Michael Grable
• Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies2025 · as Self - (archive footage)
• The Gettysburg Address2025 · as John P. Jones (voice)
• Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning2025 · as Denlinger
• Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver2024 · as The King
• The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare2024 · as Brigadier Gubbins - 'M'
• Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire2023 · as The King
• Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One2023 · as Denlinger
• Sweetwater2023 · as Ned Irish
• BlackBerry2023 · as Carl Yankowski
• Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre2023 · as Nathan
• The Hyperions2022 · as Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum
• Last Train to Christmas2021 · as Roger Towers
• A Castle for Christmas2021 · as Myles
• Burning at Both Ends2021 · as Jacques
• Best Sellers2021 · as Halpren Nolan
• The Unholy2021 · as Bishop Gyles
• The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder2020 · as Self
• A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion2020 · as Westley
• The Happy Days of Garry Marshall2020 · as Self
• Black Christmas2019 · as Professor Gelson
• Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto2019 · as D.W. Griffith
• Ghost Light2018 · as Alex Pankhurst
• Billionaire Boys Club2018 · as Andy Warhol
• Andre the Giant2018 · as Self
• And the Winner Isn't2017 · as Self
• Don't Sleep2017 · as Dr. Richard Sommers
• We Don't Belong Here2017 · as Frank Harper
• Sugar Mountain2016 · as Jim Huxley
• The Queen of Spain2016 · as Gary Jones
• Elephant Kingdom2016 · as Rock (voice)
• Indiscretion2016 · as Jake Simon
• Being Charlie2016 · as David Mills
• Lost & Found2016 · as John Broman
• Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw2015 · as Self
• H8RZ2015 · as Principal Donato
• A Haunting in Cawdor2015 · as Lawrence O'Neill
• Teen Lust2014 · as John
• In Security2014 · as Joshua
• A Bit of Bad Luck2014 · as Brooks
• Behaving Badly2014 · as Joseph Stevens
• Reach Me2014 · as Kersey
• Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox2013 · as Aquaman (voice)
• Anna Nicole2013 · as E. Pierce Marshall
• She Loves Me Not2013 · as Brady Olinson
• Horizon2013 · as Max Hartman
• The Story of Luke2013 · as Paul
• Hansel and Gretel Get Baked2013 · as The Meter Man
• True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon2012
• The Citizen2012 · as Miller
• The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure2012 · as Bobby Wobbly
• Camilla Dickinson2012 · as Rafferty Dickinson
• New Year's Eve2011 · as Stan's Doctor
• Hellgate2011 · as Jeff Mathews
• The Adventures of Tintin2011 · as Pilot (voice)
• No Strings Attached2011 · as Dr. Stephen Metzner
• Little Murder2011 · as Barry Fitzgerald
• Saw 3D2010 · as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
• Psych:92010 · as Dr. Clement
• Flying Lessons2010 · as Steven Jennings
• As Good As Dead2010 · as Ethan Belfrage
• A Christmas Carol2009 · as Portly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice)
• The Alphabet Killer2008 · as Capt. Kenneth Shine
• The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'2007 · as Self (archive footage)
• Walk the Talk2007 · as Erik
• Georgia Rule2007 · as Arnold
• Factory Girl2006 · as Sam Green (uncredited)
• Pucked2006 · as Norman
• Haskett's Chance2006 · as Mark Haskett / Chris Dalness
• Pope John Paul II2005 · as Pope John Paul II (younger)
• Full Disclosure Report2005 · as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
• Hacking Away at Saw2005 · as Self
• Edison2005 · as Reigert
• Neo Ned2005 · as Dr. Magnuson
• Saw2004 · as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
• The Riverman2004 · as Ted Bundy
• Ella Enchanted2004 · as Edgar
• American Crime2004 · as Albert Bodine
• Comic Book Villains2002 · as Carter
• It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')2002 · as Self
• Wish You Were Dead2002 · as Mac "Macbeth" Wilson
• Uprising2001 · as Dr. Fritz Hippler
• The Cat's Meow2001 · as Thomas Ince
• As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'2001 · as Self
• Shadow of the Vampire2000 · as Fritz Arno Wagner
• Race Against Time2000 · as Burke
• Cradle Will Rock1999 · as John Houseman
• Quest for Camelot1998 · as Garrett (voice)
• The Pentagon Wars1998 · as Colonel James Burton
• Kiss the Girls1997 · as Det. Nick Ruskin
• Liar Liar1997 · as Jerry
• The Informant1997 · as Lt. David Ferris
• Twister1996 · as Jonas
• The Jungle Book1994 · as Captain William Boone
• The Chase1994 · as Steve Horsegroovy
• Robin Hood: Men in Tights1993 · as Robin Hood
• 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming1993 · as Self
• The Crush1993 · as Nick Eliot
• Bram Stoker's Dracula1992 · as Lord Arthur Holmwood
• Leather Jackets1992 · as Dobbs
• Hot Shots!1991 · as Kent Gregory
• Days of Thunder1990 · as Russ Wheeler
• Glory1989 · as Maj. Cabot Forbes
• Never on Tuesday1989 · as Tow Truck Driver (uncredited)
• The Princess Bride1987 · as Westley
• Maschenka1987 · as Ganin
• Lady Jane1986 · as Guilford Dudley
• The Bride1985 · as Josef
• Oxford Blues1984 · as Lionel
• Another Country1984 · as James Harcourt
• Yesterday's Hero1979 · as Disco Dancer
• Butterfly in the Typewriter— · as Kingsley Amis
• The American Spring—
• The Panic— · as Charles Barney

All TV Shows (35)

• M.I.A.2026 · as Tim Kincaid
• Kevin2026 · as Michael (voice)
• Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!2026 · as Self - Actor
• Knuckles2024 · as 'Pistol' Pete Whipple
• Home Movie: The Princess Bride2020 · as Prince Humperdinck
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel2017 · as Gavin Hawk
• Stranger Things2016 · as Mayor Larry Kline
• The Art of More2015 · as Arthur Davenport
• Life in Pieces2015 · as Professor Sinclair Wilde
• The Adventures of Puss in Boots2015 · as Guy Fox (voice)
• Cosmos2014 · as Edmond Halley / Robert Hooke (voice)
• Perception2012 · as British Intelligence Officer
• Workaholics2011 · as Fox
• Celebrity Ghost Stories2009 · as Self
• Rachael Ray2006
• Psych2006 · as Pierre Despereaux
• Psych2006 · as Despereaux
• Pope John Paul II2005 · as Young Karol Wojtyla
• Uprising2001 · as Dr. Fritz Hippler
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Sidney Truex
• Family Guy1999 · as Mr. Henderson (voice)
• Family Guy1999 · as Nigel / Guard #1 (voice)
• Family Guy1999 · as Edison's Assistant (voice)
• Family Guy1999 · as Charles Dickens (voice)
• Family Guy1999 · as Cyrano de Bergerac (voice)
• Family Guy1999 · as Chris Martin (voice)
• Family Guy1999 · as Watson (voice)
• Batman Beyond1999 · as Paxton Powers (voice)
• From the Earth to the Moon1998 · as Michael Collins
• The Outer Limits1995 · as Dr. John 'Jack' Percy Vilmorin York
• The X-Files1993 · as Brad Follmer
• Seinfeld1989 · as David Lukner
• Wonder Woman— · as Henry Detmer
• Very Young Frankenstein—