Cary Elwes
Cary Elwes (born October 26, 1962) 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. Cary is well respected by colleagues and fans alike and considered by many to be one of the finest young actors working today. He is interested in history and says, "It's deliberate that a lot of my films have been period pieces". He is politically active for causes he believes in, such as protecting the environment and helping Native American peoples. He is married to Lisa Marie Kurbikoff, a stills photographer.
Acted in
The Gettysburg Address
2025
as John P. Jones (voice)
Knuckles
2024
as 'Pistol' Pete Whipple
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
2024
as The King
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
2024
as Brigadier Gubbins 'M'
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
2023
as The King
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023
as Denlinger
Sweetwater
2023
as Ned Irish
BlackBerry
2023
as Carl Yankowski
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
2023
as Nathan Jasmine
The Hyperions
2022
as Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum
Last Train to Christmas
2021
as Roger Towers
A Castle for Christmas
2021
as Myles
Burning at Both Ends
2021
as Jacques
Best Sellers
2021
as Halpren Nolan
The Unholy
2021
as Bishop Gyles
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
2020
as Self
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020
as Westley
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
as Prince Humperdinck
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
2020
as Self
Black Christmas
2019
as Professor Gelson
Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto
2019
as D.W. Griffith
Ghost Light
2018
as Alex Pankhurst
Billionaire Boys Club
2018
as Andy Warhol
Andre the Giant
2018
as Self
And the Winner Isn't
2017
as Self
Don't Sleep
2017
as Dr. Richard Sommers
We Don't Belong Here
2017
as Frank Harper
Sugar Mountain
2016
as Jim Huxley
The Queen of Spain
2016
as Gary Jones
Elephant Kingdom
2016
as Rock (voice)
Stranger Things
2016
as Mayor Larry Kline
Indiscretion
2016
as Jake Simon
Lost & Found
2016
as John Broman
The Art of More
2015
as Arthur Davenport
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
2015
as Self
Life in Pieces
2015
as Professor Sinclair Wilde
Being Charlie
2015
as David Mills
H8RZ
2015
as Principal Donato
A Haunting in Cawdor
2015
as Lawrence O'Neill
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
2015
as Guy Fox (voice)
Teen Lust
2014
as John
In Security
2014
as Joshua
A Bit of Bad Luck
2014
as Brooks
Behaving Badly
2014
as Joseph Stevens
Beyond Beyond
2014
Reach Me
2014
as Kersey
Cosmos
2014
as Edmond Halley / Robert Hooke (voice)
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
2013
as Orin / Arthur Curry / Aquaman (voice)
Anna Nicole
2013
as E. Pierce Marshall
She Loves Me Not
2013
as Brady Olinson
Horizon
2013
as Max Hartman
The Story of Luke
2013
as Paul
Hansel and Gretel Get Baked
2013
as The Meter Man
A Mouse's Tale
2012
as Sir Thaddeus
True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon
2012
The Citizen
2012
as Miller
The Oogieloves in The Big Balloon Adventure
2012
as Bobby Wobbly
Perception
2012
as British Intelligence Officer
Camilla Dickinson
2012
as Rafferty Dickinson
New Year's Eve
2011
as Stan's Doctor
Hellgate
2011
as Jeff Mathews
The Adventures of Tintin
2011
as Pilot (voice)
No Strings Attached
2011
as Dr. Stephen Metzner
Little Murder
2011
as Barry Fitzgerald
Saw 3D
2010
as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
Psych:9
2010
as Dr. Clement
Flying Lessons
2010
As Good As Dead
2010
as Ethan Belfrage
A Christmas Carol
2009
as Portly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice)
The Alphabet Killer
2008
as Capt. Kenneth Shine
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Walk the Talk
2007
as Erik
Georgia Rule
2007
as Arnold
Psych
2006
as Pierre Despereaux
Psych
2006
as Despereaux
Pucked
2006
as Norman
Haskett's Chance
2006
as Mark Haskett / Chris Dalness
Pope John Paul II
2005
as Young Karol Wojtyla
Pope John Paul II
2005
as Karol Wojtyła (da giovane)
Full Disclosure Report
2005
as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
Hacking Away at Saw
2005
as Self
Edison
2005
as Reigert
Neo Ned
2005
as Dr. Magnuson
Saw
2004
as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
The Riverman
2004
as Ted Bundy
Ella Enchanted
2004
as King Edgar
American Crime
2004
as Albert Bodine
Race Against Time
2003
as Burke
Comic Book Villains
2002
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 Dead
2002
as Mac "Macbeth" Wilson
Uprising
2001
as Dr. Fritz Hippler
The Cat's Meow
2001
as Thomas Ince
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001
as Self
Shadow of the Vampire
2000
as Fritz Arno Wagner
Cradle Will Rock
1999
as John Houseman
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Sidney Truex
Family Guy
1999
as Mr. Henderson (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Nigel / Guard #1 (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Edison's Assistant (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Charles Dickens (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Cyrano de Bergerac (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Chris Martin (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Watson (voice)
Batman Beyond
1999
as Paxton Powers (voice)
Quest for Camelot
1998
as Garrett (voice)
From the Earth to the Moon
1998
as Michael Collins
The Pentagon Wars
1998
as Colonel James Burton
Kiss the Girls
1997
as Det. Nick Ruskin
Liar Liar
1997
as Jerry
The Informant
1997
as Lt. David Ferris
Twister
1996
as Jonas
The Outer Limits
1995
as Dr. John 'Jack' Percy Vilmorin York
The Jungle Book
1994
as Captain William Boone
The Chase
1994
as Steve Horsegroovy
The X-Files
1993
as Brad Follmer
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993
as Robin Hood
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
1993
as Self
The Crush
1993
as Nick Eliot
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992
as Lord Arthur Holmwood
Leather Jackets
1992
as Dobbs
Hot Shots!
1991
as Kent Gregory
Days of Thunder
1990
as Russ Wheeler
Glory
1989
as Maj. Cabot Forbes
Seinfeld
1989
as David Lukner
Never on Tuesday
1989
as Tow Truck Driver (uncredited)
The Princess Bride
1987
as Westley
Maschenka
1987
as Ganin
Lady Jane
1986
as Guilford Dudley
The Bride
1985
as Josef
Oxford Blues
1984
as Lionel
Another Country
1984
as James Harcourt
Yesterday's Hero
1979
as Disco Dancer
Butterfly in the Typewriter
as Kingsley Amis
Wonder Woman
as Henry Detmer