Cary Elwes
Biography
Ivan Simon Cary Elwes is an English actor born on October 26, 1962, in London, England, United Kingdom. He is known for his leading roles in films such as The Princess Bride, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, and the Saw series. His extensive film credits also include Glory, Days of Thunder, Hot Shots!, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Twister, Kiss the Girls, Liar Liar, Ella Enchanted, No Strings Attached, BlackBerry, and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. In addition to his film work, Elwes has appeared on numerous television series, including The X-Files, Seinfeld, From the Earth to the Moon, Psych, Life in Pieces, Stranger Things, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Knuckles.
Career overview
Ivan Simon Cary Elwes is an English actor born on October 26, 1962, in London, England, United Kingdom. Known for having 143 known credits in acting on The Movie Database, Elwes has built a notable career in both film and television.
His prominent film roles include leading performances in The Princess Bride in 1987, Robin Hood: Men in Tights in 1993, and the Saw series. Elwes has also appeared in a wide array of other feature films, such as Glory in 1989, Days of Thunder in 1990, Hot Shots! in 1991, Bram Stoker's Dracula in 1992, Twister in 1996, Kiss the Girls in 1997, Liar Liar in 1997, Ella Enchanted in 2004, and No Strings Attached in 2011. More recently, he appeared in BlackBerry and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, both released in 2023.
In addition to his film work, Elwes has made appearances across numerous television series. His television credits include The X-Files, Seinfeld, From the Earth to the Moon, Psych, Life in Pieces, Stranger Things, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Knuckles.
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155 titles- M.I.A. (2026) as Tim Kincaid
- Dead Man's Wire (2026) as Michael Grable
- Kevin (2026) as Michael (voice)
- Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (2026) as Self - Actor
- Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) as Denlinger
- The Gettysburg Address (2025) as John P. Jones (voice)
- Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025) as Self - (archive footage)
- The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) as Brigadier Gubbins - 'M'
- Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver (2024) as The King
- Knuckles (2024) as 'Pistol' Pete Whipple
- Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) as Denlinger
- Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (2023) as The King
- Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) as Nathan
- BlackBerry (2023) as Carl Yankowski
- Sweetwater (2023) as Ned Irish
- The Hyperions (2022) as Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum
- The Unholy (2021) as Bishop Gyles
- A Castle for Christmas (2021) as Myles
- Best Sellers (2021) as Halpren Nolan
- Burning at Both Ends (2021) as Jacques
- Burning at Both Ends (2021) Executive Producer
- Last Train to Christmas (2021) as Roger Towers
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020) as Prince Humperdinck
- A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion (2020) as Westley
- The Happy Days of Garry Marshall (2020) as Self
- The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder (2020) as Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Black Christmas (2019) as Professor Gelson
- Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto (2019) as D.W. Griffith
- Billionaire Boys Club (2018) as Andy Warhol
- Andre the Giant (2018) as Self
- Ghost Light (2018) as Alex Pankhurst
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017) as Gavin Hawk
- And the Winner Isn't (2017) as Self
- We Don't Belong Here (2017) as Frank Harper
- Don't Sleep (2017) as Dr. Richard Sommers
- Stranger Things (2016) as Mayor Larry Kline
- Indiscretion (2016) as Jake Simon
- Elvis & Nixon (2016) Screenplay
- Elvis & Nixon (2016) Producer
- Being Charlie (2016) as David Mills
- Elephant Kingdom (2016) as Rock (voice)
- Sugar Mountain (2016) as Jim Huxley
- The Queen of Spain (2016) as Gary Jones
- Lost & Found (2016) as John Broman
- Life in Pieces (2015) as Professor Sinclair Wilde
- The Adventures of Puss in Boots (2015) as Guy Fox (voice)
- The Art of More (2015) as Arthur Davenport
- A Haunting in Cawdor (2015) as Lawrence O'Neill
- Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw (2015) as Self
- Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw (2015) Thanks
- H8RZ (2015) as Principal Donato
- Cosmos (2014) as Edmond Halley / Robert Hooke (voice)
- In Security (2014) as Joshua
- Behaving Badly (2014) as Joseph Stevens
- Reach Me (2014) as Kersey
- Teen Lust (2014) as John
- A Bit of Bad Luck (2014) as Brooks
- Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013) as Aquaman (voice)
- Horizon (2013) as Max Hartman
- Hansel and Gretel Get Baked (2013) as The Meter Man
- The Story of Luke (2013) as Paul
- She Loves Me Not (2013) as Brady Olinson
- Anna Nicole (2013) as E. Pierce Marshall
- Perception (2012) as British Intelligence Officer
- The Citizen (2012) as Miller
- The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure (2012) as Bobby Wobbly
- Camilla Dickinson (2012) as Rafferty Dickinson
- True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon (2012)
- Workaholics (2011) as Fox
- The Adventures of Tintin (2011) as Pilot (voice)
- No Strings Attached (2011) as Dr. Stephen Metzner
- New Year's Eve (2011) as Stan's Doctor
- Little Murder (2011) as Barry Fitzgerald
- Hellgate (2011) as Jeff Mathews
- Saw 3D (2010) as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
- As Good As Dead (2010) as Ethan Belfrage
- Flying Lessons (2010) as Steven Jennings
- Psych:9 (2010) as Dr. Clement
- Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009) as Self
- A Christmas Carol (2009) as Portly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice)
- The Alphabet Killer (2008) as Capt. Kenneth Shine
- Georgia Rule (2007) as Arnold
- The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' (2007) as Self (archive footage)
- Walk the Talk (2007) as Erik
- Psych (2006) as Pierre Despereaux
- Psych (2006) as Despereaux
- Rachael Ray (2006)
- Factory Girl (2006) as Sam Green (uncredited)
- Haskett's Chance (2006) as Mark Haskett / Chris Dalness
- Pucked (2006) as Norman
- Edison (2005) as Reigert
- Neo Ned (2005) as Dr. Magnuson
- Pope John Paul II (2005) as Pope John Paul II (younger)
- Full Disclosure Report (2005) as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
- Pope John Paul II (2005) as Young Karol Wojtyla
- Hacking Away at Saw (2005) as Self
- Saw (2004) as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
- Ella Enchanted (2004) as Edgar
- The Riverman (2004) as Ted Bundy
- American Crime (2004) as Albert Bodine
- Wish You Were Dead (2002) as Mac "Macbeth" Wilson
- Comic Book Villains (2002) as Carter
- Comic Book Villains (2002) Co-Producer
- It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow') (2002) as Self
- Uprising (2001) as Dr. Fritz Hippler
- The Cat's Meow (2001) as Thomas Ince
- Uprising (2001) as Dr. Fritz Hippler
- As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' (2001) as Self
- Shadow of the Vampire (2000) as Fritz Arno Wagner
- Race Against Time (2000) as Burke
- 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)
- Cradle Will Rock (1999) as John Houseman
- From the Earth to the Moon (1998) as Michael Collins
- Quest for Camelot (1998) as Garrett (voice)
- The Pentagon Wars (1998) as Colonel James Burton
- Liar Liar (1997) as Jerry
- Kiss the Girls (1997) as Det. Nick Ruskin
- 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
- The Crush (1993) as Nick Eliot
- 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming (1993) as Self
- Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) as Lord Arthur Holmwood
- Leather Jackets (1992) as Dobbs
- Leather Jackets (1992) Associate Producer
- Hot Shots! (1991) as Kent Gregory
- Days of Thunder (1990) as Russ Wheeler
- Seinfeld (1989) as David Lukner
- Glory (1989) as Maj. Cabot Forbes
- 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
- Another Country (1984) as James Harcourt
- Oxford Blues (1984) as Lionel
- Yesterday's Hero (1979) as Disco Dancer
- The Panic as Charles Barney
- Butterfly in the Typewriter as Kingsley Amis
- Wonder Woman as Henry Detmer
- Very Young Frankenstein
- The American Spring
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Cary Elwes best known for?
Cary Elwes is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including M.I.A. (2026), Dead Man's Wire (2026), Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025), The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024).
When and where was Cary Elwes born?
Cary Elwes was born on October 26, 1962 in London, England, UK.
How many credits does Cary Elwes have?
Cary Elwes has accumulated over 155 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1979 to 2026.
What is Cary Elwes's background in cinema and television?
Ivan Simon Cary Elwes is an English actor born on October 26, 1962, in London, England, United Kingdom. He is known for his leading roles in films such as The Princess Bride, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, and the Saw series. His extensive film credits also include Glory, Days of Thunder, Hot Shots!, Bram Stoker's Dracula,...