Acting credits
135
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Cary Elwes
Acting
Career Snapshot
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2.7
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Movies: 111Series: 25Crew credits: 5
TMDB ID: 2130
IMDb ID: nm0000144
Known for: Acting
Born: October 26, 1962
Age: 63
Place of birth: London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1979 - 2026
Years active: 48
Average TMDB rating: 6.28
Wikidata: Q311093
Also known as
Ivan Simon Cary Elwes • Кэри Элвис • کری الویس
Other jobs
Associate Producer (1)Co-Producer (1)Executive Producer (1)Screenplay (1)Thanks (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Cary Elwes.
6.6
Dead Man's Wire
as Michael Grable
2025 Movie
The Gettysburg Address
as John P. Jones (voice)
2025 Movie
Neverland
2025 Movie
7.2
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
as Denlinger
2025 Movie
6.1
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
as The King
2024 Movie
7.0
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
as Brigadier Gubbins 'M'
2024 Movie
6.2
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
as The King
2023 Movie
7.5
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
as Denlinger
2023 Movie
6.9
Sweetwater
as Ned Irish
2023 Movie
7.2
BlackBerry
as Carl Yankowski
2023 Movie
6.5
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
as Nathan
2023 Movie
4.4
The Hyperions
as Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum
2022 Movie
5.5
Last Train to Christmas
as Roger Towers
2021 Movie
6.0
A Castle for Christmas
as Myles
2021 Movie
6.0
Burning at Both Ends
as Jacques
2021 Movie
6.3
Best Sellers
as Halpren Nolan
2021 Movie
6.6
The Unholy
as Bishop Gyles
2021 Movie
7.0
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
as Self
2020 Movie
6.3
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
as Westley
2020 Movie
7.7
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
as Self
2020 Movie
4.6
Black Christmas
as Professor Gelson
2019 Movie
6.3
Ghost Light
as Alex Pankhurst
2018 Movie
5.7
Billionaire Boys Club
as Andy Warhol
2018 Movie
7.3
Andre the Giant
as Self
2018 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Cary Elwes.
May 7
M.I.A.
9 eps
2026 Series
7.3
Knuckles
as 'Pistol' Pete Whipple • 2 eps
2024 Series
7.5
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Prince Humperdinck • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
8.0
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
as Gavin Hawk • 4 eps
2017 Series
8.6
Stranger Things
as Mayor Larry Kline • 5 eps
2016 Series
6.8
The Art of More
as Arthur Davenport • 20 eps
2015 Series
7.1
Life in Pieces
as Professor Sinclair Wilde • 4 eps
2015 Series
7.1
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
as Guy Fox (voice) • 1 eps
2015 Series
8.5
Cosmos
as Edmond Halley / Robert Hooke (voice) • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.2
Perception
as British Intelligence Officer • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.4
Workaholics
as Fox • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.3
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self • 1 eps
2009 Series
5.1
Rachael Ray
1 eps
2006 Series
7.9
Psych
as Pierre Despereaux • 3 eps
2006 Series
6.1
Pope John Paul II
as Young Karol Wojtyla • 2 eps
2005 Series
Uprising
as Dr. Fritz Hippler • 2 eps
2001 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Sidney Truex • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.4
Family Guy
as Mr. Henderson (voice) • 1 eps
1999 Series
8.2
Batman Beyond
as Paxton Powers (voice) • 1 eps
1999 Series
8.1
From the Earth to the Moon
as Michael Collins • 3 eps
1998 Series
7.7
The Outer Limits
as Dr. John 'Jack' Percy Vilmorin York • 1 eps
1995 Series
8.4
The X-Files
as Brad Follmer • 6 eps
1993 Series
8.3
Seinfeld
as David Lukner • 1 eps
1989 Series