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Cary Elwes
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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.
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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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Dead Man's Wire
as Michael Grable
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self (archive footage)
The Gettysburg Address
as John P. Jones (voice)
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
as Denlinger
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
as The King
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
as Brigadier Gubbins 'M'
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
as The King
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
as Denlinger
Sweetwater
as Ned Irish
BlackBerry
as Carl Yankowski
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
as Nathan
The Hyperions
as Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum
Last Train to Christmas
as Roger Towers
A Castle for Christmas
as Myles
Burning at Both Ends
as Jacques
Best Sellers
as Halpren Nolan
The Unholy
as Bishop Gyles
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
as Self
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
as Westley
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
as Self
Black Christmas
as Professor Gelson
No Poster
Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto
as D.W. Griffith
Ghost Light
as Alex Pankhurst
Billionaire Boys Club
as Andy Warhol
Andre the Giant
as Self
And the Winner Isn't
as Self
Don't Sleep
as Dr. Richard Sommers
We Don't Belong Here
as Frank Harper
Sugar Mountain
as Jim Huxley
The Queen of Spain
as Gary Jones
Elephant Kingdom
as Rock (voice)
Indiscretion
as Jake Simon
Being Charlie
as David Mills
Lost & Found
as John Broman
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
as Self
H8RZ
as Principal Donato
A Haunting in Cawdor
as Lawrence O'Neill
Teen Lust
as John
In Security
as Joshua
A Bit of Bad Luck
as Brooks
Behaving Badly
as Joseph Stevens
Reach Me
as Kersey
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
as Aquaman (voice)
Anna Nicole
as E. Pierce Marshall
She Loves Me Not
as Brady Olinson
Horizon
as Max Hartman
The Story of Luke
as Paul
Hansel and Gretel Get Baked
as The Meter Man
True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon
The Citizen
as Miller
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
as Bobby Wobbly
Camilla Dickinson
as Rafferty Dickinson
New Year's Eve
as Stan's Doctor
Hellgate
as Jeff Mathews
The Adventures of Tintin
as Pilot (voice)
No Strings Attached
as Dr. Stephen Metzner
Little Murder
as Barry Fitzgerald
Saw 3D
as Dr. Gordon
Psych:9
as Dr. Clement
Flying Lessons
as Steven Jennings
As Good As Dead
as Ethan
A Christmas Carol
as Portly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice)
The Alphabet Killer
as Capt. Kenneth Shine
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
as Self (archive footage)
Walk the Talk
as Erik
Georgia Rule
as Arnold
Factory Girl
as Sam Green (uncredited)
Pucked
as Norman
No Poster
Haskett's Chance
as Mark Haskett / Chris Dalness
Full Disclosure Report
as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
Hacking Away at 'Saw'
as Self
Edison
as Reigert
Neo Ned
as Dr. Magnuson
Saw
as Lawrence Gordon
The Riverman
as Ted Bundy
Ella Enchanted
as Edgar
American Crime
as Albert Bodine
Comic Book Villains
as Carter
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
as Self
Wish You Were Dead
as Mac "Macbeth" Wilson
The Cat's Meow
as Thomas Ince
Uprising
as Dr. Fritz Hippler
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
as Self
Shadow of the Vampire
as Fritz Arno Wagner
Race Against Time
as Burke
Cradle Will Rock
as John Houseman
Quest for Camelot
as Garrett (voice)
The Pentagon Wars
as Colonel James Burton
Kiss the Girls
as Det. Nick Ruskin
Liar Liar
as Jerry
The Informant
as Lt. David Ferris
Twister
as Jonas
The Jungle Book
as Captain William Boone
The Chase
as Steve Horsegroovy
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
as Robin Hood
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
as Self
The Crush
as Nick Eliot
Bram Stoker's Dracula
as Lord Arthur Holmwood
Leather Jackets
as Dobbs
Hot Shots!
as Kent Gregory
Days of Thunder
as Russ Wheeler
Glory
as Maj. Cabot Forbes
Never on Tuesday
as Tow Truck Driver (uncredited)
The Princess Bride
as Westley
Maschenka
as Ganin
Lady Jane
as Guilford Dudley
The Bride
as Josef
Oxford Blues
as Lionel
Another Country
as James Harcourt
Yesterday's Hero
as Disco Dancer
Butterfly in the Typewriter
as Kingsley Amis
The Panic
as Charles Barney
No Poster