Cary Elwes

Acting · Born 1962-10-26 in London, England, UK

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…

Filmography

• Saw as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
• The Princess Bride as Westley
• The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare as Brigadier Gubbins 'M'
• Glory as Maj. Cabot Forbes
• Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox as Aquaman (voice)
• BlackBerry as Carl Yankowski
• Bram Stoker's Dracula as Lord Arthur Holmwood
• Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One as Denlinger
• Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning as Denlinger
• Days of Thunder as Russ Wheeler

TV

• Seinfeld as David Lukner
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Sidney Truex
• From the Earth to the Moon as Michael Collins
• The X-Files as Brad Follmer
• The Outer Limits as Dr. John 'Jack' Percy Vilmorin York
• Psych as Pierre Despereaux
• Psych as Despereaux
• Batman Beyond as Paxton Powers (voice)
• Stranger Things as Mayor Larry Kline
• Cosmos as Edmond Halley / Robert Hooke (voice)