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Cary Elwes
London, England, UK
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 se…
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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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2026
M.I.A.
TV show Tim Kincaid
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2026
Kevin
TV show Michael (voice)
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2026
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
TV show Self - Actor
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2026
Dead Man's Wire
Movie Michael Grable
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2025
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Movie Self - (archive footage)
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2025
The Gettysburg Address
Movie John P. Jones (voice)
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2025
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Movie Denlinger
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2024
Knuckles
TV show 'Pistol' Pete Whipple
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2024
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
Movie The King
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2024
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Movie Brigadier Gubbins 'M'
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2023
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
Movie The King
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2023
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Movie Denlinger
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2023
Sweetwater
Movie Ned Irish
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2023
BlackBerry
Movie Carl Yankowski
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2023
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
Movie Nathan
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2022
The Hyperions
Movie Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum
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2021
Last Train to Christmas
Movie Roger Towers
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2021
A Castle for Christmas
Movie Myles
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2021
Burning at Both Ends
Movie Jacques
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2021
Best Sellers
Movie Halpren Nolan
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2021
The Unholy
Movie Bishop Gyles
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2020
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
Movie Self
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2020
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Movie Westley
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2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
TV show Prince Humperdinck
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2020
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
Movie Self
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2019
Black Christmas
Movie Professor Gelson
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV show Self
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2019
Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto
Movie D.W. Griffith
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2018
Ghost Light
Movie Alex Pankhurst
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2018
Billionaire Boys Club
Movie Andy Warhol
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2018
Andre the Giant
Movie Self
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2017
And the Winner Isn't
Movie Self
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2017
Don't Sleep
Movie Dr. Richard Sommers
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2017
We Don't Belong Here
Movie Frank Harper
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2017
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
TV show Gavin Hawk
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2016
Sugar Mountain
Movie Jim Huxley
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2016
The Queen of Spain
Movie Gary Jones
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2016
Elephant Kingdom
Movie Rock (voice)
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2016
Stranger Things
TV show Mayor Larry Kline
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2016
Indiscretion
Movie Jake Simon
