Cary Elwes

ActorProducerWriterCrewProduction Oct 26 (age 63) London, England, UK 1979–2026 (47 year career)

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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). …

Known For

Film

Saw

Dr. Lawrence Gordon

Film

The Princess Bride

Westley

Film

Bram Stoker's Dracula

Lord Arthur Holmwood

Film

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Denlinger

Film

The Adventures of Tintin

Pilot (voice)

Film

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

Aquaman (voice)

Film

A Christmas Carol

Portly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice)

Film

Liar Liar

Jerry

Filmography

Acting (140)

Movies (113)

Dead Man's Wire

2026

as Michael Grable

6.4

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

2025

as Denlinger

7.2

The Gettysburg Address

2025

as John P. Jones (voice)

Neverland

2025

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

2024

as Brigadier Gubbins - 'M'

7.0

Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver

2024

as The King

6.1

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023

as Denlinger

7.5

Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre

2023

as Nathan

6.5

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire

as The King

BlackBerry

as Carl Yankowski

Sweetwater

as Ned Irish

The Hyperions

as Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum

The Unholy

as Bishop Gyles

Best Sellers

as Halpren Nolan

Burning at Both Ends

as Jacques

A Castle for Christmas

2021

as Myles

6.0

Last Train to Christmas

2021

as Roger Towers

5.5

The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder

2020

as Self

7.0

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

2020

as Self

7.7

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

as Westley

Black Christmas

as Professor Gelson

Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto

2019

as D.W. Griffith

Billionaire Boys Club

as Andy Warhol

Andre the Giant

as Self

Ghost Light

as Alex Pankhurst

Don't Sleep

as Dr. Richard Sommers

We Don't Belong Here

as Frank Harper

And the Winner Isn't

as Self

Indiscretion

as Jake Simon

Sugar Mountain

as Jim Huxley

Lost & Found

as John Broman

Elephant Kingdom

as Rock (voice)

Being Charlie

as David Mills

The Queen of Spain

as Gary Jones

A Haunting in Cawdor

as Lawrence O'Neill

H8RZ

as Principal Donato

Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw

as Self

A Bit of Bad Luck

as Brooks

In Security

as Joshua

Behaving Badly

as Joseph Stevens

Teen Lust

as John

Reach Me

as Kersey

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

as Aquaman (voice)

The Story of Luke

as Paul

Horizon

as Max Hartman

Hansel and Gretel Get Baked

as The Meter Man

She Loves Me Not

as Brady Olinson

Anna Nicole

as E. Pierce Marshall

5.1

Camilla Dickinson

2012

as Rafferty Dickinson

2.0

The Citizen

2012

as Miller

6.4

True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon

2012

8.0

The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure

2012

as Bobby Wobbly

2.4

The Adventures of Tintin

2011

as Pilot (voice)

6.9

No Strings Attached

2011

as Dr. Stephen Metzner

New Year's Eve

as Stan's Doctor

Hellgate

as Jeff Mathews

Little Murder

as Barry Fitzgerald

Saw 3D

as Dr. Lawrence Gordon

Psych:9

as Dr. Clement

As Good As Dead

as Ethan Belfrage

Flying Lessons

as Steven Jennings

A Christmas Carol

as Portly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice)

6.9

The Alphabet Killer

2008

as Capt. Kenneth Shine

Georgia Rule

as Arnold

Walk the Talk

as Erik

The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'

2007

as Self (archive footage)

Pucked

as Norman

Haskett's Chance

as Mark Haskett / Chris Dalness

Edison

2005

as Reigert

5.3

Full Disclosure Report

2005

as Dr. Lawrence Gordon

Neo Ned

as Dr. Magnuson

Hacking Away at Saw

as Self

Pope John Paul II

as Pope John Paul II (younger)

Saw

2004

as Dr. Lawrence Gordon

Ella Enchanted

as Edgar

American Crime

as Albert Bodine

The Riverman

as Ted Bundy

Wish You Were Dead

as Mac "Macbeth" Wilson

4.9

Comic Book Villains

2002

as Carter

5.2

It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')

2002

as Self

Uprising

as Dr. Fritz Hippler

The Cat's Meow

as Thomas Ince

As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'

2001

as Self

7.3

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

Liar Liar

as Jerry

Kiss the Girls

as Det. Nick Ruskin

The Informant

as Lt. David Ferris

Twister

as Jonas

The Chase

as Steve Horsegroovy

The Jungle Book

as Captain William Boone

6.0

The Crush

1993

as Nick Eliot

6.6

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

1993

as Robin Hood

6.6

'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming

1993

as Self

6.4

Bram Stoker's Dracula

1992

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

The American Spring

Television (27)

Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!

2026

as Self - Actor

7.3

M.I.A.

2026 Upcoming

May 7

Knuckles

2024

as 'Pistol' Pete Whipple

7.3

BlackBerry

2023

as Carl Yankowski

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

2020

as Prince Humperdinck

7.5

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

as Self

6.4

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

as Gavin Hawk

Stranger Things

as Mayor Larry Kline

The Adventures of Puss in Boots

2015

as Guy Fox (voice)

7.1

Life in Pieces

2015

as Professor Sinclair Wilde

The Art of More

as Arthur Davenport

Cosmos

as Edmond Halley / Robert Hooke (voice)

8.5

Perception

2012

as British Intelligence Officer

7.2

Workaholics

2011

as Fox

7.4

Celebrity Ghost Stories

as Self

Psych

as Despereaux

Rachael Ray

Pope John Paul II

as Young Karol Wojtyla

6.1

Uprising

2001

as Dr. Fritz Hippler

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Sidney Truex

Family Guy

as Watson (voice)

Batman Beyond

as Paxton Powers (voice)

8.2

From the Earth to the Moon

1998

as Michael Collins

8.1

The Outer Limits

1995

as Dr. John 'Jack' Percy Vilmorin York

The X-Files

as Brad Follmer

Seinfeld

as David Lukner

Wonder Woman

as Henry Detmer

4.9

Crew (6)

Movies (6)

Burning at Both Ends

Executive Producer

Elvis & Nixon

Producer

Elvis & Nixon

Screenplay

Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw

Thanks

Comic Book Villains

Co-Producer

Leather Jackets

Associate Producer