Cary Elwes
Cary Elwes | |
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Elwes at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2025 | |
| Born | Ivan Simon Cary Elwes 26 October 1962 Westminster, London, England |
| Alma mater | Sarah Lawrence College London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Spouse |
Lisa Marie Kurbikoff
(m. 2000) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Dominick Elwes Tessa Kennedy |
| Relatives | Cassian Elwes (brother) Damian Elwes (brother) |
Ivan Simon Cary Elwes (/ˈɛlwɪs/; born 26 October 1962) is an English actor. He starred as Westley in The Princess Bride (1987), and also had lead roles in films such as Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) and the Saw series. The accolades he has received include nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award and two Satellite Awards. Elwes' 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), Shadow of the Vampire (2000), The Cat's Meow (2001), Ella Enchanted (2004), Pope John Paul II (2005), No Strings Attached (2011), Burning at Both Ends (2022), BlackBerry (2023), Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023), and Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025).
Elwes has appeared on television in a number of series including The X-Files, Seinfeld, From the Earth to the Moon, Psych, and Life in Pieces. In 2019, he appeared in the Netflix drama series Stranger Things, the Amazon Prime comedy series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and in 2024, he appeared in the Paramount+ comedy series Knuckles. Elwes has written a memoir of his time working on The Princess Bride called As You Wish, which was published in 2014.