Cast & creator
Cary Elwes
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Family Guy, Family Guy
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.
Also known as: Ivan Simon Cary Elwes
119
film credits
35
television credits
148
1979–2026 · acting roles
6.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (154)
Showing 154 of 154 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sidney Truex
1999
Family Guy
Mr. Henderson (voice)
1999Family Guy
Nigel / Guard #1 (voice)
1999Family Guy
Cyrano de Bergerac (voice)
1999Family Guy
Charles Dickens (voice)
1999Family Guy
Edison's Assistant (voice)
1999Family Guy
Chris Martin (voice)
1999Family Guy
Watson (voice)
1999
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Stranger Things
Mayor Larry Kline
2016
Seinfeld
David Lukner
1989
The X-Files
Brad Follmer
1993
Psych
Pierre Despereaux
2006Psych
Despereaux
2006
The Outer Limits
Dr. John 'Jack' Percy Vilmorin York
1995
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Gavin Hawk
2017
Batman Beyond
Paxton Powers (voice)
1999
Perception
British Intelligence Officer
2012
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Denlinger
2025
Life in Pieces
Professor Sinclair Wilde
2015
Workaholics
Fox
2011
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
2009
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
Guy Fox (voice)
2015
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Denlinger
2023
No Strings Attached
Dr. Stephen Metzner
2011
From the Earth to the Moon
Michael Collins
1998
Cosmos
Edmond Halley / Robert Hooke (voice)
2014
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Brigadier Gubbins 'M'
2024
Rachael Ray
2006
The Princess Bride
Westley
1987
Saw
Lawrence Gordon
2004
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Lord Arthur Holmwood
1992
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
The King
2023
M.I.A.
Tim Kincaid
2026
Liar Liar
Jerry
1997
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
Nathan
2023
Knuckles
'Pistol' Pete Whipple
2024
The Unholy
Bishop Gyles
2021
Kiss the Girls
Det. Nick Ruskin
1997
Glory
Maj. Cabot Forbes
1989
The Adventures of Tintin
Pilot (voice)
2011
A Christmas Carol
Portly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice)
2009
Dead Man's Wire
Michael Grable
2026
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Prince Humperdinck
2020
Twister
Jonas
1996
Days of Thunder
Russ Wheeler
1990
New Year's Eve
Stan's Doctor
2011
Ella Enchanted
Edgar
2004
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
The King
2024
Hot Shots!
Kent Gregory
1991
Kevin
Michael (voice)
2026
Saw 3D
Dr. Gordon
2010
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Robin Hood
1993
The Jungle Book
Captain William Boone
1994
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
Self - Actor
2026
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Aquaman (voice)
2013
BlackBerry
Carl Yankowski
2023
Quest for Camelot
Garrett (voice)
1998
Shadow of the Vampire
Fritz Arno Wagner
2000
Black Christmas
Professor Gelson
2019
Billionaire Boys Club
Andy Warhol
2018
The Hyperions
Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum
2022
Behaving Badly
Joseph Stevens
2014
The Crush
Nick Eliot
1993
Georgia Rule
Arnold
2007
The Art of More
Arthur Davenport
2015
Pope John Paul II
Young Karol Wojtyla
2005
Edison
Reigert
2005
Lady Jane
Guilford Dudley
1986
Elvis & Nixon
Screenplay
2016Elvis & Nixon
Producer
2016
The Pentagon Wars
Colonel James Burton
1998
Uprising
Dr. Fritz Hippler
2001
Cradle Will Rock
John Houseman
1999
Uprising
Dr. Fritz Hippler
2001
Wonder Woman
Henry Detmer
Best Sellers
Halpren Nolan
2021
Factory Girl
Sam Green (uncredited)
2006
In Security
Joshua
2014
The Bride
Josef
1985
The Chase
Steve Horsegroovy
1994
A Castle for Christmas
Myles
2021
Reach Me
Kersey
2014
Burning at Both Ends
Jacques
2021Burning at Both Ends
Executive Producer
2021
The Queen of Spain
Gary Jones
2016
As Good As Dead
Ethan
2010
We Don't Belong Here
Frank Harper
2017
Sweetwater
Ned Irish
2023
Indiscretion
Jake Simon
2016
Another Country
James Harcourt
1984
Butterfly in the Typewriter
Kingsley Amis
The Cat's Meow
Thomas Ince
2002
The Alphabet Killer
Capt. Kenneth Shine
2008
Being Charlie
David Mills
2016
Hansel and Gretel Get Baked
The Meter Man
2013
Leather Jackets
Dobbs
1992Leather Jackets
Associate Producer
1992
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Self (archive footage)
2025
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
Self
2020
Sugar Mountain
Jim Huxley
2016
Andre the Giant
Self
2018
And the Winner Isn't
Self
2017
Wish You Were Dead
Mac "Macbeth" Wilson
2002Very Young Frankenstein
Last Train to Christmas
Roger Towers
2021
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Self (archive footage)
2007
Lost & Found
John Broman
2016
Don't Sleep
Dr. Richard Sommers
2017
Oxford Blues
Lionel
1984
The Gettysburg Address
John P. Jones (voice)
2025
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
Self
2020
She Loves Me Not
Brady Olinson
2013
The Panic
Charles Barney
The Citizen
Miller
2012
A Bit of Bad Luck
Brooks
2014
Race Against Time
Burke
2000
Comic Book Villains
Carter
2002Comic Book Villains
Co-Producer
2002
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Westley
2020
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
Self
2015Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
Thanks
2015
The Story of Luke
Paul
2013
Little Murder
Barry Fitzgerald
2011
The Riverman
Ted Bundy
2004
Teen Lust
John
2014
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Self
2001
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
Self
1993
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
Bobby Wobbly
2012
Horizon
Max Hartman
2013
American Crime
Albert Bodine
2004
Yesterday's Hero
Disco Dancer
1979
Ghost Light
Alex Pankhurst
2018
Hacking Away at 'Saw'
Self
2005
Flying Lessons
Steven Jennings
2010
Camilla Dickinson
Rafferty Dickinson
2012
A Haunting in Cawdor
Lawrence O'Neill
2015
The Informant
Lt. David Ferris
1997
Never on Tuesday
Tow Truck Driver (uncredited)
1989
Full Disclosure Report
Dr. Lawrence Gordon
2005
Neo Ned
Dr. Magnuson
2005
Walk the Talk
Erik
2007
Elephant Kingdom
Rock (voice)
2016Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto
D.W. Griffith
2019
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
Self
2002
Psych:9
Dr. Clement
2010
Pucked
Norman
2006
Hellgate
Jeff Mathews
2011
True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon
2012Haskett's Chance
Mark Haskett / Chris Dalness
2006
H8RZ
Principal Donato
2015The American Spring
Maschenka
Ganin
1987
Anna Nicole
E. Pierce Marshall
2013