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True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon
2012
Cary Elwes
Also known as: Ivan Simon Cary Elwes
Nationality:United Kingdom
Education:Harrow School, Sarah Lawrence College, Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
Ivan Simon Cary Elwes ( EL-wiss; 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'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); 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.
Filmography (111 movies)
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The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
2007
as Self (archive footage)
7.9
7.9
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
2013
as Orin / Arthur Curry / Aquaman (voice)
7.7
7.7
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
2020
as Self
7.7
7.7
The Princess Bride
1987
as Westley
7.5
7.5
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023
as Denlinger
7.5
7.5
Glory
1989
as Maj. Cabot Forbes
7.4
7.4
Saw
2004
as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
7.4
7.4
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992
as Lord Arthur Holmwood
7.3
7.3
Andre the Giant
2018
as Self
7.3
7.3
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001
as Self
7.2
7.2
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025
as Denlinger
7.1
7.1
BlackBerry
2023
as Carl Yankowski
7.0
7.0
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
2024
as Brigadier Gubbins 'M'
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Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
2015
as Self
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The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
2020
as Self
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The Adventures of Tintin
2011
as Pilot (voice)
6.9
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A Christmas Carol
2009
as Portly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice)
6.9
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The Story of Luke
2013
as Paul
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The Pentagon Wars
1998
as Colonel James Burton
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Lady Jane
1986
as Guilford Dudley
6.8
6.8
Sweetwater
2023
as Ned Irish
6.8
6.8
Quest for Camelot
1998
as Garrett (voice)
6.7
6.7
Liar Liar
1997
as Jerry
6.7
6.7
Shadow of the Vampire
2000
as Fritz Arno Wagner
6.6
6.6
The Crush
1993
as Nick Eliot
6.6
6.6
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993
as Robin Hood
6.6
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Hot Shots!
1991
as Kent Gregory
6.6
6.6
The Unholy
2021
as Bishop Gyles
6.5
6.5
Twister
1996
as Jonas
6.5
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Another Country
1984
as James Harcourt
6.5
6.5
The Citizen
2012
as Miller
6.5
6.5
Kiss the Girls
1997
as Det. Nick Ruskin
6.5
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Uprising
2001
as Dr. Fritz Hippler
6.5
6.5
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
2023
as Nathan Jasmine
6.5
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Ella Enchanted
2004
as Edgar
6.5
6.5
Dead Man's Wire
2026
as Michael Grable
6.4
6.4
Cradle Will Rock
1999
as John Houseman
6.4
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Days of Thunder
1990
as Russ Wheeler
6.3
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Best Sellers
2021
as Halpren Nolan
6.3
6.3
Ghost Light
2018
as Alex Pankhurst
6.3
6.3
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020
as Westley
6.3
6.3
The Informant
1997
as Lt. David Ferris
6.3
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No Strings Attached
2011
as Dr. Stephen Metzner
6.2
6.2
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
2023
as The King
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6.1
Being Charlie
2015
as David Mills
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Burning at Both Ends
2021
Executive Producer
6.1
6.1
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
2024
as The King
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6.0
Hacking Away at Saw
2005
as Self
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Saw 3D
2010
as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
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'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
1993
as Self
6.0
6.0
Georgia Rule
2007
as Arnold
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Elvis & Nixon
2016
Producer
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6.0
A Castle for Christmas
2021
as Myles
5.9
5.9
The Jungle Book
1994
as Captain William Boone
5.9
5.9
Neo Ned
2005
as Dr. Magnuson
5.9
5.9
New Year's Eve
2011
as Stan's Doctor
5.8
5.8
The Cat's Meow
2001
as Thomas Ince
5.8
5.8
The Chase
1994
as Steve Horsegroovy
5.7
5.7
Billionaire Boys Club
2018
as Andy Warhol
5.6
5.6
Sugar Mountain
2016
as Jim Huxley
5.6
5.6
We Don't Belong Here
2017
as Frank Harper
5.6
5.6
Flying Lessons
2010
5.5
5.5
Oxford Blues
1984
as Lionel
5.5
5.5
The Riverman
2004
as Ted Bundy
5.4
5.4
Don't Sleep
2017
as Dr. Richard Sommers
5.4
5.4
Lost & Found
2016
as John Broman
5.4
5.4
Last Train to Christmas
2021
as Roger Towers
5.3
5.3
Reach Me
2014
as Kersey
5.3
5.3
Edison
2005
as Reigert
5.3
5.3
Behaving Badly
2014
as Joseph Stevens
5.2
5.2
The Bride
1985
as Josef
5.2
5.2
Comic Book Villains
2002
as Carter
5.2
5.2
The Queen of Spain
2016
as Gary Jones
5.1
5.1
The Alphabet Killer
2008
as Capt. Kenneth Shine
5.1
5.1
H8RZ
2015
as Principal Donato
5.1
5.1
Hansel and Gretel Get Baked
2013
as The Meter Man
5.1
5.1
Little Murder
2011
as Barry Fitzgerald
5.0
5.0
Leather Jackets
1992
as Dobbs
5.0
5.0
As Good As Dead
2010
as Ethan Belfrage
5.0
5.0
Anna Nicole
2013
as E. Pierce Marshall
4.9
4.9
Race Against Time
2000
as Burke
4.9
4.9
Wish You Were Dead
2002
as Mac "Macbeth" Wilson
4.8
4.8
In Security
2014
as Joshua
4.7
4.7
Teen Lust
2014
as John
4.6
4.6
Hellgate
2011
as Jeff Mathews
4.6
4.6
Psych:9
2010
as Dr. Clement
4.5
4.5
Black Christmas
2019
as Professor Gelson
4.4
4.4
A Bit of Bad Luck
2014
as Brooks
4.4
4.4
A Haunting in Cawdor
2015
as Lawrence O'Neill
4.3
4.3
Indiscretion
2016
as Jake Simon
4.3
4.3
Walk the Talk
2007
as Erik
4.0
4.0
The Hyperions
2022
as Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum
4.0
4.0
Full Disclosure Report
2005
as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
3.9
3.9
She Loves Me Not
2013
as Brady Olinson
3.8
3.8
Yesterday's Hero
1979
as Disco Dancer
3.8
3.8
Never on Tuesday
1989
as Tow Truck Driver (uncredited)
3.8
3.8
Pucked
2006
as Norman
3.7
3.7
American Crime
2004
as Albert Bodine
2.8
2.8
Horizon
2013
as Max Hartman
2.0
2.0
Camilla Dickinson
2012
as Rafferty Dickinson
Butterfly in the Typewriter
TBA
as Kingsley Amis
Maschenka
1987
as Ganin
Neverland
2025
The Panic
TBA
as Charles Barney
The Gettysburg Address
2025
as John P. Jones (voice)
Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto
2019
as D.W. Griffith
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
2002
as Self
Elephant Kingdom
2016
as Rock (voice)
Haskett's Chance
2006
as Mark Haskett / Chris Dalness
The American Spring
TBA
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