Biography
Cary Elwes (born October 26, 1962) 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. Cary is well respected by colleagues and fans alike and consider...
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Gettysburg Address
2025
as John P. Jones (voice)
In the midst of the Civil War, President Lincoln went to Gettysburg. "The Gettysburg Address" investigates the five extant copies of Lincoln's famous ...

Neverland
2025
A 200 year old vampire takes his newly initiated love on her first feed.

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025
as Denlinger
Ethan Hunt and team continue their search for the terrifying AI known as the Entity — which has infiltrated intelligence networks all over the globe —...

Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
2024
as The King
The rebels gear up for battle against the ruthless forces of the Motherworld as unbreakable bonds are forged, heroes emerge — and legends are made.

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
2024
as Brigadier Gubbins 'M'
During World War II, the British Army assigns a group of competent soldiers to carry out a mission against the Nazi forces behind enemy lines... A tru...

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
2023
as The King
When the ruthless forces of the Motherworld threaten a quiet farming village on a distant moon, a mysterious outsider becomes its best hope for surviv...

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023
as Denlinger
Ethan Hunt and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it...

Sweetwater
2023
as Ned Irish
In 1990 Chicago, a taxi driver recounts to his passenger, a sportswriter, his life story. He reveals himself to be Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton, one of th...

BlackBerry
2023
as Carl Yankowski
Two mismatched entrepreneurs – egghead innovator Mike Lazaridis and cut-throat businessman Jim Balsillie – joined forces in an endeavour that was to b...

Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
2023
as Nathan Jasmine
Special agent Orson Fortune and his team of operatives recruit one of Hollywood's biggest movie stars to help them on an undercover mission when the s...

The Hyperions
2022
as Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum
In 1960, Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum invented the Titan badge - a device that enables humans to have a particular super power. He took in three down-o...

Last Train to Christmas
2021
as Roger Towers
When successful 80s nightclub manager Tony Towers boards a magical train at Christmas, he discovers that each carriage harbours a different stage of h...

A Castle for Christmas
2021
as Myles
To escape a scandal, a bestselling author journeys to Scotland, where she falls in love with a castle -- and faces off with the grumpy duke who owns i...

Burning at Both Ends
2021
as Jacques
The movie follows a group of resistance radio broadcasters in Nazi-occupied France as they evade capture alongside a Jewish family.

Burning at Both Ends
2021
Executive Producer
The movie follows a group of resistance radio broadcasters in Nazi-occupied France as they evade capture alongside a Jewish family.

Best Sellers
2021
as Halpren Nolan
A cranky, retired author reluctantly embarks on a final book tour to help out a young publisher.

The Unholy
2021
as Bishop Gyles
Alice is a young hearing-impaired girl who, after a supposed visitation from the Virgin Mary, is inexplicably able to hear, speak and heal the sick. A...

The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
2020
as Self
An in-depth, two-part documentary by FOX Sports on the making of the 1990 film "Days of Thunder" a few months after its 30th anniversary. The behind-t...

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020
as Westley
The cast of The Princess Bride is together again! The stars of the iconic 1987 fantasy film reunited for a virtual table read hosted by Jason Reitman....

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
2020
as Self
In a heartfelt tribute to Hollywood legend Garry Marshall, his family and friends share their favorite memories of the creative genius behind some of ...

Black Christmas
2019
as Professor Gelson
A group of sorority pledges are stalked by a stranger during their Christmas break. That is until the young women discover that the killer is part of ...
Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto
2019
as D.W. Griffith
Biopic following the life of the first "America's Sweetheart" Mary Pickford, one of the most popular actresses of silent era in the 1910s and 1920s.

Ghost Light
2018
as Alex Pankhurst
A disgruntled summer-stock actor contemptuously disregards the superstition surrounding Shakespeare's tragedy, Macbeth and, by doing so, unleashes the...

Billionaire Boys Club
2018
as Andy Warhol
A group of wealthy boys in Los Angeles during the early 1980s establishes a get rich quick scam that turns deadly.

Andre the Giant
2018
as Self
An ambitious and wide-ranging documentary exploring Andre’s upbringing in France, his celebrated career in WWE, and his forays in the entertainment wo...

And the Winner Isn't
2017
as Self
A satirical documentary charting Geoffrey Moore and his daughter Ambra’s journey through Hollywood, as the pair track down celebrities and industry in...

Don't Sleep
2017
as Dr. Richard Sommers
After moving into a cottage together, two young lovers confront horrors of a forgotten childhood.

We Don't Belong Here
2017
as Frank Harper
A matriarch of a dysfunctional family is pushed to her tipping point by the disappearance of her son.

Sugar Mountain
2016
as Jim Huxley
Two brothers, down on their luck, fake a disappearance in the Alaskan wilderness so they'll have a great survival story to sell, but the hoax turns ou...

The Queen of Spain
2016
as Gary Jones
After her experiences in Nazi Germany, actress Macarena Granada traveled to Hollywood, where she became a star. In the 1950s, the diva returns to Fran...

Elephant Kingdom
2016
as Rock (voice)
When brave elephant Rock (Cary Elwes) sees his wife, Melody (Alexa PenaVega), kidnapped by the powerful human king (Patrick Warburton), the mighty war...

Indiscretion
2016
as Jake Simon
A married woman's affair comes back to haunt her when her obsessed lover infiltrates every part of her life.

Elvis & Nixon
2016
Screenplay, Producer
In 1970, a few days before Christmas, Elvis Presley showed up on the White House lawn seeking to be deputized into the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangero...

Lost & Found
2016
as John Broman
Sent to spend the summer with their uncle on a remote island, young brothers Andy and Mark learn that their eccentric grandfather once owned the islan...

Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
2015
as Self
Generations of movie fans have thrilled to Saw's blood-curdling story of a serial killer who traps his victims in a sadistic game of survival. Game Ch...

Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
2015
Thanks
Generations of movie fans have thrilled to Saw's blood-curdling story of a serial killer who traps his victims in a sadistic game of survival. Game Ch...

Being Charlie
2015
as David Mills
Charlie is a troublesome 18-year-old who breaks out of a youth drug treatment clinic, but when he returns home to Los Angeles, he's given an intervent...

H8RZ
2015
as Principal Donato
In the aftermath of a mysterious High School 'incident', The school's attorney questions the only witness, a student, in hopes of protecting the schoo...

A Haunting in Cawdor
2015
as Lawrence O'Neill
In this tense tale of psychological terror, Vivian Miller (Young) is a young twenties woman who’s serving out her jail sentence at a work release prog...

Teen Lust
2014
as John
A shy high schooler struggles to lose his virginity before the local Satanic cult can sacrifice him to the devil.

In Security
2014
as Joshua
The owners of a failing security company start robbing houses to boost business.

A Bit of Bad Luck
2014
as Brooks
Brooks Caldwell, (Cary Elwes) an erudite and handsome lawyer, seems to have it all: wealth, social status and a red hot career. His success is, in rea...

Behaving Badly
2014
as Joseph Stevens
Teenager Rick Stevens is willing to do whatever it takes to win the heart of Nina Pennington. He'll have to deal with his best friend's horny mom, a d...

Reach Me
2014
as Kersey
Each member of a group of people has a connection to a self-help book authored by a reclusive former football coach.

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
2013
as Orin / Arthur Curry / Aquaman (voice)
The Flash finds himself in a war-torn alternate timeline and teams up with alternate versions of his fellow heroes to restore the timeline.

Anna Nicole
2013
as E. Pierce Marshall
Voluptuous beauty Anna Nicole Smith marries an elderly millionaire and poses for Playboy, but after her husband's death, her excessive drinking, pill-...

She Loves Me Not
2013
as Brady Olinson
A reclusive novelist struggles to find romance and meaning in his life despite disastrous and comedic circumstances.

Horizon
2013
as Max Hartman
Set during the height of World War II, Horizon centers on Lauren, a secretary at the FBI who begins a secretive investigation into files that have bee...

The Story of Luke
2013
as Paul
Sheltered by his grandparents, Luke, a young man with autism, is thrust into a world that doesn't expect anything from him. But Luke is on a quest for...

Hansel and Gretel Get Baked
2013
as The Meter Man
An intense new marijuana strain named “Black Forest” is taking Los Angeles by storm, and Gretel’s stoner boyfriend can’t get enough. But when the old ...

True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon
2012
A conversation with Rob Reiner, Cary Elwes, and Robin Wright about the making of the 1987 film THE PRINCESS BRIDE.

The Citizen
2012
as Miller
Yearning to leave behind his life of misfortune in the Middle East, Ibrahim Jarrah wins the U.S. Green Card Lottery for a chance to become an American...

The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
2012
as Bobby Wobbly
It's Schluufy's birthday, and the Oogieloves, along with their friends J. Edgar, Windy Window and Ruffy, are organizing a party. (Shh! It's a secret.)...

Camilla Dickinson
2012
as Rafferty Dickinson
Fifteen-year-old Camilla Dickinson leads a sheltered life in New York City until her parents' marriage begins to fall apart.

New Year's Eve
2011
as Stan's Doctor
The lives of several couples and singles in New York intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve.

Hellgate
2011
as Jeff Mathews
A western businessman, his Thai wife and son experience a horrible accident while visiting Bangkok. In the aftermath, they find there is a shadow worl...

The Adventures of Tintin
2011
as Pilot (voice)
Intrepid young reporter, Tintin, and his loyal dog, Snowy, are thrust into a world of high adventure when they discover a ship carrying an explosive s...

No Strings Attached
2011
as Dr. Stephen Metzner
Emma is a busy doctor who sets up a seemingly perfect arrangement when she offers her best friend Adam a relationship with one rule: No strings attach...

Little Murder
2011
as Barry Fitzgerald
In post-Katrina New Orleans, a disgraced detective encounters the ghost of a murdered woman who wants to help him identify her killer.

Saw 3D
2010
as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw's brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gathers to seek the support of self-help guru and fellow survivor Bo...

Psych:9
2010
as Dr. Clement
A young woman with a troubled past takes a job at recently closed down hospital. Working the night shift alone she begins to experience a series of un...

Flying Lessons
2010
With her life at a crossroads, 25 year old Sophie Conway returns home to the small town she always wanted to forget. Once home, she is faced with the ...

As Good As Dead
2010
as Ethan Belfrage
Seeking revenge for the murder of their religious leader, fundamental loyalists kidnap and torture the man they believe responsible, but the ensuing c...

A Christmas Carol
2009
as Portly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice)
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his yout...

The Alphabet Killer
2008
as Capt. Kenneth Shine
Based on the true story of double killings occurring in Rochester, NY during the 80’s and the troubled police officer determined to solve them, with o...

The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Director Francis Ford Coppola, cast and production crew explore the making of the 1992 masterpiece.

Walk the Talk
2007
as Erik
Roy is a rebellious teen who had accidentally shot his brother is forced to live with his uncle's family to avoid Juvenile Detention. His uncle Erik i...

Georgia Rule
2007
as Arnold
Rebellious, uncontrollable teenager, Rachel is hauled off by her dysfunctional mother to spend the summer with her estranged grandmother, Georgia. Her...

Pucked
2006
as Norman
Frank Hopper is a former lawyer, long-term loser and constant dreamer - and frankly, probably just not all that bright. When he receives a credit card...
Haskett's Chance
2006
as Mark Haskett / Chris Dalness
A murdered politician is given a second chance at life after he's reincarnated in a lower form.

Full Disclosure Report
2005
as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
A faux documentary set in the world of 'Saw' that sees reporters investigate the mysterious case around Jigsaw. Universe expanding video and extra-fea...

Hacking Away at Saw
2005
as Self
Cary Elwes (Dr Gordon), writer/actor Leigh Whannell, director James Wan, Tobin Bell (Jigsaw) and the producers give insights on how Saw (2004) came to...

Edison
2005
as Reigert
In the troubled city of Edison, a young journalist, his jaded editor, and an honest investigator from the district attorney's office join forces to ga...

Neo Ned
2005
as Dr. Magnuson
Like most kids, Ned idolized his father and dreamed of following in his footsteps. Unfortunately, his father was a two-bit crook who spent most of his...

Saw
2004
as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
Two men wake up to find themselves shackled in a grimy, abandoned bathroom. As they struggle to comprehend their predicament, they discover a disturbi...

The Riverman
2004
as Ted Bundy
A series of interviews are conducted with convicted serial killer Ted Bundy in hopes of gaining insight into the Green River Killer who is terrorizing...

Ella Enchanted
2004
as Edgar
Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous "gift" from a fairy godmother. Ella's so-called g...

American Crime
2004
as Albert Bodine
A news team hunts for a serial killer who stalks victims via videotape and then records the ghastly deed.

Comic Book Villains
2002
as Carter
When word hits the street that a nearby elderly gentleman has a cache of old, rare, and very valuable mint condition comic books, rival comic book sho...

Comic Book Villains
2002
Co-Producer
When word hits the street that a nearby elderly gentleman has a cache of old, rare, and very valuable mint condition comic books, rival comic book sho...

It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
2002
as Self
A documentary behind the scenes of Peter Bogdanovich's 'The Cat's Meow' (2001).

Wish You Were Dead
2002
as Mac "Macbeth" Wilson
Two bad women fight over one man in a back-stabbing, money-grabbing, insurance-hustling, double-dealing, two-timing caper.

Uprising
2001
as Dr. Fritz Hippler
In the Warsaw ghetto in 1943, Jews rise against the Nazis.

The Cat's Meow
2001
as Thomas Ince
Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924.

As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001
as Self
A "behinds the scenes" documentary about the making of the 1987 film THE PRINCESS BRIDE with original archive footage and new interviews with cast mem...

Shadow of the Vampire
2000
as Fritz Arno Wagner
Director F.W. Murnau makes a Faustian pact with a vampire to get him to star in his 1922 film "Nosferatu."

Race Against Time
2000
as Burke
When a man faces surmounting bills for his dying son's hospital stay, he enters into an agreement to sell his body for organ transplants to pay the bi...

Cradle Will Rock
1999
as John Houseman
A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.

Quest for Camelot
1998
as Garrett (voice)
During the times of King Arthur, Kayley is a brave girl who dreams of following her late father as a Knight of the Round Table. The evil Ruber wants t...

The Pentagon Wars
1998
as Colonel James Burton
From the director of “Made In America” and “The Money Pit” comes a hilarious look at one of the most expensive blunders in military history. Over 17 y...

Kiss the Girls
1997
as Det. Nick Ruskin
Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," ...

Liar Liar
1997
as Jerry
Forced by his son's birthday wish, fast-talking attorney and habitual liar Fletcher Reede must tell the truth for the next 24 hours.

The Informant
1997
as Lt. David Ferris
A former Irish Republican Army fighter, Gingy McAnally (Anthony Brophy), is reluctant about being called back into service after serving time in priso...

Twister
1996
as Jonas
An unprecedented series of violent tornadoes is sweeping across Oklahoma. Tornado chasers, headed by Dr. Jo Harding, attempt to release a groundbreaki...

The Jungle Book
1994
as Captain William Boone
Raised by wild animals since childhood, Mowgli is drawn away from the jungle by the beautiful Kitty. But Mowgli must eventually face corrupt Capt. Boo...

The Chase
1994
as Steve Horsegroovy
Jack Hammond is sentenced to life in prison, but manages to escape. To get away from the police he takes a girl as hostage and drives off in her car. ...

Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993
as Robin Hood
Robin Hood comes home after fighting in the Crusades to learn that the noble King Richard is in exile and that the despotic King John now rules Englan...

'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
1993
as Self
Hosted by Cary Elwes. It's a promotional piece that was intended to get the word out about the film while it was in production, but some of the behind...

The Crush
1993
as Nick Eliot
A precocious and obsessive teenager develops a crush on a naive writer with harrowing consequences.

Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992
as Lord Arthur Holmwood
In 19th century England, Count Dracula travels to London and meets Mina Harker, a young woman who appears as the reincarnation of his lost love.

Leather Jackets
1992
as Dobbs
Claudia, a girl who gets around, finally lands her dream man in Mickey. However, Mickey's friend Dobbs spoils their nuptial plans when the thugs of a ...

Leather Jackets
1992
Associate Producer
Claudia, a girl who gets around, finally lands her dream man in Mickey. However, Mickey's friend Dobbs spoils their nuptial plans when the thugs of a ...

Hot Shots!
1991
as Kent Gregory
The gang that created Airplane and The Naked Gun sets its sights on Top Gun in this often hilarious spoof starring Charlie Sheen, who previously only ...

Days of Thunder
1990
as Russ Wheeler
Talented but unproven stock car driver Cole Trickle gets a break and with the guidance of veteran Harry Hogge turns heads on the track. The young hots...

Glory
1989
as Maj. Cabot Forbes
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.

Never on Tuesday
1989
as Tow Truck Driver (uncredited)
Matt and Eddie are two young men from the mid-west travelling to California to see the sights - primarily semi-clad women on beaches. They hop into th...

The Princess Bride
1987
as Westley
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid...

Maschenka
1987
as Ganin
Film adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's debut novel, 'Mary'.

Lady Jane
1986
as Guilford Dudley
The death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. His weak son, Edward, is on his deathbed. Anxious to keep E...

The Bride
1985
as Josef
Doctor Frankenstein creates a mate for his monster, a woman called Eva, who promptly rejects the male creature. In turn, the doctor becomes obsessed w...

Oxford Blues
1984
as Lionel
A young American hustler in Las Vegas spots a rich English Lady. Smitten, he pursues her to England, where his only chance of getting together with he...

Another Country
1984
as James Harcourt
In Moscow in 1983, an American journalist interviews Guy Bennett, who recalls his last year at public school, fifty years before, and how it contribut...

Yesterday's Hero
1979
as Disco Dancer
Successful soccer player Rod Turner spirals into drunken self-pity until he develops a friendship with an inspirational orphan and a beautiful singer....

Butterfly in the Typewriter
N/A
as Kingsley Amis
Troubled author John Kennedy Toole's struggle to bring A Confederacy of Dunces to print.
Dead Man's Wire
N/A
Set in 1977 and based on a true story, Tony Kiritsis, a former real estate developer puts a dead man's switch on himself and the mortgage banker who d...
The American Spring
N/A
Against a backdrop of deep national division, Massachusetts governor Dominic Nelson's presidential hopes fade amid a polarized primary race. Choosing ...