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Cary Elwes

Cary Elwes
Elwes in 2015
Born
Ivan Simon Cary Elwes

(1962-10-26) 26 October 1962 (age 62)
Westminster, London, England
Alma materSarah Lawrence College
OccupationActor
Years active1979–present
Spouse
Lisa Marie Kurbikoff
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(m. 2000)​
Children1
Parent(s)Dominick Elwes
Tessa Kennedy
RelativesCassian Elwes (brother)
Damian Elwes (brother)

Ivan Simon Cary Elwes (/ˈɛlwɪs/; born 26 October 1962)[1][2] is an English actor. He starred as Westley in The Princess Bride (1987),[3] and also had lead roles in films such as Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) and the Saw series.[4] 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),[5] BlackBerry, and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023).

He 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.[6][7] Elwes has written a memoir of his time working on The Princess Bride called As You Wish, which was published in 2014.[8]

  1. ^ "The Almanac". United Press Interntational. 26 October 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  2. ^ "World Almanac". Kent County Daily Times. 26 October 2010. Today's Birthdays: Cary Elwes
  3. ^ Freeman, Hadley (4 February 2015). "Cary Elwes on The Princess Bride: 'I know what my epitaph will be'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  4. ^ Otterson, Joe (30 May 2019). "'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Season 3 Adds Cary Elwes, Stephanie Hsu (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Cary Elwes Movie Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  6. ^ Tallerico, Brian (2 July 2019). "'Stranger Things': Cary Elwes Lives It Up As a Shady Mayor". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  7. ^ Otterson, Joe (30 May 2019). "'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Season 3 Adds Cary Elwes, Stephanie Hsu (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  8. ^ "'As You Wish': Take A Peek At The Making Of 'The Princess Bride'". NPR. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2024.

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