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).
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Dead Man's Wire
Character:Michael Grable
Release Date:12/12/2025
The Gettysburg Address
Character:John P. Jones (voice)
Release Date:19/11/2025
Neverland
Character:
Release Date:07/06/2025
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Character:Denlinger
Release Date:17/05/2025
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
Character:The King
Release Date:19/04/2024
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Character:Brigadier Gubbins 'M'
Release Date:18/04/2024
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
Character:The King
Release Date:15/12/2023
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Character:Denlinger
Release Date:08/07/2023
Sweetwater
Character:Ned Irish
Release Date:14/04/2023
BlackBerry
Character:Carl Yankowski
Release Date:13/02/2023
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
Character:Nathan
Release Date:04/01/2023
The Hyperions
Character:Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum
Release Date:24/11/2022
Last Train to Christmas
Character:Roger Towers
Release Date:18/12/2021
A Castle for Christmas
Character:Myles
Release Date:26/11/2021
Burning at Both Ends
Character:Jacques
Release Date:30/09/2021
Best Sellers
Character:Halpren Nolan
Release Date:09/09/2021
The Unholy
Character:Bishop Gyles
Release Date:31/03/2021
The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
Character:Self
Release Date:30/09/2020
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Character:Westley
Release Date:13/09/2020
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
Character:Self
Release Date:12/05/2020
Black Christmas
Character:Professor Gelson
Release Date:11/12/2019
Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto
Character:D.W. Griffith
Release Date:12/06/2019
Ghost Light
Character:Alex Pankhurst
Release Date:26/10/2018
Billionaire Boys Club
Character:Andy Warhol
Release Date:19/07/2018
Andre the Giant
Character:Self
Release Date:10/04/2018
And the Winner Isn't
Character:Self
Release Date:08/12/2017
Don't Sleep
Character:Dr. Richard Sommers
Release Date:29/09/2017
We Don't Belong Here
Character:Frank Harper
Release Date:04/04/2017
Sugar Mountain
Character:Jim Huxley
Release Date:09/12/2016
The Queen of Spain
Character:Gary Jones
Release Date:25/11/2016
Elephant Kingdom
Character:Rock (voice)
Release Date:20/09/2016
Indiscretion
Character:Jake Simon
Release Date:08/06/2016
Being Charlie
Character:David Mills
Release Date:06/05/2016
Lost & Found
Character:John Broman
Release Date:22/02/2016
Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
Character:Self
Release Date:14/10/2015
H8RZ
Character:Principal Donato
Release Date:17/07/2015
A Haunting in Cawdor
Character:Lawrence O'Neill
Release Date:01/05/2015
Teen Lust
Character:John
Release Date:04/09/2014
In Security
Character:Joshua
Release Date:28/04/2014
A Bit of Bad Luck
Character:Brooks
Release Date:17/04/2014
Behaving Badly
Character:Joseph Stevens
Release Date:14/04/2014
Reach Me
Character:Kersey
Release Date:14/03/2014
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Character:Orin / Arthur Curry / Aquaman (voice)
Release Date:30/07/2013
Anna Nicole
Character:E. Pierce Marshall
Release Date:29/06/2013
She Loves Me Not
Character:Brady Olinson
Release Date:09/06/2013
Horizon
Character:Max Hartman
Release Date:06/06/2013
The Story of Luke
Character:Paul
Release Date:05/04/2013
Hansel and Gretel Get Baked
Character:The Meter Man
Release Date:19/02/2013
True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon
Character:
Release Date:02/10/2012
The Citizen
Character:Miller
Release Date:19/09/2012
The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
Character:Bobby Wobbly
Release Date:29/08/2012
Camilla Dickinson
Character:Rafferty Dickinson
Release Date:20/05/2012
New Year's Eve
Character:Stan's Doctor
Release Date:08/12/2011
Hellgate
Character:Jeff Mathews
Release Date:05/11/2011
The Adventures of Tintin
Character:Pilot (voice)
Release Date:24/10/2011
No Strings Attached
Character:Dr. Stephen Metzner
Release Date:21/01/2011
Little Murder
Character:Barry Fitzgerald
Release Date:08/01/2011
Saw 3D
Character:Dr. Lawrence Gordon
Release Date:22/10/2010
Psych:9
Character:Dr. Clement
Release Date:07/05/2010
Flying Lessons
Character:Steven Jennings
Release Date:04/02/2010
As Good As Dead
Character:Ethan Belfrage
Release Date:25/01/2010
A Christmas Carol
Character:Portly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice)
Release Date:04/11/2009
The Alphabet Killer
Character:Capt. Kenneth Shine
Release Date:07/11/2008
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:08/10/2007
Walk the Talk
Character:Erik
Release Date:15/06/2007
Georgia Rule
Character:Arnold
Release Date:10/05/2007
Pucked
Character:Norman
Release Date:10/02/2006
Haskett's Chance
Character:Mark Haskett / Chris Dalness
Release Date:01/01/2006
Full Disclosure Report
Character:Dr. Lawrence Gordon
Release Date:31/10/2005
Hacking Away at Saw
Character:Self
Release Date:18/10/2005
Edison
Character:Reigert
Release Date:29/07/2005
Neo Ned
Character:Dr. Magnuson
Release Date:22/04/2005
Saw
Character:Dr. Lawrence Gordon
Release Date:01/10/2004
The Riverman
Character:Ted Bundy
Release Date:06/09/2004
Ella Enchanted
Character:Edgar
Release Date:09/04/2004
American Crime
Character:Albert Bodine
Release Date:06/04/2004
Comic Book Villains
Character:Carter
Release Date:03/09/2002
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
Character:Self
Release Date:20/08/2002
Wish You Were Dead
Character:Mac "Macbeth" Wilson
Release Date:21/05/2002
Uprising
Character:Dr. Fritz Hippler
Release Date:04/11/2001
The Cat's Meow
Character:Thomas Ince
Release Date:08/10/2001
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Character:Self
Release Date:04/09/2001
Shadow of the Vampire
Character:Fritz Arno Wagner
Release Date:30/08/2000
Race Against Time
Character:Burke
Release Date:23/07/2000
Cradle Will Rock
Character:John Houseman
Release Date:10/12/1999
Quest for Camelot
Character:Garrett (voice)
Release Date:15/05/1998
The Pentagon Wars
Character:Colonel James Burton
Release Date:28/02/1998
Kiss the Girls
Character:Det. Nick Ruskin
Release Date:29/09/1997
Liar Liar
Character:Jerry
Release Date:21/03/1997
The Informant
Character:Lt. David Ferris
Release Date:15/03/1997
Twister
Character:Jonas
Release Date:10/05/1996
The Jungle Book
Character:Captain William Boone
Release Date:23/12/1994
The Chase
Character:Steve Horsegroovy
Release Date:04/03/1994
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Character:Robin Hood
Release Date:28/07/1993
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
Character:Self
Release Date:27/07/1993
The Crush
Character:Nick Eliot
Release Date:02/04/1993
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Character:Lord Arthur Holmwood
Release Date:13/11/1992
Leather Jackets
Character:Dobbs
Release Date:18/06/1992
Hot Shots!
Character:Kent Gregory
Release Date:31/07/1991
Days of Thunder
Character:Russ Wheeler
Release Date:27/06/1990
Glory
Character:Maj. Cabot Forbes
Release Date:15/12/1989
Never on Tuesday
Character:Tow Truck Driver (uncredited)
Release Date:13/04/1989
The Princess Bride
Character:Westley
Release Date:25/09/1987
Maschenka
Character:Ganin
Release Date:05/03/1987
Lady Jane
Character:Guilford Dudley
Release Date:07/02/1986
The Bride
Character:Josef
Release Date:16/08/1985
Oxford Blues
Character:Lionel
Release Date:24/08/1984
Another Country
Character:James Harcourt
Release Date:01/06/1984
Yesterday's Hero
Character:Disco Dancer
Release Date:24/04/1979
Television Appearances
Knuckles
Character:'Pistol' Pete Whipple
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Character:Prince Humperdinck
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Character:Gavin Hawk
Stranger Things
Character:Mayor Larry Kline
The Art of More
Character:Arthur Davenport
Life in Pieces
Character:Professor Sinclair Wilde
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
Character:Guy Fox (voice)
Cosmos
Character:Edmond Halley / Robert Hooke (voice)
Perception
Character:British Intelligence Officer
Workaholics
Character:Fox
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Character:Self
Rachael Ray
Character:
Psych
Character:Pierre Despereaux
Psych
Character:Despereaux
Pope John Paul II
Character:Young Karol Wojtyla
Uprising
Character:Dr. Fritz Hippler
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Sidney Truex
Family Guy
Character:Mr. Henderson (voice)
Family Guy
Character:Nigel / Guard #1 (voice)
Family Guy
Character:Charles Dickens (voice)
Family Guy
Character:Cyrano de Bergerac (voice)
Family Guy
Character:Edison's Assistant (voice)
Family Guy
Character:Chris Martin (voice)
Family Guy
Character:Watson (voice)
Batman Beyond
Character:Paxton Powers (voice)
From the Earth to the Moon
Character:Michael Collins
The Outer Limits
Character:Dr. John 'Jack' Percy Vilmorin York
The X-Files
Character:Brad Follmer
Seinfeld
Character:David Lukner
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