Acting · London, England, UK · Born October 26, 1962
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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2026
as Tim Kincaid
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as Michael (voice)
TVMel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
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as Self - Actor
MovieDead Man's Wire
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as Michael Grable
MovieLegacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
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as Self - (archive footage)
MovieThe Gettysburg Address
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as John P. Jones (voice)
MovieMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
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as Denlinger
TVKnuckles
2024
as 'Pistol' Pete Whipple
MovieRebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
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as The King
MovieThe Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
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as Brigadier Gubbins - 'M'
MovieRebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
2023
as The King
MovieMission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023
as Denlinger
MovieSweetwater
2023
as Ned Irish
MovieBlackBerry
2023
as Carl Yankowski
MovieOperation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
2023
as Nathan
MovieThe Hyperions
2022
as Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum
MovieLast Train to Christmas
2021
as Roger Towers
MovieA Castle for Christmas
2021
as Myles
MovieBurning at Both Ends
2021
as Jacques
MovieBest Sellers
2021
as Halpren Nolan
MovieThe Unholy
2021
as Bishop Gyles
MovieThe Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder
2020
as Self
MovieA Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020
as Westley
TVHome Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
as Prince Humperdinck
MovieThe Happy Days of Garry Marshall
2020
as Self
MovieBlack Christmas
2019
as Professor Gelson
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
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2019
as D.W. Griffith
MovieGhost Light
2018
as Alex Pankhurst
MovieBillionaire Boys Club
2018
as Andy Warhol
MovieAndre the Giant
2018
as Self
MovieAnd the Winner Isn't
2017
as Self
MovieDon't Sleep
2017
as Dr. Richard Sommers
MovieWe Don't Belong Here
2017
as Frank Harper
TVThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017
as Gavin Hawk
MovieSugar Mountain
2016
as Jim Huxley
MovieThe Queen of Spain
2016
as Gary Jones
MovieElephant Kingdom
2016
as Rock (voice)
TVStranger Things
2016
as Mayor Larry Kline
MovieIndiscretion
2016
as Jake Simon
MovieBeing Charlie
2016
as David Mills
MovieLost & Found
2016
as John Broman
TVThe Art of More
2015
as Arthur Davenport
MovieGame Changer: The Legacy of Saw
2015
as Self
TVLife in Pieces
2015
as Professor Sinclair Wilde
MovieH8RZ
2015
as Principal Donato
MovieA Haunting in Cawdor
2015
as Lawrence O'Neill
TVThe Adventures of Puss in Boots
2015
as Guy Fox (voice)
MovieTeen Lust
2014
as John
MovieIn Security
2014
as Joshua
MovieA Bit of Bad Luck
2014
as Brooks
MovieBehaving Badly
2014
as Joseph Stevens
MovieReach Me
2014
as Kersey
TVCosmos
2014
as Edmond Halley / Robert Hooke (voice)
MovieJustice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
2013
as Aquaman (voice)
MovieAnna Nicole
2013
as E. Pierce Marshall
MovieShe Loves Me Not
2013
as Brady Olinson
MovieHorizon
2013
as Max Hartman
MovieThe Story of Luke
2013
as Paul
MovieHansel and Gretel Get Baked
2013
as The Meter Man
MovieTrue Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon
2012
MovieThe Citizen
2012
as Miller
MovieThe Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
2012
as Bobby Wobbly
TVPerception
2012
as British Intelligence Officer
MovieCamilla Dickinson
2012
as Rafferty Dickinson
MovieNew Year's Eve
2011
as Stan's Doctor
MovieHellgate
2011
as Jeff Mathews
MovieThe Adventures of Tintin
2011
as Pilot (voice)
TVWorkaholics
2011
as Fox
MovieNo Strings Attached
2011
as Dr. Stephen Metzner
MovieLittle Murder
2011
as Barry Fitzgerald
MovieSaw 3D
2010
as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
MoviePsych:9
2010
as Dr. Clement
MovieFlying Lessons
2010
as Steven Jennings
MovieAs Good As Dead
2010
as Ethan Belfrage
MovieA Christmas Carol
2009
as Portly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice)
TVCelebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
MovieThe Alphabet Killer
2008
as Capt. Kenneth Shine
MovieThe Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
2007
as Self (archive footage)
MovieWalk the Talk
2007
as Erik
MovieGeorgia Rule
2007
as Arnold
MovieFactory Girl
2006
as Sam Green (uncredited)
TVRachael Ray
2006
TVPsych
2006
as Pierre Despereaux
MoviePucked
2006
as Norman
Haskett's Chance
2006
as Mark Haskett / Chris Dalness
MoviePope John Paul II
2005
as Pope John Paul II (younger)
TVPope John Paul II
2005
as Young Karol Wojtyla
MovieFull Disclosure Report
2005
as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
MovieHacking Away at Saw
2005
as Self
MovieEdison
2005
as Reigert
MovieNeo Ned
2005
as Dr. Magnuson
MovieSaw
2004
as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
MovieThe Riverman
2004
as Ted Bundy
MovieElla Enchanted
2004
as Edgar
MovieAmerican Crime
2004
as Albert Bodine
MovieComic Book Villains
2002
as Carter
MovieIt Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
2002
as Self
MovieWish You Were Dead
2002
as Mac "Macbeth" Wilson
MovieUprising
2001
as Dr. Fritz Hippler
TVUprising
2001
as Dr. Fritz Hippler
MovieThe Cat's Meow
2001
as Thomas Ince
MovieAs You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001
as Self
MovieShadow of the Vampire
2000
as Fritz Arno Wagner
MovieRace Against Time
2000
as Burke
MovieCradle Will Rock
1999
as John Houseman
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Sidney Truex
TVFamily Guy
1999
as Mr. Henderson (voice)
TVBatman Beyond
1999
as Paxton Powers (voice)
MovieQuest for Camelot
1998
as Garrett (voice)
TVFrom the Earth to the Moon
1998
as Michael Collins
MovieThe Pentagon Wars
1998
as Colonel James Burton
MovieKiss the Girls
1997
as Det. Nick Ruskin
MovieLiar Liar
1997
as Jerry
MovieThe Informant
1997
as Lt. David Ferris
MovieTwister
1996
as Jonas
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Dr. John 'Jack' Percy Vilmorin York
MovieThe Jungle Book
1994
as Captain William Boone
MovieThe Chase
1994
as Steve Horsegroovy
TVThe X-Files
1993
as Brad Follmer
MovieRobin Hood: Men in Tights
1993
as Robin Hood
Movie'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
1993
as Self
MovieThe Crush
1993
as Nick Eliot
MovieBram Stoker's Dracula
1992
as Lord Arthur Holmwood
MovieLeather Jackets
1992
as Dobbs
MovieHot Shots!
1991
as Kent Gregory
MovieDays of Thunder
1990
as Russ Wheeler
MovieGlory
1989
as Maj. Cabot Forbes
TVSeinfeld
1989
as David Lukner
MovieNever on Tuesday
1989
as Tow Truck Driver (uncredited)
MovieThe Princess Bride
1987
as Westley
MovieMaschenka
1987
as Ganin
MovieLady Jane
1986
as Guilford Dudley
MovieThe Bride
1985
as Josef
MovieOxford Blues
1984
as Lionel
MovieAnother Country
1984
as James Harcourt
MovieYesterday's Hero
1979
as Disco Dancer
MovieButterfly in the Typewriter
as Kingsley Amis
The American Spring
MovieThe Panic
as Charles Barney
TVWonder Woman
as Henry Detmer
Very Young Frankenstein
