1962-10-26 London, England, UK
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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Dead Man's Wire | Michael Grable | 2026-01-09 |
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The Gettysburg Address | John P. Jones (voice) | 2025-11-19 |
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Neverland | 2025-06-07 | |
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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning | Denlinger | 2025-05-17 |
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Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies | Self - (archive footage) | 2025-11-21 |
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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare | Brigadier Gubbins - 'M' | 2024-04-18 |
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Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver | The King | 2024-04-19 |
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BlackBerry | Carl Yankowski | 2023-02-13 |
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Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One | Denlinger | 2023-07-08 |
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Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire | The King | 2023-12-15 |
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Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre | Nathan | 2023-01-04 |
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Sweetwater | Ned Irish | 2023-04-14 |
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The Hyperions | Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum | 2022-11-24 |
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Best Sellers | Halpren Nolan | 2021-09-09 |
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Burning at Both Ends | Jacques | 2021-09-30 |
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A Castle for Christmas | Myles | 2021-11-26 |
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Last Train to Christmas | Roger Towers | 2021-12-18 |
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The Unholy | Bishop Gyles | 2021-03-31 |
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A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion | Westley | 2020-09-13 |
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The Golden Hour: Making of Days of Thunder | Self | 2020-09-30 |
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The Happy Days of Garry Marshall | Self | 2020-05-12 |
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Why Not Choose Love: A Mary Pickford Manifesto | D.W. Griffith | 2019-06-12 |
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Black Christmas | Professor Gelson | 2019-12-11 |
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Ghost Light | Alex Pankhurst | 2018-10-26 |
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Billionaire Boys Club | Andy Warhol | 2018-07-19 |
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Andre the Giant | Self | 2018-04-10 |
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We Don't Belong Here | Frank Harper | 2017-04-04 |
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Don't Sleep | Dr. Richard Sommers | 2017-09-29 |
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And the Winner Isn't | Self | 2017-12-08 |
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Elephant Kingdom | Rock (voice) | 2016-09-20 |
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Being Charlie | David Mills | 2016-05-06 |
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La reina de España | Gary Jones | 2016-11-25 |
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Indiscretion | Jake Simon | 2016-06-08 |
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Lost & Found | John Broman | 2016-02-22 |
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Sugar Mountain | Jim Huxley | 2016-12-09 |
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H8RZ | Principal Donato | 2015-07-17 |
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Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw | Self | 2015-10-14 |
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A Haunting in Cawdor | Lawrence O'Neill | 2015-05-01 |
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Behaving Badly | Joseph Stevens | 2014-04-14 |
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Reach Me | Kersey | 2014-03-14 |
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A Bit of Bad Luck | Brooks | 2014-04-17 |
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In Security | Joshua | 2014-04-28 |
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Teen Lust | John | 2014-09-04 |
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Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox | Aquaman (voice) | 2013-07-30 |
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Anna Nicole | E. Pierce Marshall | 2013-06-29 |
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The Story of Luke | Paul | 2013-04-05 |
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Horizon | Max Hartman | 2013-06-06 |
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Hansel and Gretel Get Baked | The Meter Man | 2013-02-19 |
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She Loves Me Not | Brady Olinson | 2013-06-09 |
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The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure | Bobby Wobbly | 2012-08-29 |
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True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon | 2012-10-02 | |
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Camilla Dickinson | Rafferty Dickinson | 2012-05-20 |
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The Citizen | Miller | 2012-09-19 |
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No Strings Attached | Dr. Stephen Metzner | 2011-01-21 |
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New Year's Eve | Stan's Doctor | 2011-12-08 |
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The Adventures of Tintin | Pilot (voice) | 2011-10-24 |
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Little Murder | Barry Fitzgerald | 2011-01-08 |
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Hellgate | Jeff Mathews | 2011-11-05 |
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Psych:9 | Dr. Clement | 2010-05-07 |
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Flying Lessons | Steven Jennings | 2010-02-04 |
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As Good As Dead | Ethan Belfrage | 2010-01-25 |
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Saw 3D | Dr. Lawrence Gordon | 2010-10-22 |
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A Christmas Carol | Portly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice) | 2009-11-04 |
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The Alphabet Killer | Capt. Kenneth Shine | 2008-11-07 |
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The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' | Self (archive footage) | 2007-10-08 |
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Georgia Rule | Arnold | 2007-05-10 |
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Walk the Talk | Erik | 2007-06-15 |
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Factory Girl | Sam Green (uncredited) | 2006-12-29 |
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Haskett's Chance | Mark Haskett / Chris Dalness | 2006-01-01 |
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Pucked | Norman | 2006-02-10 |
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Full Disclosure Report | Dr. Lawrence Gordon | 2005-10-31 |
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Pope John Paul II | Pope John Paul II (younger) | 2005-12-04 |
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Hacking Away at Saw | Self | 2005-10-18 |
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Neo Ned | Dr. Magnuson | 2005-04-22 |
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Edison | Reigert | 2005-07-29 |
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Ella Enchanted | Edgar | 2004-04-09 |
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American Crime | Albert Bodine | 2004-04-06 |
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Saw | Dr. Lawrence Gordon | 2004-10-01 |
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The Riverman | Ted Bundy | 2004-09-06 |
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It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow') | Self | 2002-08-20 |
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Comic Book Villains | Carter | 2002-09-03 |
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Wish You Were Dead | Mac "Macbeth" Wilson | 2002-05-21 |
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The Cat's Meow | Thomas Ince | 2001-10-08 |
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Uprising | Dr. Fritz Hippler | 2001-11-04 |
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As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' | Self | 2001-09-04 |
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Shadow of the Vampire | Fritz Arno Wagner | 2000-08-30 |
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Race Against Time | Burke | 2000-07-23 |
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Cradle Will Rock | John Houseman | 1999-12-10 |
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Quest for Camelot | Garrett (voice) | 1998-05-15 |
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The Pentagon Wars | Colonel James Burton | 1998-02-28 |
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Kiss the Girls | Det. Nick Ruskin | 1997-09-29 |
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The Informant | Lt. David Ferris | 1997-03-15 |
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Liar Liar | Jerry | 1997-03-21 |
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Twister | Jonas | 1996-05-10 |
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The Jungle Book | Captain William Boone | 1994-12-23 |
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The Chase | Steve Horsegroovy | 1994-03-04 |
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The Crush | Nick Eliot | 1993-04-02 |
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'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming | Self | 1993-07-27 |
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Robin Hood: Men in Tights | Robin Hood | 1993-07-28 |
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Leather Jackets | Dobbs | 1992-06-18 |
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Bram Stoker's Dracula | Lord Arthur Holmwood | 1992-11-13 |
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Hot Shots! | Kent Gregory | 1991-07-31 |
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Days of Thunder | Russ Wheeler | 1990-06-27 |
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Glory | Maj. Cabot Forbes | 1989-12-15 |
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Never on Tuesday | Tow Truck Driver (uncredited) | 1989-04-13 |
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Maschenka | Ganin | 1987-03-05 |
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The Princess Bride | Westley | 1987-09-25 |
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Lady Jane | Guilford Dudley | 1986-02-07 |
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The Bride | Josef | 1985-08-16 |
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Oxford Blues | Lionel | 1984-08-24 |
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Another Country | James Harcourt | 1984-06-01 |
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Yesterday's Hero | Disco Dancer | 1979-04-24 |
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Butterfly in the Typewriter | Kingsley Amis | |
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The Panic | Charles Barney | |
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