Cary Elwes 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 considered by many to be one of the finest young actors working today. He is interested in history and says, "It's deliberate that a lot of my films have been period pieces". He is politically active for causes he believes in, such as protecting the environment and helping Native American peoples. He is married to Lisa Marie Kurbikoff, a stills photographer.
| Movie | Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning | Denlinger | 2025-05-17 |
| Movie | The Gettysburg Address | John P. Jones (voice) | 2025-11-19 |
| Movie | BlackBerry | Carl Yankowski | 2023-02-13 |
| Series | Wonder Woman | Henry Johns | 2021 |
| Movie | Burning at Both Ends | Jacques | 2021-09-30 |
| Movie | A Castle for Christmas | Myles | 2021-11-26 |
| Movie | Last Train to Christmas | Roger Towers | 2021-12-18 |
| Movie | Butterfly in the Typewriter | Kingsley Amis | 2019 |
| Movie | Black Christmas | Professor Gelson | 2019-12-11 |
| Movie | Andre the Giant | Self | 2018-04-10 |
| Movie | Billionaire Boys Club | Andy Warhol | 2018-07-19 |
| Movie | Ghost Light | Alex Pankhurst | 2018-10-26 |
| Movie | Don't Sleep | Dr. Richard Sommers | 2017-09-29 |
| Movie | We Don't Belong Here | Frank Harper | 2017-04-04 |
| Movie | And the Winner Isn't | Self | 2017-12-08 |
| Movie | Being Charlie | David Mills | 2016-05-06 |
| Movie | Lost & Found | John Broman | 2016-02-22 |
| Movie | Indiscretion | Jake Simon | 2016-06-08 |
| Movie | The Queen of Spain | Gary Jones | 2016-11-25 |
| Movie | Elephant Kingdom | Rock (voice) | 2016-09-20 |
| Movie | Sugar Mountain | Jim Huxley | 2016-12-09 |
| Movie | A Haunting in Cawdor | Lawrence O'Neill | 2015-05-01 |
| Series | The Art of More | Arthur Davenport | 2015-11-19 |
| Movie | H8RZ | Principal Donato | 2015-07-17 |
| Movie | Reach Me | Kersey | 2014-03-14 |
| Movie | Beyond Beyond | 2014-03-21 | |
| Movie | Behaving Badly | Joseph Stevens | 2014-04-14 |
| Movie | Teen Lust | John | 2014-09-04 |
| Movie | In Security | Joshua | 2014-04-28 |
| Movie | A Bit of Bad Luck | Brooks | 2014-04-17 |
| Movie | The Story of Luke | Paul | 2013-04-05 |
| Movie | Hansel and Gretel Get Baked | The Meter Man | 2013-02-19 |
| Movie | Horizon | Max Hartman | 2013-06-06 |
| Movie | She Loves Me Not | Brady Olinson | 2013-06-09 |
| Movie | Anna Nicole | E. Pierce Marshall | 2013-06-29 |
| Movie | Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox | Aquaman (voice) | 2013-07-30 |
| Movie | The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure | Bobby Wobbly | 2012-08-29 |
| Movie | Camilla Dickinson | Rafferty Dickinson | 2012-05-20 |
| Movie | The Citizen | Miller | 2012-09-19 |
| Movie | A Mouse's Tale | Sir Thaddeus (voice) | 2012-10-11 |
| Movie | Delhi Safari | 2012-10-19 | |
| Movie | No Strings Attached | Dr. Stephen Metzner | 2011-01-21 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Tintin | Pilot (voice) | 2011-10-24 |
| Movie | Little Murder | Barry Fitzgerald | 2011-01-08 |
| Movie | Hellgate | Jeff Mathews | 2011-11-05 |
| Movie | New Year's Eve | Stan's Doctor | 2011-12-08 |
| Movie | As Good As Dead | Ethan Belfrage | 2010-01-25 |
| Movie | Flying Lessons | Steven Jennings | 2010-02-04 |
| Movie | Psych:9 | Dr. Clement | 2010-05-07 |
| Movie | Saw 3D | Dr. Lawrence Gordon | 2010-10-22 |
| Movie | Toys in the Attic | Sir Handsome (english version) | 2009-03-05 |
| Movie | A Christmas Carol | Portly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice) | 2009-11-04 |
| Movie | The Alphabet Killer | Capt. Kenneth Shine | 2008-11-07 |
| Movie | Georgia Rule | Arnold | 2007-05-10 |
| Movie | Walk the Talk | Erik | 2007-06-15 |
| Movie | Pucked | Norman | 2006-02-10 |
| Movie | Neo Ned | Dr. Magnuson | 2005-04-22 |
| Movie | Edison | Reigert | 2005-07-29 |
| Movie | Saw II | Dr. Lawrence Gordon (archive sound) (uncredited) | 2005-10-28 |
| Movie | American Crime | Albert Bodine | 2004-04-06 |
| Movie | Ella Enchanted | Edgar | 2004-04-09 |
| Movie | Saw | Dr. Lawrence Gordon | 2004-10-01 |
| Movie | The Riverman | Ted Bundy | 2004-09-06 |
| Movie | Wish You Were Dead | Mac "Macbeth" Wilson | 2002-05-21 |
| Movie | The Cat Returns | The Baron (English version, voice) | 2002-07-19 |
| Movie | The Cat's Meow | Thomas Ince | 2001-10-08 |
| Movie | As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride' | Self | 2001-09-04 |
| Movie | Uprising | Dr. Fritz Hippler | 2001-11-04 |
| Movie | Race Against Time | Burke | 2000-07-23 |
| Movie | Shadow of the Vampire | Fritz Arno Wagner | 2000-08-30 |
| Movie | Cradle Will Rock | John Houseman | 1999-12-10 |
| Movie | The Pentagon Wars | Colonel James Burton | 1998-02-28 |
| Movie | Quest for Camelot | Garrett (voice) | 1998-05-15 |
| Movie | The Informant | Lt. David Ferris | 1997-03-15 |
| Movie | Liar Liar | Jerry | 1997-03-21 |
| Movie | Kiss the Girls | Det. Nick Ruskin | 1997-09-29 |
| Movie | The Chase | Steve Horsegroovy | 1994-03-04 |
| Movie | The Jungle Book | Captain William Boone | 1994-12-23 |
| Movie | The Crush | Nick Eliot | 1993-04-02 |
| Movie | Robin Hood: Men in Tights | Robin Hood | 1993-07-28 |
| Movie | Porco Rosso | Donald Curtis (eng dub) | 1992-07-18 |
| Movie | Leather Jackets | Dobbs | 1992-06-18 |
| Movie | Bram Stoker's Dracula | Lord Arthur Holmwood | 1992-11-13 |
| Movie | Hot Shots! | Kent Gregory | 1991-07-31 |
| Movie | Days of Thunder | Russ Wheeler | 1990-06-27 |
| Movie | Never on Tuesday | Tow Truck Driver (uncredited) | 1989-04-13 |
| Movie | Glory | Maj. Cabot Forbes | 1989-12-15 |
| Movie | The Princess Bride | Westley | 1987-09-25 |
| Movie | The Bride | Josef | 1985-08-16 |
| Movie | Another Country | James Harcourt | 1984-06-01 |
| Movie | Oxford Blues | Lionel | 1984-08-24 |
| Movie | Yesterday's Hero | Disco Dancer | 1979-04-24 |
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