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Cary Elwes(I)

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Cary Elwes
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Cary Elwes was born in Westminster, London, England, the third son of interior designer/shipping heiress Tessa Georgina Kennedy and the late portrait painter Bede Evelyn Dominick Elwes. He is the brother of producer/agent Cassian Elwes and artist Damian Elwes. He was 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 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 people.

Elwes is married to Lisa Marie Kurbikoff, a stills photographer. He comes from a long-established recusant English family on his father's side. Several prominent Catholic clerics are among his relatives, including Fr. Luke Cary-Elwes, Dom Columba Cary-Elwes, and Dom Cuthbert Cary-Elwes. His grandfather was society painter and war artist Simon Elwes. Cary (the surname "Cary-Elwes" was shortened to "Elwes" in some branches of the family) was an altar boy at London's Brompton Oratory, although he did not attend a Catholic high school. From his maternal grandmother, Daska Marija Ivanovic-Banac, who was born in Osijek in the Austra-Hungarian Empire (now in Croatia), he has Croatian Jewish and Serbian ancestry. Cary's other lineage is English, Irish, and Scottish.
BornOctober 26, 1962
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BornOctober 26, 1962
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    • 1 win & 9 nominations

How Cary Elwes Went From Fan to "Stranger Things" Star

How Cary Elwes Went From Fan to "Stranger Things" Star

Making his debut as the mayor of Hawkins, Cary Elwes marvels at the '80s references and his young castmates on "Stranger Things."
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Cary Elwes in Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre (2023)
Cary Elwes and Brooke Shields in A Castle for Christmas (2021)
Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, and Wallace Shawn in The Princess Bride (1987)
Jim Carrey, Cary Elwes, Maura Tierney, and Justin Cooper in Liar Liar (1997)
Jim Carrey, Cary Elwes, and Maura Tierney in Liar Liar (1997)
Cary Elwes in The Pentagon Wars (1998)
Cary Elwes in The Pentagon Wars (1998)
Cary Elwes in The Pentagon Wars (1998)
Cary Elwes, Imogen Poots, and Aleyse Shannon in Black Christmas (2019)
Cary Elwes and Imogen Poots in Black Christmas (2019)
Cary Elwes in Cary Elwes (2019)
Cary Elwes in Stranger Things (2016)

Known for

Saw (2004)
Saw
7.6
  • Dr. Lawrence Gordon
  • 2004
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Princess Bride
8.0
  • Westley
  • 1987
Cary Elwes in Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
6.7
  • Robin Hood
  • 1993
Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd in Kiss the Girls (1997)
Kiss the Girls
6.6
  • Nick Ruskin
  • 1997

Credits

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Actor

  • Sweetwater
    • Ned Irish
    • Completed
    • 2023
  • Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • Rebel Moon
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
    • In Production
    • 2024
  • Mary Pickford: Love Wild
    • D.W. Griffith
    • Post-production
  • The Gettysburg Address
    • John P. Jones (voice)
    • Post-production
  • Jay Baruchel and Glenn Howerton in BlackBerry (2023)
    BlackBerry
    • Yankowski
    • 2023
  • Cary Elwes, Hugh Grant, Josh Hartnett, Guy Ritchie, Jason Statham, Bugzy Malone, and Aubrey Plaza in Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre (2023)
    Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre
    • Nathan
    • 2023
  • Cary Elwes, Elaine Tan, Alphonso McAuley, and Penelope Mitchell in The Hyperions (2022)
    The Hyperions
    • Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum
    • 2022
  • Cary Elwes, Michael Sheen, Katherine Kelly, and Nathalie Emmanuel in Last Train to Christmas (2021)
    Last Train to Christmas
    • Roger Towers
    • 2021
  • Cary Elwes and Brooke Shields in A Castle for Christmas (2021)
    A Castle for Christmas
    • Myles
    • 2021
  • Judd Hirsch and Sebastian Roché in Burning at Both Ends (2021)
    Burning at Both Ends
    • Jacques
    • 2021
  • Michael Caine and Aubrey Plaza in Best Sellers (2021)
    Best Sellers
    • Halpern Nolan
    • 2021
  • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
    Family Guy
    • Charles Dickens
    • Chris Martin
    • Cyrano de Bergerac (voice) ...
    • TV Series
    • 2014–2021
  • The Unholy (2021)
    The Unholy
    • Bishop Gyles
    • 2021
  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020)
    Home Movie: The Princess Bride
    • Prince Humperdinck
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020
  • Katherine LaNasa, Lucy Hale, Julia Chan, Ashleigh Murray, and Jonny Beauchamp in Katy Keene (2020)
    Katy Keene
    • Leo Lacy
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Imogen Poots, Brittany O'Grady, Lily Donoghue, and Aleyse Shannon in Black Christmas (2019)
    Black Christmas
    • Professor Gelson
    • 2019
  • Rachel Brosnahan in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
    • Gavin Hawk
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Circus Sam (2019)
    Circus Sam
    • Mr. McAdam
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Winona Ryder, Tom Wlaschiha, David Harbour, Brett Gelman, Maya Hawke, Jamie Campbell Bower, Natalia Dyer, Joseph Quinn, Caleb McLaughlin, Sadie Sink, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, Priah Ferguson, and Eduardo Franco in Stranger Things (2016)
    Stranger Things
    • Mayor Larry Kline
    • TV Series
    • 2019

Producer

  • Kevin Spacey and Michael Shannon in Elvis & Nixon (2016)
    Elvis & Nixon
    • producer
    • 2016
  • Cary Elwes in Walk the Talk (2007)
    Walk the Talk
    • executive producer
    • 2007
  • Comic Book Villains (2002)
    Comic Book Villains
    • co-producer
    • Video
    • 2002
  • D.B. Sweeney in Leather Jackets (1991)
    Leather Jackets
    • associate producer
    • 1991
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Cary Elwes | Career Retrospective
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Cary Elwes | Career Retrospective
Upside Down the Rabbit Holes of "Stranger Things"
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Upside Down the Rabbit Holes of "Stranger Things"
What We Know About "Stranger Things" Season 3... So Far
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What We Know About "Stranger Things" Season 3... So Far
"Visited by Three Ghosts" from A Christmas Carol.
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"Visited by Three Ghosts" from A Christmas Carol.
"Shrinking, Sliding, Falling" from A Christmas Carol.
Clip 0:47
"Shrinking, Sliding, Falling" from A Christmas Carol.
"Joy to the World" from A Christmas Carol.
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"Joy to the World" from A Christmas Carol.
"I'm Still Here" from A Christmas Carol.
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"I'm Still Here" from A Christmas Carol.
"Fezziwigs" from A Christmas Carol
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"Fezziwigs" from A Christmas Carol
"Crachit's Surprise" from A Christmas Carol.
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"Crachit's Surprise" from A Christmas Carol.
A Christmas Carol
Clip 0:19
A Christmas Carol
As Good As Dead
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As Good As Dead
From "Stranger Things" to "Mrs. Maisel," Cary Elwes Is Taking Over TV
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From "Stranger Things" to "Mrs. Maisel," Cary Elwes Is Taking Over TV

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Professor E.L. Rawscey
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • October 26, 1962
    • London, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Lisa Marie KurbikoffJune 25, 2000 - present (1 child)
  • Children
    • Dominique Elwes
  • Parents
      Tessa Georgina Kennedy
  • Relatives
      Daska Marija Ivanovic-Banac(Grandparent)
  • Other works
    Joined Brooke Shields in the Bob Balaban-directed Off-Broadway "The Exonerated" at 45 Bleecker St, New York. The successful dramatic play was based on true stories of people spending years in prison for wrongful conviction. (18th-23rd March 2003)
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    • 7 Interviews
    • 5 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Having been a dramatic actor, he had never done a comedy prior to his acclaimed performance in The Princess Bride (1987).
  • Quotes
    "I take away something from every role. I'm still learning and that's what life is about." (People 2/6/95)
  • Trademark
      Frequently plays American characters despite being British

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