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Cary Elwes Biography
Cary Elwes is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on October 26, 1962 in Westminster, England, United Kingdom. British actor, best known for his roles in The Princess Bride, Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Saw. He was also the title character in Robin Hood: Men in Tights. He joined the Stranger Things cast in 2018 for season 3.
He co-starred in Ella Enchanted with He co-starred with Anne Hathaway in Ella Enchanted..
Elwes was brought up as a Roman Catholic and was an altar boy at Westminster Cathedral, although he did not attend denominational schools as most of the men on his father’s side of the family had, including his father. His paternal relatives include such clerics as Dudley Charles Cary-Elwes (1868–1932), the Roman Catholic Bishop of Northampton, Abbott Columba Cary-Elwes (Ampleforth Abbey, Saint Louis Abbey), and Father Luke Cary-Elwes (Fort Augustus Abbey). He discussed this in an interview while he was filming the 2005 CBS television film Pope John Paul II, in which he played the young priest Karol Wojtyła.
Ivan Simon Cary Elwes was born on 26 October 1962 in Westminster, London, the youngest of three sons of portrait painter Dominic Elwes and interior designer and socialite Tessa Kennedy. He is the brother of artist Damian Elwes and film producer Cassian Elwes. His stepfather, Elliott Kastner, was an American film producer. His paternal grandfather was painter Simon Elwes, whose own father was the diplomat and tenor Gervase Elwes (1866–1921). His other great-grandfathers include the diplomat Rennell Rodd, 1st Baron Rennell and industrialist Ivan Rikard Ivanović. Elwes has English, Irish, Scottish, Croatian Jewish, and Serbian ancestry, the latter two from his maternal grandmother, Daška McLean, whose second husband, Billy McLean, was an operative for Special Operations Executive during World War II.
He married Lisa Marie Kubikoff in 2000. It is believed that his ancestor, John Elwes was the inspiration for Ebenezer Scrooge’s character in Charles Dickens’s famous novel, A Christmas Carol.
| Name | Cary Elwes |
| First Name | Cary |
| Last Name | Elwes |
| Occupation | Movie Actor |
| Birthday | October 26 |
| Birth Year | 1962 |
| Place of Birth | Westminster |
| Home Town | England |
| Birth Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Known |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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Elwes’s parents divorced when he was four years old. In 1975, when Elwes was 13, his father died by suicide. He was educated at Harrow School, and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. In 1981, he moved to the United States to study acting at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. While living there, Elwes studied acting at both the Actors Studio and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute under the tutelage of Al Pacino’s mentor, Charlie Laughton (not to be confused with English actor Charles Laughton). As a teenager, he also worked as a production assistant on the films Absolution, Octopussy, and Superman, where he was assigned to Marlon Brando. When Elwes introduced himself to the famous actor, Brando insisted on calling him “Rocky” after Rocky Marciano.
Cary Elwes Net Worth
Cary Elwes is one of the richest Movie Actor from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Cary Elwes's net worth $8 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He is the son of two artists and he came to New York to study at Sarah Lawrence College.
After a long hiatus, he returned to acting to play Lawrence Gordon in Saw and Saw 3D: The Last Chapter.
One of Elwes’s relatives is John Elwes, who was believed to be the inspiration for Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol (1843), having been referenced by Charles Dickens himself in chapter six of his last completed novel, Our Mutual Friend. Elwes himself played five roles in the 2009 film adaptation of A Christmas Carol. Through his maternal grandfather, Elwes is also related to Sir Alexander William “Blackie” Kennedy, one of the first photographers to document the archaeological site of Petra following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
| Net Worth | $8 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Movie Actor |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Elwes made his acting debut in 1984 with Marek Kanievska’s film Another Country, which was loosely based on the English boarding school exploits of British spies, Burgess, Philby and MacLean. He played James Harcourt, a gay student. He went on to play Guilford Dudley in the British historical drama film Lady Jane, opposite Helena Bonham Carter. He was then cast as a stable-boy-turned-swashbuckler Westley in Rob Reiner’s fantasy-comedy The Princess Bride, which was based on the novel of the same name by William Goldman. It was a modest box office success, but received critical acclaim, earning a score of 97% on the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes. Since being released on home video and television, the film has become a cult classic.
Elwes continued to work steadily, varying between dramatic roles, such as in the Oscar-winning Glory (1989), and comedic roles, as in Hot Shots! (1991). In 1993, he starred as Robin Hood in Mel Brooks’s comedy, Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Elwes then appeared in supporting roles in such films as Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, The Crush, The Jungle Book (1994), Twister, Liar Liar, and Kiss the Girls. In 1999, he portrayed famed theatre and film producer John Houseman for Tim Robbins in his ensemble film based on Orson Welles’s musical, Cradle Will Rock. Following that, he travelled to Luxembourg to work with John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe in Shadow of the Vampire. In 2001, he co-starred in Peter Bogdanovich’s ensemble film The Cat’s Meow portraying movie mogul Thomas Ince, who died mysteriously while vacationing with William Randolph Hearst on his yacht.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
Ivan Simon Cary Elwes (/ˈ ɛ l w ɪ s / ; born 26 October 1962) is an English actor and writer. He is best known for his leading film roles as Westley in The Princess Bride (1987), Robin Hood in Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), and Dr. Lawrence Gordon in the Saw film series. He is also known for leading roles in films like Glory (1989), Hot Shots! (1991), and The Jungle Book (1994), as well as supporting roles in films including Days of Thunder (1990), Twister (1996), Kiss the Girls (1997), Liar Liar (1997), Michael Collins in From the Earth to the Moon (1998), Cradle Will Rock (1999), Shadow of the Vampire (2000), The Cat’s Meow (2001), Ella Enchanted (2004), A Christmas Carol (2009), and No Strings Attached (2011). He has had recurring roles in television series including The X-Files, Seinfeld, Psych, and Stranger Things. He joined the third season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Gavin Hawk, a famed Broadway actor.
Elwes made his first television appearance in 1996 as David Lookner on Seinfeld. Two years later he played astronaut Michael Collins in the Golden Globe Award-winning HBO miniseries From the Earth To the Moon. The following year Elwes was nominated for a Golden Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for his portrayal of Colonel James Burton in The Pentagon Wars directed by Richard Benjamin. In 1999, he guest starred as Dr. John York in an episode of the television series The Outer Limits. Shortly afterward he received another Golden Satellite Award nomination for his work on the ensemble NBC Television movie Uprising opposite Jon Voight directed by Jon Avnet. Elwes had a recurring role in the final season (from 2001 to 2002) of Chris Carter’s hit series The X-Files as FBI Assistant Director Brad Follmer.
Who is Cary Elwes Dating?
According to our records, Cary Elwes is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Cary Elwes’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Cary Elwes. You may help us to build the dating records for Cary Elwes!Elwes met photographer Lisa Marie Kurbikoff in 1991 at a chili cook-off in Malibu, California, and they became engaged in 1997. They married in 2000 and have one daughter together.
Facts & Trivia
Cary Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Cary Elwes celebrates birthday on October 26 of every year.
In 2003 Elwes portrayed Kerry Max Cook in the off-Broadway play The Exonerated in New York, directed by Bob Balaban (18–23 March 2003).
Did Cary Elwes have a crush on Robin Wright?
4. Everyone on Set Loved Robin Wright: When asked if he knew that Wright had a crush on him, Elwes told Smashing Interviews that he didn’t. “We were just incredibly close friends, and we bonded as such on the film,” he said. “It’s hard not to fall in love with Robin.
Why did Cary Elwes Sue saw?
Cary Elwes is suing the filmmakers of the smash-hit SAW for a breach of contract– supposedly they promised him a cut of the box office profits (around $102.9 million worldwide), a lump sum that he has yet to see.
How old was Cary Elwes in The Princess Bride?
59 years (October 26, 1962)
Who auditioned for Princess Bride?
2. Courtney Cox, Meg Ryan and Uma Thurman were among those who auditioned to play Buttercup, while Danny DeVito was the first choice to play Vizzini.
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