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Cary Elwes

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Also known as Ivan Simon Cary Elwes

British actor (born 1962)

OverviewAI-generated

Cary Elwes is a person whose professional career began in 1979. The individual has one child and maintains a social media following of 241,444. On the Last.fm platform, the name Cary Elwes is associated with 34 listeners and a total playcount of 213. Additionally, the subject is referenced by 435 other encyclopedia articles.

The provided records also list an author named Columba Cary-Elwes, born on 6 November 1903 and deceased on 22 January 1994. This author is credited with 22 works, including *Law, Liberty and Love* and *China and the Cross; a Survey of Missionary History*.

Synthesized by Vinony from 16 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
6 November 1903
Died
22 January 1994
Works
22

Top works

  • Law, Liberty and Love
  • China and the Cross; a Survey of Missionary History
  • China and the cross
  • China and the Crosss
  • China and the cross

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
34
Total plays
213

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Cary+Elwes">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · Cary Elwes

Key facts

Born
Ivan Simon Cary Elwes , ( 1962-10-26 ) 26 October 1962 (age 63) , Westminster , London, England
Alma mater
Sarah Lawrence College London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1979–present
Spouse
Lisa Marie Kurbikoff ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2000 ) ​
Parent s
Dominick Elwes , Tessa Kennedy
Relatives
Cassian Elwes (brother), Damian Elwes (brother)

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Ivan Simon Cary Elwes (/ˈɛlwɪs/ EL-wiss; born 26 October 1962) is an English actor. He starred as Westley in The Princess Bride (1987), and also had lead roles in films such as Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) and the Saw series. The accolades he has received include nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award and two Satellite Awards. 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); Hansel & Gretel Get Baked (2013); BlackBerry and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (both 2023); and Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025).

Elwes has appeared on television in a number of series including The X-Files, Seinfeld, From the Earth to the Moon, Psych, and Life in Pieces. In 2019, he appeared in the Netflix drama series Stranger Things, the Amazon Prime comedy series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and in 2024, he appeared in the Paramount+ comedy series Knuckles. Elwes has written a memoir of his time working on The Princess Bride called As You Wish, which was published in 2014.

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