Cary Elwes filmography
List of films featuring Cary Elwes
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Cary Elwes is an English actor known for his performances in various projects including film, television, and video games.
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Film95
Television38
Others3 video games
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| Film | 95 |
|---|---|
| Television | 38 |
| Others | 3 video games |
His film roles include Westley in The Princess Bride (1987), Major Cabot Forbes in Glory (1989), Russ Wheeler in Days of Thunder (1990), Lieutenant Kent Gregory in Hot Shots! (1991), Lord Arthur Holmwood in Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Robin Hood in Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), Dr. Jonas Miller in Twister (1996), Jerry in Liar Liar (1997), Detective Nick Ruskin in Kiss the Girls (1997), Fritz Arno "Fritzy" Wagner in Shadow of the Vampire (2000), Thomas H. Ince in The Cat's Meow (2001), Sir Edgar in Ella Enchanted (2004), Dr. Lawrence Gordon in the Saw series, Karol Wojtyla in Pope John Paul II (2005), Dr. Steven Metzner in No Strings Attached (2011), Jacques Christoffersen in Burning at Both Ends (2022), Carl Yankowski in BlackBerry (2023), and Denlinger in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) and Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025).
Elwes has also appeared on television in a number of series, including as David Lukner in Seinfeld (1996), Michael Collins in From the Earth to the Moon (1998), FBI Assistant Director Brad Follmer in The X-Files (2001–2002), Pierre Despereaux in Psych (2009–2014), Professor Sinclair Wilde in Life in Pieces (2016–2017), Mayor Larry Kline in Stranger Things (2019), Gavin Hawk in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2019), and "Pistol" Pete Whipple in Knuckles (2024).
Film
| † | Denotes projects that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Yesterday's Hero | Disco Dancer | [1][2] | |
| 1984 | Another Country | James Harcourt | ||
| Oxford Blues | Lionel | |||
| 1985 | The Bride | Captain Josef Schoden | ||
| 1986 | Lady Jane | Guilford Dudley | ||
| 1987 | Maschenka | Lev Glebovich Ganin | ||
| The Princess Bride | Westley / Dread Pirate Roberts / The Man in Black | |||
| 1989 | Never on Tuesday | Tow Truck Driver | Uncredited | |
| Glory | Major Cabot Forbes | |||
| 1990 | Days of Thunder | Russ Wheeler | ||
| 1991 | Hot Shots! | Lieutenant Kent Gregory | ||
| 1992 | Bram Stoker's Dracula | Lord Arthur Holmwood | ||
| Leather Jackets | Dobbs | Also associate producer | ||
| 1993 | Robin Hood: Men in Tights | Robin Hood | ||
| The Crush | Nick Eliot | |||
| 1994 | The Jungle Book | Captain William Boone | ||
| The Chase | Steve Horsegroovy | |||
| 1996 | Twister | Dr. Jonas Miller | ||
| 1997 | Kiss the Girls | Detective Nick Ruskin | ||
| The Informant | Lieutenant David Ferris | |||
| Liar Liar | Jerry | |||
| 1998 | The Pentagon Wars | Lieutenant Colonel James Burton | ||
| Quest for Camelot | Garrett | Voice | [1][2][3] | |
| 1999 | Cradle Will Rock | John Houseman | [1][2] | |
| 2000 | Shadow of the Vampire | Fritz Arno "Fritzy" Wagner | ||
| 2001 | The Cat's Meow | Thomas H. Ince | ||
| 2002 | Wish You Were Dead | Mac "Macbeth" Wilson | ||
| Comic Book Villains | Carter | Also co-producer | [2] | |
| 2003 | Porco Rosso | Donald Curtis | Voice; English dub | [2][3] |
| 2004 | Saw | Dr. Lawrence Gordon | [1][2] | |
| Ella Enchanted | Sir Edgar | |||
| The Riverman | Ted Bundy | [2] | ||
| American Crime | Albert Bodine | |||
| 2005 | Edison Force | District Attorney Jack Reigert | [1][2] | |
| Neo Ned | Dr. Magnuson | [2] | ||
| National Lampoon's Pucked | Norman | [1][2] | ||
| The Cat Returns | Baron Humbert von Gikkingen | Voice; English dub | [1][2][3] | |
| 2006 | Factory Girl | Sam Green | Uncredited | [2] |
| Whisper of the Heart | Baron Humbert von Gikkingen | Voice; English dub | [1][2][3] | |
| 2007 | Walk the Talk | Erik | Also executive producer | |
| Georgia Rule | Arnold | |||
| 2008 | The Alphabet Killer | Captain Kenneth Shine | ||
| 2009 | A Christmas Carol | Portly Gentleman, Guest #2, Businessman #1 | Voice and motion-capture | [1][2][3] |
| 2010 | Psych 9 | Dr. Clement | [1][2] | |
| Flying Lessons | Steven Jennings | |||
| As Good as Dead | Ethan Belfrage | |||
| Little Murder | Barry Fitzgerald | [1] | ||
| Saw 3D | Dr. Lawrence Gordon | [1][2] | ||
| 2011 | No Strings Attached | Dr. Steven Metzner | ||
| Delhi Safari | Bee Commander / Sultan | Voice | [2][3] | |
| The Adventures of Tintin | Seaplane Pilot | Voice and motion-capture | [1][2] | |
| New Year's Eve | Stan's Doctor | |||
| The Story of Luke | Uncle Paul | |||
| Camilla Dickinson | Rafferty Dickinson | [2] | ||
| Hellgate | Jeff Mathews | |||
| 2012 | The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure | Bobby Wobbly | [1][2] | |
| The Citizen | Earl Miller | |||
| 2013 | Hansel & Gretel Get Baked | Meter Man | ||
| Behaving Badly | Joseph Stevens | [2] | ||
| Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox | Aquaman | Voice | [1][2][3] | |
| Armed Response | Joshua | |||
| 2014 | A Bit of Bad Luck | Brooks | [1][2] | |
| Reach Me | Kersey | |||
| 2015 | A Mouse Tale | Sir Thaddeus | Voice | [1][2][3] |
| H8RZ | Principal Donato | [2] | ||
| Being Charlie | David Mills | [1][2] | ||
| A Haunting in Cawdor | Lawrence O'Neil | |||
| 2016 | Lost & Found | John Broman | ||
| Sugar Mountain | Jim Huxley | |||
| Elvis & Nixon | N/a | Writer and producer | ||
| Indiscretion | Jake | |||
| The Elephant Kingdom | Rock | Voice | [2] | |
| Beyond Beyond | Jonah's Father | Voice | [2][3] | |
| The Queen of Spain | Gary Jones | [1][2] | ||
| 2017 | We Don't Belong Here | Frank Harper | [2] | |
| Don't Sleep | Dr. Richard Sommers | [1][2] | ||
| 2018 | Billionaire Boys Club | Andy Warhol | ||
| Ghost Light | Alex Pankhurst | [2] | ||
| 2019 | Black Christmas | Professor Gelson | [1][2] | |
| 2021 | Best Sellers | Halpren Nolan | [2] | |
| The Unholy | Bishop Gyles | |||
| Last Train to Christmas | Roger Towers | |||
| A Castle for Christmas | Myles, the Duke of Dunbar | |||
| Burning at Both Ends | Jacques Christoffersen | Entitled Resistance: 1942 in some territories | ||
| 2022 | The Hyperions | Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum | ||
| 2023 | Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre | Nathan Jasmine | ||
| BlackBerry | Carl Yankowski | |||
| Sweetwater | Ned Irish | [2][4] | ||
| Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One | Denlinger | [2][5] | ||
| Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire | The King | [2][6] | ||
| 2024 | Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver | [2][7] | ||
| The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare | Brigadier Colin Gubbins | [2][8] | ||
| 2025 | Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning | Denlinger | [2][9] | |
| Dead Man's Wire | Detective Michael Grable | [2][10] | ||
| TBA | The Panic † | Charles Barney | Post-production | [11] |
| The American Spring † | TBA | [12] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Seinfeld | David Lukner | Episode: "The Wait Out" | [2] |
| 1998 | The Pentagon Wars | Lieutenant Colonel James G. Burton | Television film | [1][2] |
| From the Earth to the Moon | Michael Collins | 3 episodes | ||
| Pinky and the Brain | Director, Hamlet | Voice, 2 episodes | [2][3] | |
| Hercules | Paris of Troy | Voice, episode: "Hercules and the Trojan War" | [2] | |
| 1999 | The Outer Limits | Dr. John York | Episode: "Ripper" | |
| Batman Beyond | Paxton Powers | Voice, episode: "Ascension" | [2][3] | |
| 2000 | Race Against Time | Burke | Television film | [1][2] |
| 2001 | Night Visions | Gerald | Episode: "Quiet Please" | [2] |
| Uprising | Fritz Hippler | Television film | [1][2] | |
| 2001–2002 | The X-Files | FBI Assistant Director Brad Follmer | 6 episodes | [2] |
| 2004 | The Riverman | Ted Bundy | Television film | |
| 2005 | Pope John Paul II | Young Karol Wojtyla | Television film | [1] |
| 2006 | Haskett's Chance | Mark Haskett / Chris Dalness | Television film | |
| 2007 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Sidney Truex | Episode: "Dependent" | [2] |
| 2009–2014 | Psych | Pierre Despereaux | 4 episodes | |
| 2011 | Wonder Woman | Henry Detmer | Unsold pilot | |
| 2012 | Leverage | Scott Roemer | Episode: "The (Very) Big Bird Job" | [2] |
| Perception | British Intelligence Officer | Episode: "Cipher" | ||
| 2013 | The Anna Nicole Story | E. Pierce Marshall | Television film | [1][2] |
| 2014 | Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey | Edmond Halley, Robert Hooke | Voice, episode: "When Knowledge Conquered Fear" | [2] |
| Granite Flats | Hugh Ashmead | 4 episodes | ||
| 2014–2016 | Family Guy | Himself, Dr. Watson, additional voices | 6 episodes | |
| 2015–2016 | The Art of More | Arthur Davenport | 20 episodes | |
| Sofia the First | Prince Roderick, Basil | Voice, 2 episodes | [2][3] | |
| 2016–2017 | Life in Pieces | Professor Sinclair Wilde | 4 episodes | [2] |
| 2017 | Workaholics | Fox | Episode: "The Most Dangerless Game" | |
| 2018 | Youth & Consequences | Joel Cutney | 3 episodes | |
| André the Giant | Himself | HBO documentary | ||
| The Adventures of Puss in Boots | Guy Fox | Voice, episode: "Like a Fox" | [2][3] | |
| 2019 | Stranger Things | Mayor Larry Kline | 5 episodes | [2] |
| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Gavin Hawk | 4 episodes | ||
| 2020 | Katy Keene | Leo Lacy | Episode: "Chapter Thirteen: Come Together" | |
| Home Movie: The Princess Bride | Westley, Humperdinck | Episode: "Chapter Ten: To the Pain!" | ||
| 2024 | Knuckles | "Pistol" Pete Whipple | 2 episodes | [2][13] |
| 2026 | Kevin | TBA | Episode: "Opening Night" Voice |
[14] |
| M.I.A. | Tim Kincaid | 7 episodes | [15] | |
| TBA | Very Young Frankenstein | President of the United States | [16] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Reference(s) | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Bard's Tale | The Bard | Voice | [17][18] | inXile Entertainment |
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Black Bart | Voice | [3] | Disney Interactive Studios |
| 2012 | Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two | Gremlin Gus | Voice | [3] | Disney Interactive Studios |