Cary Elwes filmography

Cary Elwes filmography
Elwes at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2025
Film95
Television35
Others3 video games

Cary Elwes is an English actor known for his performances in various projects including film, television, and 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), "Pistol" Pete Whipple in Knuckles (2024).

Film

Key
† Denotes projects that have not yet been released
List of film and roles
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 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 — 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 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]
The Panic † Charles Barney Post-production [10]
TBA Dead Man's Wire † TBA Filming [11]
The American Spring † TBA [12]

Television

List of television appearances and roles
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]

Video games

List of video game voice roles
Year Title Role Notes Reference(s) Publisher
2004 The Bard's Tale The Bard Voice [14][15] 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

References

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  4. ^ Lang, Brent (2022-10-11). "Briarcliff Entertainment Buys Sweetwater, Drama About Pioneering African American NBA Player (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on December 30, 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
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  6. ^ Kit, Borys (8 April 2022). "Cary Elwes, Corey Stoll Join Zack Snyder's Sci-Fi Fantasy 'Rebel Moon' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  7. ^ Holub, Christian (22 December 2023). "Zack Snyder calls Rebel Moon sequel 'a war movie': 'The stakes have risen'". Entertainment Weekly.
  8. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (February 1, 2023). "Henry Cavill & Guy Ritchie WWII Pic Ministry Adds Alan Ritchson, Henry Golding, Alex Pettyfer, Cary Elwes, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Babs Olusanmokun, Til Schweiger & Henrique Zaga". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on May 22, 2025. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  10. ^ Kay, Jeremy (May 3, 2024). "Blue Fox Cannes-bound with 'The Panic'; Donald Sutherland attached to join cast (exclusive)". Screen International. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  11. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (January 24, 2025). "Myha'la, Cary Elwes & John Robinson Join Gus Van Sant's Hostage Thriller 'Dead Man's Wire'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 24, 2025. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  12. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (May 14, 2025). "Cary Elwes, Christina Hendricks, Mena Massoud to Star in Sam Kadi Political Thriller 'The American Spring' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on May 22, 2025. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  13. ^ Petski, Denise (June 14, 2023). "Cary Elwes, Stockard Channing, Christopher Lloyd, Paul Scheer & Rob Huebel Join 'Sonic The Hedgehog' Spinoff Series 'Knuckles'". Deadline. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  14. ^ "The Bard's Tale on GOG.com". gog.com.
  15. ^ InXile Entertainment. The Bard's Tale. InXile Entertainment. Scene: Ending credits, 2:10:09 in, Voice Talent.
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