Cary Elwes | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

Highest Rated: 100% Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)

Lowest Rated: Not Available

Birthday: Oct 26, 1962

Birthplace: London, England, UK

Revered for his charming lead performance in Rob Reiner's classic fairy tale, "The Princess Bride" (1987), British actor Cary Elwes went on to find success largely in supporting roles in a variety of genres. He showed a career-long interest in period films, donning medieval tights again in the satirical "Robin Hood: Men in Tights" (1993), which solidified his believability as a genuine swashbuckler throwback, a la Errol Flynn. In his higher profile Hollywood work, the actor appeared as Tom Cruise's rival in "Days of the Thunder" (1991) before sending up the action film genre in "Hot Shots" (1991). He supported Jim Carrey in the comedy "Liar Liar" (1997), chased storms in "Twister" (1996), and while he was initially typecast for his dashing, patrician air, Elwes' later career was marked by darker roles in genre material like "The X-Files" (Fox, 1993-2002), "Saw" (2004) and "The Riverman" (A&E, 2004), the latter of which saw him portraying infamous serial killer Ted Bundy. The actor's charm and humor was still on display, however, with animated voice work on the CGI adaptation of "A Christmas Carol" (2009) and a recurring role as the roguish Pierre Despereaux on the TV dramedy "Psych" (USA, 2006-14). By turns dashing, sinister or downright silly, Elwes maintained a well-earned reputation as one of the most dependable and versatile actors of his generation.

Highest rated movies

BlackBerry Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One The Princess Bride Glory The Story of Luke Liar Liar Shadow of the Vampire Hot Shots!

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Cary Elwes at arrivals for THE ART OF MORE Series Premiere on CRACKLE, William Holden Theatre, Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City, CA October 29, 2015. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection Cary Elwes at arrivals for DUMB AND DUMBER TO Premiere, The Regency Village Theatre, Los Angeles, CA November 3, 2014. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection Cary Elwes at arrivals for DUMB AND DUMBER TO Premiere, The Regency Village Theatre, Los Angeles, CA November 3, 2014. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection Cary Elwes at arrivals for STRANGER THINGS 3 Season Premiere on NETFLIX, Santa Monica High School - Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, CA June 28, 2019. Photo By: Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection Cary Elwes at arrivals for ANDRE THE GIANT HBO Premiere, Cinerama Dome, Los Angeles, CA March 29, 2018. Photo By: Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS, Cary Elwes, 1993 THE CRUSH, from left: Cary Elwes, Alicia Silverstone, 1993, © Warner Brothers ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS, Cary Elwes (third from left), 1993, TM & Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp. ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS, Cary Elwes, Amy Yasbeck, 1993, TM & Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp. Psych, Cary Elwes (L), James Roday (R), 'Indiana Shawn and The Temple Of The Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger', Season 6, Ep. #10, 02/29/2012, ©USA Psych, Cary Elwes, 'Indiana Shawn and The Temple Of The Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger', Season 6, Ep. #10, 02/29/2012, ©USA Psych, Cary Elwes, 'Indiana Shawn and The Temple Of The Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger', Season 6, Ep. #10, 02/29/2012, ©USA Psych, Cary Elwes, 'Indiana Shawn and The Temple Of The Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger', Season 6, Ep. #10, 02/29/2012, ©USA Psych, Cary Elwes, 'Indiana Shawn and The Temple Of The Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger', Season 6, Ep. #10, 02/29/2012, ©USA Psych, Dulé Hill (L), James Roday (C), Cary Elwes (R), 'Indiana Shawn and The Temple Of The Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger', Season 6, Ep. #10, 02/29/2012, ©USA Psych, Cary Elwes (L), James Roday (C), Dulé Hill (R), 'Indiana Shawn and The Temple Of The Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger', Season 6, Ep. #10, 02/29/2012, ©USA Psych, Cary Elwes, 'Indiana Shawn and The Temple Of The Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger', Season 6, Ep. #10, 02/29/2012, ©USA Psych, Cary Elwes (L), Dulé Hill (C), James Roday (R), 'Indiana Shawn and The Temple Of The Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger', Season 6, Ep. #10, 02/29/2012, ©USA Psych, Cary Elwes, 'Indiana Shawn and The Temple Of The Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger', Season 6, Ep. #10, 02/29/2012, ©USA THE PRINCESS BRIDE, Mandy Patinkin, Cary Elwes, Andre the Giant, 1987, TM and Copyright (c) 20th Century-Fox Film Corp. All Rights Reserved

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Filmography

Movies

Credit
15% 49% Rebel Moon: Part Two - The Scargiver The King (Character) - 2024
69% 93% The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare Brigadier Gubbins "M" (Character) $20.3M 2024
21% 57% Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child of Fire Unknown (Character) - 2023
96% 94% Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One Denlinger (Character) $172.0M 2023
98% 94% BlackBerry Unknown (Character) $1.5M 2023
25% 95% Sweetwater Ned Irish (Character) - 2023
51% 82% Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre Nathan Jasmine (Character) $6.4M 2023
No Score Yet 82% The Hyperions Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet 89% Resistance: 1942 Jacques (Character) - 2021
75% 41% A Castle for Christmas Myles (Character) - 2021
53% 52% Best Sellers Halpren Nolan (Character) - 2021
27% 56% The Unholy Bishop Gyles (Character) $15.5M 2021
80% 74% Last Train to Christmas Roger Towers (Character) - 2021
40% 31% Black Christmas Professor Gelson (Character) $10.4M 2019
75% 33% Ghost Light Alex Pankhurst (Character) - 2018
7% 33% Billionaire Boys Club Andy Warhol (Character) - 2018
92% 91% Andre the Giant Self - 2018
9% 23% Don't Sleep Dr. Richard Sommers (Character) - 2017
30% 35% The Queen of Spain Gary Jones (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 34% John Broman (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 32% Indiscretion Jake (Character) - 2016
36% 36% Sugar Mountain Jim Huxley (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet 50% Elephant Kingdom Rock (Voice) - 2016
76% 57% Screenwriter,
Producer
$1.0M 2016
23% 39% Being Charlie David (Character) $11.9K 2015
No Score Yet 50% H8RZ Principal Donato (Character) - 2015
13% 7% A Haunting in Cawdor Lawrence O'Neil (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 54% A Mouse Tale Sir Thaddeus (Voice) - 2015
No Score Yet 80% Beyond Beyond Jonah's Father (Voice) - 2014
No Score Yet 50% A Bit of Bad Luck Brooks (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 24% Teen Lust Sheldon (Character) - 2014
4% 47% Reach Me Kersey (Character) - 2014
0% 29% Behaving Badly Joseph Stevens (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Horizon Max Hartman (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet She Loves Me Not Brady Olinson (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 28% Armed Response Joshua (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 57% The Citizen Miller (Character) - 2013
100% 93% Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox Aquaman (Voice) - 2013
No Score Yet 21% Anna Nicole E. Pierce (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Camilla Dickinson Rafferty Dickinson (Character) - 2012
83% 78% The Story of Luke Paul (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hellgate Jeff Mathews (Character) - 2012
No Score Yet No Score Yet Delhi Safari Sultan / Bee Commander (Voice) - 2012
32% 62% The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure Bobby Wobbly (Character) $1.1M 2012
No Score Yet 28% Little Murder Barry Fitzgerald (Character) - 2011
7% 45% New Year's Eve Stan's Doctor (Character) $54.5M 2011
47% 51% No Strings Attached Dr. Metzner (Character) $70.6M 2011
No Score Yet 17% Flying Lessons Steven Jennings (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 16% Psych:9 Dr. Irvin Clement (Character) - 2010
9% 41% Saw: The Final Chapter Doctor Gordon (Character) $45.7M 2010
No Score Yet 29% As Good as Dead Ethan Belfrage (Character) $1.5K 2010
No Score Yet 73% Toys in the Attic Sir Handsome (Voice) - 2009
52% 58% Disney's A Christmas Carol Portly Gentleman 1/Dick Wilkins/Mad Fiddler/Guest 2/Businessman 1/ (Voice) $137.9M 2009
13% 23% The Alphabet Killer Capt. Kenneth Shine (Character) - 2008
19% 52% Georgia Rule Arnold (Character) $18.9M 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet Walk the Talk Erik (Character),
Executive Producer
- 2007
No Score Yet 30% National Lampoon's Pucked Norman (Character) - 2006
67% 74% Neo Ned Dr. Magnuson (Character) - 2005
11% 36% Edison Reigert (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet 25% The Riverman Ted Bundy (Character) - 2004
No Score Yet 19% American Crime Albert Bodine (Character) - 2004
50% 84% Saw Dr. Lawrence Gordon (Character) $650.1K 2004
51% 57% Ella Enchanted Prince Regent Edgar (Character) $22.9M 2004
88% 82% The Cat Returns The Baron (Voice) - 2002
No Score Yet 28% Comic Book Villains Carter (Character) - 2002
76% 51% The Cat's Meow Thomas Ince (Character) $3.2M 2001
No Score Yet 55% Wish You Were Dead Mac "Macbeth" Wilson (Character) - 2000
82% 74% Shadow of the Vampire Fritz Wagner (Character) $8.3M 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Race Against Time Burke (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet 33% Carrera contra el Tiempo Unknown (Character) - 2000
65% 71% Cradle Will Rock John Houseman (Character) $2.9M 1999
No Score Yet 83% The Pentagon Wars Colonel James Burton (Character) - 1998
43% 60% Quest for Camelot Garrett (Voice) $22.7M 1998
No Score Yet 43% The Informant Lt. David Ferris (Character) - 1997
83% 75% Liar Liar Jerry (Character) $181.4M 1997
32% 62% Kiss the Girls Detective Nick Ruskin (Character) $60.5M 1997
63% 58% Twister Dr. Jonas Miller (Character) $241.7M 1996
95% No Score Yet Whisper of the Heart The Baron (Voice) - 1995
80% 56% Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book Captain William Boone (Character) $43.2M 1994
27% 42% The Crush Nick Eliot (Character) $12.4M 1993
42% 81% Robin Hood: Men in Tights Robin Hood (Character) $35.3M 1993
96% 87% Porco Rosso Curtis (Voice) - 1992
74% 79% Bram Stoker's Dracula Lord Arthur Holmwood (Character) $82.0M 1992
No Score Yet 22% Leather Jackets Dobbs (Character) - 1991
82% 65% Hot Shots! Lt. Kent Gregory (Character) $68.3M 1991
38% 60% Days of Thunder Russ Wheeler (Character) $80.6M 1990
95% 93% Glory Maj. Cabot Forbes (Character) $25.5M 1989
96% 94% The Princess Bride Westley, aka "The Dread Pirate Roberts" (Character) $26.9M 1987
56% 77% Lady Jane Guilford Dudley (Character) $132.0K 1986
27% 34% The Bride Josef (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet 25% Oxford Blues Lionel (Character) - 1984
60% 74% Another Country James Harcourt (Character) - 1984

TV

Credit
75% 72% Knuckles Pistol Pete Whipple (Character) 2024
No Score Yet 62% The Kelly Clarkson Show Guest 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ellen DeGeneres Show Guest 2021
No Score Yet 64% Family Guy Dr. Watson (Guest Voice) 2014-2015 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rachael Ray Guest 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2019
No Score Yet 84% Life in Pieces Professor Sinclair Wilde (Guest Star) 2016-2017
30% 67% The Art of More Arthur Davenport (Character) 2015-2016
No Score Yet 95% Sofia the First Basil (Guest Voice) 2015-2016
No Score Yet 78% Cosmos Unknown (Guest Voice) 2014
89% 94% Psych Pierre Despereaux (Guest Star) 2009 2012 2014
No Score Yet 84% Perception Unknown (Guest Star) 2012
92% 88% Leverage Scott Roemer (Guest Star) 2012
78% 81% Sidney Truex (Guest Star) 2007
74% 85% The X-Files Brad Follmer (Guest Star) 2001-2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Night Visions Unknown (Character) 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Outer Limits Dr. John 'Jack' Percy Vilmorin York (Character) 1999
No Score Yet 86% From the Earth to the Moon Michael Collins (Character) 1998
89% 92% Seinfeld David (Guest Star) 1996
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