Cary Elwes Bio | Wiki
Cary Elwes is an English actor and writer. He is known for his leading film role as Westley in The Princess Bride (1987). Cary also played Robin Hood in Robin Hood and Dr. Lawrence Gordon in the Saw film series.
His other performances in films include Glory, Hot Shots!, Days of Thunder, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and Twister among others. He has appeared on television in a number of series including The X-Files, Seinfeld, Psych, Life in Pieces, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Cary Elwes Age
Cary was born on October 26, 1962, in Westminster, London, United Kingdom. He is 60 years old.
Cary Elwes Height
Cary is a man of tall stature and stands at a height of 6 ft (Approx. 1.83 m).
Cary Elwes Family
He was born in Westminster, London, to his parents Dominic Elwes and Tessa Kennedy. Cary’s father was a portrait painter and his mother was an interior designer and socialite. He is the brother of artist Damian Elwes and film producers Cassian Elwes and Milica Kastner. Cary has English, Irish, Scottish, Croatian-Jewish, and Serbian ancestry.
He was brought up as a Roman Catholic and was an altar boy at Westminster Cathedral. His parents divorced when he was four years old. In 1975, when Cary was 13, his father committed suicide. In March 2021, he posted on his social media accounts that his younger sister Milica had died after battling Stage 4 cancer for more than a year.
Cary Elwes Wife
Cary 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 Dominique together.
Cary Elwes Education
He was educated at Harrow School and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. In 1981, Cary moved to the United States to study acting at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. While living there, he 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.
Cary Elwes Saw
In 2004, Cary starred in the horror–thriller Saw which, at a budget of a little over $1 million, grossed over $100 million worldwide. He returned to the Saw franchise in Saw 3D (2010), the seventh film in the series, as Dr. Lawrence Gordon.
In August 2005, Cary filed a lawsuit against Evolution Entertainment, his management firm, and the producer of Saw. He said he was promised a minimum of one percent of the producers’ net profits of the film and did not receive the full amount. The case was settled out of court. He would not return to the series until 2010 when he reprised his role in Saw 3D
Cary Elwes Seinfeld
Cary made his first television appearance in 1996 as David Lookner on Seinfeld, an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. It aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, over nine seasons and 180 episodes. It stars Seinfeld as a fictionalized version of himself and focuses on his personal life with three of his friends.
Cary Elwes Movies And Tv Show
2015–2016 The Art of More
2016 Sofia the First
2016–2017 Life in Pieces
2017 Workaholics
2018 Youth & Consequences
2018 André the Giant
2019 Stranger Things
2019 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Gavin Hawk
2020 Katy Keene Thirteen: Come Together”
2020 Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Cary Elwes Princess Bride
Cary was cast as stable-boy-turned-swashbuckler Westley in Rob Reiner’s fantasy-comedy The Princess Bride (1987). It was based on the novel of the same name by William Goldman. It was a modest box office success but received critical acclaim.
As a result of years of reviews, it earned 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.
Cary Elwes Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Cary’s estimated net worth is $6 million.
Who Is Cary Elwes
Cary is a 60-year-old English actor and writer. He is known for his leading film role as Westley in The Princess Bride (1987). Cary also played Robin Hood in Robin Hood and Dr. Lawrence Gordon in the Saw film series.