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Acting

Cary Elwes

Career: Active from 1984 to 2026, busiest in 2016 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles: 49
top three billing

Average score: 52/100

Highest rated: The Princess Bride
84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 104 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Cary Elwes Catalog average

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 10
Psychological Thriller 7
Coming-of-Age 5
Moral Ambiguity 4
Melancholy 3
Historical Drama 3
Political Intrigue 3
Period Piece 3
Psychological Horror 3
Tense Atmosphere 3
Social Commentary 3
Emotional Catharsis 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

127

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

4 titles

Wonder Woman

45

TV show · as Henry Detmer

The Panic

as Charles Barney

Butterfly in the Typewriter

as Kingsley Amis

Very Young Frankenstein

TV show

2020s

21 titles · average score 60

Dead Man's Wire

73

as Michael Grable

M.I.A.

64

TV show · as Tim Kincaid

The Gettysburg Address

as John P. Jones (voice)

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

65

as Brigadier Gubbins 'M'

Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre

57

as Nathan

Sweetwater

39

as Ned Irish

BlackBerry

82

as Carl Yankowski

The Hyperions

59

as Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum

A Castle for Christmas

56

as Myles

Burning at Both Ends

50

as Jacques

The Unholy

40

as Bishop Gyles

Last Train to Christmas

71

as Roger Towers

2010s

47 titles · average score 49

Black Christmas

38

as Professor Gelson

Don't Sleep

22

as Dr. Richard Sommers

Elvis & Nixon

64

Screenplay, Producer

Indiscretion

42

as Jake Simon

The Art of More

51

TV show · as Arthur Davenport

Horizon

as Max Hartman

The Story of Luke

62

as Paul

The Citizen

52

as Miller

No Strings Attached

52

as Dr. Stephen Metzner

Saw 3D

33

as Dr. Gordon

As Good As Dead

42

as Ethan

Psych:9

35

as Dr. Clement

2000s

24 titles · average score 53

A Christmas Carol

59

as Portly Gentleman / Dick Wilkins / Fiddler / Business Man (voice)

The Alphabet Killer

27

as Capt. Kenneth Shine

Georgia Rule

39

as Arnold

Pope John Paul II

66

TV show · as Young Karol Wojtyla

Edison

29

as Reigert

Saw

60

as Lawrence Gordon

Ella Enchanted

57

as Edgar

The Riverman

46

as Ted Bundy

American Crime

41

as Albert Bodine

Comic Book Villains

45

as Carter

Wish You Were Dead

49

as Mac "Macbeth" Wilson

Shadow of the Vampire

73

as Fritz Arno Wagner

1990s

21 titles · average score 65

Quest for Camelot

55

as Garrett (voice)

The Pentagon Wars

74

as Colonel James Burton

Kiss the Girls

53

as Det. Nick Ruskin

Liar Liar

73

as Jerry

Twister

66

as Jonas

The Jungle Book

65

as Captain William Boone

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

55

as Robin Hood

The Crush

44

as Nick Eliot

Bram Stoker's Dracula

68

as Lord Arthur Holmwood

Leather Jackets

42

as Dobbs

Hot Shots!

69

as Kent Gregory

Days of Thunder

56

as Russ Wheeler

1980s

9 titles · average score 59

Glory

76

as Maj. Cabot Forbes

Seinfeld

87

TV show · as David Lukner

Never on Tuesday

40

as Tow Truck Driver (uncredited)

The Princess Bride

84

as Westley

Maschenka

as Ganin

Lady Jane

58

as Guilford Dudley

The Bride

39

as Josef

Another Country

64

as James Harcourt

Oxford Blues

28

as Lionel

1970s

1 title · average score 33

Yesterday's Hero

33

as Disco Dancer