Cary Elwes
Cary Elwes is a 62 year old british actor, producer and screenwriter, known for Days of Thunder (1990), Mission Impossible 8 (2025) and Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scargiver (2024).
Best according to IMDb ratings
Here are the top-rated movies and series featuring Cary Elwes, based on user ratings on IMDb.
# | Title | IMDb |
---|---|---|
1 | Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) | 7.6 |
2 | Mission Impossible 8 (2025) | 7.5 |
3 | Juegos Macabros 2 (2005) | 6.6 |
4 | Operation Fortune (2023) | 6.3 |
5 | Best Sellers (2021) | 6.2 |
Cary Elwes
- Name: Cary Elwes
- Age: 62 years
- Height: 183 cm
- Birth Date: October 26, 1962
- Birth Name: Ivan Simon Cary Elwes
- Birth Region: London, England, UK
- Nationality: British
Cary Elwes's filmography
Actor
Cary is listed as actor for fifty nine titles.

Mission Impossible 8
Denlinger
Movie, 2025
- Director: Christopher McQuarrie
- Main cast: Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Hayley Atwell
- Music: Max Aruj, Alfie Godfrey

Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scargiver
King of the Galactic Empire
Movie, 2024
- Director: Zack Snyder
- Main cast: Sir Anthony Hopkins, Sofia Boutella, Michiel Huisman, Charlie Hunnam, Ed Skrein, Cleopatra Coleman
- Music: Tom Holkenborg

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Movie, 2024
- Director: Guy Ritchie
- Main cast: Eiza González, Henry Cavill, Cary Elwes, Henry Golding
- Music: Christopher Benstead

Sweetwater
Ned Irish
Movie, 2023
- Director: Martin Guigui
- Main cast: Jeremy Piven, Cary Elwes, Eric Roberts
- Music: Lalo Schifrin

Operation Fortune
Nathan Jasmine
Movie, 2023
- Director: Guy Ritchie
- Main cast: Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Hugh Grant, Josh Hartnett
- Music: Christopher Benstead

BlackBerry: The Limited Series
Yankowski
Movie, 2023
- Main cast: Michael Ironside, Rich Sommer, Glenn Howerton, Jay Baruchel

Rebel Moon: Part Pne
Movie, 2023
- Director: Zack Snyder
- Main cast: Sir Anthony Hopkins, Sofia Boutella, Charlie Hunnam, Ray Fisher
- Music: Tom Holkenborg

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Denlinger
Movie, 2023
- Director: Christopher McQuarrie
- Main cast: Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Hayley Atwell
- Music: Lorne Balfe

The Unholy
Bishop Gyles
Movie, 2021
- Director: Evan Spiliotopoulos
- Main cast: Cary Elwes, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, William Sadler, Katie Aselton
- Music: Joseph Bishara

A Castle for Christmas
Myles
Movie, 2021
- Director: Mary Lambert
- Main cast: Cary Elwes, Brooke Shields, Suanne Braun, Lee Ross
- Music: Jeff Rona

Best Sellers
Halpren Nolan
Movie, 2021
- Director: Lina Roessler
- Main cast: Michael Caine, Aubrey Plaza, Cary Elwes
- Music: Paul Leonard-Morgan

Last Train to Christmas
Roger Towers
Movie, 2021
- Director: Julian Kemp
- Main cast: Nathalie Emmanuel, Michael Sheen, Cary Elwes
- Music: Anne Nikitin
Resistance: 1942
Jacques
Movie, 2021
- Main cast: Judd Hirsch, Cary Elwes, Sebastian Roché, Jason Patric

Black Christmas
Professor Gelson
Movie, 2019
- Director: Sophia Takal
- Main cast: Imogen Poots, Cary Elwes, Brittany O'Grady
- Music: Brooke Blair, Will Blair

Billionaire Boys Club
Andy Warhol
Movie, 2018
- Main cast: Kevin Spacey, Ansel Elgort, Taron Egerton, Emma Roberts
- Music: Joel J. Richard

The Gettysburg Address
John P. Jones
Movie, 2017
- Director: Sean Conant
- Main cast: Sam Elliott, Dermot Mulroney, Cary Elwes, Neal McDonough

A Haunting in Cawdor
Lawrence O'Neill
Movie, 2015
- Main cast: Alexandria DeBerry, Cary Elwes, Michael Welch, Shelby Young

H8RZ
Principal Donato
Movie, 2015
- Director: Derrick Borte
- Main cast: Israel Broussard, Jeremy Sisto

A Bit of Bad Luck
Brooks
Movie, 2014
- Main cast: Cary Elwes, Teri Polo, Marshall Bell, Agnes Bruckner
- Music: David Buckley

Hansel and Gretel & the 420 Witch
The Meter Man
Movie, 2013
- Director: Duane Journey
- Main cast: Cary Elwes, Michael Welch, Lara Flynn Boyle

Justice League - The Flashpoint Paradox
Orin / Arthur Curry / Aquaman
Movie, 2013
- Director: Jay Oliva
- Main cast: Justin Chambers, Michael B. Jordan, Kevin McKidd, C. Thomas Howell
- Music: Frederik Wiedmann

The Story of Luke
Paul
Movie, 2012
- Main cast: Cary Elwes, Al Sapienza, Seth Green, Kristin Bauer van Straten
- Music: Mateo Messina

The Citizen
Miller
Movie, 2012
- Main cast: Rizwan Manji, Cary Elwes, Agnes Bruckner, Khaled El Nabawy

A Mouse Tale
Sir Thaddeus
Movie, 2012
- Main cast: Ricardo Alanis

The Adventures of Tintin
Pilot
Movie, 2011
- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Main cast: Daniel Craig, Nick Frost, Andy Serkis, Jamie Bell
- Music: John Williams

No Strings Attached
Dr. Stephen Metzner
Movie, 2011
- Director: Ivan Reitman
- Main cast: Natalie Portman, Kevin Kline, Cary Elwes, Ashton Kutcher
- Music: John Debney

New Years Eve
Stan's Doctor
Movie, 2011
- Director: Garry Marshall
- Main cast: Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hilary Swank, Jessica Biel
- Music: John Debney

Flying Lessons
Movie, 2010
- Director: Derek Magyar
- Main cast: Maggie Grace, Jonathan Tucker, Cary Elwes, Ian Anthony Dale

Juegos Macabros 7
Dr. Gordon
Movie, 2010
- Director: Kevin Greutert
- Main cast: Tobin Bell, Cary Elwes, Sean Patrick Flanery
- Music: Charlie Clouser

Georgia Rule
Arnold
Movie, 2007
- Director: Garry Marshall
- Main cast: Cary Elwes, Lindsay Lohan, Jane Fonda, Felicity Huffman
- Music: John Debney

Pucked
Norman
Movie, 2006
- Director: Arthur Hiller
- Main cast: Jon Bon Jovi, Estella Warren, David Faustino, Curtis Armstrong
- Music: Stewart Copeland, Kat Green, Billy Lincoln

Juegos Macabros 2
Dr. Lawrence Gordon (archive sound)
Movie, 2005
- Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
- Main cast: Erik Knudsen, Donnie Wahlberg, Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith
- Music: Charlie Clouser

Neo Ned
Dr. Magnuson
Movie, 2005
- Director: Van Fischer
- Main cast: Gabrielle Union, Jeremy Renner, Sally Kirkland, Michael Shamus Wiles

Saw
Dr. Lawrence Gordon
Movie, 2004
- Director: James Wan
- Main cast: Leigh Whannell, Monica Potter, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover
- Music: Charlie Clouser

Ella Enchanted
King Edgar
Movie, 2004
- Director: Tommy O'Haver
- Main cast: Anne Hathaway, Cary Elwes, Hugh Dancy, Vivica A. Fox
- Music: Nick Glennie-Smith

The Riverman
Ted Bundy
Movie, 2004
- Director: Bill Eagles
- Main cast: Bruce Greenwood, Sarah Manninen, Sam Jaeger, Kathleen Quinlan
- Music: Jeff Rona

Comic Book Villains
Carter
Movie, 2002
- Main cast: Natasha Lyonne, Michael Rapaport, Donald Logue, Eileen Brennan
- Music: Joseph L. Altruda

The Cat Returns
The Baron (English Dub)
Movie, 2002
- Main cast: Yoshihiko Hakamada, Chizuru Ikewaki, Aki Maeda, Takayuki Yamada
- Music: Yuji Nomi

Wish You Were Dead
Mac "Macbeth" Wilson
Movie, 2001
- Director: Valerie McCaffrey
- Main cast: Christopher Lloyd, Cary Elwes, Mary Steenburgen, Elaine Hendrix
- Music: David Klotz

Shadow of the Vampire
Fritz Arno Wagner
Movie, 2000
- Director: E. Elias Merhige
- Main cast: Willem Dafoe, John Malkovich, Cary Elwes, Udo Kier

Cradle Will Rock
John Houseman
Movie, 1999
- Director: Tim Robbins
- Main cast: Joan Cusack, John Cusack, Rubén Blades, Hank Azaria
- Music: David Robbins

Quest for Camelot
Garrett
Movie, 1998
- Director: Frederik Du Chau
- Main cast: Gary Oldman, Jessalyn Gilsig, Cary Elwes, Bryan White, Andrea Corr
- Music: Patrick Doyle

The Pentagon Wars
Lt. Col. James Burton
Movie, 1998
- Director: Richard Benjamin
- Main cast: Kelsey Grammer, Viola Davis, John C. McGinley, Cary Elwes
- Music: Joseph Vitarelli

Kiss the Girls
Det. Nick Ruskin
Movie, 1997
- Director: Gary Fleder
- Main cast: Morgan Freeman, Cary Elwes, Ashley Judd, Alex McArthur
- Music: Mark Isham

The Informant
Lt. David Ferris
Movie, 1997
- Director: Jim McBride
- Main cast: Cary Elwes, Timothy Dalton, Anthony Brophy, Maria Lennon
- Music: Shane MacGowan

Liar Liar
Jerry
Movie, 1997
- Director: Tom Shadyac
- Main cast: Jim Carrey, Cary Elwes, Maura Tierney, Justin Cooper
- Music: John Debney

Catch the Wind
Movie, 1996
- Director: Jan de Bont
- Main cast: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz
- Music: Mark Mancina

The Crush
Nick Eliot
Movie, 1993
- Director: Alan Shapiro
- Main cast: Alicia Silverstone, Kurtwood Smith, Cary Elwes, Jennifer Rubin
- Music: Graeme Revell

Robin Hood - Men In Tights
Robin Hood
Movie, 1993
- Director: Mel Brooks
- Main cast: Cary Elwes, Amy Yasbeck, Roger Rees
- Music: Hummie Mann

Bram Stokers Dracula
Lord Arthur Holmwood
Movie, 1992
- Director: Francis Ford Coppola
- Main cast: Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves
- Music: Wojciech Kilar

Leather Jackets
Dobbs
Movie, 1992
- Director: Lee Drysdale
- Main cast: Cary Elwes, James Le Gros, D.B. Sweeney, Bridget Fonda

Hot Shots
Lt. Kent Gregory
Movie, 1991
- Director: Jim Abrahams
- Main cast: Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges
- Music: Sylvester Levay

Days of Thunder
Russ Weehler
Movie, 1990
- Director: Tony Scott
- Main cast: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid
- Music: Hans Zimmer

Glory
Maj. Cabot Forbes
Movie, 1989
- Director: Edward Zwick
- Main cast: Morgan Freeman, Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes
- Music: James Horner

Never on Tuesday
Tow Truck Driver
Movie, 1989
- Director: Adam Rifkin
- Main cast: Peter Berg, Andrew Lauer, Claudia Christian

The Princess Bride
Westley
Movie, 1987
- Director: Rob Reiner
- Main cast: Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Cary Elwes, André the Giant
- Music: Mark Knopfler

Maschenka
Ganin
Movie, 1987
- Director: John Goldschmidt
- Main cast: Cary Elwes, Irina Brook, Sunnyi Melles
- Music: Nikolaus Glowna

Lady Jane
Guilford Dudley
Movie, 1986
- Director: Trevor Nunn
- Main cast: Patrick Stewart, Helena Bonham Carter, Cary Elwes
- Music: Stephen Oliver

Oxford Blues
Lionel
Movie, 1984
- Director: Robert Boris
- Main cast: Rob Lowe, Julian Sands, Ally Sheedy, Amanda Pays
- Music: John Du Prez
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Producer
Cary is listed as producer for three titles.
Resistance: 1942
Movie, 2021
- Main cast: Judd Hirsch, Cary Elwes, Sebastian Roché, Jason Patric

Elvis and Nixon
Movie, 2016
- Main cast: Johnny Knoxville, Kevin Spacey, Michael Shannon, Alex Pettyfer
- Music: Edward Shearmur

Comic Book Villains
Movie, 2002
- Main cast: Natasha Lyonne, Michael Rapaport, Donald Logue, Eileen Brennan
- Music: Joseph L. Altruda
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Screenwriter
Cary is listed as screenwriter for one title.

Elvis and Nixon
Movie, 2016
- Main cast: Johnny Knoxville, Kevin Spacey, Michael Shannon, Alex Pettyfer
- Music: Edward Shearmur
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