Cary Elwes
Cary Elwes (; born 26 October 1962) is an English actor, author and screenwriter. He is best known for his leading film roles as Westley in The Princess Bride (1987), Robin Hood in Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), and Dr. Lawrence Gordon in the Saw film series. He is also known for his performances in films like Glory (1989), Hot Shots! (1991), The Jungle Book (1994), Days of Thunder (1990), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Twister (1996), Kiss the Girls (1997), Liar Liar (1997), Cradle Will Rock (1999), Shadow of the Vampire (2000), The Cat's Meow (2001), Ella Enchanted (2004), A Christmas Carol (2009), and No Strings Attached (2011). He has appeared on television in a number of series including The X-Files, Seinfeld, From the Earth to the Moon, Psych, Life in Pieces, Stranger Things and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
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| Full name at birth | Ivan Simon Cary Elwes
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| Claim to fame | The Princess Bride, Georgia Rule
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| Date of birth | 26 October 1962
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| Place of birth | Westminster, London, England, UK
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| Occupation | Actor, screenwriter, producer, author
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| Height | 5' 11¼" (181 cm)
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| Net worth | $8,000,000 USD
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| High school | Harrow
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| University | Sarah Lawrence College
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- As a student in Sarah Lawrence College in 1980, he studied acting, philosophy and history. He also studied German Expressionist Film in college. Despite his parents' wealth, Elwes supplemented his income by working his way through school.
- His very devout Catholic mother took him to meet Pope John Paul II in the Vatican when Cary was 22 years old. Cary portrayed the young pontiff in the docudrama Pope John Paul II (2005) (TV).
- Is a distant relative of the famous Archaeologist Lord Carnarvon, and a distant nephew of Henry VIII Tudor, King of England, as well as he is a distant nephew of his third wife, Jane Seymour.
- Is the ambassador for the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund. As ambassador, he traveled to Banda Aceh, Indonesia for the documentary "The Children of the Tsunami", which was filmed 90 days after the tsunami of December 2004 to document the damage and recovery efforts.
- Cousin of Amanda Elwes.
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