Inside Biography
- 1 Who is Cary Elwes?
- 2 Cary Elwes: Age, Parents, Siblings, Family
- 3 Cary Elwes: Education, School/College University
- 4 Cary Elwes: Professional Life, Career
- 5 Cary Elwes: Awards, Nominations
- 6 Cary Elwes: Net Worth, Income, Salary
- 7 Cary Elwes: Rumors, Controversy/Scandal
- 8 Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size
- 9 Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Who is Cary Elwes?
Cary Elwes is an English actor and writer who is best known for his roles as Westley in ‘The Princess Bride’. Also, he is well recognized for his performances as Robin Hood in ‘Robin Hood: Men in Tights’ and Dr. Lawrence Gordon in ‘Saw’.
Cary Elwes: Age, Parents, Siblings, Family
He was born on October 26, 1962, in Westminster, London, England. His birth name is Ivan Simon Cary Elwes and he is currently 57 years old. His father’s name is Dominic Elwes(portrait painter) and his mother’s name is Tessa Kennedy(interior designer and socialite). He has got two older brothers: artist Damian Elwes and film producer Cassian Elwes.
His parents divorced when he was four years old and his father dies by suicide when Elwes was 12 years old. After his parent’s divorce, his mother married Elliot Kastner and he has got Dillion Kastner and Milica Kastner as half-siblings.
During his teenager, she worked as a production assistant on the films ‘Absolution’, ‘Octopussy’, and ‘Superman’.
Cary holds British citizenship and his ethnicity is a mix of English, Scottish, Irish, Ashkenazi Jewish, and Serbian.
Cary Elwes: Education, School/College University
He did his schooling from Harrow School and ten attended London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Cary made his way towards the US in 1981 and studied at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. He studied acting with Al Pacino’s mentor, Charlie Laughton at both the Actors Studio and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.
Cary Elwes: Professional Life, Career
Cary began his professional acting career in 1984 from the movie ‘Another Country’ in 1984 in which he portrayed the role of James Harcourt, a gay student. He made his breakthrough with ‘The Princess Bride’ in which he played the character Westley/ Dread Pirate Roberts in 1987.
He debuted his small screen from an episode of ‘Seinfeld’ in 1996. After that, he made several appearances in TV shows such as ‘Psych’ from 2009 to 2014, ‘Family Guy’ from 2014 to 2016, ‘The Art of More’ from 2015 to 2016, ‘Workaholics’ in 2017, and recently in ‘Stranger Things’ in 2019.
In addition, he gave his voice for the role of The Bard in the video game ‘The Bard’s Tale’ in 2004, and as Gremlin Gus in ‘Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two’ in 2012.
His recent film appearance as Frank Harper in ‘We Don’t Belong Here’ in 2017, Andy Warhol in ‘Billionaire Boys Club’ in n2017, and he will be appearing in ‘The Gettysburg Address’ in 2019.
Cary Elwes: Awards, Nominations
He was nominated for BTVA Video Game Award in the category Best CVocal Ensemble in a Video Game for ‘Epic Micky 2: The Power of Two’ in 2013, nominated for MTV Movie Award in the category Best Frightened Performance for ‘Saw’ in 2005, nominated for Golden Satellite Award in the category Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television for ‘Uprising’ in 2002.
Cary Elwes: Net Worth, Income, Salary
He has an estimated net worth of around $8 million and he has earned that sum of money from his professional career.
Cary Elwes: Rumors, Controversy/Scandal
He has been successful in keeping himself far from rumors and controversies in his personal and professional life.
Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size
He has a height of 6 ft. 1 inch and weighs 76 kg. Also, Cary has grey eyes and brown hair. He has an attractive personality. Apart from that, his shoe size, dress size, etc. are unknown.
He has around 63k followers on Instagram, about 74k followers on Twitter, and around 165k followers on Facebook.
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