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Cary Elwes

Ivan Simon Cary Elwes (; born 26 October 1962) is an English actor. He starred as Westley in ''The Princess Bride'' (1987), and also had lead roles in films such as ''Robin Hood: Men in Tights'' (1993) and the ''Saw'' series. The accolades he has received include nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award and two Satellite Awards. Elwes' other performances in films include ''Glory'' (1989), ''Days of Thunder'' (1990), ''Hot Shots!'' (1991), ''Bram Stoker's Dracula'' (1992), ''Twister'' (1996), ''Kiss the Girls'' (1997), ''Liar Liar'' (1997), ''Shadow of the Vampire'' (2000), ''The Cat's Meow'' (2001), ''Ella Enchanted'' (2004), ''Pope John Paul II'' (2005), ''No Strings Attached'' (2011), ''Burning at Both Ends'' (2022), ''BlackBerry,'' and ''Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One'' (both 2023).

Elwes has appeared on television in a number of series including ''The X-Files'', ''Seinfeld'', ''From the Earth to the Moon'', ''Psych'', and ''Life in Pieces''. In 2019, he appeared in the Netflix drama series ''Stranger Things,'' the Amazon Prime comedy series ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,'' and in 2024, he appeared in the Paramount+ comedy series ''Knuckles''. Elwes has written a memoir of his time working on ''The Princess Bride'' called ''As You Wish'', which was published in 2014. Provided by Wikipedia