Editing Cary Elwes (section)

== Career ==
=== 1984–1999 ===
[[File:Fantasy Worlds of Myth and Magic, EMP, Seattle - The Princess Bride (10562104496).jpg|thumb|right|Props from the film ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'' (1987)]]
Elwes made his acting debut in 1984 in [[Marek Kanievska]]'s film ''[[Another Country (1984 film)|Another Country]]'', which was loosely based on the English [[boarding school]] exploits of British spies [[Guy Burgess|Burgess]], [[Kim Philby|Philby]] and [[Donald Maclean (spy)|MacLean]]. He played James Harcourt, a gay student.<ref name="Chicago1990"/> He then played [[Guilford Dudley]] in the British historical drama film ''[[Lady Jane (1986 film)|Lady Jane]]'', opposite [[Helena Bonham Carter]]. He was cast as stable-boy-turned-swashbuckler Westley in [[Rob Reiner]]'s fantasy-comedy ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'' (1987), which was based on the [[The Princess Bride (novel)|novel of the same name]] by [[William Goldman]]. It was a modest box office success,<ref name="Bride">{{cite news|title='The Princess Bride' Turns 20|newspaper=[[The Palm Beach Post]]|page=6J|last=Gray Streeter|first=Leslie|date=9 December 2007|quote=[w]as a modest hit. But it became a raging cult classic after being released on video and shown on cable.}}</ref> but received critical acclaim. As a result of years of reviews, it earned a score of 97% on the review aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/princess_bride|title=The Princess Bride (1987)|publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=3 November 2014}}</ref> Since being released on home video and television, the film has become a [[cult film|cult classic]].<ref name="Bride"/>

{{Blockquote|Initially the studio didn't know how to market it. Was it an adventure? A fantasy? A comedy? A romance? A kids' movie? In the end they sold it as a kids' movie and it largely had to rely on word of mouth ... people tell me they still have their [[VHS]] copy that has been passed down from one generation to the next.|Interview from the film's DVD release in 2001<ref>{{cite news |title='Bride' basks in glow of video|work=[[Houston Chronicle]] |last=Westbrook|first=Bruce|date=6 September 2001}}</ref>}}

Elwes continued to work steadily, varying between dramatic roles, such as in the [[Academy Awards|Oscar]]-winning ''[[Glory (1989 film)|Glory]]'' (1989) and comedic roles, as in ''[[Hot Shots!]]'' (1991). He played a rival driver to Tom Cruise in ''[[Days of Thunder]]'' (1990). In 1993, he starred as [[Robin Hood]] in [[Mel Brooks]]'s comedy ''[[Robin Hood: Men in Tights]]''. Elwes then appeared in supporting roles in such films as [[Francis Ford Coppola]]'s adaptation of ''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992 film)|Bram Stoker's Dracula]]'' (1992), ''[[The Crush (1993 film)|The Crush]]'' (1993), ''[[The Jungle Book (1994 film)|The Jungle Book]]'' (1994), ''[[Twister (1996 film)|Twister]]'' (1996), ''[[Liar Liar]]'' (1997), and ''[[Kiss the Girls (1997 film)|Kiss the Girls]]''. In 1999, he portrayed famed theatre and film producer [[John Houseman]] for [[Tim Robbins]] in his ensemble film based on [[Orson Welles]]'s musical, ''[[Cradle Will Rock]]''. Following that, he travelled to [[Luxembourg]] to work with [[John Malkovich]] and [[Willem Dafoe]] in ''[[Shadow of the Vampire]]''.

Elwes made his first television appearance in 1996 as David Lookner on ''[[Seinfeld]]''. Two years later he played astronaut [[Michael Collins (astronaut)|Michael Collins]] in the [[Golden Globe Award]]-winning [[HBO]] [[miniseries]] ''[[From the Earth to the Moon (miniseries)|From the Earth To the Moon]]''. The following year Elwes was nominated for a [[Golden Satellite Award]] for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for his portrayal of Colonel [[James G. Burton|James Burton]] in ''[[The Pentagon Wars]]'' directed by [[Richard Benjamin]]. In 1999, he guest starred as Dr. John York in an episode of the television series ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]''.

=== 2000–2009 ===
[[File:Cary Elwes Collectormania 2010.jpg|thumb|left|160px|Elwes in 2010]]
In 2001, he co-starred in [[Peter Bogdanovich]]'s ensemble film ''[[The Cat's Meow]]'' portraying film mogul [[Thomas H. Ince|Thomas Ince]], who died mysteriously while vacationing with [[William Randolph Hearst]] on his [[yacht]]. Shortly afterward Elwes received another [[Golden Satellite Award]] nomination for his work on the ensemble NBC Television film ''[[Uprising (2001 film)|Uprising]]'' opposite [[Jon Voight]] directed by [[Jon Avnet]]. Elwes had a recurring role in the final season (from 2001 to 2002) of [[Chris Carter (screenwriter)|Chris Carter]]'s hit series ''[[The X-Files]]'' as [[FBI Assistant Director]] [[Brad Follmer]]. In 2003 Elwes portrayed [[Kerry Max Cook]] in the [[off-Broadway]] play ''[[The Exonerated (play)|The Exonerated]]'' in New York, directed by [[Bob Balaban]] (18–23 March 2003).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/78481-Cary-Elwes-and-Brooke-Shields-Join-Off-Broadways-Exonerated-March-18-23 |title=Cary Elwes and Brooke Shields Join Off-Broadway's ''Exonerated'', 18–23 March |last=Hernandez |first=Ernio |work=Playbill.com |date=18 March 2003 |access-date=27 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100629082056/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/78481-Cary-Elwes-and-Brooke-Shields-Join-Off-Broadways-Exonerated-March-18-23 |archive-date=29 June 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2004, Elwes starred in the [[Horror film|horror]]–[[Thriller film|thriller]] ''[[Saw (2004 film)|Saw]]'' which, at a budget of a little over $1 million, grossed over $100 million worldwide.<ref name="SawBOM">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=saw.htm|title=Saw (2004) |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=16 August 2011}}</ref> The same year he appeared in ''[[Ella Enchanted (film)|Ella Enchanted]]'', this time as the villain, not the hero. Also in 2004, he portrayed serial killer [[Ted Bundy]] in the [[A&E (TV channel)|A&E Network]] film ''The Riverman'', which became one of the highest rated original films in the network's history and garnered a prestigious [[Banff World Media Festival|BANFF Rockie Award]] nomination. The following year, Elwes played the young [[Pope John Paul II|Karol Wojtyła]] in the [[CBS]] television film ''[[Pope John Paul II (miniseries)|Pope John Paul II]]''. The TV film was highly successful not only in North America but also in Europe, where it broke box office records in the late Pope's native [[Poland]] and became the first film ever to break $1 million in three days.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pope Picture Breaks Box Office Records|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/pope%20picture%20breaks%20box%20office%20records%20in%20poland_09_03_2006|publisher=contactmusic.com|date=3 September 2006}}</ref> He made an uncredited appearance as [[Samuel Adams Green|Sam Green]], the man who introduced [[Andy Warhol]] to [[Edie Sedgwick]], in the 2006 film ''[[Factory Girl (2006 film)|Factory Girl]]''. In 2007, he appeared in [[Garry Marshall]]'s ''[[Georgia Rule]]'' opposite [[Jane Fonda]].

In 2007, he made a guest appearance on the ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' episode "[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 8)#ep14|Dependent]]" as a [[Mafia]] lawyer. In 2009, he played the role of [[Pierre Despereaux]], an international art thief, in the fourth-season premiere of ''[[Psych]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35164/first-two-teaser-clips-psych-9 |title=First Two Teaser Clips Psych: 9 |work=DreadCentral |publisher=[[CraveOnline]] |date=2 January 2010 |access-date=26 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102224255/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35164/first-two-teaser-clips-psych-9 |archive-date=2 November 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2009 Elwes joined the cast of [[Robert Zemeckis]]'s [[motion capture]] adaptation of [[Charles Dickens]]' ''[[A Christmas Carol (2009 film)|A Christmas Carol]]'' portraying five roles. That same year he was chosen by [[Steven Spielberg]] to appear in his motion capture adaptation of Belgian artist [[Hergé]]'s popular comic strip ''[[The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a347079/the-adventures-of-tintin-premieres-in-london-pictures.html#~p5ZywC1hHstyq3|title='The Adventures of Tintin' premieres in London – Pictures|work=Digital Spy|date=23 October 2011}}</ref>
Elwes's [[voice-over]] work includes the narrator in [[James Patterson]]'s [[audiobook]] ''[[The Jester (novel)|The Jester]]'',<ref>{{cite book|title=The Jester|last1=Paterson|first1=James|author-link=James Patterson|last2=Gross|first2=Andrew|author-link2=Andrew Gross|isbn=1-58621-535-3|publisher=[[Hachette Audio]]| edition=Abridged|date=1 March 2003}}</ref> as well as characters in film and [[television animation]]s such as ''[[Quest for Camelot]]'', ''[[Pinky and The Brain]]'', ''[[Batman Beyond]]'', and the English versions of the [[Studio Ghibli]] films, ''[[Porco Rosso]]'', ''[[Whisper of the Heart (film)|Whisper of the Heart]]'' and ''[[The Cat Returns]]''. For the 2004 video game ''[[The Bard's Tale (2004)|The Bard's Tale]]'', he served as screenwriter, improviser, and voice actor of the main character The Bard. In 2009, Elwes reunited with [[Jason Alexander]] for the [[Indian film]], ''[[Delhi Safari]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/award/filmfare-award/2011-2/ |title=Delhi Safari to feature voice over by Vanessa Williams and Jason Alexander |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=30 May 2011 |access-date=26 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904200314/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2011/05/30/15833/index.html |archive-date=4 September 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> The following year Elwes portrayed the part of Gremlin Gus in Disney's video game, ''[[Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two]]''. In 2014, he appeared in ''[[Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey]]'' as the voice of scientists [[Edmond Halley]] and [[Robert Hooke]].

=== 2010–present ===
[[File:Cary Elwes by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|left|Elwes at [[Comic-Con]] in 2013]]
In 2010, he returned to the ''Saw'' franchise in ''[[Saw 3D]]'' (2010), the seventh film in the series, as Dr. [[Lawrence Gordon (character)|Lawrence Gordon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19954/ |title=Cary Elwes Confirmed for 'Saw 3D', Full Synopsis and Cast |work=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |date=25 April 2010 |access-date=25 April 2010 |archive-date=26 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426192519/http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19954 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2010, he returned to ''[[Psych]]'', reprising his role in the second half of the [[Psych (season 5)|fifth season]], again in the show's [[Psych (season 6)|sixth season]], and again in the show's [[Psych (season 8)|eighth season]] premiere.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvline.com/2011/07/psych-spoiler-video-season-6-james-roday-dule-hill |title=Psych First Look: The Season 6 Scene Everyone Will Be Talking About! Plus, Musical Update! |last=Slezak |first=Michael |work=TVLine |date=21 July 2011 |access-date=27 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923042810/http://www.tvline.com/2011/07/psych-spoiler-video-season-6-james-roday-dule-hill/ |archive-date=23 September 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014, Elwes played Hugh Ashmeade, Director of the [[CIA]], in the second season of the BYUtv series ''[[Granite Flats]]''. In 2011, he was selected by [[Ivan Reitman]] to star alongside [[Natalie Portman]] in ''[[No Strings Attached (2011 film)|No Strings Attached]]''. That same year, Elwes and [[Garry Marshall]] teamed up again in the ensemble romantic comedy ''[[New Year's Eve (2011 film)|New Year's Eve]]'' opposite [[Robert de Niro]] and [[Halle Berry]].

In 2012, Elwes starred in the independent drama ''[[The Citizen (film)|The Citizen]]''.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://variety.com/2011/film/news/4-thesps-apply-for-the-citizen-1118039848/ |title=4 thesps apply for 'The Citizen' |last=Sneider |first=Jeff |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=13 July 2011 |access-date=26 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820004206/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118039848 |archive-date=20 August 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the following year Elwes joined [[Selena Gomez]] for the comedy ensemble, ''[[Behaving Badly (film)|Behaving Badly]]'' directed by Tim Garrick. In 2015, he completed ''[[Sugar Mountain (film)|Sugar Mountain]]'' directed by Richard Gray; the drama ''[[We Don't Belong Here (film)|We Don't Belong Here]]'', opposite [[Anton Yelchin]] and [[Catherine Keener]] directed by Peer Pedersen, and ''[[Being Charlie]]'' which reunited Elwes with director [[Rob Reiner]] after 28 years and premiered at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]]. In 2016, Elwes starred opposite [[Penelope Cruz]] in [[Fernando Trueba]]'s Spanish-language period pic ''[[The Queen of Spain]]'', a sequel to Trueba's 1998 drama ''[[The Girl of Your Dreams]]''. This also re-united Elwes with his ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|Princess Bride]]'' co-star, [[Mandy Patinkin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/cary-elwes-penelope-cruz-queen-of-spain-1201723141/ |title=Cary Elwes Starring in Penelope Cruz's 'Queen of Spain' (EXCLUSIVE) |author=Dave McNary |date=4 March 2016 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=18 April 2016 }}</ref>
[[File:Cary Elwes by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg|thumb|right|Elwes at the Phoenix [[Comicon]] in 2014]]

In October 2014 Touchstone ([[Simon & Schuster]]) published Elwes's memoir of the making of ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'', entitled ''As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride'', which he co-wrote with Joe Layden. The book featured never-before-told stories, exclusive behind-the-scenes photographs, and interviews with co-stars [[Robin Wright]], [[Wallace Shawn]], [[Billy Crystal]], [[Christopher Guest]], [[Fred Savage]] and [[Mandy Patinkin]], as well as screenwriter [[William Goldman]], producer [[Norman Lear]], and director [[Rob Reiner]]. The book debuted on [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2014-11-02/hardcover-nonfiction/list.html|title=As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2 November 2014|access-date=18 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.geekwithcurves.com/2014/06/cary-elwes-wrote-book-about-princess.html|title=Cary Elwes wrote book about the making of the film, ''The Princess Bride''|publisher= geekwithcurves.com|date=June 2014|access-date=18 November 2014}}</ref>

In 2014, Elwes co-wrote the screenplay for a film entitled ''[[Elvis & Nixon]]'', about the pair's famous meeting at the [[White House]] in 1970.<ref name="thewrap.com">{{cite news |last1=Reilly |first1=Travis |date=16 January 2015 |title=Colin Hanks, Johnny Knoxville, Alex Pettyfer Added to 'Elvis & Nixon' |work=[[TheWrap]] |url=https://www.thewrap.com/colin-hanks-johnny-knoxville-alex-pettyfer-added-to-elvis-nixon/ |access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref> The film starred [[Michael Shannon]] and [[Kevin Spacey]]; it was bought by [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] as their first theatrical feature and released on 22 April 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/amazon-elvis-nixon-kevin-spacey-1201500537/|date=23 June 2015|title='Elvis & Nixon' Starring Kevin Spacey Sold to Amazon|first=Ramin|last=Setoodeh|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> In May 2015, Elwes was cast as Arthur Davenport, a shrewd and eccentric world-class collector of illegal art and antiquities in [[Crackle (company)|Crackle]]'s first streaming network series drama, ''[[The Art of More]]'', which explored the cutthroat world of premium auction houses. The series debuted on 19 November and was picked up for a second season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/cary-elwes-cast-the-art-of-more-drama-series-crackle-1201420939/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507191809/http://deadline.com/2015/05/cary-elwes-cast-the-art-of-more-drama-series-crackle-1201420939/|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 May 2015|title=Cary Elwes Joins 'The Art of More' Drama Series on Crackle|first=Denise|last=Petski|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=5 May 2015}}</ref>

In April 2018 Elwes portrayed Larry Kline, mayor of Hawkins, for the third season of the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Stranger Things]]'', which premiered in July 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://media.netflix.com/en/press-releases/stranger-things-s3-casting-announcement|title=Stranger Things S3 Casting Announcement|work=[[Netflix]]|language=en|access-date=27 April 2018}}</ref> He was nominated along with the cast for the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]]. In May 2019, he joined the third season of the [[Amazon Studios|Amazon]] series ''[[The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel]]'' as Gavin Hawk.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/05/cary-elwes-marvelous-mrs-maisel-season-3|title=Cary Elwes and His Smoldering Eyes Are Joining Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 3|first=Kevin|last=Fitzpatrick|date=31 May 2019|access-date=13 December 2019|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]}}</ref>