About
English actor and author celebrated for starring as Westley in Rob Reiner's classic fantasy comedy The Princess Bride (1987) and Dr. Lawrence Gordon in the horror film Saw (2004).
Before Fame
Studied acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and Sarah Lawrence College in New York before making his feature film debut in Another Country (1984).
Trivia
Penned the New York Times bestselling memoir As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride in 2014.
Family Life
Born Ivan Simon Cary Elwes in Westminster, London to portrait painter Dominick Elwes and interior designer Tessa Kennedy; married photographer Lisa Marie Kurbikoff in 2000.
Associated With
Starred alongside Robin Wright in The Princess Bride, Mel Brooks in Robin Hood: Men in Tights, and portrayed Mayor Larry Kline in Netflix's Stranger Things Season 3.
