Line #48 Creator/CaryElwes


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2	[[caption-width-right:300:''[[Film/ThePrincessBride As you wish.]]'']]
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4	->''"I think as an actor you're lucky to have any film take on a life of its own long after it's left the theater."''
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6	[[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere To describe something]], [[Film/SawI you have to understand what a perfect engine it is.]]
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8	Ivan Simon Cary Elwes (born 26 October 1962) is an English actor and writer. He was born in Westminster, London, the youngest of three sons, and attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. In 1981, he moved to the United States to study acting at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York.
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10	His debut film role was as James Harcourt in ''Film/AnotherCountry'', but Elwes truly entered the public eye in Creator/RobReiner's cult classic, ''Film/ThePrincessBride''. Since then, he's worked steadily in film, television, and voice-acting roles, balancing comedic projects with dramatic ones in nearly equal measure.
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12	In October 2014, Simon and Schuster published his memoir ''As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride'', which he co-wrote with Creator/JoeLayden.
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15	!!Cary Elwes roles with TV Tropes pages:
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18	[[folder:Film roles]]
19	* ''Film/TheAlphabetKiller'' as Capt. Kenneth Shine
20	* ''Film/AmericanCrime'' as Albert Bodine
21	* ''Film/AnotherCountry'' as James Harcourt
22	* ''Film/BramStokersDracula'' as Lord Arthur Holmwood
23	* ''Film/TheBride'' as Captain Josef Schoden
24	* ''Film/TheCatsMeow'' as Thomas H. Ince
25	* ''Film/TheChase1994'' as Steve Horsegroovy
26	* ''Film/TheCrush'' as Nick Eliot
27	* ''Film/DaysOfThunder'' as Russ Wheeler
28	* ''Film/EllaEnchanted'' as Sir Edgar
29	* ''Film/GeorgiaRule'' as Arnold
30	* ''Film/{{Glory}}'' as Major Cabot Forbes
31	* ''Film/HanselAndGretelGetBaked'' as Meter Man
32	* ''Film/{{Hellgate}}'' as Jeff Matthews
33	* ''Film/HotShots'' as Lt. Kent Gregory
34	* ''Film/TheInformant2009'' as Lt. David Ferris
35	* ''Film/{{The Jungle Book\|1994}}'' as Capt. William Boone
36	* ''Film/KissTheGirls'' as Detective Nick Ruskin
37	* ''Film/LadyJane'' as Guilford
38	* ''Film/LastTrainToChristmas'' as Roger Towers
39	* ''Film/LiarLiar'' as Jerry
40	* ''Film/NewYearsEve'' as Stan's doctor
41	* ''Film/NoStringsAttached2011'' as Dr. Metzner
42	* ''Film/TheOogielovesInTheBigBalloonAdventure'' as Bobby Wobbly
43	* ''Film/ThePentagonWars'' as Lt. Col. James Burton
44	* ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' as Westley[=/=]The Dread Pirate Roberts
45	* ''Film/RaceAgainstTime'' as Burke
46	* ''Film/ReachMe'' as Kersey
47	* ''Film/RobinHoodMenInTights'' as Robin Hood
48	* ''Film/SawI'' as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
49	* ''Film/{{Saw 3D}}'' as Dr. Lawrence Gordon
50	* ''Film/ShadowOfTheVampire'' as Fritz Arno "Fritzy" Wagner
51	* ''Film/TheStoryOfLuke'' as Paul
52	* ''Film/{{Twister}}'' as Dr. Jonas Miller
53	* ''Film/TheUnholy'' as Bishop Gyles
54	* ''Film/{{Uprising}}'' as Dr. Fritz Hippler
55	* ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoning'' as Denlinger
56	* ''Film/OperationFortuneRuseDeGuerre'' as Nathan Jasmine
57	* ''Film/RebelMoon'' as the King
58	* ''Film/TheMinistryOfUngentlemanlyWarfare'' as Brigadier-General Colin Gubbins
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61	[[folder:Television roles]]
62	* ''Series/{{Cosmos}}''
63	* ''Series/FromTheEarthToTheMoon''
64	* ''Series/GraniteFlats''
65	* ''Series/HomeMovieThePrincessBride''
66	* ''Series/{{Knuckles}}''
67	* ''Series/LawAndOrderSVU''
68	* ''Series/{{Leverage}}''
69	* ''Series/LifeInPieces''
70	* ''Series/TheMarvelousMrsMaisel''
71	* ''Series/NightVisions''
72	* ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995''
73	* ''Series/Perception2012''
74	* ''Film/PopeJohnPaulII''
75	* ''Series/{{Psych}}''
76	* ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}''
77	* ''Series/StrangerThings''
78	* ''Series/WonderWoman2011Pilot''
79	* ''Series/{{Workaholics}}''
80	* ''Series/TheXFiles''
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83	[[folder:Western animation roles]]
84	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTintin2011'' as Pilot
85	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfPussInBoots'' as Guy Fox
86	* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond''
87	* ''WesternAnimation/AChristmasCarol2009'' (mocap)
88	* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''
89	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}''
90	* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueTheFlashpointParadox'' as Aquaman (voice)
91	* ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain''
92	* ''WesternAnimation/QuestForCamelot'' as Garrett (voice)
93	* ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst''
94	* ''Series/HomeMovieThePrincessBride''
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97	[[folder:Other voice acting roles]]
98	* ''Anime/TheCatReturns'' as Baron Humbert vin Gikkingen (English dub)
99	* ''VideoGame/EpicMickey2ThePowerOfTwo''
100	* ''Anime/PorcoRosso'' as Curtis (English dub)
101	* ''Anime/WhisperOfTheHeart'' as Baron Humbet von Gikkingen (English dub)
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105	!! Tropes associated with Cary Elwes:
106	* FakeAmerican: Elwes was once advised to minimize his natural British accent, and he is frequently cast as American characters, with varying degrees of success.
107	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Naturally blonde, his heroic characters play this straight, while his villainous ones subvert it.
108	* IAmVeryBritish: He has a very refined, Received Pronunciation style British accent.
109	* InnocentBlueEyes: His shining blue eyes make him a great cast for wholesome hero types. . . and serve to make his turns as villains all the more surprising.
110	* OlderThanTheyLook: He's in his sixties, but could pass for being in his forties.
111	* OohMeAccentsSlipping: His American accent can be fairly hit-or-miss.
112	* PlayingAgainstType: He's played so many heroic characters that it's a genuine shock when he plays a villain.

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