FrameThrower · Actors · Cary Elwes
Cary Elwes
9 films · 755 frames · top-billed in 3 · 1990–2023
Born 26 October 1962 · London, England, UK
Ivan Simon Cary Elwes is an English actor. He is known for his leading roles in The Princess Bride (1987), Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), and the Saw series. Elwes's 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), Ella Enchanted (2004), No Strings Attached (2011), BlackBerry, and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (both 2023).
Elwes has also appeared on television series such as The X-Files, Seinfeld, From the Earth to the Moon, Psych, Life in Pieces, Stranger Things, The Marvelous Mrs.…
How their films are shot
Measured across 755 frames from the 9 films we hold. This is the look of the work Cary takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 9 films we hold, 45% of their frames are night, 42% low key — the look of the work Cary takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre
2023 · Nathan
The Pentagon Wars
1998 · Colonel James Burton
Saw
· Dr. Lawrence Gordon
Saw VII: The Final Chapter
2010 · Dr. Lawrence Gordon
Shadow of the Vampire
2000 · Fritz Arno Wagner
Liar Liar
1997 · Jerry
Twister
1996 · Jonas
Bram Stoker’s Dracula
1992 · Lord Arthur Holmwood
Days of Thunder
1990 · Russ Wheeler
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
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