- Source of Wealth: Film, Television
- Age: 57
- Birth Place: Westminster, London, England
- Height: 6′ 1″ (1.83 m)
- Marital Status: Married (Lisa Marie Kubrikoff)
- Full Name: Ivan Simon Cary Elwes
- Nationality: English
- Date of Birth: 26 October 1962
- Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Irish, Croatian Jewish, Serbian
- Occupation: Actor
- Education: London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Sarah Lawrence College, Actors Studio, Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
- Children: 1 (Dominique)
He was born in Westminster, London. When he was in college, he used to act in off-Broadway plays. He shifted to the United States in the early eighties and made his acting debut in the film “Another Country”. Carey subsequently became well-known for his roles in The Princess Bride, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Saw, and Saw 3D: The Final Chapter. He also worked in movies such as Days of Thunder; Twister; Hot Shots; Liar, Liar; Robin Hood: Men in Tights; and New Year’s Eve. Carey has also worked in television shows such as the X-Files and Psych.
Carey was also a narrator for the audio books “The Jester”. Working as a voice actor, he gave his voice for films like Pinky and the Brain, Quest for Camelot, Batman Beyond, and The Cat Returns among others. For the video game “The Bard’s Tale”, he worked as an improviser, scriptwriter and voice actor for the main character. In 2011, he performed the English voice over for the Indian film, Delhi Safari.
Elwes met Lisa Kurbikoff in 1991. They got engaged in 1997. The couple married in 2000. They had one daughter Dominique who was born on April 24th 2007. In August 2005, he filed a lawsuit against the makers of Saw, as they had promised him one percent of the net profit of the film, but he never received his full amount. The case was settled out of court.