Who is Cary Elwes?

British actor and screenwriter Ivan Simon Cary Elwes was born in Westminster, London, England, on 26 October 1962, making Scorpio his zodiac sign. He’s had roles in close to 140 TV series and movies, but is probably still known best for playing the lead character Dr. Lawrence Gordon in the 2004 horror mystery thriller movie “Saw”, which James Wan wrote and directed, and which also starred Danny Glover and Leigh Whannell. It follows two people who’ve been kidnapped by a cruel killer, and the film won eight of its 18 award nominations.

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Education and early life

Cary was raised alongside his two older brothers Cassian and Damian, and younger sister Milica Kastner in Westminster, by their mother Tessa Kennedy who’s a British interior designer, and their father Bede Evelyn Dominick Elwes, the late British portrait painter. Cary was raised a Catholic, and some of his deceased relatives were clerics, including the Bishop of Northampton Dudle Charles Cary-Elwes.

He was four when Tessa and Bede divorced, and 13 when Bede committed suicide. Cary studied at Harrow School and launched his acting career during his time there, playing Disco Dancer in the 1979 musical movie “Yesterday’s Hero”.

Cary then focused on his education, and had no roles in the following five years; he matriculated from Harrow in 1981 and then enrolled at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, but moved to the US in the same year, and enrolled at Sarah Lawrence College, from which he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 1985.

Cary also honed his acting skills at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, and the Actors Studio, being mentored by famous American actor Al Pacino.

Roles in movies

In 1984, Cary played Harcourt in the hit historical biographical drama “Another Country”, directed by Marek Kanievska, and which starred Rupert Everett, Colin Firth and Michael Jenn. It follows the life of Cambridge spy Guy Burgess, and the movie won one of its eight award nominations.

Some of Cary’s other notable performances in the ‘80s were in the 1987 family adventure comedy “The Princess Bride”, the 1988 comedy “Never on Tuesday” and the 1989 historical biographical drama “Glory”.

The year 1994 saw him play the lead character Boone in the hit romantic family adventure “The Jungle Book”, directed by Stephen Sommers, and which also starred Jason Scott Lee and Lena Headey. It follows the life of Mowgli, a boy who was raised by wild animals in the jungle, and the movie was nominated for two awards. Cary could then have been seen appearing in the 1996 action adventure thriller “Twister”, the 1997 crime mystery “Kiss the Girls” and the 1998 war comedy “The Pentagon Wars”.

In 2002, he voiced The Baron in the English version of the critically acclaimed Japanese animated adventure comedy “The Cat Returns”, directed by Hiroyuki Morita, and which starred Chizuru Ikewaki, Yoshihiko Hakamada and Aki Maeda. It follows a 17 years old girl who’s saved a cat from being hit by a car, and has now become engaged to a Prince cat in the cats’ magical world; the movie was nominated for a Tokyo Anime Award for Domestic Feature Film. Cary was then cast to appear in the 2004 thriller “American Crime”, the 2005 crime action “Edison” and the 2007 comedy “Georgia Rule”.

In 2011, he starred as Jeff Mathews in the fantasy horror “Hellgate”, written and directed by John Penney, and which also starred William Hurt and Ploy Jindachote. It follows a family of three who’ve died, but have found themselves trapped in a world between life and death. Cary is also known for playing Gary Jones in the 2016 comedy “The Queen of Spain”, written and directed by Fernando Trueba, and which starred Penelope Cruz, Antonio Resines and Neus Asensi. It follows the life of actress Macarena Granaday, and the film was nominated for seven awards.

Three of Cary’s most recent film roles have been in the 2022 action comedy “The Hyperions”, the 2023 action thriller comedy “Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre” and the 2023 biographical comedy “BlackBerry”.

Roles in TV series

Cary’s debut TV series role was playing David Lukner in the 1996 episode “The Wait Out” of the comedy “Seinfeld”, and in the remainder of the decade, he played and voiced characters in an episode or two of the historical action mini-series “From the Earth to the Moon”, the animated adventure comedy “Pinky and the Brain” (voice role), and the animated action adventure “Hercules” (voice role).

In 2001 and 2002, Cary played Brad Follmer in six episodes of the hit crime mystery “The X-Files”, which Chris Carter created, and which starred Mitch Pileggi, Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. It follows the lives of two FBI agents Danna Scully and Fox Mulder, the series aired from 1993 through 2018 and won 116 of its 333 award nominations. Cary appeared in only two other TV series in the 2000s: he played Young Karol Wojtyla in both episodes of the 2005 biographical mini-series “Faith: Pope John Paul II”, and Sidney Truex in the 2007 episode “Dependent” of the crime mystery “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”.

In 2015 and 2016, Cary starred as Arthur Davenport in the drama “The Art of More”, created by Chuck Rose, and which also starred Christian Cooke and Kate Bosworth. It follows the work of several auction houses in New York State – the series was nominated for only a single award.

There’s a shortage of perfect movies in this world. It would be a pity to damage this one. https://t.co/5N8Q3P2e5G

— Cary Elwes (@Cary_Elwes) September 18, 2019

Cary’s three most recent roles in TV series have been in the 2020 episode “Chapter Thirteen: Come Together” of the musical comedy “Katy Keene”, the 2020 episode “Chapter Ten: To The Pain!” of the short fantasy comedy “Home Movie: The Princess Bride” and eight episodes (2014-2021) of the animated comedy “Family Guy” (voice role).

Other credits

Cary received special thanks for the 2001 short documentary movie “As You Wish: The Story of ‘The Princess Bride’”, the 2006 biographical film “Factory Girl”, and the 2012 short documentary movie “True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon”.

He co-produced the 1991 action movie “Leather Jackets”, while his other three producing credits were the 2002 comedy film “Comic Book Villains”, the 2007 comedy movie “Walk the Talk”, and the 2016 historical comedy film “Elvis & Nixon”.

Some of Cary’s recent talk-show appearances have been in “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”, “The Problem with Jon Stewart”, and “Hollywood Insider”.

Awards and nominations

Cary won the 2019 Monthly Edition Award for Best Supporting Actor at the Crown Wood International Film Festival, for his performance in the short film “Circus Sam”.

He’s been nominated for nine other awards, for his performances in “Circus Sam”, “Kiss the Girls” and “Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two”.

Love life and wife

Cary prefers to keep the details of his love life to himself, but has still allowed his fans to have a glimpse into it.

He and American photographer Lisa Marie Kurbikoff met in Malibu, California in 1991, when they entered a chili cook-off; they were in a relationship for six years prior to becoming engaged, while they then exchanged vows in 2000.

On 24 April 2007, Lisa gave birth to her and Cary’s daughter Dominique Elwes, but they’re keeping her away from the media’s attention, wanting her to lead a normal life.

Cary’s yet to speak of other women whom he’s maybe been with, he’s married to Lisa Marie Kurbikoff as of April 2023, and they have a daughter together.

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Interesting facts and hobbies

Cary revealed in March 2021 that his sister Milica had lost her fight against cancer.

He dislikes Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz, who happens to be a huge fan of the movie “The Princess Bride”; in 2020, Cary reunited with his “The Princess Bride” colleagues at a fundraiser event for Wisconsin Democrats.

He’s highly popular on Instagram, as more than 200,000 people are following him on the social media network today, while he’s uploaded over 1,000 pictures and videos, the majority of which show him spending time with his friends and family.

Cary works out at the gym nearly every day, and also follows a strict diet.

His favorite actor is Jim Carrey, and some of his favorite movies include “The Truman Show”, “The Number 23” and “Me, Myself and Irene”.

Height, eyes and wealth

Cary’s age is 59. His eyes are green and hair’s brown, he’s 6ft (1.83m) tall and weighs around 175lbs (79kgs).

Cary’s net worth’s been estimated at over $6 million, as of April 2023.

Who is Angus T. Jones?

American former actor Angus Turner Jones was born in Austin, Texas USA, on 8 October 1993, making Libra his zodiac sign. He appeared in 16 movies and TV series prior to retiring from acting in 2016, and Angus is perhaps known best for playing Jake Harper, one of the main characters in the romantic comedy series “Two and a Half Men”, created by Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn, and which also starred Ashton Kutcher and Jon Cryer. It follows the lives of a hedonistic author and his brother, the series aired from 2003 through 2015, and won 39 of its 112 award nominations.

Since he left the film industry, Angus has been working at the multimedia and event production firm Tonite.

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Education and early life

Angus and his younger brother Otto were raised in Austin by their father Kelly Charles Jones and mother Carey Lynn Claypool; not a lot else has been shared about Angus’ family, because he respects their privacy.

Angus became interested in acting at a quite early age – he was four when his parents began taking him to auditions. He made his debut film appearance in the 1999 crime drama “Simpatico”, and then continued acting while simultaneously attending school. He studied at a local high school, from which he matriculated in 2012; after he was done with “Two and a Half Men” in 2015, Angus enrolled at University of Colorado Boulder, from which he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 2019.

Roles in movies

Angus played James in the 2001 action crime comedy “See Spot Run”, directed by John Whitesell, and which starred David Arquette, Michael Clarke Duncan and Leslie Bibb. It follows a mailman who’s taking care of a dog, without knowing that it’s an FBI’s ‘drug-sniffing superdog’, and the film was nominated for only a single award.

Angus could then have been seen appearing in the 2001 romantic comedy “Dinner with Friends”, the 2002 family sports drama “The Rookie” and the 2003 comedy “Bringing Down the House”. He played one of the main characters George Jr. in the popular 2003 family adventure comedy “George of the Jungle 2”, directed by David Grossman, and which also starred Julie Benz and Christopher Showerman. It follows George and his son who’ve travelled to Las Vegas, Nevada.

In 2005, Angus starred alongside Neil Patrick Harris and Rebecca Gayheart in the romantic family drama “The Christmas Blessing”, and the following year heard him narrate the short animated family drama “Diary of a Spider”.

He appeared in only one other film prior to retiring: Angus starred as Taylor in the 2013 comedy “Tuna”, which failed to attract any attention.

Roles in TV series

Angus made his debut TV series appearance in the 2001 episode “Quo Vadis” of the romantic drama “ER”; his following role came in 2008, when cast to play a supporting character in the episode “Two and a Half Deaths” of the crime mystery “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”.

In 2010, he portrayed T. J. in the episode “Sweet Home Hannah Montana” of the popular musical family comedy “Hannah Montana”, created by Michael Poryes, Barry O’Brien and Richard Correll, and which starred Jason Earles, Emily Osment and Miley Cyrus. It follows the life of a teenage pop star, the series aired from 2006 through 2011, and won 20 of its 52 award nominations.

Angus appeared in the 2012 episode “Brock and Cena” of the sports show “WWE Raw”, and his only other TV series role was playing Horace the 9th in the 2016 comedy mini-series “Horace and Pete”, created by Louis C. K, who also starred in it alongside Steve Buscemi and Edie Falco. It follows the lives of two brothers, mentally ill Pete and introverted Horace, and the mini-series won two of its 13 award nominations.

Other credits

Angus received special thanks for the 2008 short documentary movie “A Day in the Life of Two and a Half Men”.

He had made a guest appearance in numerous talk-shows prior to retiring from acting, such as “Big Brother”, “Taff” and “CBS Cares”.

Awards and nominations

Angus won three awards for his performance in “Two and a Half Men”: two Young Artist Awards for Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy) in 2004 and 2006, and a 2009 TV Land Award for Future Classic. He also won a 2003 Camie Award for Character and Morality in Entertainment, for his performance in “The Rookie”.

He was nominated for three other Young Artist Awards for his performance in “Two and a Half Men”, in 2002, 2003 and 2008.

Love life and relationships

Angus rarely speaks about his love life in public, but it’s known that he’s been in a relationship with American businesswoman and social media star Sarah Stalker since 2012, although some sources state since 2011.

The two were introduced by a mutual friend at a party, and went on their first date a couple of days later. Sarah’s followed by more than 70,000 people on Instagram, and has posted close to 600 pictures and videos onto the social media network, with most of these featuring her during her everyday life. She’s revealed a couple of things about herself on Instagram, including that she’s the CEO of her own company, and is an amateur photographer.

Angus hasn’t spoken of other women whom he’s perhaps been with, he’s in a long-term relationship with Sarah Stalker as of April 2023, hasn’t married and doesn’t have children.

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Interesting facts and hobbies

Angus is a philanthropist, and on 7 June 2008 volunteered with the First Star Organization, which aims to help neglected and abused children; the same year saw him attend the charity event Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy Camp, and the event Variety’s Power of Youth. At the 2009 Big Brothers Big Sisters Rising Star Gala, Angus was presented with the Rising Star of 2009 Award for the charity work which he had done.

He’s active on Instagram, and is followed by more than 22,000 people on the network; Angus has posted close to 400 pictures and videos, with most of these having been taken by him, as he’s passionate about photography and art in general.

Angus has his own favorite actresses and actors, some of whom are Zendaya, Emma Watson and Jim Carrey, while some of his favorite movies include “The Greatest Showman”, the franchise “Harry Potter”, and “Bruce Almighty”.

Height, eyes and wealth

Angus’ age is 29. He has brown eyes and hair, is 5ft 7ins (1.7m) tall and weighs about 150lbs (69kgs).

Angus’ net worth’s been estimated at over $20 million ,as of April 2023, much of which he earned by starring in the series “Two and a Half Men”.

Who is Benjamin Bratt?

American actor and producer Benjamin Bratt, was born in San Francisco, California USA, on 16 December 1963, making Sagittarius his zodiac sign. He’s appeared in nearly 70 TV series and movies, but is probably still known best for starring as Eric Matthews in the 2000 action crime comedy movie “Miss Congeniality”, directed by Donald Petrie, and which also starred Sandra Bullock and Michael Caine. It follows an FBI agent who’s entered the Miss US beauty pageant, trying to stop a terrorist group from bombing the event; the movie won seven of its 15 award nominations.

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Education and early life

Benjamin was raised in San Francisco alongside his two older and two younger siblings, by their father Peter Bratt Sr. who was a sheet metal worker, and mother Eldy (nee Banda) who was a political activist and nurse; Eldy’s Peruvian, and she moved to the US with her family when she was 14.

Benjamin became interested in acting while attending Lowell High School; he was a member of its drama club and part of its Lowell Forensic Society, while he was also into playing sports with his peers, excelling in baseball.

Benjamin matriculated in 1982 and then enrolled at University of California, Santa Barbara from which he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 1986; he was a member of the fraternity Lambda Chi Alpha. He continued his education at the American Conservatory Theatre, but quit half a year before he could earn his Master of Fine Arts degree, wanting to pursue acting.

Roles in movies

Benjamin’s debut film role was playing Sergeant Rosendo Juarez in the 1988 crime drama “Juarez”, and some of his following roles were also in 1988, in the crime drama “Lovers, Partners & Spies” and the drama “Police Squad: Gladiator School”, then in the 1990 crime action “Chains of Gold”.

He gained recognition in 1991, when cast to play Felix in the crime action “One Good Cop”, written and directed by Heywood Gould, and which starred Michael Keaton, Rene Russo and Anthony LaPaglia. It follows the life of a New York Police Department detective, and the movie was nominated for only a single award. Some of Benjamin’s following roles were in the 1993 crime drama “Bound by Honor”, the 1996 drama “Follow Me Home” and the 1996 thriller “Woman Undone”.

In 2000, Benjamin played Santen in the action science fiction thriller “Red Planet”, directed by Antony Hoffman, and which starred Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss and Tom Sizemore. It follows a group of astronauts as they’re exploring Mars, and the film was nominated for a Sierra Award for Best Song at the 2000 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards. Some of Benjamin’s most notable performances in the decade were in the 2002 romantic mystery “Abandon”, the 2004 crime action fantasy “Catwoman”, and the 2009 drama “La Mission”.

The year 2013 heard him voice one of the main characters Eduardo Perez – aka El Macho – in the hit animated adventure comedy “Despicable Me 2”, which Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin directed, and which also starred Kristen Wiig and Steve Carell. It follows the life of super-villain Gru, and the movie won 12 of its 80 award nominations, including two Oscar nominations for Best Animated Feature Film of the Year and Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song.

Benjamin’s three most recent film roles have been in the 2019 crime action “A Score to Settle”, the 2020 musical “Best Summer Ever” and the 2022 western thriller “Dead for a Dollar”.

Roles in TV series

Benjamin made his debut TV series appearance in 1988, when cast to star as Tony Maldonado in all the nine episodes of the crime drama “Knightwatch”, which also starred Calvin Levels and Don Franklin, and follows a group of vigilantes who call themselves The Knights.

In 1990, Benjamin played Eduardo Cruz in 13 episodes of the crime action “Nasty Boys”, but the ‘90s then saw him appear in only two more series: an episode of the musical comedy talk-show “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”, and the crime mystery “Homicide: Life on the Street”. but from 1995 through 2009, he played Detective Reynaldo ‘Rey’ Curtis in 95 episodes of the crime mystery “Law & Order”.

In 2005 and 2006, Benjamin starred as Lieutenant Colonel Tim Tisnewski in the action thriller “E-Ring”, created by David McKenna and Ken Robinson, and which also starred Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Dennis Hopper. It follows the life of Special Forces commando Jim Tisnewski, and the series won two of its four award nominations. In 2008 and 2009, Benjamin starred as William Banks in all the 26 episodes of the drama “The Cleaner”, and from 2016 through 2018, he portrayed Jahil Rivera in the musical drama “Star”, which starred Ryan Destiny, Brittany O’Grady and Jude Demorest, and was created by Tom Donaghy and Lee Daniels. It follows three women from Atlanta, Georgia who’ve founded a musical group, and the series was nominated for seven awards.

Benjamin’s since appeared in only three TV series: he played Javier Delgado in six episodes of the romantic comedy “Modern Family” (2010-2020), Parco Delgado in all the four episodes of the 2022 action adventure mini-series “DMZ” and Cliff Legrand in five episodes of the 2023 crime mystery “Poker Face”.

Benjamin Bratt returns to #ModernFamily this Wednesday on ABC! pic.twitter.com/8pjB6zaKOs

— Modern Family (@ModernFam) May 3, 2015

Other credits

Benjamin received special thanks for the 2004 episode “Goodnight, Seattle: Part 2” of the comedy “Frasier”.

He has five producing credits, which include the 2009 drama movie “La Mission”, the 2009 episode “Hello America” of the drama series “The Cleaner” and the 2017 biographical historical documentary movie “Dolores”.

Some of Benjamin’s most recent talk-show appearances have been in “The Kelly Clarkson Show”, “Morning Joe” and “Live with Kelly and Ryan”.

Awards and nominations

Benjamin’s won 12 of his 30 award nominations. Some of his wins include a 2001 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture, for his and his colleagues’ performance in “Traffic”, five ALMA Awards between 1998 and 2009, for his performance in series such as “Law & Order”, “Exiled” and “The Cleaner”, and two Behind the Voice Actors Awards in 2018, for his and his colleagues’ performance in “Coco”.

Love life and relationships

Benjamin avoids speaking about his love life in public, but has still openly identified two women whom he’s been with.

He and famous American actress Julia Fiona Roberts began dating in 1998, but for unknown reasons separated in 2001.

Benjamin began dating American former actress and model Miriam Talisa Soto in 2002; she’s probably still known best for playing Bond girl Lupe Lamora in the 1989 spy action movie “Licence to Kill”. The two exchanged vows on 13 April 2002, after having dated for only three months, and she gave birth to their daughter Sophia Rosalinda Bratt on 6 December that year, while their son Mateo Bravery Bratt followed on 3 October 2005.

Their decision was obviously a good one, as Benjamin’s still married to Miriam Talisa Soto as of April 2023, and they have two children together.

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Interesting facts and hobbies

Benjamin’s brother Peter Bratt wrote and directed the 1996 movie “Follow Me Home” and the 2009 film “La Mission”, in both of which Benjamin starred.

He’s been a philanthropist since the launch of his acting career, and is today active with the American Indian Movement, while he supports the American Indian College Fund. Benjamin narrated the 2009 documentary mini-series about Native Americans “We Shall Remain”, and is today a board member of both the Native American Health Center and the Friendship House Association of American Indians.

He enjoys being active on Instagram, and has posted nearly 500 pictures and videos, while more than 260,000 people are following him on the social media network today.

Benjamin’s favorite actor is Orlando Bloom, while some of his favorite movies include “Kingdom of Heaven”, “Tour de Pharmacy” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”.

Height, eyes and wealth

Benjamin’s age is 59. He has brown eyes and black hair, is 6ft 2ins (1.88m) tall and weighs around 185lbs (84kgs).

Benjamin’s net worth’s been estimated at over $12 million, as of April 2023.