All All. Sign In. Quest for Camelot premiere. List activity. Cary Elwes. Actor Producer Additional Crew Saw He was raised in London and attended Harrow. He left school after two years to begin his film career. Cary is well respected by colleagues and fans alike and considered by many to be one of the finest actors working today. He is interested in history and says, "It's deliberate that a lot of my films have been period pieces".
He is politically active for causes he believes in, such as protecting the environment and helping Native American people. Elwes is married to Lisa Marie Kurbikoff , a stills photographer. He comes from a long-established recusant English family on his father's side. Several prominent Catholic clerics are among his relatives, including Fr.
His grandfather was society painter and war artist Simon Elwes. Cary the surname "Cary-Elwes" was shortened to "Elwes" in some branches of the family was an altar boy at London's Brompton Oratory, although he did not attend a Catholic high school. Cary's other lineage is English, Irish, and Scottish.
Gary Oldman. Gary Oldman is a talented English movie star and character actor, renowned for his expressive acting style. One of the most celebrated thespians of his generation, with a diverse career encompassing theatre, film and television, he is known for his roles as Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy , Drexl in True Romance , George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy , and Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour , among many others.
For much of his career, he was best-known for playing over-the-top antagonists, such as terrorist Egor Korshunov in the blockbuster Air Force One , though he has reached a new audience with heroic roles in the Harry Potter and Dark Knight franchises. He is also a filmmaker, musician, and author. Before fame, he was employed as a worker in assembly lines and as a porter in an operating theater. He also had jobs selling shoes and beheading pigs while supporting his early acting career.
