---
name: "Cassian Elwes"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/cassian-elwes"
fi1m_id: "cassian-elwes"
imdb_id: "nm0255891"
tmdb_id: 64058
wikidata_id: "Q5049340"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "7 August 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-01T22:42:28.869578+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Cassian Elwes

## Identity

Cassian Elwes

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/cassian-elwes
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** cassian-elwes
- **IMDb ID:** nm0255891
- **TMDB ID:** 64058
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5049340
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassian_Elwes, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5049340, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0255891/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/64058

Producer. Born 7 August 1959 in London.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 7 August 1959, London
- **Active:** 2010–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as producer, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 77 (5), 2020s 70 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 72 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Thriller 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Crime 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $276m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassian_Elwes, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5049340, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0255891/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/64058

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Dead Man's Wire*](https://film.one/film/dead-mans-wire.md) (70)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Butler*](https://film.one/film/the-butler.md) (66)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Cassian Elwes is a British film producer. Born on 7 August 1959 in London, he has worked in independent cinema for over four decades and has more than 100 producing credits.

He is known for producing *The Butler* (2013), *Mudbound* (2017), *Dallas Buyers Club* (2013), *Lawless* (2012) and *Margin Call* (2011). Elwes also served as producer on *Dead Man's Wire* (2025), directed by Gus Van Sant. He is the brother of actor Cary Elwes, who appears in the film.

*Sources: imdb.com, latimes.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Dead Man's Wire* (2026), Fi1m 70, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/dead-mans-wire.md)
- *All Is Lost* (2013), Fi1m 82, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/all-is-lost.md)
- *Dallas Buyers Club* (2013), Fi1m 75, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/dallas-buyers-club.md)
- *The Butler* (2013), Fi1m 66, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-butler.md)
- *Margin Call* (2011), Fi1m 82, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/margin-call.md)
- *Blue Valentine* (2010), Fi1m 82, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/blue-valentine.md)

## Complete filmography (98)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Revisionist* (2026), Executive Producer
- *The Leader* (2026), Executive Producer
- *Dead Man's Wire* (2026), Producer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/dead-mans-wire.md)
- *The Dutchman* (2026), Executive Producer
- *Saint Clare* (2025), Executive Producer
- *Bride Hard* (2025), Producer
- *Hurricanna* (2025), Producer
- *The Uninvited* (2025), Executive Producer
- *Rumble Through the Dark* (2023), Producer
- *Desperation Road* (2023), Producer
- *Robots* (2023), Producer
- *Unruly Passenger* (2023), Director, Producer
- *Medieval* (2022), Producer
- *9 Bullets* (2022), Producer
- *13 Minutes* (2021), Executive Producer
- *Violet* (2021), Executive Producer
- *Best Sellers* (2021), Producer
- *Habit* (2021), Executive Producer
- *The United States vs. Billie Holiday* (2021), Executive Producer
- *Crisis* (2021), Producer
- *Emperor* (2020), Executive Producer
- *The Last Thing He Wanted* (2020), Producer
- *Farewell Amor* (2020), Executive Producer
- *Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love* (2019), Executive Producer
- *J.T. LeRoy* (2019), Producer
- *Destination Wedding* (2018), Executive Producer
- *Siberia* (2018), Producer
- *Candlelight* (2018), Executive Producer
- *Mom and Dad* (2018), Executive Producer
- *The Tribes of Palos Verdes* (2017), Executive Producer
- *Mudbound* (2017), Producer
- *MDMA* (2017), Executive Producer
- *The Midnight Man* (2016), Producer
- *Elvis & Nixon* (2016), Producer
- *Cabin Fever* (2016), Executive Producer
- *Submerged* (2016), Executive Producer
- *Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List* (2015), Executive Producer
- *Queen of the Desert* (2015), Producer
- *Knock Knock* (2015), Producer
- *Weepah Way For Now* (2015), Executive Producer
- *She's Funny That Way* (2015), Executive Producer
- *Wild Card* (2015), Executive Producer
- *Once Upon a Crime: The Borrelli – Davis Conspiracy* (2014), Executive Producer
- *We'll Never Have Paris* (2014), Executive Producer
- *Burying the Ex* (2014), Executive Producer
- *I Origins* (2014), Co-Executive Producer
- *The Stranger* (2014), Executive Producer
- *Hateship Loveship* (2014), Producer
- *Parts Per Billion* (2014), Executive Producer
- *Reach Me* (2014), Producer
- *A Case of You* (2013), Executive Producer
- *Dallas Buyers Club* (2013), Executive Producer — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/dallas-buyers-club.md)
- *All Is Lost* (2013), Executive Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/all-is-lost.md)
- *The Butler* (2013), Producer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-butler.md)
- *Ain't Them Bodies Saints* (2013), Producer
- *The Paperboy* (2012), Producer
- *The Words* (2012), Executive Producer
- *Stolen* (2012), Executive Producer
- *Lawless* (2012), Executive Producer
- *Generation Um...* (2012), Executive Producer
- *Catch.44* (2011), Executive Producer
- *Margin Call* (2011), Executive Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/margin-call.md)
- *Blue Valentine* (2010), Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/blue-valentine.md)
- *The Other Woman* (2010), Executive Producer
- *Shrink* (2009), Thanks
- *What Is It?* (2005), Executive Producer
- *The Girl with the Hungry Eyes* (1995), Executive Producer
- *Frank & Jesse* (1994), Producer
- *A Brilliant Disguise* (1994), Executive Producer
- *The Cool Surface* (1994), as Minion #1 · Executive Producer
- *Deep Down* (1994), as Man #2 · Producer
- *The Chase* (1994), Producer
- *Blue Flame* (1993), Writer, Director
- *Psycho Cop Returns* (1993), Executive Producer
- *Mad at the Moon* (1992), Producer
- *Leather Jackets* (1992), Producer
- *Love Is Like That* (1992), as Bystandar #2 · Executive Producer
- *Liquid Dreams* (1991), Executive Producer
- *The Dark Backward* (1991), Producer
- *Men at Work* (1990), Producer
- *Mom* (1990), Executive Producer
- *Psycho Cop* (1989), Producer
- *Cold Feet* (1989), Producer
- *Never on Tuesday* (1989), Executive Producer
- *Jack's Back* (1988), as Pimp #1 · Producer
- *Zombie High* (1987), Executive Producer
- *White of the Eye* (1987), Producer
- *Heat* (1986), Producer
- *Nomads* (1986), Producer
- *Oxford Blues* (1984), Producer
- *The Dogs of War* (1980), Production Assistant
- *Yesterday's Hero* (1979), Actor
- *Iron Jane*, Executive Producer
- *Face*, Executive Producer
- *That's Amore!*, Producer
- *Unforgettable*, Producer
- *So Much for Love*, as Movie Producer · Producer
- *Gambino*, Producer

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