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Cary Elwes Says Acting Helped Him Cope After Wildfire Loss as Dead Man's Wire Opens

He says inhabiting a new role provided relief after losing his family's home to California wildfires.

Overview

  • Elwes says the California wildfires destroyed the home he shared with his wife, Lisa Marie, and their daughter, Dominique.
  • He describes being left with nothing and credits local generosity for helping his family with essentials.
  • Soon after the loss, he filmed Dead Man's Wire in Louisville and found the work to be a necessary escape.
  • The Gus Van Sant–directed drama, co-starring Bill Skarsgård, Dacre Montgomery and Al Pacino, is in select theaters now and expands on Jan. 16.
  • He says he is living in temporary housing and focused on rebuilding, and he recently posted an Instagram tribute to the late Rob Reiner.