news | April 18, 2026

Cary Elwes Daughter Dominique Elwes

Elwes was born to his father Dominic Elwes and his mother Tessa Kennedy in Westminister, London. The actor grew up with two brothers and two step-siblings.

His dad Dominic was a portrait painter who made portraits of well-known figures such as John Aspinall, and Lord Lucan. He has also worked on several designations in different companies.

Dominic served as the assistant editor of the Lilliput Magazine, and company director of Dome Press. The painter took his own life in 1975.

Cary's mother Tessa is an interior designer and socialite. She began her career in the 1960s working at a London-based design company owned by Mlinaric. After three years in the firm, she established her company Tessa Kennedy Design Ltd with Michael Sumner.

Tessa is a British Interior Design Association member and the first woman to work in Saudia Arabia with her own firm.

Dominic and Tessa eloped in Havana, Cuba as Kennedy's parents were against their relationship. Kennedy was 18 years old and Elwes was 26 years old when they tied the knot in 1958.

The pair got their marriage license on March 31, 1958, after they flew from Cuba to New York City. The next day April 1 the lovebirds exchanged their vows once again in Manhattan's Supreme Court to ensure that they were legally wedded.

The couple was married for 11 years before their marriage ended in divorce.

After two years of divorce, Kennedy remarried Elliot Kastner, a film producer with whom she has two children. Dominic never remarried but was in a relationship with a woman named Melissa Wyndham.

Cary's Brothers Also Have Established Careers In The Creative Field

Cassian is the oldest among the three brothers and currently, he is 63 years old. Like his younger brother, Cassian also works in the entertainment industry as an independent film producer and talent agent.

He has produced films such as Medieval, Oxford Blues, Margin Call, and Lawless.

Cary with his brothers Damian and Cassian at Damian's
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Damian the middle child of his parents was born in 1960 and he is 62 years old. Damian walked in his father's footsteps and became a painter. His artworks showcase the theme of creativity and the cycle of life.

His creative artworks have been displayed in Modernism Inc, Lefevre Fine Art, M&B Fine Art and Francis Naumann Fine Art.