United Kingdom, Jan. 9 -- Cary Elwes was pleased to immerse himself in acting work after losing his home in the California wildfires.

The Princess Bride star and his family lost their property in the devastating inferno last year but he was relieved to have the escape of working on the movie Dead Man's Wire in the aftermath.

Cary told People magazine: "The minute I took the makeup off and the wardrobe, all I could think of is how traumatising that whole event was. So it actually felt good to be somebody else."

The actor - who has daughter Dominique, 18, with his wife Lisa Marie - was grateful for the generosity of locals in California after the family were left with "nothing" after the blaze.

Cary recalled: "We had nothing.

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