Nicolas Cage
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 7, 1964 (age 62)
- Birthplace
- Long Beach, California, USA
Biography
Nicolas Cage (born Nicolas Kim Coppola; January 7, 1964) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award. During the early years of his career, Cage starred in a variety of films such as Rumble Fish (1983), Racing with the Moon (1984), Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Raising Arizona (1987), Vampire's Kiss (1989), Wild at Heart (1990), Honeymoon in Vegas (1992), and Red Rock West (1993). During this period, John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 36 listed him as one of twelve Promising New Actors of 1984. For his performance in Leaving Las Vegas (1995), he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received his second Academy Award nomination for his performance as Charlie and Donald Kaufman in Adaptation (2002). He subsequently appeared in more mainstream films, such as The Rock (1996), Con Air (1997), City of Angels (1998), 8mm (1999), Windtalkers (2002), Lord of War (2005), The Wicker Man (2006), Bangkok Dangerous (2008) and Knowing (2009). He also directed the film Sonny (2002), for which he was nominated for Grand Special Prize at Deauville Film Festival. Cage owns the production company Saturn Films and has produced films such as Shadow of the Vampire (2000) and The Life of David Gale (2003). In October 1997, Cage was ranked No. 40 in Empire magazine's The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time list, while the next year, he was placed No. 37 in Premiere's 100 most powerful people in Hollywood. In the 2010s, he starred in Kick-Ass (2010), Drive Angry (2011), Joe (2013), The Runner (2015), Dog Eat Dog (2016), Mom and Dad (2017), Mandy (2018), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), and Color Out of Space (2019). His participation in various film genres during this time increased his popularity and gained him a cult following.
Known For
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Filmography
The Prince
Movie
Fortitude
Movie · as Dusko Popov
Gambino
Movie · as Carlo Gambino
Parish
Movie · as Parish
Untitled National Treasure 3
Movie · as Ben Gates
C.L.A.Y.
Movie
Spider-Noir
Movie · as Ben Reily / The Spider
The Brand
Movie · as Carter Briggs
Hexagram
Movie · as Longlegs
Lords of War
Movie · as Yuri Orlov
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Movie · as Spider-Man Noir (voice)
Madden
Movie · as John Madden
Best Pancakes in the County
Movie · as The Sonofabitch
Spider-Noir
TV · as Ben Reilly / The Spider · 8 eps
The Surfer
Movie · as The Surfer
The Carpenter's Son
Movie · as The Carpenter
Gunslingers
Movie · as Ben
Nicolas Cage: Hollywood's Mad Genius
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Longlegs
Movie · as Longlegs
Arcadian
Movie · as Paul
Shadowland
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Old Way
Movie · as Colton Briggs
Renfield
Movie · as Dracula
Dream Scenario
Movie · as Paul Matthews
Sympathy for the Devil
Movie · as The Passenger
Butcher's Crossing
Movie · as Miller
The Retirement Plan
Movie · as Matt
The Act Of Dying
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Movie · as Nick Cage / Nicky
Prisoners of the Ghostland
Movie · as Hero
Pig
Movie · as Rob Feld
Willy's Wonderland
Movie · as The Janitor
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
Movie · as Grug (voice)
Val
Movie · as Self (archive)
History of Swear Words
TV · as Self - Host · 6 eps
Hot Pink Horror: The Making of Color Out of Space
Movie
Kill Chain
Movie · as Araña
The Croods: A New Age
Movie · as Grug (voice)
Color Out of Space
Movie · as Nathan Gardner
Jiu Jitsu
Movie · as Wylie
A Score to Settle
Movie · as Frank
Primal
Movie · as Frank Walsh
Running with the Devil
Movie · as The Cook
Grand Isle
Movie · as Walter
Love, Antosha
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Becoming Iconic
Movie · as Self
Mom and Dad
Movie · as Brent Ryan
Looking Glass
Movie · as Ray
Mandy
Movie · as Red Miller
211
Movie · as Mike Chandler
Between Worlds
Movie · as Joe
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
Movie · as Superman (voice)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Movie · as Spider-Man Noir (voice)
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Arsenal
Movie · as Eddie King
Vengeance: A Love Story
Movie · as Det. John Dromoor
Inconceivable
Movie · as Brian
The Humanity Bureau
Movie · as Noah Kross
Snowden
Movie · as Hank Forrester
Army of One
Movie · as Gary Faulkner
The Trust
Movie · as Jim Stone
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
Movie · as Captain McVay
Dog Eat Dog
Movie · as Troy
HyperNormalisation
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Runner
Movie · as Colin Pryce
The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Pay the Ghost
Movie · as Mike
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Joe
Movie · as Joe Ransom
Left Behind
Movie · as Rayford Steele
Rage
Movie · as Paul Maguire
Outcast
Movie · as Gallain
Dying of the Light
Movie · as Evan Lake
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
True Detective
TV · as Henry Logan
The Croods
Movie · as Grug (voice)
The Frozen Ground
Movie · as Jack Halcombe
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Movie · as (archive footage)
Stolen
Movie · as Will Montgomery
The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'
Movie · as Self
Season of the Witch
Movie · as Behman
Drive Angry
Movie · as Milton
Trespass
Movie · as Kyle Miller
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Movie · as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
Seeking Justice
Movie · as Will Gerard
Kick-Ass
Movie · as Damon Macready / Big Daddy
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Movie · as Balthazar Blake
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
Movie · as Self
The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Movie · as Himself
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
Movie · as Self (archival footage)
A New Kind of Superhero: The Making of 'Kick Ass'
Movie · as Self
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Movie · as Terence McDonagh
Knowing
Movie · as John Koestler
Astro Boy
Movie · as Dr. Tenma (voice)
G-Force
Movie · as Speckles the Mole (voice)
Knowing: Visions of the Apocalypse
Movie · as self (archival footage)
Knowing All: The Making of a Futuristic Thriller
Movie · as self (archival footage)
Live from Studio Five
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bangkok Dangerous
Movie · as Joe
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Ghost Rider
Movie · as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
Next
Movie · as Cris Johnson / Frank Cadillac
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Movie · as Ben Gates
Grindhouse
Movie · as Fu Manchu (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS") (uncredited)
Spirit of Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider
Movie · as Self
The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off
Movie · as Self
World Trade Center
Movie · as John McLoughlin
The Wicker Man
Movie · as Edward Malus
The Ant Bully
Movie · as Zoc (voice)
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
Movie · as Self (archival footage)
Lord of War
Movie · as Yuri Orlov
The Weather Man
Movie · as David Spritz
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
National Treasure
Movie · as Ben Gates
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
Movie
Matchstick Men
Movie · as Roy Waller
Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later
Movie · as Self
Valley Girl: In Conversation - Nicolas Cage And Martha Coolidge
Movie · as Self
The Music of Valley Girl
Movie · as Self
Celebrities Uncensored
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Adaptation.
Movie · as Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman
Windtalkers
Movie · as Sergeant Joe Enders
Sonny
Movie · as Acid Yellow
HypaSpace
TV · as Self · 1 ep
NDR Kultur – Das Journal
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Movie · as Captain Antonio Corelli
Christmas Carol: The Movie
Movie · as Jacob Marley (voice)
The Family Man
Movie · as Jack Campbell
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Movie · as Memphis Raines
8MM
Movie · as Tom Welles
Bringing Out the Dead
Movie · as Frank Pierce
Where Are They Now?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
City of Angels
Movie · as Seth
Snake Eyes
Movie · as Rick Santoro
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
Movie · as Self
Inside the Golden Statue
Movie · as Self
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Movie · as Self
Junket Whore
Movie · as Self
Face/Off
Movie · as Castor Troy
Con Air
Movie · as Cameron Poe
The Rock
Movie · as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Movie · as Self
Leaving Las Vegas
Movie · as Ben Sanderson
Kiss of Death
Movie · as Little Junior Brown
It Could Happen to You
Movie · as Charlie Lang
Guarding Tess
Movie · as Doug Chesnic
Trapped in Paradise
Movie · as Bill Firpo
A Century of Cinema
Movie · as Self
Inside the Actors Studio
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hi Octane
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Red Rock West
Movie · as Michael Williams
Amos & Andrew
Movie · as Amos Odell
Deadfall
Movie · as Eddie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Honeymoon in Vegas
Movie · as Jack Singer
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self · 3 eps
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Terry Wogan's Friday Night
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Zandalee
Movie · as Johnny Collins
Rabbit Ears - Davy Crockett
Movie · as Narrator
Wild at Heart
Movie · as Sailor
Fire Birds
Movie · as Jake Preston
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
Movie · as Heartbreaker
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
Movie · as Self
The Word
TV · 1 ep
Vampire's Kiss
Movie · as Peter Loew
Time to Kill
Movie · as Enrico Silvestri
Never on Tuesday
Movie · as Man in Red Sports Car (uncredited)
This Morning
TV · as Self · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Raising Arizona
Movie · as H.I.
Moonstruck
Movie · as Ronny Cammareri
Peggy Sue Got Married
Movie · as Charlie Bodell
The Boy in Blue
Movie · as Ned Hanlan
The Cotton Club
Movie · as Vincent Dwyer
Birdy
Movie · as Sergeant Al Columbato
Racing with the Moon
Movie · as Nicky / Bud
Goldene Kamera
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Rumble Fish
Movie · as Smokey
Valley Girl
Movie · as Randy
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Movie · as Brad's Bud
The Best of Times
Movie · as Nicolas
Entertainment Tonight
TV
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 9 eps
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter · 1 ep