Nicolas Cage

Born: 1964-01-07 in Long Beach, California, USA

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

2027

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse as Spider-Man Noir (voice)

2025

Gunslingers as Ben
The Surfer as The Surfer
The Carpenter's Son as The Carpenter

2024

Longlegs as Longlegs
Arcadian as Paul
Shadowland as Self (archive footage)
An Oprah Special: The Presleys – Elvis, Lisa Marie and Riley as Self (archive footage)

2023

Renfield as Dracula
Butcher's Crossing as Miller
Dream Scenario as Paul Matthews
The Retirement Plan as Matt
Sympathy for the Devil as The Passenger
The Old Way as Colton Briggs
TMZ Investigates: Lisa Marie Presley: Unending Tragedy as Self - Ex-Husband of Lisa Marie Presley (archive footage)
Las Crónicas De Sergio as Policia 1

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
Grand Isle as Walter
Primal as Frank Walsh
A Score to Settle as Frank
Running with the Devil as The Cook
Love, Antosha as Narrator (voice)

2018

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as Spider-Man Noir (voice)
Between Worlds as Joe
Looking Glass as Ray
Becoming Iconic as Self
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies as Superman (voice)
211 as Mike Chandler
Mom and Dad as Brent Ryan
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters as Self
Mandy as Red Miller

2017

Inconceivable as Brian
Vengeance: A Love Story as Det. John Dromoor
The Humanity Bureau as Noah Kross
Arsenal as Eddie King

2016

HyperNormalisation as Self (archive footage)
Snowden as Hank Forrester
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage as Captain McVay
Army of One as Gary Faulkner
Dog Eat Dog as Troy
The Trust as Jim Stone

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Runner as Colin Pryce
Pay the Ghost as Mike
The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? as Self (archive footage)

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
Rage as Paul Maguire
Outcast as Gallain
Dying of the Light as Evan Lake
Left Behind as Rayford Steele
Joe as Joe Ransom

2013

The Croods as Grug (voice)
The Frozen Ground as Jack Halcombe

2012

A Thousand Words ... (Producer)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
Stolen as Will Montgomery
Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police ... (Producer)
The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance as Self

2011

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
Trespass as Kyle Miller
Drive Angry as Milton
Season of the Witch as Behman
Seeking Justice as Will Gerard

2010

Kick-Ass as Damon Macready / Big Daddy
The Sorcerer's Apprentice as Balthazar Blake
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later as Self (archival footage)
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story as Self
The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans as Himself

2009

Astro Boy as Dr. Tenma (voice)
Knowing as John Koestler
G-Force as Speckles the Mole (voice)
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans as Terence McDonagh
Live from Studio Five as Self

2008

Bangkok Dangerous as Joe
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired as Self (archive footage)

2007

Next as Cris Johnson / Frank Cadillac
Ghost Rider as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
National Treasure: Book of Secrets as Benjamin Franklin Gates
The Dresden Files ... (Producer)
Grindhouse as Fu Manchu (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS") (uncredited)
The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off' as Self

2006

The Ant Bully as Zoc (voice)
World Trade Center as John McLoughlin
The Wicker Man as Edward Malus
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family as Self (archival footage)

2005

Lord of War as Yuri Orlov
Live 8 as Self
The Weather Man as David Spritz
What Is It? ... (Thanks)

2004

National Treasure as Benjamin Franklin Gates
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart

2003

Matchstick Men as Roy Waller
The Life of David Gale ... (Producer)
The Music of Valley Girl as Self
Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later as Self
Valley Girl: In Conversation - Nicolas Cage And Martha Coolidge as Self
Celebrities Uncensored as Self

2002

Sonny as Acid Yellow
Windtalkers as Sergeant Joe Enders
Adaptation. as Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman
NDR Kultur - Das Journal as Self
HypaSpace as Self

2001

Captain Corelli's Mandolin as Captain Antonio Corelli
Christmas Carol: The Movie as Jacob Marley (voice)

2000

The Family Man as Jack Campbell
Gone in Sixty Seconds as Memphis Raines
Shadow of the Vampire ... (Producer)

1999

8MM as Tom Welles
Where Are They Now? as Self
Bringing Out the Dead as Frank Pierce

1998

City of Angels as Seth
Snake Eyes as Rick Santoro
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs as Self
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery as Self
Junket Whore as Self
Inside the Golden Statue as Self

1997

Face/Off as Castor Troy
Con Air as Cameron Poe

1996

The Rock as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels as Self

1995

Leaving Las Vegas as Ben Sanderson
Kiss of Death as Little Junior Brown

1994

It Could Happen to You as Charlie Lang
Guarding Tess as Doug Chesnic
Trapped in Paradise as Bill Firpo
Hi Octane as Self
Inside the Actors Studio as Self

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
Amos & Andrew as Amos Odell
Deadfall as Eddie
Red Rock West as Michael Williams

1992

1991

Zandalee as Johnny Collins
Rabbit Ears - Davy Crockett as Narrator

1990

Fire Birds as Jake Preston
Wild at Heart as Sailor
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted as Heartbreaker
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch as Self

1989

Vampire's Kiss as Peter Loew
Never on Tuesday as Man in Red Sports Car (uncredited)
Time to Kill as Enrico Silvestri

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
This Morning as Self

1987

Raising Arizona as H.I.
Moonstruck as Ronny Cammareri

1986

Peggy Sue Got Married as Charlie Bodell
The Boy in Blue as Ned Hanlan

1984

Goldene Kamera as Self
Birdy as Sergeant Al Columbato
The Cotton Club as Vincent Dwyer
Racing with the Moon as Nicky / Bud

1983

The Outsiders as Soc (uncredited)
Rumble Fish as Smokey
Valley Girl as Randy

1982

Fast Times at Ridgemont High as Brad's Bud

1981

1980

Brubaker as Prisoner (uncredited)

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Host

1953

The Oscars as Self

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee