Acting
Nicolas Cage
EN, FR, FI, DE cinema · 165 credits
Born
7 January 1964 (age 62)
Birthplace
Long Beach, California, USA
Also known as Nicolas Coppola · Nicolas Kim Coppola · Nic Cage
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
Filmography
Fortitude
as Dusko Popov
Gambino
Gambino
as Carlo Gambino, Producer
Parish
Parish
as Parish, Producer
Untitled National Treasure 3
as Ben Gates
Spider-Noir
as Ben Reily / The Spider
Hexagram
as Longlegs, Producer
Lords of War
as Yuri Orlov, Producer
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
as Spider-Man Noir (voice)
Madden
as John Madden
Best Pancakes in the County
as The Sonofabitch
The Surfer
as The Surfer
The Carpenter's Son
as The Carpenter, Producer
Gunslingers
as Ben
Nicolas Cage: Hollywood's Mad Genius
as Self (archive footage)
Longlegs
as Longlegs, Producer
Arcadian
as Paul, Producer
Shadowland
as Self (archive footage)
The Old Way
as Colton Briggs
Renfield
as Dracula
Dream Scenario
as Paul Matthews, Producer
Sympathy for the Devil
as The Passenger, Producer
Butcher's Crossing
as Miller
The Act Of Dying
as (archive footage)
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
as Nick Cage / Nicky, Producer
Pig
as Rob Feld, Producer
Willy's Wonderland
as The Janitor, Producer
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
as Grug (voice)
Val
as Self (archive)
Kill Chain
as Araña
The Croods: A New Age
as Grug (voice)
Color Out of Space
as Nathan Gardner
Jiu Jitsu
as Wylie
Primal
as Frank Walsh
A Score to Settle
as Frank, Executive Producer
Running with the Devil
as The Cook
Grand Isle
as Walter
Love, Antosha
as Narrator (voice)
Becoming Iconic
as Self
Mom and Dad
as Brent Ryan
Mandy
as Red Miller
211
as Mike Chandler
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
as Superman (voice)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
as Spider-Man Noir (voice)
Arsenal
as Eddie King
Vengeance: A Love Story
as Det. John Dromoor, Producer
Inconceivable
as Brian
The Humanity Bureau
as Noah Kross
Snowden
as Hank Forrester
Army of One
as Gary Faulkner
The Trust
as Jim Stone
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
as Captain McVay
Dog Eat Dog
as Troy
HyperNormalisation
as Self (archive footage)
The Runner
as Colin Pryce
The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?
as Self (archive footage)
Pay the Ghost
as Mike
Joe
as Joe Ransom
Left Behind
as Rayford Steele
Rage
as Paul Maguire
Outcast
as Gallain
Dying of the Light
as Evan Lake
The Croods
as Grug (voice)
The Frozen Ground
as Jack Halcombe
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Stolen
as Will Montgomery
A Thousand Words
Producer
Season of the Witch
as Behman
Drive Angry
as Milton
Trespass
as Kyle Miller
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
Seeking Justice
as Will Gerard
Kick-Ass
as Damon Macready / Big Daddy
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
as Balthazar Blake, Executive Producer
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
as Self (archival footage)
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
as Terence McDonagh
Knowing
as John Koestler
Astro Boy
as Dr. Tenma (voice)
G-Force
as Speckles the Mole (voice)
Knowing: Visions of the Apocalypse
as self (archival footage)
Knowing All: The Making of a Futuristic Thriller
as self (archival footage)
Bangkok Dangerous
as Joe, Producer
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
as Self (archive footage)
Ghost Rider
as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
Next
as Cris Johnson / Frank Cadillac, Producer
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
as Ben Gates
Grindhouse
as Fu Manchu (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS") (uncredited)
World Trade Center
as John McLoughlin
The Wicker Man
as Edward Malus, Producer
The Ant Bully
as Zoc (voice)
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
as Self (archival footage)
Lord of War
as Yuri Orlov, Producer
The Weather Man
as David Spritz
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
as Self (archive footage)
What Is It?
Thanks
National Treasure
as Ben Gates
Matchstick Men
as Roy Waller
Adaptation.
as Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman
Windtalkers
as Sergeant Joe Enders
Sonny
as Acid Yellow, Director, Producer
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
as Captain Antonio Corelli
Christmas Carol: The Movie
as Jacob Marley (voice)
The Family Man
as Jack Campbell
Gone in Sixty Seconds
as Memphis Raines
8MM
as Tom Welles
Bringing Out the Dead
as Frank Pierce
City of Angels
as Seth
Snake Eyes
as Rick Santoro
Junket Whore
as Self
Face/Off
as Castor Troy
Con Air
as Cameron Poe
The Rock
as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
Leaving Las Vegas
as Ben Sanderson
Kiss of Death
as Little Junior Brown
It Could Happen to You
as Charlie Lang
Guarding Tess
as Doug Chesnic
Trapped in Paradise
as Bill Firpo
Red Rock West
as Michael Williams
Amos & Andrew
as Amos Odell
Deadfall
as Eddie
Honeymoon in Vegas
as Jack Singer
Zandalee
as Johnny Collins
Wild at Heart
as Sailor
Fire Birds
as Jake Preston
Vampire's Kiss
as Peter Loew
Time to Kill
as Enrico Silvestri
Never on Tuesday
as Man in Red Sports Car (uncredited)
Raising Arizona
as H.I.
Moonstruck
as Ronny Cammareri
Peggy Sue Got Married
as Charlie Bodell
The Boy in Blue
as Ned Hanlan
The Cotton Club
as Vincent Dwyer
Birdy
as Sergeant Al Columbato
Racing with the Moon
as Nicky / Bud
Rumble Fish
as Smokey
Valley Girl
as Randy
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
as Brad's Bud
The Best of Times
as Nicolas