Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage (born Nicolas Kim Coppola) is an American actor and filmmaker; he is also nephew to Francis Ford Coppola. 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
Credits
- 2024 · Arcadian as Paul
- 2023 · Dream Scenario as Paul Matthews
- 2023 · The Retirement Plan as Matt
- 2023 · Sympathy for the Devil as The Passenger
- 2023 · Renfield as Dracula
- 2023 · Butcher's Crossing as Miller
- 2022 · The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent as Nick Cage / Nicky
- 2021 · Pig as Rob Feld
- 2021 · Willy's Wonderland as The Janitor
- 2020 · The Croods: A New Age as Grug Crood (voice)
- 2020 · Jiu Jitsu as Wylie
- 2019 · Primal as Frank Walsh
- 2019 · Grand Isle as Walter
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2018 · Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as Spider-Man Noir (voice)
- 2018 · Mandy as Red Miller
- 2018 · Teen Titans Go! To the Movies as Superman (voice)
- 2018 · 211 as Mike Chandler
- 2018 · Mom and Dad as Brent Ryan
- 2017 · Vengeance: A Love Story as Det. John Dromoor
- 2016 · USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage as Captain McVay
- 2016 · Snowden as Hank Forrester
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as
- 2014 · Dying of the Light as Evan Lake
- 2014 · Left Behind as Rayford Steele
- 2014 · Outcast as Gallain
- 2014 · Rage as Paul Maguire
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as
- 2013 · The Frozen Ground as Jack Halcombe
- 2013 · The Croods as Grug Crood (voice)
- 2012 · Stolen as Will Montgomery
- 2012 · Honest Trailers as Self / Superman / Paul Matthews / Various (archive footage)
- 2011 · Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
- 2011 · Seeking Justice as Will Gerard
- 2011 · Drive Angry as Milton
- 2011 · Season of the Witch as Behman
- 2010 · The Sorcerer's Apprentice as Balthazar Blake
- 2010 · Kick-Ass as Damon Macready / Big Daddy
- 2009 · Astro Boy as Dr. Tenma (voice)
- 2009 · Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans as Terence McDonagh
- 2009 · G-Force as Speckles the Mole (voice)
- 2009 · Knowing as John Koestler
- 2007 · National Treasure: Book of Secrets as Benjamin Franklin Gates
- 2007 · Next as Cris Johnson / Frank Cadillac
- 2007 · Grindhouse as Fu Manchu (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS") (uncredited)
- 2007 · Ghost Rider as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
- 2006 · The Wicker Man as Edward Malus
- 2006 · The Ant Bully as Zoc (voice)
- 2005 · Lord of War as Yuri Orlov
- 2004 · National Treasure as Benjamin Franklin Gates
- 2002 · Adaptation. as Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman
- 2002 · Windtalkers as Sergeant Joe Enders
- 2002 · NDR Kultur – Das Journal as Self
- 2000 · The Family Man as Jack Campbell
- 2000 · Gone in Sixty Seconds as Memphis Raines
- 1999 · Bringing Out the Dead as Frank Pierce
- 1999 · Where Are They Now? as Self
- 1998 · City of Angels as Seth
- 1997 · Face/Off as Castor Troy
- 1997 · Con Air as Cameron Poe
- 1996 · The Rock as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1992 · Terry Wogan's Friday Night as Self
- 1992 · MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1981 · Wetten, dass..? as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self (archive footage)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1966 · Goldene Kamera Verleihung as Self
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self - Presenter
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- Future · Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse as Spider-Man Noir (voice)
- 2024 · Longlegs as Longlegs
- 2024 · The Surfer as The Surfer
- 2023 · The Old Way as Colton Briggs
- 2021 · Prisoners of the Ghostland as Hero
- 2021 · History of Swear Words as Self - Host
- 2020 · Kill Chain as Araña
- 2019 · Color Out of Space as Nathan Gardner
- 2019 · Running with the Devil as The Cook
- 2019 · A Score to Settle as Frank
- 2018 · Between Worlds as Joe
- 2018 · Looking Glass as Ray
- 2017 · The Humanity Bureau as Noah Kross
- 2017 · Inconceivable as Brian
- 2017 · Arsenal as Eddie King
- 2016 · Dog Eat Dog as Troy
- 2016 · Army of One as Gary Faulkner
- 2016 · The Trust as Jim Stone
- 2015 · Pay the Ghost as Mike
- 2015 · The Runner as Colin Price
- 2014 · Joe as Joe Ransom
- 2012 · Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- 2011 · Trespass as Kyle Miller
- 2008 · Bangkok Dangerous as Joe
- 2006 · World Trade Center as John McLoughlin
- 2005 · The Weather Man as David Spritz
- 2003 · Matchstick Men as Roy Waller
- 2002 · HypaSpace as Self
- 2001 · Captain Corelli's Mandolin as Captain Antonio Corelli
- 1998 · Snake Eyes as Rick Santoro
- 1995 · Leaving Las Vegas as Ben Sanderson
- 1995 · Kiss of Death as Little Junior Brown
- 1994 · Trapped in Paradise as Bill Firpo
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1994 · Guarding Tess as Doug Chesnic
- 1993 · Red Rock West as Michael Williams
- 1990 · Wild at Heart as Sailor Ripley
- 1990 · Fire Birds as Jake Preston
- 1984 · Birdy as Sergeant Al Columbato
- 1984 · The Cotton Club as Vincent Dwyer
- 1984 · Racing with the Moon as Nicky / Bud
- 1983 · Rumble Fish as Smokey
- Future · Noir as Noir
- 2023 · TMZ Investigates: Lisa Marie Presley: Unending Tragedy as
- 2021 · Dear Diary: World's First Pranks as Grug (voice)
- 2020 · Hot Pink Horror: The Making of Color Out of Space as
- 2019 · Love, Antosha as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · Becoming Iconic as Self
- 2016 · HyperNormalisation as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance as Self
- 2010 · With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story as Self
- 2010 · I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later as Self (archival footage)
- 2009 · Live from Studio Five as Self
- 2008 · Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 · Werewolf Women of the S.S. as Fu Manchu
- 2006 · Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family as Self (archival footage)
- 2005 · Live 8 as Self
- 2003 · The Music of Valley Girl as Self
- 2003 · Valley Girl: In Conversation - Nicolas Cage And Martha Coolidge as Self
- 2003 · Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later as Self
- 2003 · Celebrities Uncensored as Self
- 2002 · Sonny as Acid Yellow
- 2001 · Christmas Carol: The Movie as Jacob Marley (voice)
- 1999 · 8MM as Tom Welles
- 1998 · Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery as Self
- 1998 · Inside the Golden Statue as Self
- 1998 · Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs as Self
- 1996 · Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels as Self
- 1994 · It Could Happen to You as Charlie Lang
- 1994 · Hi Octane as Self
- 1993 · Deadfall as Eddie
- 1993 · Amos & Andrew as Amos Odell
- 1992 · Honeymoon in Vegas as Jack Singer
- 1991 · Zandalee as Johnny Collins
- 1990 · Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted as Heartbreaker
- 1989 · Time to Kill as Enrico Silvestri
- 1989 · Never on Tuesday as Man in Red Sports Car (uncredited)
- 1988 · This Morning as Self
- 1988 · Vampire's Kiss as Peter Loew
- 1987 · Moonstruck as Ronny Cammareri
- 1987 · Raising Arizona as H.I.
- 1986 · Peggy Sue Got Married as Charlie Bodell
- 1986 · The Boy in Blue as Ned Hanlan
- 1983 · Valley Girl as Randy
- 1982 · Fast Times at Ridgemont High as Brad's Bud
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as
- 1981 · The Best of Times as Nicolas
- 1980 · Brubaker as Prisoner (uncredited)
- Future · Lords of War as Yuri Orlov
- Future · The Carpenter's Son as The Carpenter
- Future · Dead Man's Wire as Tony Kiritsis