
Nicolas 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
Credits
- 2027 · Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse as Spider-Man Noir (voice)
- 2025 · Gunslingers as Ben
- 2025 · The Surfer as The Surfer
- 2024 · Longlegs as Longlegs
- 2024 · Arcadian as Paul
- 2023 · Dream Scenario as Paul Matthews
- 2023 · The Retirement Plan as Matt
- 2023 · Renfield as Dracula
- 2022 · The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent as Nick Cage / Nicky
- 2021 · Prisoners of the Ghostland as Hero
- 2021 · Pig as Rob Feld
- 2020 · The Croods: A New Age as Grug (voice)
- 2020 · Jiu Jitsu as Wylie
- 2020 · Kill Chain as Araña
- 2020 · Color Out of Space as Nathan Gardner
- 2019 · Grand Isle as Walter
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Running with the Devil as The Cook
- 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)
- 2017 · Inconceivable as Brian
- 2017 · Vengeance: A Love Story as Det. John Dromoor
- 2016 · Army of One as Gary Faulkner
- 2016 · Snowden as Hank Forrester
- 2016 · The Trust as Jim Stone
- 2015 · Pay the Ghost as Mike
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as
- 2014 · Dying of the Light as Evan Lake
- 2014 · Left Behind as Rayford Steele
- 2014 · Rage as Paul Maguire
- 2014 · Joe as Joe Ransom
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · The Frozen Ground as Jack Halcombe
- 2013 · The Croods as Grug (voice)
- 2012 · Stolen as Will Montgomery
- 2012 · The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance as Self
- 2011 · Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
- 2011 · Trespass as Kyle Miller
- 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 · The Weather Man as David Spritz
- 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
- 2001 · Captain Corelli's Mandolin as Captain Antonio Corelli
- 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
- 1999 · 8MM as Tom Welles
- 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
- 1995 · Leaving Las Vegas as Ben Sanderson
- 1994 · Trapped in Paradise as Bill Firpo
- 1994 · It Could Happen to You as Charlie Lang
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1992 · MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1991 · Zandalee as Johnny Collins
- 1990 · Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted as Heartbreaker
- 1990 · Wild at Heart as Sailor
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1987 · Moonstruck as Ronny Cammareri
- 1987 · Raising Arizona as H.I.
- 1984 · Goldene Kamera Verleihung as Self
- 1983 · The Outsiders as Soc (uncredited)
- 1982 · Fast Times at Ridgemont High as Brad's Bud
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as
- 1981 · Wetten, dass..? as Self
- 1980 · Brubaker as Prisoner (uncredited)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- Future · Lords of War as Yuri Orlov
- 2023 · TMZ Investigates: Lisa Marie Presley: Unending Tragedy as Self - Ex-Husband of Lisa Marie Presley (archive footage)
- 2023 · Sympathy for the Devil as The Passenger
- 2023 · Butcher's Crossing as Miller
- 2023 · The Old Way as Colton Briggs
- 2021 · Willy's Wonderland as The Janitor
- 2021 · Dear Diary: World's First Pranks as Grug (voice)
- 2020 · Hot Pink Horror: The Making of Color Out of Space as
- 2019 · Primal as Frank Walsh
- 2019 · A Score to Settle as Frank
- 2018 · Between Worlds as Joe
- 2018 · 211 as Mike Chandler
- 2018 · GQ Presents: Iconic Characters as Self
- 2018 · Looking Glass as Ray
- 2018 · Mom and Dad as Brent Ryan
- 2017 · The Humanity Bureau as Noah Kross
- 2017 · Arsenal as Eddie King
- 2016 · USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage as Captain McVay
- 2015 · The Runner as Colin Price
- 2014 · Outcast as Gallain
- 2012 · Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- 2011 · Seeking Justice as Will Gerard
- 2008 · Bangkok Dangerous as Joe
- 2006 · World Trade Center as John McLoughlin
- 2003 · Matchstick Men as Roy Waller
- 2002 · HypaSpace as Self
- 2002 · NDR Kultur – Das Journal as Self
- 2001 · Christmas Carol: The Movie as Jacob Marley (voice)
- 1998 · Snake Eyes as Rick Santoro
- 1998 · Inside the Golden Statue as Self
- 1994 · Guarding Tess as Doug Chesnic
- 1993 · Red Rock West as Michael Williams
- 1993 · Amos & Andrew as Amos Odell
- 1992 · Honeymoon in Vegas as Jack Singer
- 1990 · Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch as Self
- 1990 · Fire Birds as Jake Preston
- 1989 · Vampire's Kiss as Peter Loew
- 1986 · Peggy Sue Got Married as Charlie Bodell
- 1984 · The Cotton Club as Vincent Dwyer
- 1984 · Birdy as Sergeant Al Columbato
- 1984 · Racing with the Moon as Nicky / Bud
- 1983 · Rumble Fish as Smokey
- 1983 · Valley Girl as Randy
- Future · Spider-Noir as Noir
- 2025 · The Carpenter's Son as The Carpenter
- 2024 · Shadowland as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 · An Oprah Special: The Presleys – Elvis, Lisa Marie and Riley as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Las Crónicas De Sergio as Policia 1
- 2022 · The Act Of Dying as (archive footage)
- 2021 · History of Swear Words as Self - Host
- 2019 · Love, Antosha as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · Becoming Iconic as Self
- 2016 · Dog Eat Dog as Troy
- 2016 · HyperNormalisation as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? as Self (archive footage)
- 2010 · With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story as Self
- 2010 · I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later as Self (archival footage)
- 2010 · The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans as Himself
- 2009 · Live from Studio Five as Self
- 2008 · Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 · The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off' as Self
- 2006 · Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family as Self (archival footage)
- 2005 · Live 8 as Self
- 2004 · Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart as
- 2003 · Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later as Self
- 2003 · The Music of Valley Girl as Self
- 2003 · Valley Girl: In Conversation - Nicolas Cage And Martha Coolidge as Self
- 2003 · Celebrities Uncensored as Self
- 2002 · Sonny as Acid Yellow
- 1998 · Junket Whore as Self
- 1998 · Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery as Self
- 1998 · Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs as Self
- 1996 · Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels as Self
- 1995 · Kiss of Death as Little Junior Brown
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1994 · Hi Octane as Self
- 1992 · Terry Wogan's Friday Night as Self
- Future · The Prince as
- 1993 · Deadfall as Eddie
- Future · Madden as John Madden
- 1991 · Rabbit Ears - Davy Crockett as Narrator
- 1989 · Time to Kill as Enrico Silvestri
- 1989 · Never on Tuesday as Man in Red Sports Car (uncredited)
- 1988 · This Morning as Self
- 1986 · The Boy in Blue as Ned Hanlan
- 1981 · The Best of Times as Nicolas
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter