Nicolas Cage
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(166 works)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
1975
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
1944
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
1944
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018
Wetten, dass..?
1981Wetten, dass..?
1981
The Oscars
1953The Oscars
1953
Spider-Noir
2026Spider-Noir
2026
The Croods
2013The Croods
2013
Longlegs
2024Longlegs
2024
Ghost Rider
2007Ghost Rider
2007
The Rock
1996The Rock
1996
Face/Off
1997Face/Off
1997
Con Air
1997Con Air
1997
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
2011Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
2011
National Treasure
2004National Treasure
2004
The Croods: A New Age
2020The Croods: A New Age
2020
Entertainment Tonight
1981Entertainment Tonight
1981
Lord of War
2005Lord of War
2005
Arcadian
2024Arcadian
2024
Kick-Ass
2010Kick-Ass
2010
Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000
Knowing
2009Knowing
2009
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
2010The Sorcerer's Apprentice
2010
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
2018GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
2018
Next
2007Next
2007
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1982Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1982
Windtalkers
2002Windtalkers
2002
Renfield
2023Renfield
2023
8MM
19998MM
1999
City of Angels
1998City of Angels
1998
Astro Boy
2009Astro Boy
2009
Drive Angry
2011Drive Angry
2011
Dream Scenario
2023Dream Scenario
2023
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
2027Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
2027
Moonstruck
1987Moonstruck
1987
The Ant Bully
2006The Ant Bully
2006
The Family Man
2000The Family Man
2000
Snake Eyes
1998Snake Eyes
1998
Bringing Out the Dead
1999Bringing Out the Dead
1999
Adaptation.
2002Adaptation.
2002
The Wicker Man
2006The Wicker Man
2006
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
2022The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
2022
Snowden
2016Snowden
2016
Willy's Wonderland
2021Willy's Wonderland
2021
Grindhouse
2007Grindhouse
2007
Left Behind
2014Left Behind
2014
G-Force
2009G-Force
2009
The Frozen Ground
2013The Frozen Ground
2013
Mandy
2018Mandy
2018
Leaving Las Vegas
1995Leaving Las Vegas
1995
The Carpenter's Son
2025The Carpenter's Son
2025
Wild at Heart
1990Wild at Heart
1990
Vengeance: A Love Story
2017Vengeance: A Love Story
2017
Raising Arizona
1987Raising Arizona
1987
Pig
2021Pig
2021
A Score to Settle
2019A Score to Settle
2019
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
2018Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
2018
Gunslingers
2025Gunslingers
2025
World Trade Center
2006World Trade Center
2006
Season of the Witch
2011Season of the Witch
2011
It Could Happen to You
1994It Could Happen to You
1994
Primal
2019Primal
2019
Outcast
2014Outcast
2014
The Surfer
2025The Surfer
2025
Rumble Fish
1983Rumble Fish
1983
Valley Girl
1983Valley Girl
1983
Trespass
2011Trespass
2011
Rage
2014Rage
2014
The Weather Man
2005The Weather Man
2005
The Cotton Club
1984The Cotton Club
1984
Seeking Justice
2011Seeking Justice
2011
Peggy Sue Got Married
1986Peggy Sue Got Married
1986
The Old Way
2023The Old Way
2023
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
2016USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
2016
Matchstick Men
2003Matchstick Men
2003
Kiss of Death
1995Kiss of Death
1995
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
2009Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
2009
Zandalee
1991Zandalee
1991
Color Out of Space
2020Color Out of Space
2020
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
2001Captain Corelli's Mandolin
2001
Mom and Dad
2018Mom and Dad
2018
Vampire's Kiss
1989Vampire's Kiss
1989
Prisoners of the Ghostland
2021Prisoners of the Ghostland
2021
Bangkok Dangerous
2008Bangkok Dangerous
2008
Stolen
2012Stolen
2012
The Retirement Plan
2023The Retirement Plan
2023
211
2018211
2018
Pay the Ghost
2015Pay the Ghost
2015
Guarding Tess
1994Guarding Tess
1994
Dog Eat Dog
2016Dog Eat Dog
2016
The Trust
2016The Trust
2016
Hi Octane
1994Hi Octane
1994
Birdy
1984Birdy
1984
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
Jiu Jitsu
2020Jiu Jitsu
2020
Butcher's Crossing
2023Butcher's Crossing
2023
Sonny
2002Sonny
2002
Joe
2014Joe
2014
This Morning
1988This Morning
1988
Running with the Devil
2019Running with the Devil
2019
Sympathy for the Devil
2023Sympathy for the Devil
2023
Fire Birds
1990Fire Birds
1990
Grand Isle
2019Grand Isle
2019
Junket Whore
1998Junket Whore
1998
Kill Chain
2020Kill Chain
2020
HyperNormalisation
2016HyperNormalisation
2016
History of Swear Words
2021History of Swear Words
2021
Honeymoon in Vegas
1992Honeymoon in Vegas
1992
The Runner
2015The Runner
2015
Amos & Andrew
1993Amos & Andrew
1993
Red Rock West
1993Red Rock West
1993
Army of One
2016Army of One
2016
Looking Glass
2018Looking Glass
2018
Racing with the Moon
1984Racing with the Moon
1984
Love, Antosha
2019Love, Antosha
2019
Dying of the Light
2014Dying of the Light
2014
Trapped in Paradise
1994Trapped in Paradise
1994
Deadfall
1993Deadfall
1993
Arsenal
2017Arsenal
2017
Inconceivable
2017Inconceivable
2017
The Humanity Bureau
2017The Humanity Bureau
2017
Live 8
2005Live 8
2005
Between Worlds
2018Between Worlds
2018
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
2010With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
2010
Christmas Carol: The Movie
2001Christmas Carol: The Movie
2001
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
1998Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
1998
Lords of War
Lords of War
Inside the Golden Statue
1998Inside the Golden Statue
1998
The Boy in Blue
1986The Boy in Blue
1986
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
2021Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
2021
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
2008Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
2008
Time to Kill
1989Time to Kill
1989
Never on Tuesday
1989Never on Tuesday
1989
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996
The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?
2015The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?
2015
Inside the Actors Studio
1994Inside the Actors Studio
1994
Live from Studio Five
2009Live from Studio Five
2009
Becoming Iconic
2018Becoming Iconic
2018
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
1990Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
1990
The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'
2012The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'
2012
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
1990Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
1990
Shadowland
2024Shadowland
2024
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
2006Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
2006
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
2010I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
2010
The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
2010The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
2010
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
2005On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
2005
Rabbit Ears - Davy Crockett
1991Rabbit Ears - Davy Crockett
1991
Celebrities Uncensored
2003Celebrities Uncensored
2003
Las Crónicas De Sergio
2023Las Crónicas De Sergio
2023
The Act Of Dying
2022The Act Of Dying
2022
TMZ Investigates: Lisa Marie Presley: Unending Tragedy
2023TMZ Investigates: Lisa Marie Presley: Unending Tragedy
2023
Spirit of Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider
2007Spirit of Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider
2007
Knowing: Visions of the Apocalypse
2009Knowing: Visions of the Apocalypse
2009
Nicolas Cage: Hollywood's Mad Genius
2025Nicolas Cage: Hollywood's Mad Genius
2025
Knowing All: The Making of a Futuristic Thriller
2009Knowing All: The Making of a Futuristic Thriller
2009