Nicolas Cage
Born
January 7, 1964 (61 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Long Beach, California, USA
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
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man Noir (voice)
2027
The Surfer
The Surfer
2025
Longlegs
Longlegs
2024
Dream Scenario
Paul Matthews
2023
Renfield
Dracula
2023
The Old Way
Colton Briggs
2023
Hot Pink Horror: The Making of Color Out of Space
2020
Pay the Ghost
Mike
2015
The Runner
Colin Price
2015
The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?
Self (archive footage)
2015
Dying of the Light
Evan Lake
2014
Left Behind
Rayford Steele
2014
Outcast
Gallain
2014
Rage
Paul Maguire
2014
Joe
Joe Ransom
2014
The Frozen Ground
Jack Halcombe
2013
The Croods
Grug (voice)
2013
Stolen
Will Montgomery
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
2011
Trespass
Kyle Miller
2011
Seeking Justice
Will Gerard
2011
Drive Angry
Milton
2011
Season of the Witch
Behman
2011
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
Self
2010
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Balthazar Blake
2010
Kick-Ass
Damon Macready / Big Daddy
2010
Astro Boy
Dr. Tenma (voice)
2009
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
Terence McDonagh
2009
G-Force
Speckles the Mole (voice)
2009
Knowing
John Koestler
2009
Bangkok Dangerous
Joe
2008
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Self (archive footage)
2008
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Benjamin Franklin Gates
2007
Next
Cris Johnson / Frank Cadillac
2007
Ghost Rider
Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
2007
The Wicker Man
Edward Malus
2006
World Trade Center
John McLoughlin
2006
The Ant Bully
Zoc (voice)
2006
The Weather Man
David Spritz
2005
Lord of War
Yuri Orlov
2005
National Treasure
Benjamin Franklin Gates
2004
Matchstick Men
Roy Waller
2003
Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later
Self
2003
Valley Girl: In Conversation - Nicolas Cage And Martha Coolidge
Self
2003
The Music of Valley Girl
Self
2003
Adaptation.
Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman
2002
Sonny
Acid Yellow
2002
Windtalkers
Sergeant Joe Enders
2002
Christmas Carol: The Movie
Jacob Marley (voice)
2001
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Captain Antonio Corelli
2001
The Family Man
Jack Campbell
2000
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Memphis Raines
2000
Bringing Out the Dead
Frank Pierce
1999
8MM
Tom Welles
1999
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
Self
1998
Snake Eyes
Rick Santoro
1998
City of Angels
Seth
1998
Inside the Golden Statue
Self
1998
Face/Off
Castor Troy
1997
Con Air
Cameron Poe
1997
The Rock
Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
1996
Leaving Las Vegas
Ben Sanderson
1995
Kiss of Death
Little Junior Brown
1995
Trapped in Paradise
Bill Firpo
1994
It Could Happen to You
Charlie Lang
1994
Guarding Tess
Doug Chesnic
1994
Deadfall
Eddie
1993
Red Rock West
Michael Williams
1993
Amos & Andrew
Amos Odell
1993
Honeymoon in Vegas
Jack Singer
1992
Zandalee
Johnny Collins
1991
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
Heartbreaker
1990
Wild at Heart
Sailor Ripley
1990
Fire Birds
Jake Preston
1990
Time to Kill
Enrico Silvestri
1989
Vampire's Kiss
Peter Loew
1989
Never on Tuesday
Man in Red Sports Car (uncredited)
1989
Moonstruck
Ronny Cammareri
1987
Raising Arizona
H.I.
1987
Peggy Sue Got Married
Charlie Bodell
1986
The Boy in Blue
Ned Hanlan
1986
The Cotton Club
Vincent Dwyer
1984
Birdy
Sergeant Al Columbato
1984
Racing with the Moon
Nicky / Bud
1984
Rumble Fish
Smokey
1983
Valley Girl
Randy
1983
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Brad's Bud
1982
The Best of Times
Nicolas
1981
Lords of War
Yuri Orlov
The Carpenter's Son
The Carpenter
2025
Gunslingers
Ben
2025
Arcadian
Paul
2024
TMZ Investigates: Lisa Marie Presley: Unending Tragedy
Self - Ex-Husband of Lisa Marie Presley (archive footage)
2023
Sympathy for the Devil
The Passenger
2023
The Act Of Dying
(archive footage)
2022
Prisoners of the Ghostland
Hero
2021
Pig
Rob Feld
2021
The Croods: A New Age
Grug (voice)
2020
Jiu Jitsu
Wylie
2020
Kill Chain
Araña
2020
Color Out of Space
Nathan Gardner
2020
Primal
Frank Walsh
2019
Grand Isle
Walter
2019
Running with the Devil
The Cook
2019
Love, Antosha
Narrator (voice)
2019
A Score to Settle
Frank
2019
Between Worlds
Joe
2018
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man Noir (voice)
2018
Mandy
Red Miller
2018
Becoming Iconic
Self
2018
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
Superman (voice)
2018
211
Mike Chandler
2018
Looking Glass
Ray
2018
Mom and Dad
Brent Ryan
2018
The Humanity Bureau
Noah Kross
2017
Inconceivable
Brian
2017
Vengeance: A Love Story
Det. John Dromoor
2017
Arsenal
Eddie King
2017
Army of One
Gary Faulkner
2016
Dog Eat Dog
Troy
2016
HyperNormalisation
Self (archive footage)
2016
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
Captain McVay
2016
Snowden
Hank Forrester
2016
The Trust
Jim Stone
2016
The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Self
2012
Grindhouse
Fu Manchu (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS") (uncredited)
2007
Live 8
Self
2005
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Self
1998
The Prince
The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Himself
2010
Junket Whore
Self
1998
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
Self
1990
Madden
John Madden
Shadowland
Self (archive footage)
2024
An Oprah Special: The Presleys – Elvis, Lisa Marie and Riley
Self (archive footage)
2024
The Retirement Plan
Matt
2023
The Flash
Superman (uncredited)
2023
Las Crónicas De Sergio
Policia 1 · (4 episodes)
2023
Butcher's Crossing
Miller
2023
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Nick Cage / Nicky
2022
Val
Self (archive footage)
2021
Willy's Wonderland
The Janitor
2021
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
Grug (voice)
2021
History of Swear Words
Self - Host · (6 episodes)
2021
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(1 episode)
2019
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
Self · (1 episode)
2018
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(2 episodes)
2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(1 episode)
2014
Honest Trailers
Self / Superman / Paul Matthews / Various (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2012
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
Self (archival footage)
2010
Live from Studio Five
Self · (1 episode)
2009
The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off'
Self
2007
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
Self (archival footage)
2006
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · (1 episode)
2003
HypaSpace
Self · (1 episode)
2002
NDR Kultur – Das Journal
Self · (1 episode)
2002
Where Are They Now?
Self · (1 episode)
1999
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Self
1996
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
1994
Hi Octane
Self · (2 episodes)
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1993
Terry Wogan's Friday Night
Self · (1 episode)
1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self · (1 episode)
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(3 episodes)
1992
Rabbit Ears - Davy Crockett
Narrator
1991
This Morning
Self · (1 episode)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1988
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1984
The Outsiders
Soc (uncredited)
1983
Entertainment Tonight
(91 episodes)
1981
Wetten, dass..?
Self · (1 episode)
1981
Brubaker
Prisoner (uncredited)
1980
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1975
The Oscars
Self · (9 episodes)
1953
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
1944
Spider-Noir
Noir · (2 episodes)
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1944