Nicolas Cage
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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
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
as Spider-Man Noir (voice)
The Croods (2013)
as Grug (voice)
Con Air (1997)
as Cameron Poe
Ghost Rider (2007)
as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
Face/Off (1997)
as Castor Troy
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)
as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
Longlegs (2024)
as Longlegs
The Rock (1996)
as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
The Croods: A New Age (2020)
as Grug (voice)
Knowing (2009)
as John Koestler
National Treasure (2004)
as Benjamin Franklin Gates
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
as Memphis Raines
Kick-Ass (2010)
as Damon Macready / Big Daddy
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
as Benjamin Franklin Gates
City of Angels (1998)
as Seth
Arcadian (2024)
as Paul
Next (2007)
as Cris Johnson / Frank Cadillac
Snowden (2016)
as Hank Forrester
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
as Balthazar Blake
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
as Brad's Bud
Drive Angry (2011)
as Milton
Lord of War (2005)
as Yuri Orlov
The Family Man (2000)
as Jack Campbell
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2027)
as Spider-Man Noir (voice)
Left Behind (2014)
as Rayford Steele
World Trade Center (2006)
as John McLoughlin
Dream Scenario (2023)
as Paul Matthews
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
as Nick Cage / Nicky
Season of the Witch (2011)
as Behman
Wild at Heart (1990)
as Sailor
Adaptation. (2002)
as Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman
The Ant Bully (2006)
as Zoc (voice)
8MM (1999)
as Tom Welles
Renfield (2023)
as Dracula
Grindhouse (2007)
as Fu Manchu (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS") (uncredited)
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018)
as Superman (voice)
Color Out of Space (2020)
as Nathan Gardner
Willy's Wonderland (2021)
as The Janitor
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
as Ben Sanderson
The Retirement Plan (2023)
as Matt
G-Force (2009)
as Speckles the Mole (voice)
Trespass (2011)
as Kyle Miller
Seeking Justice (2011)
as Will Gerard
Astro Boy (2009)
as Dr. Tenma (voice)
Pig (2021)
as Rob Feld
Outcast (2014)
as Gallain
Gunslingers (2025)
as Ben
Stolen (2012)
as Will Montgomery
Vengeance: A Love Story (2017)
as Det. John Dromoor
It Could Happen to You (1994)
as Charlie Lang
Mandy (2018)
as Red Miller
Moonstruck (1987)
as Ronny Cammareri
The Wicker Man (2006)
as Edward Malus
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
as Frank Pierce
The Surfer (2025)
as The Surfer
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
as Captain Antonio Corelli
The Carpenter's Son (2025)
as The Carpenter
Birdy (1984)
as Sergeant Al Columbato
Raising Arizona (1987)
as H.I.
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016)
as Captain McVay
Windtalkers (2002)
as Sergeant Joe Enders
Snake Eyes (1998)
as Rick Santoro
Primal (2019)
as Frank Walsh
The Frozen Ground (2013)
as Jack Halcombe
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
as Terence McDonagh
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
as Charlie Bodell
Rumble Fish (1983)
as Smokey
The Weather Man (2005)
as David Spritz
Love, Antosha (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
211 (2018)
as Mike Chandler
Mom and Dad (2018)
as Brent Ryan
Vampire's Kiss (1989)
as Peter Loew
The Humanity Bureau (2017)
as Noah Kross
Looking Glass (2018)
as Ray
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
as (archive footage)
Bangkok Dangerous (2008)
as Joe
The Cotton Club (1984)
as Vincent Dwyer
Pay the Ghost (2015)
as Mike
A Score to Settle (2019)
as Frank
The Old Way (2023)
as Colton Briggs
Zandalee (1991)
as Johnny Collins
Guarding Tess (1994)
as Doug Chesnic
Matchstick Men (2003)
as Roy Waller
Arsenal (2017)
as Eddie King
Rage (2014)
as Paul Maguire
Racing with the Moon (1984)
as Nicky / Bud
Running with the Devil (2019)
as The Cook
Between Worlds (2018)
as Joe
Junket Whore (1998)
as Self
Valley Girl (1983)
as Randy
Kiss of Death (1995)
as Little Junior Brown
Madden (2026)
as John Madden
Trapped in Paradise (1994)
as Bill Firpo
Jiu Jitsu (2020)
as Wylie
Sympathy for the Devil (2023)
as The Passenger
Butcher's Crossing (2023)
as Miller
The Runner (2015)
as Colin Pryce
Grand Isle (2019)
as Walter
Nicolas Cage: Hollywood's Mad Genius (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
The Trust (2016)
as Jim Stone
HyperNormalisation (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story (2010)
as Self
Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
as Jack Singer
Amos & Andrew (1993)
as Amos Odell
Joe (2014)
as Joe Ransom
Inside the Golden Statue (1998)
as Self
Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021)
as Hero
Dog Eat Dog (2016)
as Troy
Inconceivable (2017)
as Brian
Dying of the Light (2014)
as Evan Lake
Fire Birds (1990)
as Jake Preston
Live 8 (2005)
as Self
Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001)
as Jacob Marley (voice)
Army of One (2016)
as Gary Faulkner
Red Rock West (1993)
as Michael Williams
The Boy in Blue (1986)
as Ned Hanlan
Deadfall (1993)
as Eddie
Kill Chain (2020)
as Araña
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels (1996)
as Self
Never on Tuesday (1989)
as Man in Red Sports Car (uncredited)
Sonny (2002)
as Acid Yellow
Best Pancakes in the County (—)
Actor
Spirit of Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider (2007)
as Self
Lords of War (2027)
as Yuri Orlov
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)
as Self (archive footage)
The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Time to Kill (1989)
as Enrico Silvestri
The Prince (—)
Actor
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart (2004)
Actor
The Best of Times (1981)
as Nicolas
Knowing All: The Making of a Futuristic Thriller (2009)
as self (archival footage)
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish' (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks (2021)
as Grug (voice)
Fortitude (—)
Actor
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery (1998)
as Self
Becoming Iconic (2018)
as Self
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch (1990)
as Self
Shadowland (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Knowing: Visions of the Apocalypse (2009)
as self (archival footage)
The Music of Valley Girl (2003)
as Self
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family (2006)
as Self (archival footage)
Untitled Longlegs Film (2028)
as Longlegs
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs (1998)
as Self
The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off (2007)
as Self
Gambino (—)
as Carlo Gambino
The Act Of Dying (2022)
as (archive footage)
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted (1990)
as Heartbreaker
Rabbit Ears - Davy Crockett (1991)
as Narrator
The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2010)
as Himself
Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later (2003)
as Self
Hot Pink Horror: The Making of Color Out of Space (2020)
Actor
Valley Girl: In Conversation - Nicolas Cage And Martha Coolidge (2003)
as Self
The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance' (2012)
as Self
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later (2010)
as Self (archival footage)
TMZ Investigates: Lisa Marie Presley: Unending Tragedy (2023)
as Self - Ex-Husband of Lisa Marie Presley (archive footage)