Nicolas Cage

Acting

Born Jan 07, 1964

From 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.

Nicolas Cage

Known For

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

Face/Off

Longlegs

Ghost Rider

The Rock

Con Air

The Croods

Kick-Ass

The Croods: A New Age

Filmography — Acting

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

Face/Off

Longlegs

Ghost Rider

The Rock

Con Air

The Croods

Kick-Ass

The Croods: A New Age

The Family Man

Lord of War

Gone in Sixty Seconds

Knowing

National Treasure

City of Angels

Drive Angry

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

Next

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

The Carpenter's Son

Windtalkers

8MM

Arcadian

Left Behind

Snowden

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Dream Scenario

Grindhouse

Mandy

Gunslingers

G-Force

Renfield

Leaving Las Vegas

Season of the Witch

Outcast

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Wild at Heart

Moonstruck

Willy's Wonderland

Trespass

Raising Arizona

Snake Eyes

Vengeance: A Love Story

The Ant Bully

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies

Rage

It Could Happen to You

Color Out of Space

The Wicker Man

The Surfer

Adaptation.

Astro Boy

Matchstick Men

Pig

Stolen

Birdy

Rumble Fish

Madden

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Kiss of Death

The Frozen Ground

Primal

Bringing Out the Dead

USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage