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)
National Treasure (2004)
as Ben Gates
Longlegs (2024)
as Longlegs
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
as Memphis Raines
Con Air (1997)
as Cameron Poe
Knowing (2009)
as John Koestler
Kick-Ass (2010)
as Damon Macready / Big Daddy
8MM (1999)
as Tom Welles
The Family Man (2000)
as Jack Campbell
The Croods: A New Age (2020)
as Grug (voice)
Wild at Heart (1990)
as Sailor
The Croods (2013)
as Grug (voice)
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
as Frank Pierce
Ghost Rider (2007)
as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
Face/Off (1997)
as Castor Troy
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
as Ben Gates
The Rock (1996)
as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
as Nick Cage / Nicky
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)
as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
as Balthazar Blake
Grindhouse (2007)
as Fu Manchu (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS") (uncredited)
Dream Scenario (2023)
as Paul Matthews
Lord of War (2005)
as Yuri Orlov
Adaptation. (2002)
as Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman
Left Behind (2014)
as Rayford Steele
Next (2007)
as Cris Johnson / Frank Cadillac
Renfield (2023)
as Dracula
Outcast (2014)
as Gallain
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018)
as Superman (voice)
Pig (2021)
as Rob Feld
Gunslingers (2025)
as Ben
City of Angels (1998)
as Seth
Madden (2026)
as John Madden
Trespass (2011)
as Kyle Miller
Arcadian (2024)
as Paul
G-Force (2009)
as Speckles the Mole (voice)
Windtalkers (2002)
as Sergeant Joe Enders
Primal (2019)
as Frank Walsh
Val (2021)
as Self (archive)
Drive Angry (2011)
as Milton
Mandy (2018)
as Red Miller
Snowden (2016)
as Hank Forrester
Willy's Wonderland (2021)
as The Janitor
Junket Whore (1998)
as Self
Arsenal (2017)
as Eddie King
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
as Terence McDonagh
The Wicker Man (2006)
as Edward Malus
Season of the Witch (2011)
as Behman
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2027)
as Spider-Man Noir (voice)
The Ant Bully (2006)
as Zoc (voice)
Color Out of Space (2020)
as Nathan Gardner
Love, Antosha (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
It Could Happen to You (1994)
as Charlie Lang
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
as Ben Sanderson
Astro Boy (2009)
as Dr. Tenma (voice)
Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021)
as Hero
Moonstruck (1987)
as Ronny Cammareri
Rumble Fish (1983)
as Smokey
Snake Eyes (1998)
as Rick Santoro
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
as Brad's Bud
Zandalee (1991)
as Johnny Collins
Mom and Dad (2018)
as Brent Ryan
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016)
as Captain McVay
Raising Arizona (1987)
as H.I.
The Frozen Ground (2013)
as Jack Halcombe
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
as Charlie Bodell
Kiss of Death (1995)
as Little Junior Brown
Matchstick Men (2003)
as Roy Waller
Butcher's Crossing (2023)
as Miller
The Surfer (2025)
as The Surfer
World Trade Center (2006)
as John McLoughlin
Rage (2014)
as Paul Maguire
The Retirement Plan (2023)
as Matt
Bangkok Dangerous (2008)
as Joe
Stolen (2012)
as Will Montgomery
Vengeance: A Love Story (2017)
as Det. John Dromoor
Vampire's Kiss (1989)
as Peter Loew
Between Worlds (2018)
as Joe
The Carpenter's Son (2025)
as The Carpenter
The Weather Man (2005)
as David Spritz
The Humanity Bureau (2017)
as Noah Kross
Seeking Justice (2011)
as Will Gerard
211 (2018)
as Mike Chandler
Pay the Ghost (2015)
as Mike
Amos & Andrew (1993)
as Amos Odell
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
as Captain Antonio Corelli
Red Rock West (1993)
as Michael Williams
Running with the Devil (2019)
as The Cook
Jiu Jitsu (2020)
as Wylie
The Old Way (2023)
as Colton Briggs
The Cotton Club (1984)
as Vincent Dwyer
Sympathy for the Devil (2023)
as The Passenger
Birdy (1984)
as Sergeant Al Columbato
Grand Isle (2019)
as Walter
Best Pancakes in the County (2026)
as The Sonofabitch
Racing with the Moon (1984)
as Nicky / Bud
Deadfall (1993)
as Eddie
Guarding Tess (1994)
as Doug Chesnic
Inside the Golden Statue (1998)
as Self
Joe (2014)
as Joe Ransom
Hexagram (2028)
as Longlegs
The Trust (2016)
as Jim Stone
Looking Glass (2018)
as Ray
Trapped in Paradise (1994)
as Bill Firpo
Dying of the Light (2014)
as Evan Lake
The Runner (2015)
as Colin Pryce
A Score to Settle (2019)
as Frank
Inconceivable (2017)
as Brian
Never on Tuesday (1989)
as Man in Red Sports Car (uncredited)
Kill Chain (2020)
as Araña
Dog Eat Dog (2016)
as Troy
Army of One (2016)
as Gary Faulkner
Valley Girl (1983)
as Randy
Fire Birds (1990)
as Jake Preston
Spirit of Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider (2007)
as Self
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
as (archive footage)
Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001)
as Jacob Marley (voice)
Lords of War (2027)
as Yuri Orlov
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish' (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Spider-Noir (—)
as Ben Reily / The Spider
Sonny (2002)
as Acid Yellow
The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off (2007)
as Self
Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
as Jack Singer
Parish (—)
as Parish
Untitled National Treasure 3 (—)
as Ben Gates
Nicolas Cage: Hollywood's Mad Genius (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
The Boy in Blue (1986)
as Ned Hanlan
The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks (2021)
as Grug (voice)
HyperNormalisation (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels (1996)
as Self
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story (2010)
as Self
C.L.A.Y. (—)
Actor
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted (1990)
as Heartbreaker
Knowing All: The Making of a Futuristic Thriller (2009)
as self (archival footage)
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)
as Self (archive footage)
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family (2006)
as Self (archival footage)
Time to Kill (1989)
as Enrico Silvestri
Knowing: Visions of the Apocalypse (2009)
as self (archival footage)
The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance' (2012)
as Self
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery (1998)
as Self
Fortitude (—)
as Dusko Popov
A Century of Cinema (1994)
as Self
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch (1990)
as Self
The Prince (—)
Actor
Shadowland (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs (1998)
as Self
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later (2010)
as Self (archival footage)
The Best of Times (1981)
as Nicolas
The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2010)
as Himself
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart (2004)
Actor
Gambino (—)
as Carlo Gambino
Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later (2003)
as Self
Hot Pink Horror: The Making of Color Out of Space (2020)
Actor
Becoming Iconic (2018)
as Self
Valley Girl: In Conversation - Nicolas Cage And Martha Coolidge (2003)
as Self
The Music of Valley Girl (2003)
as Self
Rabbit Ears - Davy Crockett (1991)
as Narrator
The Act Of Dying (2022)
as (archive footage)