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