Nicolas Cage
Acting

Nicolas Cage

January 7, 1964 (62 years old) Long Beach, California, USA

Also known as: Nicolas Coppola, Nicolas Kim Coppola, Nic Cage

Biography

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

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 • TV

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019 • TV

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 • TV

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975 • TV

Face/Off

Face/Off

1997 • Movie

Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider

2007 • Movie

Movie Credits (73)

Acting

1997

Face/Off

as Castor Troy

2007

Ghost Rider

as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider

1996

The Rock

as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed

2010

Kick-Ass

as Damon Macready / Big Daddy

1997

Con Air

as Cameron Poe

2002

Adaptation.

as Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman

2010

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

as Balthazar Blake

2007

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

as Benjamin Franklin Gates

2000

Gone in Sixty Seconds

as Memphis Raines

2009

Knowing

as John Koestler

2007

Next

as Cris Johnson / Frank Cadillac

1990

Fire Birds

as Jake Preston

2000

The Family Man

as Jack Campbell

1999

8MM

as Tom Welles

2005

Lord of War

as Yuri Orlov

2011

Season of the Witch

as Behman

1995

Kiss of Death

as Little Junior Brown

1987

Raising Arizona

as H.I.

2023

The Old Way

as Colton Briggs

1998

City of Angels

as Seth

Crew

2005

Lord of War

Producer

2000

Shadow of the Vampire

Producer

2003

The Life of David Gale

Producer

2006

The Wicker Man

Producer

2002

Sonny

Director

2008

Bangkok Dangerous

Producer

2019

A Score to Settle

Executive Producer

2012

Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police

Producer

2022

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Producer

2023

Dream Scenario

Producer

TV Credits (30)

Acting

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

2 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1 episodes

1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1 episodes

1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

2 episodes

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

2 episodes

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

3 episodes

1992

MTV Movie & TV Awards

as Self

1 episodes

1981

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

1 episodes

1953

The Oscars

as Self

9 episodes

1984

Goldene Kamera

as Self

1 episodes

1999

Where Are They Now?

as Self

1 episodes

1981

Entertainment Tonight

2018

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

as Self

1 episodes

Spider-Noir

as Ben Reilly/Spider-Man

Spider-Noir

as Ben Reilly / Spider-Man

8 episodes

2002

HypaSpace

as Self

1 episodes

Crew

2007

The Dresden Files

Producer

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 7, 1964 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Long Beach, California, USA
Popularity
7.1

Career Stats

73
Movies
30
TV Shows