
Nicolas Cage
20 FOLLOWERS • 109 CREDITS • JAN 7, 1964 • 61
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

Saturday Night Live

Golden Globe Awards

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Honest Trailers

Celebrities Uncensored

The Oscars

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Terry Wogan's Friday Night

Cars on the Road

Val

HyperNormalisation

The Outsiders

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Entertainment Tonight

The Flash

Avengers: Secret Wars

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

Snowden

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

Astro Boy

Sonny

G-Force

Kick-Ass

The Ant Bully

Sympathy for the Devil

Moonstruck

Renfield

Peggy Sue Got Married

Face/Off

Racing with the Moon

The Rock

Longlegs

Jiu Jitsu

8MM

The Croods: A New Age

Kill Chain

Con Air

Leaving Las Vegas

Butcher's Crossing

Madden

USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

The Weather Man

Mandy

Stolen

The Wicker Man

Joe

Grand Isle

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Valley Girl

The Family Man

Color Out of Space

Spider-Noir

Red Rock West

Pig

Dog Eat Dog

History of Swear Words

Wild at Heart

Pay the Ghost

211

Trapped in Paradise

World Trade Center

It Could Happen to You

Prisoners of the Ghostland

Willy's Wonderland

The Trust

Knowing

Arsenal

Drive Angry

National Treasure

Dream Scenario

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

Snake Eyes

The Old Way

Mom and Dad

Lord of War

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

Bringing Out the Dead

The Retirement Plan

City of Angels

The Croods

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Season of the Witch

Rage

Arcadian

The Humanity Bureau

Ghost Rider

The Surfer

Gone in Sixty Seconds
Production Credits
Originals for Netflix
Stay ahead of Netflix Original releases with the Unofficial app, where you can set reminders, track shows, follow favorite actors, and engage with other fans—all in one place!
Get
