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Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

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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

Rumble Fish

Rumble Fish

1983

Raising Arizona

Raising Arizona

1987

Leaving Las Vegas

Leaving Las Vegas

1995

Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart

1990

Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider

2007

Moonstruck

Moonstruck

1987

The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club

1984

Peggy Sue Got Married

Peggy Sue Got Married

1986

Face/Off

Face/Off

1997

City of Angels

City of Angels

1998

Con Air

Con Air

1997

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

2001

Next

Next

2007

The Old Way

The Old Way

2023

Lord of War

Lord of War

2005

World Trade Center

World Trade Center

2006

It Could Happen to You

It Could Happen to You

1994

Adaptation.

Adaptation.

2002

Red Rock West

Red Rock West

1993

Amos & Andrew

Amos & Andrew

1993

Fire Birds

Fire Birds

1990

Guarding Tess

Guarding Tess

1994

The Family Man

The Family Man

2000

Birdy

Birdy

1984

Season of the Witch

Season of the Witch

2011

Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death

1995

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

2009

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

2007

Kick-Ass

Kick-Ass

2010

The Weather Man

The Weather Man

2005

Vampire's Kiss

Vampire's Kiss

1989

Trapped in Paradise

Trapped in Paradise

1994

Matchstick Men

Matchstick Men

2003

8MM

8MM

1999

Bringing Out the Dead

Bringing Out the Dead

1999

Windtalkers

Windtalkers

2002

Snake Eyes

Snake Eyes

1998

The Wicker Man

The Wicker Man

2006

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

2010

The Rock

The Rock

1996

Honeymoon in Vegas

Honeymoon in Vegas

1992

Gone in Sixty Seconds

Gone in Sixty Seconds

2000

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

1982

Deadfall

Deadfall

1993

The Ant Bully

The Ant Bully

2006

Bangkok Dangerous

Bangkok Dangerous

2008

Sonny

Sonny

2002

Knowing

Knowing

2009

Christmas Carol: The Movie

Christmas Carol: The Movie

2001

Zandalee

Zandalee

1991

Renfield

Renfield

2023

Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted

Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted

1990

Astro Boy

Astro Boy

2009

The Best of Times

The Best of Times

1981

Drive Angry

Drive Angry

2011

Racing with the Moon

Racing with the Moon

1984

Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery

Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery

1998

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

2010

Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later

Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later

2003

Valley Girl: In Conversation - Nicolas Cage And Martha Coolidge

Valley Girl: In Conversation - Nicolas Cage And Martha Coolidge

2003

The Music of Valley Girl

The Music of Valley Girl

2003

The Croods

The Croods

2013

National Treasure

National Treasure

2004

Lords of War

Lords of War

Valley Girl

Valley Girl

1983

G-Force

G-Force

2009

Trespass

Trespass

2011

The Surfer

The Surfer

2025

Time to Kill

Time to Kill

1989

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

2011

Hot Pink Horror: The Making of Color Out of Space

Hot Pink Horror: The Making of Color Out of Space

2020

The Boy in Blue

The Boy in Blue

1986

Seeking Justice

Seeking Justice

2011

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

2027

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

Stolen

Stolen

2012

Never on Tuesday

Never on Tuesday

1989

Joe

Joe

2014

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

2008

The Frozen Ground

The Frozen Ground

2013

Left Behind

Left Behind

2014

Rage

Rage

2014

Inside the Golden Statue

Inside the Golden Statue

1998

The Runner

The Runner

2015

The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?

The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?

2015

Outcast

Outcast

2014

Pay the Ghost

Pay the Ghost

2015

Dream Scenario

Dream Scenario

2023

Dying of the Light

Dying of the Light

2014

Longlegs

Longlegs

2024

Sympathy for the Devil

Sympathy for the Devil

2023

TMZ Investigates: Lisa Marie Presley: Unending Tragedy

TMZ Investigates: Lisa Marie Presley: Unending Tragedy

2023

Snowden

Snowden

2016

Army of One

Army of One

2016

The Trust

The Trust

2016

USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

2016

Becoming Iconic

Becoming Iconic

2018

Arcadian

Arcadian

2024

The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

2012

Dog Eat Dog

Dog Eat Dog

2016

Live 8

Live 8

2005

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

1998

HyperNormalisation

HyperNormalisation

2016

The Carpenter's Son

The Carpenter's Son

2025

Gunslingers

Gunslingers

2025

Arsenal

Arsenal

2017

Vengeance: A Love Story

Vengeance: A Love Story

2017

The Prince

The Prince

Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch

Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch

1990

Mom and Dad

Mom and Dad

2018

The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

2010

Junket Whore

Junket Whore

1998

Grindhouse

Grindhouse

2007

Madden

Madden

2026

The Act Of Dying

The Act Of Dying

2022

Rabbit Ears - Davy Crockett

Rabbit Ears - Davy Crockett

1991

Inconceivable

Inconceivable

2017

Looking Glass

Looking Glass

2018

The Humanity Bureau

The Humanity Bureau

2017

Mandy

Mandy

2018

Primal

Primal

2019

211

211

2018

Between Worlds

Between Worlds

2018

A Score to Settle

A Score to Settle

2019

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies

2018

Prisoners of the Ghostland

Prisoners of the Ghostland

2021

Running with the Devil

Running with the Devil

2019

Kill Chain

Kill Chain

2020

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

2018

The Croods: A New Age

The Croods: A New Age

2020

Grand Isle

Grand Isle

2019

Love, Antosha

Love, Antosha

2019

Color Out of Space

Color Out of Space

2020

Jiu Jitsu

Jiu Jitsu

2020

Pig

Pig

2021

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

2022

Willy's Wonderland

Willy's Wonderland

2021

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

1996

Dear Diary: World's First Pranks

Dear Diary: World's First Pranks

2021

Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family

Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family

2006

I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later

I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later

2010

Butcher's Crossing

Butcher's Crossing

2023

The Retirement Plan

The Retirement Plan

2023

The Outsiders

The Outsiders

1983

Shadowland

Shadowland

2024

Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart

Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart

2004

Fortitude

Fortitude

Gambino

Gambino

Nicolas Cage: Hollywood's Mad Genius

Nicolas Cage: Hollywood's Mad Genius

2025

Best Pancakes in the County

Best Pancakes in the County

On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'

On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'

2005

This Morning

This Morning

1988

Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight

1981

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

1994

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

HypaSpace

HypaSpace

2002

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

Celebrities Uncensored

Celebrities Uncensored

2003

MTV Movie & TV Awards

MTV Movie & TV Awards

1992

Where Are They Now?

Where Are They Now?

1999

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Live from Studio Five

Live from Studio Five

2009

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Wetten, dass..?

Wetten, dass..?

1981

Terry Wogan's Friday Night

Terry Wogan's Friday Night

1992

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

Goldene Kamera

Goldene Kamera

1984

Hi Octane

Hi Octane

1994

NDR Kultur – Das Journal

NDR Kultur – Das Journal

2002

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

2018

History of Swear Words

History of Swear Words

2021

Las Crónicas De Sergio

Las Crónicas De Sergio

2023

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Spider-Noir

Spider-Noir

2026