Nicolas Cage

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

179

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-01-07 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Long Beach, California, USA

Nicolas 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

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

    Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • The Flash

    The Flash

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Ghost Rider

    Ghost Rider

  • Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

    Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

  • Longlegs

    Longlegs

  • Arcadian

    Arcadian

  • Where Are They Now?

    Where Are They Now?

  • Lord of War

    Lord of War

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards

    MTV Movie & TV Awards

  • The Croods: A New Age

    The Croods: A New Age

  • Vengeance: A Love Story

    Vengeance: A Love Story

  • Kick-Ass

    Kick-Ass

  • The Rock

    The Rock

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Season of the Witch

    Season of the Witch

  • Gone in Sixty Seconds

    Gone in Sixty Seconds

  • Knowing

    Knowing

  • Astro Boy

    Astro Boy

  • The Family Man

    The Family Man

  • The Croods

    The Croods

  • Face/Off

    Face/Off

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • National Treasure

    National Treasure

  • HyperNormalisation

    HyperNormalisation

  • Raising Arizona

    Raising Arizona

  • Con Air

    Con Air

  • Prisoners of the Ghostland

    Prisoners of the Ghostland

  • NDR Kultur – Das Journal

    NDR Kultur – Das Journal

  • Leaving Las Vegas

    Leaving Las Vegas

  • Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

    Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse

  • Snake Eyes

    Snake Eyes

  • Captain Corelli's Mandolin

    Captain Corelli's Mandolin

  • The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

  • 8MM

    8MM

  • Color Out of Space

    Color Out of Space

  • The Surfer

    The Surfer

  • The Ant Bully

    The Ant Bully

  • Next

    Next

  • Renfield

    Renfield

  • Pay the Ghost

    Pay the Ghost

  • The Outsiders

    The Outsiders

  • Between Worlds

    Between Worlds

  • Butcher's Crossing

    Butcher's Crossing

  • Jiu Jitsu

    Jiu Jitsu

  • Gunslingers

    Gunslingers

  • National Treasure: Book of Secrets

    National Treasure: Book of Secrets

  • It Could Happen to You

    It Could Happen to You

  • Hot Pink Horror: The Making of Color Out of Space

    Hot Pink Horror: The Making of Color Out of Space

  • The Runner

    The Runner

  • GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

    GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

  • The Retirement Plan

    The Retirement Plan

  • Zandalee

    Zandalee

  • The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

    The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

  • TMZ Investigates: Lisa Marie Presley: Unending Tragedy

    TMZ Investigates: Lisa Marie Presley: Unending Tragedy

  • Pig

    Pig

  • Fast Times at Ridgemont High

    Fast Times at Ridgemont High

  • Drive Angry

    Drive Angry

  • Red Rock West

    Red Rock West

  • G-Force

    G-Force

  • The Carpenter's Son

    The Carpenter's Son

  • Windtalkers

    Windtalkers

  • Peggy Sue Got Married

    Peggy Sue Got Married

  • The Frozen Ground

    The Frozen Ground

  • Willy's Wonderland

    Willy's Wonderland

  • The Weather Man

    The Weather Man

  • Left Behind

    Left Behind

  • Dying of the Light

    Dying of the Light

  • USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

    USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

  • Kill Chain

    Kill Chain

  • Inconceivable

    Inconceivable

  • Army of One

    Army of One

  • Honeymoon in Vegas

    Honeymoon in Vegas

  • Outcast

    Outcast

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • Birdy

    Birdy

  • Trapped in Paradise

    Trapped in Paradise

  • Snowden

    Snowden

  • Racing with the Moon

    Racing with the Moon

  • Vampire's Kiss

    Vampire's Kiss

  • Looking Glass

    Looking Glass

  • City of Angels

    City of Angels

  • Sympathy for the Devil

    Sympathy for the Devil

  • Arsenal

    Arsenal

  • Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted

    Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted

  • Bangkok Dangerous

    Bangkok Dangerous

  • Christmas Carol: The Movie

    Christmas Carol: The Movie

  • Teen Titans Go! To the Movies

    Teen Titans Go! To the Movies

  • The Boy in Blue

    The Boy in Blue

  • World Trade Center

    World Trade Center

  • Matchstick Men

    Matchstick Men

  • Amos & Andrew

    Amos & Andrew

  • Dream Scenario

    Dream Scenario

  • The Wicker Man

    The Wicker Man

  • Trespass

    Trespass

  • The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off'

    The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off'

  • Mom and Dad

    Mom and Dad

  • Terry Wogan's Friday Night

    Terry Wogan's Friday Night

  • Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch

    Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch

  • 211

    211

  • Guarding Tess

    Guarding Tess

  • Brubaker

    Brubaker

  • Rage

    Rage

  • Fire Birds

    Fire Birds

  • Primal

    Primal

  • Grand Isle

    Grand Isle

  • Grindhouse

    Grindhouse

  • Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

    Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

  • Sonny

    Sonny

  • Becoming Iconic

    Becoming Iconic

  • Valley Girl: In Conversation - Nicolas Cage And Martha Coolidge

    Valley Girl: In Conversation - Nicolas Cage And Martha Coolidge

  • Moonstruck

    Moonstruck

  • HypaSpace

    HypaSpace

  • The Humanity Bureau

    The Humanity Bureau

  • Adaptation.

    Adaptation.

  • Wild at Heart

    Wild at Heart

  • Mandy

    Mandy

  • History of Swear Words

    History of Swear Words

  • Stolen

    Stolen

  • Kiss of Death

    Kiss of Death

  • The Cotton Club

    The Cotton Club

  • The Prince

    The Prince

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

    Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels

  • A Score to Settle

    A Score to Settle

  • Rumble Fish

    Rumble Fish

  • Deadfall

    Deadfall

  • Live 8

    Live 8

  • Shadowland

    Shadowland

  • The Old Way

    The Old Way

  • Bringing Out the Dead

    Bringing Out the Dead

  • Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

    Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

  • Valley Girl

    Valley Girl

  • The Music of Valley Girl

    The Music of Valley Girl

  • The Best of Times

    The Best of Times

  • Running with the Devil

    Running with the Devil

  • Dog Eat Dog

    Dog Eat Dog

  • Hi Octane

    Hi Octane

  • Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later

    Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later

  • Rabbit Ears - Davy Crockett

    Rabbit Ears - Davy Crockett

  • The Trust

    The Trust

  • Fortitude

    Fortitude

  • Seeking Justice

    Seeking Justice

  • Love, Antosha

    Love, Antosha

  • Spider-Noir

    Spider-Noir

  • Madden

    Madden

  • Joe

    Joe

  • Lords of War

    Lords of War

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Never on Tuesday

    Never on Tuesday

  • Dear Diary: World's First Pranks

    Dear Diary: World's First Pranks

  • Junket Whore

    Junket Whore

  • Live from Studio Five

    Live from Studio Five

  • Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

    Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

  • Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery

    Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery

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

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

  • The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

    The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

  • The Act Of Dying

    The Act Of Dying

  • Las Crónicas De Sergio

    Las Crónicas De Sergio

  • The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?

    The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?

  • Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family

    Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family

  • Inside the Golden Statue

    Inside the Golden Statue

  • With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

    With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

  • Time to Kill

    Time to Kill

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • An Oprah Special: The Presleys – Elvis, Lisa Marie and Riley

    An Oprah Special: The Presleys – Elvis, Lisa Marie and Riley

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

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

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

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