Acting · Long Beach, California, USA · Born January 7, 1964
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.
MovieUntitled Longlegs Film
2028
as Longlegs
MovieSpider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
2027
as Spider-Man Noir (voice)
MovieLords of War
2027
as Yuri Orlov
Madden
2026
as John Madden
TVSpider-Noir
2026
as Ben Reilly / The Spider
MovieThe Carpenter's Son
2025
as The Carpenter
MovieNicolas Cage: Hollywood's Mad Genius
2025
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Surfer
2025
as The Surfer
MovieGunslingers
2025
as Ben
MovieShadowland
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLonglegs
2024
as Longlegs
MovieArcadian
2024
as Paul
MovieDream Scenario
2023
as Paul Matthews
MovieTMZ Investigates: Lisa Marie Presley: Unending Tragedy
2023
as Self - Ex-Husband of Lisa Marie Presley (archive footage)
MovieThe Retirement Plan
2023
as Matt
MovieSympathy for the Devil
2023
as The Passenger
MovieRenfield
2023
as Dracula
MovieButcher's Crossing
2023
as Miller
MovieThe Old Way
2023
as Colton Briggs
MovieThe Act Of Dying
2022
as (archive footage)
MovieThe Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
2022
as Nick Cage / Nicky
MoviePrisoners of the Ghostland
2021
as Hero
MoviePig
2021
as Rob Feld
MovieWilly's Wonderland
2021
as The Janitor
MovieDear Diary: World's First Pranks
2021
as Grug (voice)
TVHistory of Swear Words
2021
as Self - Host
MovieThe Croods: A New Age
2020
as Grug (voice)
MovieJiu Jitsu
2020
as Wylie
Hot Pink Horror: The Making of Color Out of Space
2020
MovieKill Chain
2020
as Araña
MovieColor Out of Space
2020
as Nathan Gardner
MoviePrimal
2019
as Frank Walsh
MovieGrand Isle
2019
as Walter
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
MovieRunning with the Devil
2019
as The Cook
MovieLove, Antosha
2019
as Narrator (voice)
MovieA Score to Settle
2019
as Frank
MovieBetween Worlds
2018
as Joe
MovieSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018
as Spider-Man Noir (voice)
MovieMandy
2018
as Red Miller
MovieBecoming Iconic
2018
as Self
MovieTeen Titans Go! To the Movies
2018
as Superman (voice)
Movie211
2018
as Mike Chandler
TVGQ Presents: Iconic Characters
2018
as Self
MovieLooking Glass
2018
as Ray
MovieMom and Dad
2018
as Brent Ryan
MovieThe Humanity Bureau
2017
as Noah Kross
MovieInconceivable
2017
as Brian
MovieVengeance: A Love Story
2017
as Det. John Dromoor
MovieArsenal
2017
as Eddie King
MovieArmy of One
2016
as Gary Faulkner
MovieDog Eat Dog
2016
as Troy
MovieHyperNormalisation
2016
as Self (archive footage)
MovieUSS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
2016
as Captain McVay
MovieSnowden
2016
as Hank Forrester
MovieThe Trust
2016
as Jim Stone
MoviePay the Ghost
2015
as Mike
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Runner
2015
as Colin Pryce
MovieThe Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?
2015
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDying of the Light
2014
as Evan Lake
MovieLeft Behind
2014
as Rayford Steele
MovieOutcast
2014
as Gallain
MovieRage
2014
as Paul Maguire
MovieJoe
2014
as Joe Ransom
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Frozen Ground
2013
as Jack Halcombe
MovieThe Croods
2013
as Grug (voice)
MovieStolen
2012
as Will Montgomery
MovieThe Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'
2012
as Self
MovieFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
MovieGhost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
2011
as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
MovieTrespass
2011
as Kyle Miller
MovieSeeking Justice
2011
as Will Gerard
MovieDrive Angry
2011
as Milton
MovieSeason of the Witch
2011
as Behman
MovieWith Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
2010
as Self
MovieThe Sorcerer's Apprentice
2010
as Balthazar Blake
MovieI am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
2010
as Self (archival footage)
MovieThe Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
2010
as Himself
MovieKick-Ass
2010
as Damon Macready / Big Daddy
MovieAstro Boy
2009
as Dr. Tenma (voice)
TVLive from Studio Five
2009
as Self
MovieBad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
2009
as Terence McDonagh
MovieG-Force
2009
as Speckles the Mole (voice)
MovieKnowing: Visions of the Apocalypse
2009
as self (archival footage)
MovieKnowing All: The Making of a Futuristic Thriller
2009
as self (archival footage)
MovieKnowing
2009
as John Koestler
MovieBangkok Dangerous
2008
as Joe
MovieRoman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
2008
as Self (archive footage)
MovieNational Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007
as Benjamin Franklin Gates
The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off
2007
as Self
MovieSpirit of Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider
2007
as Self
MovieNext
2007
as Cris Johnson / Frank Cadillac
MovieGrindhouse
2007
as Fu Manchu (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS") (uncredited)
MovieGhost Rider
2007
as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
MovieThe Wicker Man
2006
as Edward Malus
MovieWorld Trade Center
2006
as John McLoughlin
MovieThe Ant Bully
2006
as Zoc (voice)
MovieMoonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
2006
as Self (archival footage)
MovieLive 8
2005
as Self
MovieThe Weather Man
2005
as David Spritz
MovieLord of War
2005
as Yuri Orlov
MovieOn Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
2005
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLove, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004
MovieNational Treasure
2004
as Benjamin Franklin Gates
MovieMatchstick Men
2003
as Roy Waller
Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later
2003
as Self
Valley Girl: In Conversation - Nicolas Cage And Martha Coolidge
2003
as Self
The Music of Valley Girl
2003
as Self
TVCelebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
MovieAdaptation.
2002
as Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman
MovieSonny
2002
as Acid Yellow
MovieWindtalkers
2002
as Sergeant Joe Enders
HypaSpace
2002
as Self
NDR Kultur – Das Journal
2002
as Self
MovieChristmas Carol: The Movie
2001
as Jacob Marley (voice)
MovieCaptain Corelli's Mandolin
2001
as Captain Antonio Corelli
MovieThe Family Man
2000
as Jack Campbell
MovieGone in Sixty Seconds
2000
as Memphis Raines
MovieBringing Out the Dead
1999
as Frank Pierce
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
Movie8MM
1999
as Tom Welles
MovieJunket Whore
1998
as Self
MovieIntimate Portrait: Sean Connery
1998
as Self
MovieSnake Eyes
1998
as Rick Santoro
MovieCity of Angels
1998
as Seth
MovieInside the Golden Statue
1998
as Self
MovieMythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998
as Self
MovieFace/Off
1997
as Castor Troy
MovieCon Air
1997
as Cameron Poe
MovieThe Rock
1996
as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
MovieShirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996
as Self
MovieLeaving Las Vegas
1995
as Ben Sanderson
MovieKiss of Death
1995
as Little Junior Brown
MovieTrapped in Paradise
1994
as Bill Firpo
TVInside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
MovieIt Could Happen to You
1994
as Charlie Lang
TVHi Octane
1994
as Self
MovieGuarding Tess
1994
as Doug Chesnic
MovieDeadfall
1993
as Eddie
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
MovieRed Rock West
1993
as Michael Williams
MovieAmos & Andrew
1993
as Amos Odell
Terry Wogan's Friday Night
1992
as Self
MovieHoneymoon in Vegas
1992
as Jack Singer
TVMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
MovieRabbit Ears - Davy Crockett
1991
as Narrator
MovieZandalee
1991
as Johnny Collins
MovieJonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
1990
as Self
MovieIndustrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
1990
as Heartbreaker
MovieWild at Heart
1990
as Sailor
TVThe Word
1990
MovieFire Birds
1990
as Jake Preston
MovieTime to Kill
1989
as Enrico Silvestri
MovieVampire's Kiss
1989
as Peter Loew
MovieNever on Tuesday
1989
as Man in Red Sports Car (uncredited)
TVThis Morning
1988
as Self
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
MovieMoonstruck
1987
as Ronny Cammareri
MovieRaising Arizona
1987
as H.I.
MoviePeggy Sue Got Married
1986
as Charlie Bodell
MovieThe Boy in Blue
1986
as Ned Hanlan
MovieThe Cotton Club
1984
as Vincent Dwyer
MovieBirdy
1984
as Sergeant Al Columbato
MovieRacing with the Moon
1984
as Nicky / Bud
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
MovieRumble Fish
1983
as Smokey
MovieValley Girl
1983
as Randy
MovieFast Times at Ridgemont High
1982
as Brad's Bud
TVEntertainment Tonight
1981
The Best of Times
1981
as Nicolas
TVWetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
The Prince
Fortitude
Gambino
as Carlo Gambino
Best Pancakes in the County
