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.
Rumble Fish
(Smokey)
Raising Arizona
(H.I.)
Leaving Las Vegas
(Ben Sanderson)
Wild at Heart
(Sailor Ripley)
Ghost Rider
(Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider)
Moonstruck
(Ronny Cammareri)
The Cotton Club
(Vincent Dwyer)
Peggy Sue Got Married
(Charlie Bodell)
Face/Off
(Castor Troy)
City of Angels
(Seth)
Con Air
(Cameron Poe)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
(Captain Antonio Corelli)
Next
(Cris Johnson / Frank Cadillac)
The Old Way
(Colton Briggs)
Lord of War
(Yuri Orlov)
World Trade Center
(John McLoughlin)
It Could Happen to You
(Charlie Lang)
Adaptation.
(Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman)
Red Rock West
(Michael Williams)
Amos & Andrew
(Amos Odell)
Fire Birds
(Jake Preston)
Guarding Tess
(Doug Chesnic)
The Family Man
(Jack Campbell)
Birdy
(Sergeant Al Columbato)
Season of the Witch
(Behman)
Kiss of Death
(Little Junior Brown)
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
(Terence McDonagh)
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
(Benjamin Franklin Gates)
Kick-Ass
(Damon Macready / Big Daddy)
The Weather Man
(David Spritz)
Vampire's Kiss
(Peter Loew)
Trapped in Paradise
(Bill Firpo)
Matchstick Men
(Roy Waller)
8MM
(Tom Welles)
Bringing Out the Dead
(Frank Pierce)
Windtalkers
(Sergeant Joe Enders)
Snake Eyes
(Rick Santoro)
The Wicker Man
(Edward Malus)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
(Balthazar Blake)
The Rock
(Dr. Stanley Goodspeed)
Honeymoon in Vegas
(Jack Singer)
Gone in Sixty Seconds
(Memphis Raines)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
(Brad's Bud)
Deadfall
(Eddie)
The Ant Bully
(Zoc (voice))
Bangkok Dangerous
(Joe)
Sonny
(Acid Yellow)
Knowing
(John Koestler)
Christmas Carol: The Movie
(Jacob Marley (voice))
Zandalee
(Johnny Collins)
Renfield
(Dracula)
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
(Heartbreaker)
Astro Boy
(Dr. Tenma (voice))
The Best of Times
(Nicolas)
Drive Angry
(Milton)
Racing with the Moon
(Nicky / Bud)
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
(Self)
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
(Self)
Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later
(Self)
Valley Girl: In Conversation - Nicolas Cage And Martha Coolidge
(Self)
The Music of Valley Girl
(Self)
The Croods
(Grug (voice))
National Treasure
(Benjamin Franklin Gates)
Valley Girl
(Randy)
Lords of War
(Yuri Orlov)
G-Force
(Speckles the Mole (voice))
Trespass
(Kyle Miller)
The Surfer
(The Surfer)
Time to Kill
(Enrico Silvestri)
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
(Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider)
Hot Pink Horror: The Making of Color Out of Space
The Boy in Blue
(Ned Hanlan)
Seeking Justice
(Will Gerard)
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
(Spider-Man Noir (voice))
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
((archive footage))
Stolen
(Will Montgomery)
Never on Tuesday
(Man in Red Sports Car (uncredited))
Joe
(Joe Ransom)
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
(Self (archive footage))
The Frozen Ground
(Jack Halcombe)
Left Behind
(Rayford Steele)
Rage
(Paul Maguire)
Inside the Golden Statue
(Self)
The Runner
(Colin Price)
The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?
(Self (archive footage))
Outcast
(Gallain)
Pay the Ghost
(Mike)
Dream Scenario
(Paul Matthews)
Dying of the Light
(Evan Lake)
Longlegs
(Longlegs)
Sympathy for the Devil
(The Passenger)
TMZ Investigates: Lisa Marie Presley: Unending Tragedy
Snowden
(Hank Forrester)
Army of One
(Gary Faulkner)
The Trust
(Jim Stone)
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
(Captain McVay)
Becoming Iconic
(Self)
Arcadian
(Paul)
The Path to Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
(Self)
Dog Eat Dog
(Troy)
Live 8
(Self)
Dead Man's Wire
(Tony Kiritsis)
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
(Self)
HyperNormalisation
(Self (archive footage))
The Carpenter's Son
(The Carpenter)
The Gunslingers
(Ben)
Arsenal
(Eddie King)
Vengeance: A Love Story
(Det. John Dromoor)
The Prince
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
(Self)
Mom and Dad
(Brent Ryan)
The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
(Himself)
Junket Whore
(Self)
Dark
(Evan Lake)
Grindhouse
(Fu Manchu (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS") (uncredited))
Madden
(John Madden)
The Act Of Dying
((archive footage))
Rabbit Ears - Davy Crockett
(Narrator)
Inconceivable
(Brian)
Looking Glass
(Ray)
The Humanity Bureau
(Noah Kross)
Mandy
(Red Miller)
A Score to Settle
(Frank)
211
(Mike Chandler)
Primal
(Frank Walsh)
Between Worlds
(Joe)
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
(Superman (voice))
Prisoners of the Ghostland
(Hero)
Running with the Devil
(The Cook)
Kill Chain
(Araña)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
(Spider-Man Noir (voice))
The Croods: A New Age
(Grug Crood (voice))
Grand Isle
(Walter)
Color Out of Space
(Nathan Gardner)
Love, Antosha
(Narrator (voice))
Jiu Jitsu
(Wylie)
Werewolf Women of the S.S.
(Fu Manchu)
Pig
(Rob Feld)
Brubaker
(Prisoner (uncredited))
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
(Nick Cage / Nicky)
Willy's Wonderland
(The Janitor)
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
(Self)
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
(Grug (voice))
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
(Self (archival footage))
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
(Self (archival footage))
Butcher's Crossing
(Miller)
The Retirement Plan
(Matt)
The Outsiders
(Soc (uncredited))
Cinco Noches con el Causa
(Niño desaparecido 3 (Hombre de Verde))
This Morning
(Self)
Entertainment Tonight
Inside the Actors Studio
(Self)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
HypaSpace
(Self)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
Celebrities Uncensored
(Self)
MTV Movie & TV Awards
(Self)
Where Are They Now?
(Self)
The Oscars
(Self - Presenter)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Live from Studio Five
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Cameo (uncredited))
Wetten, dass..?
(Self)
Terry Wogan's Friday Night
(Self)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Golden Globe Awards
(Self - Nominee)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Honest Trailers
(Self / Superman / Paul Matthews / Various (archive footage))
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self (archive footage))
Spider-Noir
(Noir)
Hi Octane
(Self)
NDR Kultur – Das Journal
(Self)
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
(Self)
History of Swear Words
(Self - Host)
Lord of War
(Producer)
Shadow of the Vampire
(Producer)
The Life of David Gale
(Producer)
The Wicker Man
(Producer)
Sonny
(Director)
Bangkok Dangerous
(Producer)
A Score to Settle
(Executive Producer)
Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police
(Producer)
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
(Producer)
Dream Scenario
(Producer)
Next
(Producer)
Longlegs
(Producer)
Arcadian
(Producer)
Vengeance: A Love Story
(Producer)
A Thousand Words
(Producer)
What Is It?
(Thanks)
The Carpenter's Son
(Producer)
Sonny
(Producer)
Lords of War
(Producer)
Sympathy for the Devil
(Producer)
Pig
(Producer)
Willy's Wonderland
(Producer)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
(Executive Producer)
The Dresden Files
(Producer)