Nicolas Cage
Known For
Acting
Born
1964-01-07 in Long Beach, California, USA
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.
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
as Spider-Man Noir (voice)
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self
The Oscars
as Self
Spider-Noir
as Ben Reilly/Spider-Man
Spider-Noir
as Ben Reilly / The Spider
The Carpenter's Son
as The Carpenter
Ghost Rider
as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
Kick-Ass
as Damon Macready / Big Daddy
City of Angels
as Seth