Nicolas Cage
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
2019
Series
True Detective
Henry Logan
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Series
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Film
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man Noir (voice)
2018
Series
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self
1992
Series
Spider-Noir
Ben Reilly / The Spider
2026
Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
Series
Entertainment Tonight
1981
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Film
Longlegs
Longlegs
2024
Series
The Word
1990
Film
The Croods
Grug (voice)
2013
Where Are They Now?
Self
1999
Film
The Rock
Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
1996
Film
National Treasure
Ben Gates
2004
Film
Con Air
Cameron Poe
1997
Film
The Croods: A New Age
Grug (voice)
2020
Film
City of Angels
Seth
1998
Film
Ghost Rider
Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
2007
Film
Lord of War
Yuri Orlov
2005
Film
The Carpenter's Son
The Carpenter
2025
Film
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Memphis Raines
2000
Film
Face/Off
Castor Troy
1997
NDR Kultur – Das Journal
Self
2002
Series
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
Self
2018
Film
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
2011
Film
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Balthazar Blake
2010
Film
Knowing
John Koestler
2009
Film
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Ben Gates
2007
Film
Kick-Ass
Damon Macready / Big Daddy
2010
Film
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man Noir (voice)
2027
Film
The Family Man
Jack Campbell
2000
Film
Wild at Heart
Sailor
1990
Film
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Nick Cage / Nicky
2022
Film
Outcast
Gallain
2014
Series
This Morning
Self
1988
Film
Next
Cris Johnson / Frank Cadillac
2007
Film
Adaptation.
Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman
2002
Film
Lords of War
Yuri Orlov
2027
Film
Astro Boy
Dr. Tenma (voice)
2009
Film
Madden
John Madden
2026
Film
Left Behind
Rayford Steele
2014
Film
Grindhouse
Fu Manchu (segment "Werewolf Women of the SS") (uncredited)
2007
Film
Leaving Las Vegas
Ben Sanderson
1995
Film
Pig
Rob Feld
2021
Film
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
Superman (voice)
2018
Film
Renfield
Dracula
2023
Film
The Ant Bully
Zoc (voice)
2006
Film
Snowden
Hank Forrester
2016
Film
It Could Happen to You
Charlie Lang
1994
Film
Season of the Witch
Behman
2011
Film
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Brad's Bud
1982
Film
Best Pancakes in the County
The Sonofabitch
2026
Film
8MM
Tom Welles
1999
Film
Windtalkers
Sergeant Joe Enders
2002
Film
G-Force
Speckles the Mole (voice)
2009
Film
Moonstruck
Ronny Cammareri
1987
Film
Trespass
Kyle Miller
2011
Film
Mandy
Red Miller
2018
Film
Raising Arizona
H.I.
1987
Film
Arcadian
Paul
2024
Film
World Trade Center
John McLoughlin
2006
Film
Drive Angry
Milton
2011
Terry Wogan's Friday Night
Self
1992
Film
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Terence McDonagh
2009
Film
The Wicker Man
Edward Malus
2006
Film
Gunslingers
Ben
2025
Film
Dream Scenario
Paul Matthews
2023
Film
Prisoners of the Ghostland
Hero
2021
Film
Color Out of Space
Nathan Gardner
2020
Film
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Captain Antonio Corelli
2001
Film
Rumble Fish
Smokey
1983
Film
The Frozen Ground
Jack Halcombe
2013
Film
Bringing Out the Dead
Frank Pierce
1999
Film
Snake Eyes
Rick Santoro
1998
Film
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
Captain McVay
2016
Series
History of Swear Words
Self - Host
2021
Film
Peggy Sue Got Married
Charlie Bodell
1986
Film
Vengeance: A Love Story
Det. John Dromoor
2017
Film
Primal
Frank Walsh
2019
Film
Matchstick Men
Roy Waller
2003
Film
Seeking Justice
Will Gerard
2011
Film
Willy's Wonderland
The Janitor
2021
Film
Zandalee
Johnny Collins
1991
Film
Birdy
Sergeant Al Columbato
1984
Film
Bangkok Dangerous
Joe
2008
Film
The Cotton Club
Vincent Dwyer
1984
Film
The Surfer
The Surfer
2025
Film
Stolen
Will Montgomery
2012
Film
211
Mike Chandler
2018
Film
Pay the Ghost
Mike
2015
Film
Love, Antosha
Narrator (voice)
2019
Film
The Old Way
Colton Briggs
2023
Film
Vampire's Kiss
Peter Loew
1989
Film
Joe
Joe Ransom
2014
Film
The Retirement Plan
Matt
2023
HypaSpace
Self
2002
Film
Rage
Paul Maguire
2014
Film
Racing with the Moon
Nicky / Bud
1984
Film
Mom and Dad
Brent Ryan
2018
Film
Sympathy for the Devil
The Passenger
2023
Film
A Score to Settle
Frank
2019
Series
Hi Octane
Self
1994
Film
The Weather Man
David Spritz
2005
Film
Kiss of Death
Little Junior Brown
1995
Film
Guarding Tess
Doug Chesnic
1994
Film
Running with the Devil
The Cook
2019
Film
Grand Isle
Walter
2019
Film
The Humanity Bureau
Noah Kross
2017
Film
Between Worlds
Joe
2018
Film
The Runner
Colin Pryce
2015
Film
Dying of the Light
Evan Lake
2014
Film
Arsenal
Eddie King
2017
Film
Valley Girl
Randy
1983
Film
Jiu Jitsu
Wylie
2020
Film
Red Rock West
Michael Williams
1993
Film
Butcher's Crossing
Miller
2023
Film
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Film
Deadfall
Eddie
1993
Film
Looking Glass
Ray
2018
Film
Dog Eat Dog
Troy
2016
Film
The Trust
Jim Stone
2016
Film
Amos & Andrew
Amos Odell
1993
Film
Army of One
Gary Faulkner
2016
Film
Val
Self (archive)
2021
Film
Honeymoon in Vegas
Jack Singer
1992
Film
Inconceivable
Brian
2017
Film
Kill Chain
Araña
2020
Film
Nicolas Cage: Hollywood's Mad Genius
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
Trapped in Paradise
Bill Firpo
1994
Series
Live from Studio Five
Self
2009
Film
Fire Birds
Jake Preston
1990
Series
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Film
HyperNormalisation
Self (archive footage)
2016
Film
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
Self
2010
Film
Christmas Carol: The Movie
Jacob Marley (voice)
2001
Film
Sonny
Acid Yellow
2002
Film
Spirit of Vengeance: Making Ghost Rider
Self
2007
Film
A Century of Cinema
Self
1994
Film
The Boy in Blue
Ned Hanlan
1986
Film
Untitled National Treasure 3
Ben Gates
Film
Hexagram
Longlegs
2028
Film
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Self (archive footage)
2008
C.L.A.Y.
Film
Inside the Golden Statue
Self
1998
Film
Never on Tuesday
Man in Red Sports Car (uncredited)
1989
Film
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Self
1996
Film
The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?
Self (archive footage)
2015
The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off
Self
2007
Film
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Self
1998
Film
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004
Film
The Best of Times
Nicolas
1981
Film
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
Grug (voice)
2021
Film
Junket Whore
Self
1998
Film
Fortitude
Dusko Popov
Film
The Path to Vengeance: Making 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance'
Self
2012
Film
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
Self (archive footage)
2005
Parish
Parish
Film
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
Self
1998
Film
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
Heartbreaker
1990
Film
The Brand
Carter Briggs
The Prince
Hot Pink Horror: The Making of Color Out of Space
2020
Film
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
Self
1990
Film
A New Kind of Superhero: The Making of 'Kick Ass'
Self
2010
Film
Shadowland
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
The Act Of Dying
(archive footage)
2022
Film
The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Himself
2010
Film
Spider-Noir
Ben Reily / The Spider
Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later
Self
2003
Film
I am My Films, Part 2... 30 Years Later
Self (archival footage)
2010
Film
Knowing: Visions of the Apocalypse
self (archival footage)
2009
Film
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
Self (archival footage)
2006
Film
Knowing All: The Making of a Futuristic Thriller
self (archival footage)
2009
Film
Time to Kill
Enrico Silvestri
1989
Film
Rabbit Ears - Davy Crockett
Narrator
1991
Valley Girl: In Conversation - Nicolas Cage And Martha Coolidge
Self
2003
Gambino
Carlo Gambino
The Music of Valley Girl
Self
2003
Film
Becoming Iconic
Self
2018
Series
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
2003
Film
Spider-Noir
Ben Reilly
2026