Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
7 Januar 1964 (62)
Place of birth
Long Beach, California, USA
Also known as
Nicolas Coppola · Nicolas Kim Coppola · Nic 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.
Bekannt für
8.4
Film
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man Noir (voice)
2018
8.4
Series
Spider-Noir
Ben Reilly / The Spider
2026
6.9
Film
The Croods
Grug (voice)
2013
5.6
Film
Ghost Rider
Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
2007
7.4
Film
The Croods: A New Age
Grug (voice)
2020
7.1
Film
Face/Off
Castor Troy
1997
7.1
Film
Kick-Ass
Damon Macready / Big Daddy
2010
6.7
Film
National Treasure
Ben Gates
2004
6.8
Film
Con Air
Cameron Poe
1997
5.0
Film
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
2011
7.2
Film
The Rock
Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
1996
6.1
Film
Arcadian
Paul
2024
6.5
Film
Longlegs
Longlegs
2024
6.1
Film
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Balthazar Blake
2010
6.3
Film
Knowing
John Koestler
2009
6.4
Film
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Ben Gates
2007
0.0
Film
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man Noir (voice)
2027
6.4
Film
Windtalkers
Sergeant Joe Enders
2002
4.3
Film
Arsenal
Eddie King
2017
6.7
Film
Dream Scenario
Paul Matthews
2023
6.8
Film
City of Angels
Seth
1998
5.2
Film
Outcast
Gallain
2014
5.5
Film
Trespass
Kyle Miller
2011
5.5
Film
Season of the Witch
Behman
2011
6.8
Film
Moonstruck
Ronny Cammareri
1987
7.3
Film
Adaptation.
Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman
2002
6.1
Film
The Weather Man
David Spritz
2005
7.1
Film
Snowden
Hank Forrester
2016
5.7
Film
The Surfer
The Surfer
2025
5.4
Film
Mom and Dad
Brent Ryan
2018
5.5
Film
G-Force
Speckles the Mole (voice)
2009
7.0
Film
Wild at Heart
Sailor
1990
7.3
Film
Lord of War
Yuri Orlov
2005
6.2
Film
Mandy
Red Miller
2018
5.8
Film
The Ant Bully
Zoc (voice)
2006
6.0
Film
The Carpenter's Son
The Carpenter
2025
6.1
Film
Next
Cris Johnson / Frank Cadillac
2007
6.8
Film
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Brad's Bud
1982
4.3
Film
The Wicker Man
Edward Malus
2006
5.7
Film
Honeymoon in Vegas
Jack Singer
1992
6.4
Film
Renfield
Dracula
2023
6.7
Film
It Could Happen to You
Charlie Lang
1994
6.0
Film
Vampire's Kiss
Peter Loew
1989
6.5
Film
8MM
Tom Welles
1999
5.5
Film
Drive Angry
Milton
2011
6.0
Film
Guarding Tess
Doug Chesnic
1994
6.1
Film
Color Out of Space
Nathan Gardner
2020
0.0
Film
Madden
John Madden
2026
5.4
Film
Grand Isle
Walter
2019
7.3
Film
Leaving Las Vegas
Ben Sanderson
1995
5.1
Film
Dog Eat Dog
Troy
2016
4.9
Film
The Runner
Colin Pryce
2015
5.4
Film
Pay the Ghost
Mike
2015
10.0
Series
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
Self (footage)
2025
6.8
Film
The Family Man
Jack Campbell
2000
6.5
Film
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Memphis Raines
2000
6.1
Film
Peggy Sue Got Married
Charlie Bodell
1986
6.0
Film
Willy's Wonderland
The Janitor
2021
6.8
Film
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Nick Cage / Nicky
2022
4.3
Film
Zandalee
Johnny Collins
1991
4.1
Film
Deadfall
Eddie
1993
4.3
Film
Left Behind
Rayford Steele
2014
6.2
Film
Snake Eyes
Rick Santoro
1998
6.8
Film
Red Rock West
Michael Williams
1993
7.1
Film
Birdy
Sergeant Al Columbato
1984
5.0
Film
Junket Whore
Self
1998
6.3
Film
Astro Boy
Dr. Tenma (voice)
2009
6.0
Film
Valley Girl
Randy
1983
6.2
Film
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Terence McDonagh
2009
5.7
Film
The Old Way
Colton Briggs
2023
7.0
Film
Rumble Fish
Smokey
1983
5.6
Film
Primal
Frank Walsh
2019
7.1
Film
Raising Arizona
H.I.
1987
6.5
Film
The Cotton Club
Vincent Dwyer
1984
5.0
Series
HypaSpace
Self
2002
6.3
Film
The Frozen Ground
Jack Halcombe
2013
6.6
Film
Pig
Rob Feld
2021
5.7
Film
Kiss of Death
Little Junior Brown
1995
6.6
Film
Bringing Out the Dead
Frank Pierce
1999
4.9
Film
Between Worlds
Joe
2018
5.9
Film
Seeking Justice
Will Gerard
2011
5.3
Film
Rage
Paul Maguire
2014
6.0
Film
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Captain Antonio Corelli
2001
6.2
Film
Gunslingers
Ben
2025
7.2
Film
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
Superman (voice)
2018
5.0
Film
Fire Birds
Jake Preston
1990
6.1
Film
World Trade Center
John McLoughlin
2006
7.6
Film
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
7.0
Film
Matchstick Men
Roy Waller
2003
5.3
Film
211
Mike Chandler
2018
4.8
Film
Jiu Jitsu
Wylie
2020
5.6
Film
Vengeance: A Love Story
Det. John Dromoor
2017
5.5
Film
Stolen
Will Montgomery
2012
5.8
Film
A Score to Settle
Frank
2019
5.9
Film
The Retirement Plan
Matt
2023
5.2
Film
The Trust
Jim Stone
2016
5.4
Film
Running with the Devil
The Cook
2019
7.4
Film
Love, Antosha
Narrator (voice)
2019
5.9
Film
Sympathy for the Devil
The Passenger
2023
5.9
Film
Butcher's Crossing
Miller
2023
5.3
Film
Bangkok Dangerous
Joe
2008
6.5
Series
History of Swear Words
Self - Host
2021
4.8
Film
The Humanity Bureau
Noah Kross
2017
5.2
Film
Army of One
Gary Faulkner
2016
4.8
Film
Looking Glass
Ray
2018
5.5
Film
Inconceivable
Brian
2017
5.1
Film
Kill Chain
Araña
2020
5.0
Film
Prisoners of the Ghostland
Hero
2021
5.9
Film
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
Captain McVay
2016
6.8
Film
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
Grug (voice)
2021
7.0
Film
TMZ Investigates: Lisa Marie Presley: Unending Tragedy
Self - Ex-Husband of Lisa Marie Presley (archive footage)
2023
0.0
Film
Untitled Longlegs Film
Longlegs
2028
5.3
Film
Becoming Iconic
Self
2018
6.0
Film
Shadowland
Self (archive footage)
2024
4.5
Film
Nicolas Cage: Hollywood's Mad Genius
Self (archive footage)
2025
7.0
Film
The Act Of Dying
(archive footage)
2022
Acting credits 116 titles
Untitled Longlegs Film
as Longlegs
0.0
2028
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
as Spider-Man Noir (voice)
0.0
2027
Spider-Noir
as Ben Reilly / The Spider
8.4
2026
Madden
as John Madden
0.0
2026
Nicolas Cage: Hollywood's Mad Genius
as Self (archive footage)
4.5
2025
The Surfer
as The Surfer
5.7
2025
The Carpenter's Son
as The Carpenter
6.0
2025
Gunslingers
as Ben
6.2
2025
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
as Self (footage)
10.0
2025
Arcadian
as Paul
6.1
2024
Longlegs
as Longlegs
6.5
2024
Shadowland
as Self (archive footage)
6.0
2024
The Old Way
as Colton Briggs
5.7
2023
Butcher's Crossing
as Miller
5.9
2023
Dream Scenario
as Paul Matthews
6.7
2023
The Retirement Plan
as Matt
5.9
2023
TMZ Investigates: Lisa Marie Presley: Unending Tragedy
as Self - Ex-Husband of Lisa Marie Presley (archive footage)
7.0
2023
Renfield
as Dracula
6.4
2023
Sympathy for the Devil
as The Passenger
5.9
2023
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
as Nick Cage / Nicky
6.8
2022
The Act Of Dying
as (archive footage)
7.0
2022
Willy's Wonderland
as The Janitor
6.0
2021
Prisoners of the Ghostland
as Hero
5.0
2021
Pig
as Rob Feld
6.6
2021
History of Swear Words
as Self - Host
6.5
2021
Dear Diary: World's First Pranks
as Grug (voice)
6.8
2021
The Croods: A New Age
as Grug (voice)
7.4
2020
Kill Chain
as Araña
5.1
2020
Color Out of Space
as Nathan Gardner
6.1
2020
Jiu Jitsu
as Wylie
4.8
2020
Running with the Devil
as The Cook
5.4
2019
Primal
as Frank Walsh
5.6
2019
A Score to Settle
as Frank
5.8
2019
Grand Isle
as Walter
5.4
2019
Love, Antosha
as Narrator (voice)
7.4
2019
Mom and Dad
as Brent Ryan
5.4
2018
Looking Glass
as Ray
4.8
2018
Mandy
as Red Miller
6.2
2018
211
as Mike Chandler
5.3
2018
Between Worlds
as Joe
4.9
2018
Becoming Iconic
as Self
5.3
2018
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
as Superman (voice)
7.2
2018
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
as Spider-Man Noir (voice)
8.4
2018
The Humanity Bureau
as Noah Kross
4.8
2017
Arsenal
as Eddie King
4.3
2017
Vengeance: A Love Story
as Det. John Dromoor
5.6
2017
Inconceivable
as Brian
5.5
2017
The Trust
as Jim Stone
5.2
2016
Dog Eat Dog
as Troy
5.1
2016
Army of One
as Gary Faulkner
5.2
2016
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
as Captain McVay
5.9
2016
Snowden
as Hank Forrester
7.1
2016
Pay the Ghost
as Mike
5.4
2015
The Runner
as Colin Pryce
4.9
2015
Outcast
as Gallain
5.2
2014
Rage
as Paul Maguire
5.3
2014
Left Behind
as Rayford Steele
4.3
2014
The Frozen Ground
as Jack Halcombe
6.3
2013
The Croods
as Grug (voice)
6.9
2013
Stolen
as Will Montgomery
5.5
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
7.6
2012
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
5.0
2011
Drive Angry
as Milton
5.5
2011
Season of the Witch
as Behman
5.5
2011
Seeking Justice
as Will Gerard
5.9
2011
Trespass
as Kyle Miller
5.5
2011
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
as Balthazar Blake
6.1
2010
Kick-Ass
as Damon Macready / Big Daddy
7.1
2010
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
as Terence McDonagh
6.2
2009
Knowing
as John Koestler
6.3
2009
G-Force
as Speckles the Mole (voice)
5.5
2009
Astro Boy
as Dr. Tenma (voice)
6.3
2009
Bangkok Dangerous
as Joe
5.3
2008
Ghost Rider
as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
5.6
2007
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
as Ben Gates
6.4
2007
Next
as Cris Johnson / Frank Cadillac
6.1
2007
The Wicker Man
as Edward Malus
4.3
2006
World Trade Center
as John McLoughlin
6.1
2006
The Ant Bully
as Zoc (voice)
5.8
2006
The Weather Man
as David Spritz
6.1
2005
Lord of War
as Yuri Orlov
7.3
2005
National Treasure
as Ben Gates
6.7
2004
Matchstick Men
as Roy Waller
7.0
2003
Adaptation.
as Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman
7.3
2002
Windtalkers
as Sergeant Joe Enders
6.4
2002
HypaSpace
as Self
5.0
2002
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
as Captain Antonio Corelli
6.0
2001
Gone in Sixty Seconds
as Memphis Raines
6.5
2000
The Family Man
as Jack Campbell
6.8
2000
8MM
as Tom Welles
6.5
1999
Bringing Out the Dead
as Frank Pierce
6.6
1999
Snake Eyes
as Rick Santoro
6.2
1998
City of Angels
as Seth
6.8
1998
Junket Whore
as Self
5.0
1998
Con Air
as Cameron Poe
6.8
1997
Face/Off
as Castor Troy
7.1
1997
The Rock
as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
7.2
1996
Leaving Las Vegas
as Ben Sanderson
7.3
1995
Kiss of Death
as Little Junior Brown
5.7
1995
It Could Happen to You
as Charlie Lang
6.7
1994
Guarding Tess
as Doug Chesnic
6.0
1994
Red Rock West
as Michael Williams
6.8
1993
Deadfall
as Eddie
4.1
1993
Honeymoon in Vegas
as Jack Singer
5.7
1992
Zandalee
as Johnny Collins
4.3
1991
Wild at Heart
as Sailor
7.0
1990
Fire Birds
as Jake Preston
5.0
1990
Vampire's Kiss
as Peter Loew
6.0
1989
Raising Arizona
as H.I.
7.1
1987
Moonstruck
as Ronny Cammareri
6.8
1987
Peggy Sue Got Married
as Charlie Bodell
6.1
1986
Birdy
as Sergeant Al Columbato
7.1
1984
The Cotton Club
as Vincent Dwyer
6.5
1984
Valley Girl
as Randy
6.0
1983
Rumble Fish
as Smokey
7.0
1983
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
as Brad's Bud
6.8
1982