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Nicolas Cage

Profession
Acting
Born
January 7, 1964 · 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.

Known for

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse poster
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Film · 2018 · ★ 8.4
Kick-Ass poster
Kick-Ass
Film · 2010 · ★ 7.1
The Croods poster
The Croods
Film · 2013 · ★ 6.9
National Treasure poster
National Treasure
Film · 2004 · ★ 6.7
Ghost Rider poster
Ghost Rider
Film · 2007 · ★ 5.6
Face/Off poster
Face/Off
Film · 1997 · ★ 7.1
Knowing poster
Knowing
Film · 2009 · ★ 6.3
National Treasure: Book of Secrets poster
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Film · 2007 · ★ 6.4
Lord of War poster
Lord of War
Film · 2005 · ★ 7.4
The Rock poster
The Rock
Film · 1996 · ★ 7.2
The Sorcerer's Apprentice poster
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Film · 2010 · ★ 6.1
Gone in Sixty Seconds poster
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Film · 2000 · ★ 6.5

Filmography