
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.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018 · as Spider-Man Noir (voice)

The Rock
1996 · as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed

Con Air
1997 · as Cameron Poe

Arcadian
2024 · as Paul

National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007 · as Benjamin Franklin Gates

Knowing
2009 · as John Koestler

The Croods
2013 · as Grug (voice)

Ghost Rider
2007 · as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider

Kick-Ass
2010 · as Damon Macready / Big Daddy

National Treasure
2004 · as Benjamin Franklin Gates

Face/Off
1997 · as Castor Troy

Windtalkers
2002 · as Sergeant Joe Enders

Trespass
2011 · as Kyle Miller

Season of the Witch
2011 · as Behman

Longlegs
2024 · as Longlegs

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
2011 · as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider

The Croods: A New Age
2020 · as Grug (voice)

The Weather Man
2005 · as David Spritz