A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Nic Cage
Nicolas Coppola
Nicolas Kim Coppola
Νίκολας Κόπολα
Ніколас Кім Коппола
نیکلاس کیج
尼古拉斯基治
尼可拉斯凱吉 飾
Birthplace:
Long Beach, California, USA
Born:
January 7, 1964
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.
Director:
2002 Sonny
Executive Producer:
2002 Sonny
2010 The Sorcerer's Apprentice
2019 A Score to Settle
Producer:
2000 Shadow of the Vampire
2002 Sonny
2003 The Life of David Gale
2005 Lord of War
2006 The Wicker Man
2007 Next
2008 Bangkok Dangerous
2010 The Sorcerer's Apprentice
2012 A Thousand Words
2012 Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police
2017 Vengeance: A Love Story
2019 A Score to Settle
2021 Pig
2021 Willy's Wonderland
2022 The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
2023 Dream Scenario
2023 Sympathy for the Devil
2024 Arcadian
2024 Longlegs
2025 The Carpenter's Son
???? Lords of War
Thanks:
2000 Shadow of the Vampire
2002 Sonny
2003 The Life of David Gale
2005 Lord of War
2005 What Is It?
2006 The Wicker Man
2007 Next
2008 Bangkok Dangerous
2010 The Sorcerer's Apprentice
2012 A Thousand Words
2012 Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police
2017 Vengeance: A Love Story
2019 A Score to Settle
2021 Pig
2021 Willy's Wonderland
2022 The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
2023 Dream Scenario
2023 Sympathy for the Devil
2024 Arcadian
2024 Longlegs
2025 The Carpenter's Son
???? Lords of War
Producer:
2007 The Dresden Files
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