Nicolas Cage (born Nicolas Kim Coppola) is an American actor and filmmaker; he is also nephew to Francis Ford Coppola. 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.
| Name | Nicolas Cage |
|---|---|
| Also Known As | Nicolas Coppola, 尼古拉斯·凯奇, 니콜라스 케이지, نیکلاس کیج, نيكولاس كيج, ニコラス・ケイジ, Николас Кейдж, นิโคลัส เคจ, Ніколас Кейдж, Νίκολας Κέιτζ, Nicolas Kim Coppola, Ніколас Кім Коппола, Νίκολας Κόπολα, Nic Cage, Николас Кејџ, 尼可拉斯·凱吉, ניקולס קייג', 尼可拉斯凱吉 飾, 尼古拉斯基治 |
| Birthday | 1964-01-07 |
| Gender | Male |
| IMDB | Nicolas Cage profile on IMDB |
| Place of Birth | Long Beach, California, USA |
