Nicolas Cage is an American actor whose career began with a role in the 1981 television pilot The Best of Times . The following year, Cage made his feature film acting debut with a minor role in Fast Times at Ridgemont High , the second and last time he went by his birth name Nicolas Coppola, which he changed professionally to avoid allegations of nepotism due to his connection to the Coppola family. [1] In 1983, Cage starred in the teen romantic comedy Valley Girl alongside Deborah Foreman and had a supporting role in his uncle Francis Ford Coppola's Rumble Fish .
In 1984, Cage portrayed a fictionalized version of hitman Mad Dog Coll in Coppola's The Cotton Club and appeared in Birdy , a feature the National Board of Review listed among the top ten films of that year. [2] He starred in Coppola's Peggy Sue Got Married in 1986 before leading the 1987 crime comedy Raising Arizona, written and directed by the Coen brothers. [3] In 1988, he earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his role as the romantic lead in Moonstruck . [4] In 1989, he appeared in the black comedy film Vampire's Kiss , a box-office bomb that later gained a cult following for his "chaotic" performance. [5] In 1990, he led the David Lynch film Wild at Heart.
In 1992, Cage earned his second Golden Globe nomination for the romantic comedy Honeymoon in Vegas . [4] Three years later, he starred as a suicidal alcoholic in the critically acclaimed Leaving Las Vegas , for which he received a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role, [6] and earned the Golden Globe for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and the Academy Award for Best Actor. [4] [7] In 2002, he made his directorial debut with Sonny and portrayed filmmaker Charlie Kaufman in Adaptation , another critically acclaimed film that earned him his most recent Best Actor nominations from the Academy Awards, [7] BAFTA, [8] and Golden Globes. [4]
In the 1990s, Cage's career rocketed as a leading man; films of his that made over $100 million in theaters included The Rock (1996), Con Air (1997), Face/Off (1997), City of Angels (1998), Snake Eyes (1998), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), The Family Man (2000), National Treasure and its sequel (2004; 2007), World Trade Center (2006), Ghost Rider and its sequel (2007; 2011), Knowing (2009), and The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010). [9] In the 2010s, Cage found himself "taking roles left and right" after a series of box-office disappointments and to pay off his debts to the IRS, placing him in numerous films, many going direct-to-video. [10] [11] His participation in various genres during this time increased his popularity and gained him a cult following. [12] [13] Luke Buckmaster, for The Guardian , wrote, "In Cage's hands, cartoonish moments are imbued with real emotion and real emotions become cartoons. He is erratic and unpredictable; he is captivating and he is capricious. He is a performer." [14] Cage's highest-grossing movie is the 2013 animated film The Croods . [9] His additional voice roles include Superman in Teen Titans Go! To the Movies and Spider-Man Noir in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (both 2018). Recent films of his that earned critical acclaim include Mandy (2018), Color Out of Space (2019), Pig (2021), The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022), Dream Scenario (2023), and Longlegs (2024). [15]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1982 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | Brad's Bud | Credited as Nicolas Coppola | [1] |
1983 | Valley Girl | Randy | [16] | |
Rumble Fish | Smokey | [17] | ||
1984 | Racing with the Moon | Nicky / Bud | [18] | |
The Cotton Club | Vincent Dwyer | [19] | ||
Birdy | Al Columbato | [20] | ||
1986 | The Boy in Blue | Ned Hanlan | [21] | |
Peggy Sue Got Married | Charlie Bodell | [22] | ||
1987 | Raising Arizona | H.I. McDunnough | [23] | |
Moonstruck | Ronny Cammareri | [24] | ||
1988 | Vampire's Kiss | Peter Loew | [25] | |
1989 | Time to Kill | Enrico Silvestri | [26] | |
Never on Tuesday | Man in red sports car | Direct-to-video; uncredited cameo | [27] | |
1990 | Wild at Heart | Sailor | [28] | |
Fire Birds | Jake Preston | [29] | ||
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted | Heartbreaker | Concert film | [30] | |
1991 | Zandalee | Johnny Collins | Direct-to-video | [31] |
1992 | Honeymoon in Vegas | Jack Singer | [32] | |
1993 | Amos & Andrew | Amos Odell | [33] | |
Red Rock West | Michael | [34] | ||
Deadfall | Eddie | [35] | ||
1994 | Guarding Tess | Doug Chesnic | [36] | |
It Could Happen to You | Charlie Lang | [37] | ||
Trapped in Paradise | Bill Firpo | [38] | ||
A Century of Cinema | Himself | Documentary | [39] | |
1995 | Kiss of Death | Little Junior Brown | [40] | |
Leaving Las Vegas | Ben Sanderson | Academy Award for Best Actor | [41] | |
1996 | The Rock | Stanley Goodspeed | [42] | |
1997 | Con Air | Cameron Poe | [43] | |
Face/Off | Castor Troy/Sean Archer | [44] | ||
1998 | City of Angels | Seth | [45] | |
Snake Eyes | Rick Santoro | [46] | ||
1999 | 8MM | Tom Welles | [47] | |
Bringing Out the Dead | Frank Pierce | [48] | ||
2000 | Gone in 60 Seconds | Memphis Raines | [49] | |
The Family Man | Jack Campbell | [50] | ||
Bel Air | — | Producer only | [51] | |
Shadow of the Vampire | — | [52] | ||
2001 | Captain Corelli's Mandolin | Captain Antonio Corelli | [53] | |
Christmas Carol: The Movie | Jacob Marley | Voice role | [54] | |
2002 | Windtalkers | Joe Enders | [55] | |
Sonny | Acid Yellow | Also director and producer | [56] | |
Adaptation. | Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman | [57] | ||
2003 | The Life of David Gale | — | Producer only | [58] |
Matchstick Men | Roy Waller | [59] | ||
2004 | National Treasure | Benjamin Franklin Gates | [60] | |
2005 | Lord of War | Yuri Orlov | Also producer | [61] |
The Weather Man | David Spritz | [62] | ||
2006 | The Ant Bully | Zoc | Voice role | [63] |
World Trade Center | John McLoughlin | [64] | ||
The Wicker Man | Edward Malus | Also producer | [65] | |
2007 | Ghost Rider | Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider | [66] | |
Grindhouse | Fu Manchu | Segment: "Werewolf Women of the SS"; uncredited | [67] | |
Next | Cris Johnson | Also producer | [68] | |
National Treasure: Book of Secrets | Benjamin Franklin Gates | [69] | ||
2008 | Bangkok Dangerous | Joe | Also producer | [70] |
2009 | Knowing | John Koestler | [71] | |
G-Force | Speckles | Voice role | [72] | |
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | Terence McDonagh | [73] | ||
Astro Boy | Dr. Tenma | Voice role | [74] | |
2010 | Kick-Ass | Damon Macready / Big Daddy | [75] | |
The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Balthazar | Also executive producer | [76] | |
2011 | Season of the Witch | Behmen | [77] | |
Drive Angry | Milton | [78] | ||
Seeking Justice | Will Gerard | [79] | ||
Trespass | Kyle Miller | [80] | ||
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider | [81] | ||
2012 | A Thousand Words | — | Producer only | [82] |
Stolen | Will Montgomery | [83] | ||
Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving the Police | — | Producer only; documentary | [84] | |
2013 | The Croods | Grug Crood | Voice role | [85] |
The Frozen Ground | Sgt. Jack Halcombe | Video on demand | [86] | |
Joe | Joe | [87] | ||
2014 | Rage | Paul Maguire | Video on demand | [88] |
Outcast | Gallain | [89] | ||
Left Behind | Rayford Steele | [90] | ||
Dying of the Light | Evan Lake | Video on demand | [91] | |
2015 | The Runner | Colin Pryce | [92] | |
Pay the Ghost | Mike | [93] | ||
2016 | The Trust | Stone | [94] | |
Dog Eat Dog | Troy | [95] | ||
Snowden | Hank Forrester | Supporting role | [96] | |
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage | Captain McVay | Video on demand | [97] | |
Army of One | Gary Faulkner | [98] | ||
2017 | Arsenal | Eddie King | [99] | |
Vengeance: A Love Story | John | Also producer | [100] | |
Inconceivable | Brian | Video on demand | [101] | |
Mom and Dad | Brent Ryan | [102] | ||
Dark | Evan Lake | Unofficial 'Directors cut' of Dying of the Light | [103] | |
2018 | Mandy | Red Miller | [104] | |
Looking Glass | Ray | Video on demand | [105] | |
The Humanity Bureau | Noah Kross | [106] | ||
211 | Mike Chandler | [107] | ||
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies | Kal-El / Superman | Voice role | [108] | |
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Peter Parker / Spider-Man Noir | Voice role | [109] | |
Between Worlds | Joe | Video on demand | [110] | |
2019 | Love, Antosha | Narrator | Voice role; documentary | [111] |
A Score to Settle | Frank Carver | Video on demand; also executive producer | [112] | |
Color Out of Space | Nathan | [113] | ||
Running with the Devil | The Cook | Video on demand | [114] | |
Kill Chain | Araña | [115] | ||
Primal | Frank Walsh | [116] | ||
Grand Isle | Walter | [117] | ||
2020 | Jiu Jitsu | Wylie | [118] | |
The Croods: A New Age | Grug Crood | Voice role | [119] | |
2021 | Prisoners of the Ghostland | Hero | [120] | |
Willy's Wonderland | The Janitor | Also producer | [121] | |
Pig | Rob Feld | [122] | ||
2022 | The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent | Nick Cage / Nicky | Also producer, credited as Nicolas Kim Coppola | [123] |
Butcher's Crossing | Miller | Video on demand | [124] | |
2023 | The Old Way | Colton Briggs | [125] | |
Renfield | Dracula | [126] | ||
The Flash | Kal-El / Superman | Uncredited cameo | [127] | |
Sympathy for the Devil | The Passenger | Also producer | [128] | |
The Retirement Plan | Matt | [129] | ||
Dream Scenario | Paul Matthews | Also producer | [130] | |
2024 | Arcadian | Paul | [131] | |
The Surfer | The Surfer | [132] | ||
Longlegs | Dale "Longlegs" Kobble | Also producer | [133] | |
TBA | The Prince † | Post-production | [134] | |
The Gunslingers† | Ben | Post-production | [135] | |
The Carpenter's Son † | The Carpenter | Filming | [136] | |
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse † | Peter Parker / Spider-Man Noir | Voice role; In production | [ citation needed ] |
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1981 | The Best of Times | Nicholas | Television pilot; credited as Nicolas Coppola | [1] |
1992; 2012 | Saturday Night Live | Himself | Host (1992); Weekend Update cameo (2012) | [137] |
2007 | The Dresden Files | — | Executive producer only | [138] |
2021 | History of Swear Words | Himself | Host; 6 episodes | [139] |
TBA | Spider-Noir † | Spider-Man Noir | Filming | [140] [141] [142] |
Year | Title | Voice role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2023 | Dead by Daylight | Himself | [143] |
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