Nicolas Cage biography
Nicolas Cage is an American actor (born 1964), born on 7 January 1964 in Long Beach.
Nicolas Cage's screen career began in 1981 with The Best of Times, playing Nicolas.
Nicolas Cage has appeared in 129 films and 3 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Gunslingers (2025), The Carpenter's Son (2025), Longlegs (2024).
Nicolas Cage is best known for Leaving Las Vegas, Raising Arizona, Bringing Out the Dead, National Treasure.
Honours include Academy Award for Best Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor , Motion Picture Drama and MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo (2 times).
Coming up next: Madden (2026), Best Pancakes in the County (2026), Fortitude (2026).
- Also known as
- Nicolas Kim Coppola
- Born
- 7 January 1964 (age 62)
- Birthplace
- Long Beach
- Work
- Actor, Film actor, Film director, Film producer, Voice actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1981 to present
- Known for
- Leaving Las Vegas, Raising Arizona, Bringing Out the Dead, National Treasure, Adaptation, Rumble Fish
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor , Motion Picture Drama
- MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo (2 times)
- Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
- National Board of Review Award for Best Actor
Nicolas Cage filmography
136 films and 3 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Prince | The Pimp | Post-production | ||
| Parish | TBA | Post-production | ||
| 2027 | Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse | Peter Parker / Spider-Man Noir | Upcoming | |
| 2027 | Lords of War | Yuri Orlov | Post-production | |
| 2026 | Madden | John Madden | Post-production | |
| 2026 | Fortitude | Duško Popov | Post-production | |
| 2026 | Best Pancakes in the County | S.O.B | Post-production | |
| 2025 | Gunslingers | Ben | Video on demand | |
| 2025 | The Carpenter's Son | The Carpenter | Also producer | |
| 2024 | Longlegs | Longlegs / Dale Ferdinand Kobble | Also producer | |
| 2024 | Darkness of Man | English | ||
| 2024 | The Surfer | The Surfer | Also producer | |
| 2024 | Arcadian | Paul | Also producer | |
| 2023 | Dream Scenario | Paul Matthews | Also producer | |
| 2023 | Sympathy for the Devil | The Passenger | Also producer | |
| 2023 | Renfield | Dracula | ||
| 2023 | The Old Way | Colton Briggs | Video on demand | |
| 2023 | The Retirement Plan | Matt Robbins | ||
| 2023 | The Flash | Clark Kent / Superman | Cameo | |
| 2022 | The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent | Nick Cage / Nicky Cage | Also producer, credited as Nicolas Kim Coppola | |
| 2022 | Butcher's Crossing | Miller | ||
| 2021 | Pig | Robin "Rob" Feld | Also producer | |
| 2021 | Willy's Wonderland | The Janitor | Also producer | |
| 2021 | Prisoners of the Ghostland | Hero | ||
| 2020 | Jiu Jitsu | Wylie | Video on demand |
Show all 136 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Croods: A New Age | Grug Crood | Voice role | |
| 2019 | A Score to Settle | Frank Carver | Video on demand; also executive producer | |
| 2019 | Running with the Devil | The Cook | Video on demand | |
| 2019 | Red Squad | English | ||
| 2019 | Primal | Frank Walsh | Video on demand | |
| 2019 | Kill Chain | Araña | Video on demand | |
| 2019 | Grand Isle | Walter | Video on demand | |
| 2019 | Color Out of Space | English | ||
| 2019 | Love, Antosha | Narrator | Voice role; documentary | |
| 2019 | Colour Out of Space | Nathan Gardner | ||
| 2018 | Between Worlds | Joe Majors | Video on demand | |
| 2018 | 211 | Mike Chandler | Video on demand | |
| 2018 | Looking Glass | Ray | Video on demand | |
| 2018 | Mandy | Red Miller | ||
| 2018 | The Humanity Bureau | Noah Kross | Video on demand | |
| 2018 | Teen Titans Go! To the Movies | Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman | Voice role | |
| 2018 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Peter Parker / Spider-Man Noir | Voice role | |
| 2017 | Mom and Dad | Brent Ryan | ||
| 2017 | Inconceivable | Brian | Video on demand | |
| 2017 | Vengeance: A Love Story | John Dromoor | Video on demand; also producer | |
| 2017 | Arsenal | Eddie King | Video on demand | |
| 2016 | Army of One | Gary Faulkner | Video on demand | |
| 2016 | USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage | Captain Charles B. McVay III | Video on demand | |
| 2016 | Snowden | Hank Forrester | ||
| 2016 | Dog Eat Dog | Troy | ||
| 2016 | The Trust | Stone | ||
| 2015 | Pay the Ghost | Mike Lawford | Video on demand | |
| 2015 | The Runner | Colin Pryce | Video on demand | |
| 2015 | The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? | English | ||
| 2014 | Dying of the Light | Evan Lake | Video on demand | |
| 2014 | Left Behind | Rayford Steele | ||
| 2014 | Outcast | Gallain | Video on demand | |
| 2014 | Rage | Paul Maguire | Video on demand | |
| 2013 | Joe | Joe Ransom | ||
| 2013 | The Frozen Ground | Sgt. Jack Halcombe | ||
| 2013 | The Croods | Grug Crood | Voice role | |
| 2012 | Stolen | Will Montgomery | ||
| 2012 | Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving the Police | , N/a | Producer only; documentary | |
| 2012 | A Thousand Words | , N/a | Producer only | |
| 2011 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider | ||
| 2011 | Trespass | Kyle Miller | ||
| 2011 | Seeking Justice | Will Gerard | ||
| 2011 | Season of the Witch | Behmen | ||
| 2011 | Drive Angry | John Milton | ||
| 2010 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | Balthazar Blake | Also executive producer | |
| 2010 | Kick-Ass | Damon Macready / Big Daddy | ||
| 2009 | Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | Terence McDonagh | ||
| 2009 | Knowing | John Koestler | ||
| 2009 | G-Force | Speckles | Voice role | |
| 2009 | Astro Boy | Dr. Bill Tenma | Voice role | |
| 2008 | Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired | English | ||
| 2008 | Bangkok Dangerous | Joe | Also producer | |
| 2007 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | Benjamin Franklin Gates | ||
| 2007 | Next | Cris Johnson | Also producer | |
| 2007 | Ghost Rider | Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider | ||
| 2007 | Werewolf Women of the SS | English | ||
| 2006 | The Wicker Man | Edward Malus | Also producer | |
| 2006 | World Trade Center | John McLoughlin | ||
| 2006 | The Ant Bully | Zoc | Voice role | |
| 2005 | Lord of War | Yuri Orlov | Also producer | |
| 2005 | The Weather Man | David Spritz | ||
| 2004 | National Treasure | Benjamin Franklin Gates | ||
| 2003 | Matchstick Men | Roy Waller | ||
| 2003 | The Life of David Gale | , N/a | Producer only | |
| 2002 | Adaptation | Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman | ||
| 2002 | Windtalkers | Joe Enders | ||
| 2002 | Sonny | Acid Yellow | Also director and producer | |
| 2001 | Captain Corelli's Mandolin | Captain Antonio Corelli | ||
| 2001 | Christmas Carol: The Movie | Jacob Marley | Voice role | |
| 2000 | Welcome to Hollywood | English | ||
| 2000 | The Family Man | Jack Campbell | ||
| 2000 | Gone in 60 Seconds | Memphis Raines | ||
| 2000 | Shadow of the Vampire | , N/a | Producer only | |
| 2000 | Bel Air | , N/a | Producer only | |
| 1999 | Bringing Out the Dead | Frank Pierce | ||
| 1999 | 8MM | Tom Welles | ||
| 1998 | Snake Eyes | Rick Santoro | ||
| 1998 | Junket Whore | English | ||
| 1998 | City of Angels | Seth | ||
| 1997 | Face/Off | Castor Troy / Sean Archer | ||
| 1997 | Con Air | Cameron Poe | ||
| 1996 | The Rock | Stanley Goodspeed | ||
| 1995 | Leaving Las Vegas | Ben Sanderson | ||
| 1995 | Kiss of Death | Little Junior Brown | ||
| 1994 | Guarding Tess | Doug Chesnic | ||
| 1994 | Trapped in Paradise | Bill Firpo | ||
| 1994 | It Could Happen to You | Charlie Lang | ||
| 1994 | A Century of Cinema | English | ||
| 1993 | Deadfall | Eddie King | ||
| 1993 | Amos & Andrew | Amos Odell | ||
| 1993 | Red Rock West | Michael Williams | ||
| 1992 | Honeymoon in Vegas | Jack Singer | ||
| 1991 | Zandalee | Johnny Collins | Direct-to-video | |
| 1990 | Wild at Heart | Sailor Ripley | ||
| 1990 | Industrial Symphony No. 1 | English | ||
| 1990 | Fire Birds | Jake Preston | ||
| 1990 | Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted | Heartbreaker | Concert film | |
| 1989 | Time to Kill | Enrico Silvestri | ||
| 1989 | Vampire's Kiss | Peter Loew | ||
| 1989 | Never on Tuesday | Man in red sports car | Direct-to-video; uncredited cameo | |
| 1987 | Raising Arizona | H.I. McDunnough | ||
| 1987 | Moonstruck | Ronny Cammareri | ||
| 1986 | The Boy in Blue | Ned Hanlan | ||
| 1986 | Peggy Sue Got Married | Charlie Bodell | ||
| 1984 | Racing with the Moon | Nicky / Bud | ||
| 1984 | The Cotton Club | Vincent Dwyer | ||
| 1984 | Birdy | Al Columbato | ||
| 1983 | The Outsiders | English | ||
| 1983 | Valley Girl | Randy | ||
| 1983 | Rumble Fish | Smokey | ||
| 1982 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | Dave / Brad's Bud | Credited as Nicolas Coppola |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Spider-Noir | Ben Reilly / The Spider | 8 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 2007 | The Dresden Files | , N/a | Executive producer only | |
| 1981 | The Best of Times | Nicolas | Pilot; credited as Nicolas Coppola |