Nicolas Cage American Actor Born 1964 in Long Beach

Nicolas Cage, born 7 January 1964 in Long Beach, is an American actor. He is known for Lord of War (2005) and Kick-Ass (2010).

Early life

Nicolas Cage was educated at Justin-Siena High School; Beverly Hills High School; and University of California, Los Angeles.

Career

The earliest credit on record for Nicolas Cage is Best of Times (1981), as Nicolas. During the 1980s, he worked on Peggy Sue Got Married (1986, as Charlie Bodell) and Raising Arizona (1987, as Herbert I. "Hi" McDunnough). Work from the 1990s includes Con Air (1997, as Cameron Poe) and Face/Off (1997, as Castor Troy). Ghost Rider (2007, as Johnny Blaze) and Knowing (2009, as Professor Jonathan "John" Koestler) are among his 2000s credits. In the 2010s, he appeared in The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010, as Balthazar Blake) and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012, as Johnny Blaze).

His filmography here covers 113 films and one TV series from 1981 to 2026. Action is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (17), followed by thriller (16) and drama (14). The most recent title listed is Spider-Noir (2026). Of his nine titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007) has the highest, at $457 million. His off-screen credits include director on Sonny and writer on The Rock.

John Cusack appears in four of his listed titles, including Adaptation (2002) and The Frozen Ground (2013). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Jon Voight (two titles) and John Goodman (two titles). Francis Ford Coppola directed three of his titles on record, among them The Outsiders (1983) and The Cotton Club (1984). Jon Turteltaub is credited as director on three of them, including National Treasure (2004). Notable work listed for him includes Leaving Las Vegas and Bringing Out the Dead.

Recognition

In 1996, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Leaving Las Vegas. He has also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (1996) for Leaving Las Vegas and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (1996) for Leaving Las Vegas. Nicolas Cage also earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2003 for Adaptation. Awards come to 29 wins and 4 nominations in total.

Personal life

He has been married to Riko Shibata since 2021. Earlier marriages on record are to Patricia Arquette (1995 to 2001, divorced), Lisa Marie Presley (2002 to 2004, divorced), Alice Kim Cage (2004 to 2016, divorced) and Erika Koike (2019). He is the father of Weston Cage, and has 3 children in total.