Birthday: January 07, 1964
Actor Nicolas Cage has always strived to make a name for himself based on his work, rather than on his lineage. As the nephew of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, Cage altered his last name to avoid accusations of nepotism. (He chose "Cage" both out of admiration for avant-garde musician John Cage and en homage to comic book hero Luke Cage). Even if he had retained the ...more- 2002
- Toronto Film Critics Association
- Best Actor
- Adaptation
- win
- 2002
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Com
- Adaptation
- nom
- 2002
- Screen Actors Guild
- Best Actor
- Adaptation
- nom
- 2002
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Actor
- Adaptation
- nom
- 1995
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Actor
- Leaving Las Vegas
- win
- 2009
- Astro Boy
- Dr. Tenma
- 2009
- G-Force
- Speckles
- 2009
- Knowing
- John Koestler
- 2008
- Bangkok Dangerous
- Joe
- 2008
- The Sadhu
- James Jenson
- 2010
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice
- Executive Producer
- 2009
- A Thousand Words
- Producer
- 2008
- Bangkok Dangerous
- Producer
- 2008
- The Wrestler
- Producer
- 2007
- The Dresden Files (TV Series)
- Executive Producer












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