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
- Golden Globe
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Com
- 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
- 1995
- Golden Globe
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
- Leaving Las Vegas
- win
- 2009
- G-Force
- Speckles
- 2008
- The Sadhu
- James Jenson
- 2008
- Bangkok Dangerous
- Joe
- 2008
- Knowing
- Ted Myles
- 2007
- National Treasure: Book of Secrets
- Ben Gates
- 2009
- A Thousand Words
- Producer
- 2008
- The Wrestler
- Producer
- 2008
- Bangkok Dangerous
- Producer
- 2007
- The Dresden Files (TV Series)
- Executive Producer
- 2007
- Next
- Producer








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