Nicolas Kim Coppola (born January 7, 1964), most famously known as Nicolas Cage, is an American actor and producer. Born into the Coppola family, he is the nephew of director Francis Ford Coppola. Cage began his acting career in the early 1980s, appearing in films such as Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Rumble Fish. He gained critical recognition for roles in Moonstruck and Raising Arizona. In 1996, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of an alcoholic screenwriter in Leaving Las Vegas. Cage has appeared in various genres, including mainstream action films like The Rock, Con Air, and Face/Off.
Cage owns the production company Saturn Films. He has received an Honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts from California State University, Fullerton. He continues to be a prolific actor, with recent critically acclaimed roles in films such as Pig, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Dream Scenario, and Longlegs. Upcoming projects include Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, where he is expected to reprise his role as Spider-Man Noir, and The Gunslingers.
