Born Nicholas Coppola on Jan. 7, 1964, in Long Beach, Calif., Cage is the son of college professor August Coppola, nephew of director Francis Coppola and cousin of Sofia Coppola. He dropped out of Beverly Hills High to pursue acting, changing his name to declare his independence from the Coppola empire.After a bit part in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Uncle Francis cast Cage in 1983's Rumble Fish; that and the same year's Valley Girl set his career in motion. He worked for Francis again in The Cotton Club and Peggy Sue Got Married, and made cult-movie history by eating a live cockroach in Vampire's Kiss.
Cage's role as a doomed alcoholic in Leaving Las Vegas (1995) won him the Best Actor Academy Award. He was nominated again for 2002's Adaptation, in which he played identical twins. Other unforgettable Cage moments are to be relished in Birdy, Raising Arizona, Face/Off and Snake Eyes.
Season of the WitchIn 14th-century Europe, a courageous knight leads a group of weary warriors across impossibly treacherous terrain in order to transport a suspected witch believed to be responsible for spreading the devastating Black Plague. Read More
Drive AngryCareer criminal Milton breaks free from hell to pursue the cult that killed his daughter and abducted her baby, racing to save the infant before the group sacrifices her. Milton in turn is chased by Satan's right-hand man, a determined accountant. Read More
KnowingFifty years after a time capsule was buried at a local school, teacher John Koestler (Nicolas Cage) examines its contents and discovers that it holds many shockingly true predictions. Soon, John is convinced that his family will play a role in an impending apocalypse. Rose Byrne co-stars as Diane... Read More
Ghost RiderNicolas Cage stars in this hell-on-wheels thriller (with a supporting cast that includes Eva Mendes, Sam Elliott and Donal Logue) as Johnny Blaze, a badass stunt cyclist who makes a Faustian bargain with the sinister Mephisto to save a loved one. Years later, the devilish deal maker offers Johnny... Read More

