Age: 62
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Nicolas Cage (born Nicolas Kim Coppola; January 7, 1964) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award. During the early years of his career, Cage starred in a variety of films such as Rumble Fish (1983), Racing with the Moon (1984), Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Raising Arizona (1987), Vampire's Kiss (1989), Wild at Heart (1990), Honeymoon in Vegas (1992), and Red Rock West (1993). During this period, John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 36 listed him as one of twelve Promising New Actors of 1984. For his performance in Leaving Las Vegas (1995), he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received his second Academy Award nomination for his performance as Charlie and Donald Kaufman in Adaptation (2002). He subsequently appeared in more mainstream films, such as The Rock (1996), Con Air (1997), City of Angels (1998), 8mm (1999), Windtalkers (2002), Lord of War (2005), The Wicker Man (2006), Bangkok Dangerous (2008) and Knowing (2009). He also directed the film Sonny (2002), for which he was nominated for Grand Special Prize at Deauville Film Festival. Cage owns the production company Saturn Films and has produced films such as Shadow of the Vampire (2000) and The Life of David Gale (2003). In October 1997, Cage was ranked No. 40 in Empire magazine's The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time list, while the next year, he was placed No. 37 in Premiere's 100 most powerful people in Hollywood. In the 2010s, he starred in Kick-Ass (2010), Drive Angry (2011), Joe (2013), The Runner (2015), Dog Eat Dog (2016), Mom and Dad (2017), Mandy (2018), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), and Color Out of Space (2019). His participation in various film genres during this time increased his popularity and gained him a cult following.
Nicolas Cage
Mr. Curt Connors
for Mr. Curt Connors in Spider-Man Origins: One Month Later (2005)
Suggested by matthewfenner
In his first tumultuous year as Spider-Man, fifteen-year-old Peter Parker struggles to balance the crushing weight of grief, guilt, and responsibility. Just one month after the murder of Uncle Ben, the sting of loss still drives him to patrol the grim backstreets of Queens, desperate to make his uncle’s last words—“With great power comes great responsibility”—mean something. But being Spider-Man isn’t glamorous. Every night brings bruises, blood, and the haunting realization that no one can save everyone. Between homework, bullies, and the lies he tells Aunt May, Peter’s double life begins to fracture, pulling him toward an emotional breaking point. When a ruthless new gang emerges, flooding the city with high-risk drugs and chaos, Peter’s resolve is tested like never before. His crusade for justice turns brutal as his anger blurs the line between hero and avenger. In chasing vengeance, he risks becoming the very thing Uncle Ben warned him against. As Midtown High life collides with the dark underworld of New York, Peter must learn what it truly means to be a hero—not the one who strikes hardest, but the one who endures the pain and still chooses to do what’s right. This R-Rated origin captures the raw, violent birth of Spider-Man, before the legend—when he was still just a broken kid trying to make the world hurt a little less.
