Nicolas Cage's 3 Kids: All About Weston, Kal-El and August

Mar. 15, 2025

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Nicolas Cageis a dad of three.

The actor welcomedAugust Francesca Coppola Cagewith his wife,Riko Shibata, on Sept. 7, 2022, the couple’s rep confirmed toPEOPLE. Cage,né Coppola, is also dad to sons Weston, 34, and Kal-El, 19, from previous relationships.

For Cage, family always comes first. “First and foremost … there’s no version of Nick Cage in reality that doesn’t want to spend time with his children,” hetold PEOPLEwhile discussing the fictionalized version of himself that he plays inThe Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.

He continued, “There’s no version of Nick Cage that didn’t put family first over career. I turned downLord of the Ringsand I turned downMatrixbecause I didn’t want to go to New Zealand for three years or Australia for three years because I needed to be home with my son Weston, that’s a fact.”

Many people have witnessed Cage’s dedication to his children, including actressMinnie Driver.

“Was once on a plane with NC and his son and a seat had also been purchased for hisson’s imaginary friend,” she shared on Instagram in June 2023.

Here’s everything to know about Nicolas Cage’s children: Weston, Kal-El and August.

Weston Cage Coppola, 34

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Born the day after Christmas on Dec. 26, 1990,Weston Coppolais Cage’s oldest child. He is the son of Cage and actress Christina Fulton, whom the actor was dating at the time.

Weston is a musician and actor. Over the years, he has fronted two metal bands: Eyes of Noctum and Arsh Anubis, the latter of which he founded. He’s also appeared in several of his father’s films, making his big screen debut in 2005’sLord of the War, in which he took on the role of a helicopter mechanic. He’s acted in a handful of movies in the years since, including 2024’sBoneyardandCrescent City.

“I think that it was definitely encouraged, but everyone predicted that I would become an actor just because I spent the majority of my childhood getting together with friends and creating stories and having it videotaped,” Weston toldThe Hollywood Reporterin 2019.

The actor also said that being part of a famous family presented challenges when he was getting his career started, noting that people assumed he was relying on his name to get roles.

“[It] was actually ferocious. I mean, there were times I would communicate with people and realize that they had completely made their own definition about me for themselves, without even getting to know me,” he explained.

In 2017, Weston was arrested for a DUI and a hit-and-run in Los Angeles. Weston has battled substance abuse in the past, opening up about his sobriety journey toPEOPLEin 2015. “It got to the point where people thought I was digging my grave,” he said.

Weston wasarrestedagain in July 2024 on a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon after an incident involving his mother in April. The pair allegedly got into a verbal scuffle that turned physical.

“During the incident, Cage punched two victims multiple times, causing injury. LAPD responded, and after meeting with all parties, a police report was completed,” law enforcement told PEOPLE.

“Nicolas knew or should have known thatWeston posed a serious and imminent dangerto others, including Plaintiff, based on his documented history of violent assaults, substance abuse, and mental instability,” the lawsuit read.

Weston wed musician Nikki Williams in 2011 before splitting and tying the knot with Danielle Cage in 2013. He and Danielle welcomed two children together, sons Lucian and Sorin, in 2014 and 2016, before splitting later that year.

In 2018, hewed Hila Cage Coppola, with whom he welcomed twin girls, Venice Zohar and Cyress Zara, in 2020. The pair ultimately split and finalized their divorce in July 2024, perPage Six. Weston is currently engaged toJenifer Alexa Canter.

“Jenifer is my first love, my only love and my last,” he told PEOPLE in March 2025. “She is the love of my life and I am committed to her forever.”

Kal-El Coppola, 19

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Kal-El Coppolawas born on Oct. 3, 2005, to Cage’s third wife, Alice Kim. The couple were together for 12 years until they went their separate ways in January 2016.

“It was a shocker for me,” theGhost Riderstar toldThe Guardianoutlet of their split in 2016. “I definitely didn’t see it coming.”

Cage and Kim first met at a restaurant in L.A. in 2004, where she was working as a waitress. The pair tied the knot two months later so that she could travel with him to South Africa while he filmedLord of War.

They welcomed their son together the following year. The inspiration for his unique moniker came from Cage’s interest in Superman (Kal-El is the superhero’s Kryptonian name). Cage was initially cast to play the DC star in Tim Burton’s Superman movie, which wasultimately canceled.

August Francesca CoppolaCage, 2

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In January 2022, a rep for Cage and Shibataconfirmed to PEOPLEthat they were expecting their first child together, a daughter.August Francesca Coppola Cagewas born on Sept. 7, 2022.

Speaking toAccess Hollywoodin April 2022,The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talentstar shared that he’s “extremely excited” to raise another child now that his sons are older.

“My boys are all grown up, and I miss going to the toy store. I miss singing lullabies and rocking in the rocking chair,” he said. “I’m looking forward to getting back to that.”

The actor also said he is “thrilled” to enter girl-dad territory during an appearance onThe Kelly Clarkson Showin April 2022. “It’s gonna be the biggest adventure of my life. So, here we go.”

source: people.com