Actors Lauren Cohan, Nicholas Cage and Jeremy Renner are all celebrating their birthdays today.
Lauren Cohan, 33
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Actress Lauren Cohan turns 33 today. Cohan's major movie debut was the in the 2005 film Casanova as Sister Beatrice. In 2006, she starred in National Lampoon’s Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj. Cohan was cast in season three of Supernatural as Bela Talbot, appearing in six episodes.
Cohan played the recurring character Rose, a 560-year-old vampire, in The Vampire Diaries. In 2011, she joined the television series Chuck. She has also guest starred on shows such as Modern Family, CSI: NY, Cold Case, Archer, and The Bold and the Beautiful.
Cohan was cast in the second season of the AMC television series The Walking Dead as Maggie Greene.
Nicholas Cage, 51
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Actor, director and producer Nicholas Cage turns 51 today. Cage has performed in leading roles in a variety of films including Valley Girl, Peggy Sue Got Married, Raising Arizona, Honeymoon in Vegas and Red Rock West.
Cage received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance in Leaving Las Vegas. He went on to star in Face/Off, Con Air, City of Angels and National Treasure. He earned his second Academy Award nomination for his performance in Adaptation. In 2002, he directed the film Sonny, which earned him a nomination 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 and The Life of David Gale.
Cage’s performances in The Weather Man, Lord of War, The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans and Kick-Ass earned him critical acclaim, and films such as Ghost Rider and Knowing were box office successes.
Jeremy Renner, 44
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Actor, singer-songwriter, film producer, former makeup artist and musician Jeremy Renner turns 44 today. Renner made his film debut in 1995 in National Lampoon's Senior Trip. Renner went on to appear in S.W.A.T, The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, 28 Weeks Later, The Town and The Bourne Legacy.
For his role in 2009’s The Hurt Locker, Renner earned several awards in the Best Actor category including his first Academy Award nomination as well a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. His work in The Town earned him his second Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He also gained his first Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor and his second Screen Actors Guild nomination.
As well as acting, Renner is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist, and drummer. He also appeared in music videos for "Trouble" by P!nk and "Scenes on Sunset" by Brother Sal.
Recently, Renner starred in Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters and American Hustle. Renner also played Hawkeye in Marvel's The Avengers and will reprise his role for the sequel, Avengers: Age of Ultron. Renner also confirmed that he will return as Cross in Bourne 5, which is set for an August 14, 2015 release date, as well as the fifth installment of the Mission Impossible franchise.