Sacha Baron Cohen
- Acting
- October 13, 1971 · Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Biography
Sacha Noam Baron Cohen (/ˈsæʃə/ SASH-ə; born 13 October 1971) is an English actor, filmmaker, and comedian. Known for his creation and portrayal of the fictional satirical characters Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Brüno Gehard, and Admiral General Haffaz Aladeen, he has received various accolades, including two British Academy Television Awards and three Golden Globes, as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and six Primetime Emmy Awards. For his character work, Baron Cohen has been described as a performance artist. Baron Cohen found fame on the late-night television series The 11 O'Clock Show (1998–1999), winning the British Comedy Award for Best Male Newcomer, before creating and starring as his character Ali G in the satirical sketch comedy show Da Ali G Show (2000–2004), for which he received two British Academy Television Awards. He created and starred in the Showtime satirical mockumentary series Who Is America? (2018), for which he earned a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. He portrayed Eli Cohen in the Netflix limited series The Spy (2019), earning a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film nomination, and acted in the Apple TV+ limited series Disclaimer (2024). He starred as Mephisto in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with the miniseries Ironheart (2025). Baron Cohen wrote and starred in Borat (2006) and Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020), which earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. For his portrayal of Abbie Hoffman in the legal drama The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also wrote, produced and starred in the comedy films Ali G Indahouse (2002), Brüno (2009), The Dictator (2012) and Grimsby (2016) and has acted in drama films such as Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Hugo (2011) and Les Misérables (2012). Baron Cohen voiced King Julien XIII in the Madagascar film series (2005–2012) and Uncle Ugo in Luca (2021). He has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the Actors Branch since 2008. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Sacha Baron Cohen, licensed under CC-BY-SA; full list of contributors is on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- Ali G: Who Iz I? · Alistair Leslie 'Ali G' Graham/Borat Sagdiyev/Erran Morad/Dr. Nira Cain-N'Degeocello, Producer
- Ladies First · Damien Sachs
- England 2006: The Golden Generation · Self
- Balls Up · Pavio Curto
- Ironheart · Mephisto
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert · Self
- Disclaimer · Robert Ravenscroft
- Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser · Time (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Luca · Uncle Ugo (Voice)
- Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed "Sub-Acceptable" by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Circumcision · Borat Sagdiyev, Writer
- Borat's American Lockdown & Debunking Borat · Borat, Producer
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan · Borat Sagdiyev, Screenplay
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 · Abbie Hoffman, Associate Producer
- The Spy · Eli Cohen / Kamel Amin Thabeth, Executive producer
- Who Is America? · Various Characters, Executive producer
- Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity · Self
- The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling · Self
- Alice Through the Looking Glass · Time
- The Last Laugh · Self
- Trouble Agent · Norman "Nobby" Grimsby
- Grimsby · Kyle 'Nobby' Butcher, Screenplay
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter · Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors · Self
- Ali G: Rezurection · Ali G/Borat/Bruno, Creator
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues · BBC News Anchor
- Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story · Self
- Django Unchained · Thanks
- Les Misérables · Monsieur Thénardier
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted · Julien (Voice)
- The Dictator · Aladeen / Efawadh, Screenplay
- Evening Urgant · Haffaz Aladeen (from The Dictator)
- Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo' · Self
- Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime · Self
- Hugo · Station Inspector
- Dinner for Schmucks · Executive producer
- Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection · Ali G (segment "Music")
- Brüno · Brüno, Story
- The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien · Self
- Eastbound & Down · Ronnie Thelman
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa · Julien (Voice)
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd · Self
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street · Pirelli
- Ali G-Da UK Seereez
- Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan · Borat, Screenplay
- Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby · Jean Girard
- Madagascar · King Julien (Voice)
- Borat's Television Programme
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show · Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Borat Sagdiyev, Self
- Spyz · Ali G, Writer
- Icons
- Ali G Before He Was Massiv · Ali G
- Ali G Indahouse · Alistair Leslie 'Ali G' Graham / Borat Sagdiyev, Screenplay
- Ali G: Bling Bling · Ali G
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross · Self / Borat Sagdiyev
- The Best of Borat · Borat, Writer
- Ali G, Aiii · Ali G
- Curb Your Enthusiasm · Guide #2
- The Jolly Boys' Last Stand · Vinnie
- Borat's Guide to Britain · Borat Sagdiyev
- Da Ali G Show · Brüno Gehard, Ali G
- Ali G, Innit · Ali G, Writer
- The 11 O'Clock Show · Ali G
- Parkinson · Self
- Out for Love... Be Back Shortly · English Narrator
- German Comedy Award · Self
- F2F · Self
- Sat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen · Self
- The Daily Show · Self
- MTV Europe Music Awards · Borat - Host, Ali G - Host
- The Alternative Christmas Message · Ali G
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien · Ali G, Self
- MTV Movie & TV Awards · Self
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- The Simpsons · Jakob (Voice)
- This Morning · Borat Sagdiyev
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark · Self
- Comic Relief