Sacha Baron Cohen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 13, 1971 (age 55)
- Birthplace
- 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
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Filmography
Super Toys
Movie
Mandrake the Magician
Movie · as Mandrake the Magician
Chelm: The Smartest Place on Earth
Movie
Ladies First
Movie · as Damien Sachs
Balls Up
Movie · as Pavio Curto
England 2006: The Golden Generation
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Ali G: Who Iz I?
Movie · as Ali G / Nira Cain-N'Degeocello / Erran Morad
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie · as Self
Ironheart
TV · as Mephisto · 1 ep
Disclaimer
TV · as Robert Ravenscroft · 7 eps
Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed "Sub-Acceptable" by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Circumcision
Movie · as Borat Sagdiyev
Luca
Movie · as Uncle Ugo (voice)
Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser
Movie · as Time (archive footage) (uncredited)
Borat's American Lockdown & Debunking Borat
TV · as Borat · 7 eps
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Movie · as Abbie Hoffman
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Movie · as Borat Sagdiyev
The Spy
TV · as Eli Cohen / Kamel Amin Thabeth · 6 eps
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
Movie · as Self
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Who Is America?
TV · as Various Characters · 7 eps
The Last Laugh
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Grimsby
Movie · as Kyle 'Nobby' Butcher
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Movie · as Time
Trouble Agent
Movie · as Norman "Nobby" Grimsby
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Ali G: Rezurection
TV · as Ali G/Borat/Bruno · 20 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Movie · as BBC News Anchor
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
Movie · as Self
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Movie · as Julien (voice)
Les Misérables
Movie · as Monsieur Thénardier
The Dictator
Movie · as Aladeen / Efawadh
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
Movie · as Self
Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime
Movie · as Self
Evening Urgant
TV · as Haffaz Aladeen (from The Dictator) · 1 ep
Hugo
Movie · as Station Inspector
Brüno
Movie · as Brüno
Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection
Movie · as Ali G (segment "Music")
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Eastbound & Down
TV · as Ronnie Thelman · 1 ep
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Movie · as Julien (voice)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
Movie · as Self
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Movie · as Pirelli
Ali G-Da UK Seereez
Movie
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Movie · as Borat
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Movie · as Jean Girard
Madagascar
Movie · as King Julien (voice)
Borat's Television Programme
TV · 2 eps
Spyz
Movie · as Ali G
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Borat Sagdiyev, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Ali G Indahouse
Movie · as Alistair Leslie 'Ali G' Graham / Borat Sagdiyev
Ali G Before He Was Massiv
Movie · as Ali G
Icons
TV · 1 ep
Ali G: Bling Bling
Movie · as Ali G
The Best of Borat
Movie · as Borat
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
TV · as Self / Borat Sagdiyev · 1 ep
Ali G, Aiii
Movie · as Ali G
The Jolly Boys' Last Stand
Movie · as Vinnie
Da Ali G Show
TV · as Borat, Brüno Gehard, Ali G · 18 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · as Guide #2 · 1 ep
Borat's Guide to Britain
TV · as Borat Sagdiyev · 6 eps
Ali G, Innit
Movie · as Ali G
The 11 O'Clock Show
TV · as Ali G · 64 eps
Parkinson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Out for Love... Be Back Shortly
Movie · as English Narrator
German Comedy Award
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Sat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen
TV · as Self · 1 ep
F2F
TV · as Self · 1 ep
MTV Europe Music Awards
TV · as Ali G - Host, Borat - Host · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Ali G, Self - Guest, Borat Sagdiyev · 2 eps
The Alternative Christmas Message
TV · as Ali G · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 1 ep
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV · as Self - Winner · 1 ep
The Simpsons
TV · as Jakob (voice) · 1 ep
This Morning
TV · as Borat Sagdiyev · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Comic Relief
TV · 3 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Cameo (uncredited), Borat Sagdiyev (uncredited), Admiral General Aladeen (uncredited)
Top of the Pops
TV · as Self — Ali G · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Today
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep