Acting
Sacha Baron Cohen
1971-10-13 · Hammersmith, London, England, UK
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
Django Unchained
Madagascar
The Simpsons
Luca
Hugo
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
The Dictator
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Les Misérables
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Grimsby
Movie credits · 46
Ali G: Who Iz I?
Ladies First
England 2006: The Golden Generation
Balls Up
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser
Luca
Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed "Sub-Acceptable" by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Circumcision
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
Alice Through the Looking Glass
The Last Laugh
Trouble Agent
Grimsby
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
Django Unchained
Les Misérables
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
The Dictator
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime
Hugo
Dinner for Schmucks
Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection
Brüno
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Ali G-Da UK Seereez
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Madagascar
Spyz
Ali G Before He Was Massiv
Ali G Indahouse
Ali G: Bling Bling
The Best of Borat
Ali G, Aiii
TV credits · 42
Ironheart
Disclaimer
Borat's American Lockdown & Debunking Borat
The Spy
Who Is America?
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Ali G: Rezurection
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Evening Urgant
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Eastbound & Down
Borat's Television Programme
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Icons
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Borat's Guide to Britain
Da Ali G Show
The 11 O'Clock Show
Parkinson
German Comedy Award
F2F
Sat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen
The Daily Show
MTV Europe Music Awards
The Alternative Christmas Message
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
MTV Movie & TV Awards
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Simpsons
This Morning
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Comic Relief
Saturday Night Live
Top of the Pops
The Oscars
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