Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 13, 1971
Place of Birth
Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Credits
87 titles
Sacha Baron Cohen
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
Ladies First
Damien Sachs
England 2006: The Golden Generation
Self (archive footage)
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
Borat's American Lockdown & Debunking Borat
Borat
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Borat Sagdiyev
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Abbie Hoffman
The Spy
Eli Cohen / Kamel Amin Thabeth
Who Is America?
Various Characters
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
Self
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
Self
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Time
The Last Laugh
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Trouble Agent
Norman "Nobby" Grimsby
Grimsby
Kyle 'Nobby' Butcher
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Ali G: Rezurection
Ali G/Borat/Bruno
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
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
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
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
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Jean Girard
Madagascar
King Julien (voice)
Borat's Television Programme
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self