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/ SA-shə; Hebrew: סָשָׁה נֹעַם בָּרוֹן כֹּהֵן; born 13 October 1971) is an English comedian, actor, and performance artist. He is best known for his creation and portrayal of the fictional satirical characters Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Brüno Gehard, and Admiral General Haffaz Aladeen. At the 2012 British Comedy Awards, Baron Cohen received the Outstanding Achievement Award and accepted the award in-character as Ali G. In 2013, he received the BAFTA Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy. In 2018, The Times named him among the 30 best living comedians. Beginning his career in television, Baron Cohen was named Best Newcomer at the 1999 British Comedy Awards for The 11 O'Clock Show. He created and starred as his character Ali G in Da Ali G Show (2000–2004), receiving two BAFTA Awards. His next television project, Who Is America? (2018) for Showtime, saw him nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor—Television Series Musical or Comedy. In 2019, he portrayed Eli Cohen in the limited series The Spy for OCS and Netflix, for which he received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor—Miniseries or Television Film. Baron Cohen has produced and/or performed in comedic films, such as Ali G Indahouse (2002), Borat (2006) and its sequel Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), Brüno (2009), and The Dictator (2012). He has also appeared in dramatic films including Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Hugo (2011), Les Misérables (2012), and The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020). In 2016, he starred in Grimsby and co-starred in Alice Through the Looking Glass. His voice acting roles include King Julien XIII in the Madagascar film series (2005–2012) and Uncle Ugo in Luca (2021). Baron Cohen has two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and six Golden Globe Award nominations, resulting in three wins: two for Best Actor—Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his work in the feature film Borat and its sequel, and he also won the award for Best Motion Picture—Musical or Comedy as producer of Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. In 2021, he received Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for his performance as Abbot "Abbie" Hoffman in The Trial of the Chicago 7. He has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the Actors Branch since 2008.
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
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
Past Forward
The Man with No Mouth
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 Sagdiyev
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Jean Girard
Madagascar
King Julien (voice)
Borat's Television Programme
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self