Sacha Baron Cohen
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
The Simpsons
Jakob (voice)
Top of the Pops
Self — Ali G
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Guide #2
The Oscars
Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Winner
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Borat Sagdiyev
Ironheart
Mephisto
Madagascar
King Julien (voice)
Luca
Uncle Ugo (voice)
Eastbound & Down
Ronnie Thelman
The Dictator
Aladeen / Efawadh
Disclaimer
Robert Ravenscroft
Les Misérables
Monsieur Thénardier
MTV Europe Music Awards
Ali G - Host
MTV Europe Music Awards
Borat - Host
The Spy
Eli Cohen / Kamel Amin Thabeth
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Julien (voice)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Julien (voice)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Pirelli
Icons
Hugo
Station Inspector
The 11 O'Clock Show
Ali G
Grimsby
Kyle 'Nobby' Butcher
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Time
German Comedy Award
Self
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
BBC News Anchor
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Jean Girard
Brüno
Brüno
Who Is America?
Various Characters
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Borat Sagdiyev
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
Self
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Abbie Hoffman
Ali G Indahouse
Alistair Leslie "Ali G" Graham / Borat Sagdiyev
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
Self
Past Forward
The Man with No Mouth
The Trouble Agent
Norman "Nobby" Grimsby
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
Self
Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime
Self
The Alternative Christmas Message
Ali G
Ali G, Innit
Ali G
Майсыз Калҗа
Ali G: Rezurection
Ali G/Borat/Bruno
The Last Laugh
Self
Borat’s American Lockdown & Debunking Borat
Borat
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
Self
Ladies First
Ali G: Bling Bling
Ali G
Chelm: The Smartest Place on Earth
Borat's Guide to Britain
Borat Sagdiyev
Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed "Sub-Acceptable" by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Circumcision
Borat Sagdiyev
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
Self
Borat's Television Programme
Ali G, Aiii
Ali G
Super Toys
The Jolly Boys' Last Stand
Vinnie
Spyz
Ali G
Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser
Time (archive footage) (uncredited)
Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection
Ali G (segment "Music")
The Best of Borat
Borat
The Daily Show
Self
Mandrake the Magician
Mandrake the Magician
Ali G-Da UK Seereez
Ali G Before He Was Massiv
Ali G
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Out for Love... Be Back Shortly
English Narrator
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Borat
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Ali G
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Borat Sagdiyev
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Today
Self
Parkinson
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self / Borat Sagdiyev
Evening Urgant
Haffaz Aladeen (from The Dictator)
Sat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen
Self
This Morning
Borat Sagdiyev
Da Ali G Show
Borat
Da Ali G Show
Brüno Gehard
Da Ali G Show
Ali G
F2F
Self