Sacha Baron Cohen
Acting • Born 1971-10-13
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.
Filmography
88 credits
Madagascar
Movie • 2005
King Julien (voice)
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Movie • 2006
Borat Sagdiyev
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Movie • 2008
Julien (voice)
Ali G, Innit
Movie • 1999
Ali G
Super Toys
Movie
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Movie • 2006
Jean Girard
Ali G Indahouse
Movie • 2002
Alistair Leslie "Ali G" Graham / Borat Sagdiyev
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Movie • 2007
Pirelli
Hugo
Movie • 2011
Station Inspector
Ali G, Aiii
Movie • 2000
Ali G
Brüno
Movie • 2009
Brüno
Ali G: Bling Bling
Movie • 2001
Ali G
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Movie • 2012
Julien (voice)
Mandrake the Magician
Movie
Mandrake the Magician
Les Misérables
Movie • 2012
Monsieur Thénardier
The Dictator
Movie • 2012
Aladeen / Efawadh
Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection
Movie • 2009
Ali G (segment "Music")
Ali G-Da UK Seereez
Movie • 2007
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
Movie • 2012
Self
Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime
Movie • 2012
Self
The Last Laugh
Movie • 2016
Self
Chelm: The Smartest Place on Earth
Movie
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Movie • 2013
BBC News Anchor
Ali G Before He Was Massiv
Movie • 2002
Ali G
Out for Love... Be Back Shortly
Movie • 1997
English Narrator
Grimsby
Movie • 2016
Kyle 'Nobby' Butcher
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Movie • 2016
Time
The Best of Borat
Movie • 2001
Borat
Spyz
Movie • 2003
Ali G
Past Forward
Movie • 2016
The Man with No Mouth
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
Movie • 2018
Self
The Jolly Boys' Last Stand
Movie • 2000
Vinnie
The Trouble Agent
Movie • 2016
Norman "Nobby" Grimsby
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Movie • 2020
Abbie Hoffman
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
Movie • 2013
Self
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
Movie • 2008
Self
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Movie • 2020
Borat Sagdiyev
Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed "Sub-Acceptable" by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Circumcision
Movie • 2021
Borat Sagdiyev
Luca
Movie • 2021
Uncle Ugo (voice)
Ladies First
Movie
Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser
Movie • 2021
Time (archive footage) (uncredited)
Майсыз Калҗа
Movie • 2012
This Morning
TV • 1988
Borat Sagdiyev
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Jakob (voice)
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
TV • 2001
Self / Borat Sagdiyev
Today
TV • 1952
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self
Icons
TV • 2002
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
Da Ali G Show
TV • 2000
Brüno Gehard
Da Ali G Show
TV • 2000
Ali G
Da Ali G Show
TV • 2000
Borat
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Ali G
Borat’s American Lockdown & Debunking Borat
TV • 2021
Borat
Borat's Television Programme
TV • 2004
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
TV • 2009
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Borat Sagdiyev
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV • 2000
Guide #2
Evening Urgant
TV • 2012
Haffaz Aladeen (from The Dictator)
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
TV • 2018
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
Who Is America?
TV • 2018
Various Characters
Disclaimer
TV • 2024
Robert Ravenscroft
Eastbound & Down
TV • 2009
Ronnie Thelman
German Comedy Award
TV • 1997
Self
MTV Europe Music Awards
TV • 1994
Borat - Host
MTV Europe Music Awards
TV • 1994
Ali G - Host
The Spy
TV • 2019
Eli Cohen / Kamel Amin Thabeth
Ali G: Rezurection
TV • 2014
Ali G/Borat/Bruno
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2015
Self
Sat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen
TV • 1996
Self
The 11 O'Clock Show
TV • 1998
Ali G
Borat's Guide to Britain
TV • 2000
Borat Sagdiyev
Parkinson
TV • 1998
Self
The Alternative Christmas Message
TV • 1993
Ali G
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
F2F
TV • 1996
Self
Ironheart
TV • 2025
Mephisto
Top of the Pops
TV • 1964
Self — Ali G
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Borat
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV • 1992
Self - Winner