Sacha Baron Cohen
Acting
Born: October 13, 1971 (age 54) · Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Highest Rated
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
Django Unchained
2012
Madagascar
2005
The Simpsons
1989
Luca
2021
Hugo
2011
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2008
Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012
The Dictator
2012
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2007
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
2006
Les Misérables
2012
Photos (7)
Movies (33)
Madagascar
King Julien (voice)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Julien (voice)
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Julien (voice)
Luca
Uncle Ugo (voice)
Balls Up
Pavio Curto
Les Misérables
Monsieur Thénardier
The Dictator
Aladeen / Efawadh
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Time
Hugo
Station Inspector
Ladies First
Damien Sachs
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Pirelli
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Borat Sagdiyev
Grimsby
Kyle 'Nobby' Butcher
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Abbie Hoffman
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Jean Girard
Ali G Indahouse
Alistair Leslie 'Ali G' Graham / Borat Sagdiyev
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Borat
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
BBC News Anchor
Brüno
Brüno
The Trouble Agent
Norman "Nobby" Grimsby
Past Forward
The Man with No Mouth
Ali G, Innit
Ali G
Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection
Ali G (segment "Music")
Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed "Sub-Acceptable" by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Circumcision
Borat Sagdiyev
The Best of Borat
Borat
Ali G, Aiii
Ali G
Out for Love... Be Back Shortly
English Narrator
Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser
Time (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ali G: Bling Bling
Ali G
The Jolly Boys' Last Stand
Vinnie
Spyz
Ali G
Ali G Before He Was Massiv
Ali G
Ali G-Da UK Seereez
2007
TV Shows (24)
The Simpsons
Jakob (voice) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Borat Sagdiyev (uncredited) · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Borat Sagdiyev · 1 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Guide #2 · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Ali G · 2 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Borat Sagdiyev · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 eps
Disclaimer
Robert Ravenscroft · 7 eps
Eastbound & Down
Ronnie Thelman · 1 eps
Ironheart
Mephisto · 1 eps
Icons
1 eps
The Spy
Eli Cohen / Kamel Amin Thabeth · 6 eps
MTV Europe Music Awards
Ali G - Host · 1 eps
MTV Europe Music Awards
Borat - Host · 1 eps
The 11 O'Clock Show
Ali G · 64 eps
Da Ali G Show
Brüno Gehard · 18 eps
Da Ali G Show
Ali G · 18 eps
Da Ali G Show
Borat · 18 eps
Evening Urgant
Haffaz Aladeen (from The Dictator) · 1 eps
Who Is America?
Various Characters · 7 eps
This Morning
Borat Sagdiyev · 1 eps
Borat's American Lockdown & Debunking Borat
Borat · 7 eps
Ali G: Rezurection
Ali G/Borat/Bruno · 20 eps
Borat's Guide to Britain
Borat Sagdiyev · 6 eps
Self / Appearances (28)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 eps
Top of the Pops
Self — Ali G · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 2 eps
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Winner · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Today
Self · 1 eps
Parkinson
Self · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Self · 1 eps
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self / Borat Sagdiyev · 1 eps
Sat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen
Self · 1 eps
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
Self · 2 eps
England 2006: The Golden Generation
Self (archive footage)
The Last Laugh
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
Self
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
Self
Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime
Self
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
Self
Upcoming (6)
Directing (1)
Writing (17)
The Dictator
Screenplay
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Screenplay
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Story
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Characters
Da Ali G Show
Writer
Grimsby
Screenplay
Grimsby
Story
Ali G Indahouse
Screenplay
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Screenplay
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Story
Who Is America?
Writer
Brüno
Story
Brüno
Screenplay
Ali G, Innit
Writer
Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed "Sub-Acceptable" by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Circumcision
Writer
The Best of Borat
Writer
Spyz
Writer
Producing (14)
The Dictator
Producer
The Spy
Executive Producer
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Producer
Da Ali G Show
Executive Producer
Grimsby
Producer
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Associate Producer
Ali G Indahouse
Executive Producer
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Producer
Who Is America?
Executive Producer
Brüno
Producer
Dinner for Schmucks
Executive Producer
Borat's American Lockdown & Debunking Borat
Producer
Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed "Sub-Acceptable" by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Circumcision
Executive Producer
Spyz
Executive Producer