Sacha Baron Cohen
Known for Acting · 84 credits
- Born
- 1971-10-13 (age 54)
- Place of birth
- Hammersmith, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Sacha Noam 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
TV Shows (41)
The Simpsons
1989
as Jakob (voice)
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Guide #2
Top of the Pops
1964
as Self — Ali G
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Borat Sagdiyev / Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Ali G / Self - Guest / Borat Sagdiyev
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self - Winner
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Ironheart
2025
as Mephisto
Eastbound & Down
2009
as Ronnie Thelman
Parkinson
1998
as Self
MTV Europe Music Awards
1994
as Borat - Host / Ali G - Host
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
as Self / Borat Sagdiyev
Disclaimer
2024
as Robert Ravenscroft
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009
as Self
Today
1952
as Self
The Spy
2019
as Eli Cohen / Kamel Amin Thabeth
Evening Urgant
2012
as Haffaz Aladeen (from The Dictator)
Icons
2002
The 11 O'Clock Show
1998
as Ali G
Da Ali G Show
2000
as Brüno Gehard / Ali G / Borat
Who Is America?
2018
as Various Characters
This Morning
1988
as Borat Sagdiyev
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
2018
as Self
German Comedy Award
1997
as Self
Borat's American Lockdown & Debunking Borat
2021
as Borat
Sat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen
1996
as Self
Ali G: Rezurection
2014
as Ali G/Borat/Bruno
Borat's Television Programme
2004
Borat's Guide to Britain
2000
as Borat Sagdiyev
The Alternative Christmas Message
1993
as Ali G
F2F
1996
as Self
Movies (43)
Ladies First
2026
as Damien Sachs
Balls Up
2026
as Pavio Curto
Madagascar
2005
as King Julien (voice)
The Dictator
2012
as Aladeen / Efawadh
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012
as Julien (voice)
Luca
2021
as Uncle Ugo (voice)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016
as Time
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2008
as Julien (voice)
Les Misérables
2012
as Monsieur Thénardier
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2007
as Pirelli
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
2020
as Borat Sagdiyev
Hugo
2011
as Station Inspector
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
2006
as Borat Sagdiyev
Grimsby
2016
as Kyle 'Nobby' Butcher
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2006
as Jean Girard
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020
as Abbie Hoffman
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
2013
as BBC News Anchor
The Trouble Agent
2016
as Norman "Nobby" Grimsby
Brüno
2009
as Brüno
Ali G Indahouse
2002
as Alistair Leslie "Ali G" Graham / Borat Sagdiyev
The Last Laugh
2016
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
2018
as Self
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
2008
as Self
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
2013
as Self
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
2012
as Self
Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed "Sub-Acceptable" by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Circumcision
2021
as Borat Sagdiyev
Spyz
2003
as Ali G
Super Toys
Past Forward
2016
as The Man with No Mouth
Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection
2009
as Ali G (segment "Music")
Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime
2012
as Self
Ali G, Aiii
2000
as Ali G
Chelm: The Smartest Place on Earth
The Best of Borat
2001
as Borat
Ali G, Innit
1999
as Ali G
Ali G Before He Was Massiv
2002
as Ali G
Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser
2021
as Time (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ali G: Bling Bling
2001
as Ali G
Out for Love... Be Back Shortly
1997
as English Narrator
The Jolly Boys' Last Stand
2000
as Vinnie
Майсыз Калҗа
2012
Mandrake the Magician
as Mandrake the Magician
Ali G-Da UK Seereez
2007
About 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, Th… With 84 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Sacha Baron Cohen has appeared in 43 films and 41 TV shows.
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Most Popular Sacha Baron Cohen Movies
- Ladies First (2026) — as Damien Sachs
- Balls Up (2026) — as Pavio Curto
- Madagascar (2005) — as King Julien (voice)
- The Dictator (2012) — as Aladeen / Efawadh
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) — as Julien (voice)
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