Sacha Baron Cohen
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
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Simpsons
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Daily Show
1996
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Top of the Pops
1964
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest · 2014
The Simpsons
as Jakob (voice) · 1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self · 2014
The Daily Show
as Self · 1996
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Borat Sagdiyev (uncredited) · 1975
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Borat Sagdiyev · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self · 2003
Top of the Pops
as Self — Ali G · 1964
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self · 1988
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Ali G · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Borat Sagdiyev · 1993
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Guide #2 · 2000
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
· 1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self · 2003
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee · 1944
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self · 2014
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self · 2015
Parkinson
as Self · 1998
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self - Winner · 1992
Today
as Self · 1952
Disclaimer
as Robert Ravenscroft · 2024
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
as Self · 2009
Eastbound & Down
as Ronnie Thelman · 2009
The Spy
as Eli Cohen / Kamel Amin Thabeth · 2019
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
as Julien (voice) · 2012
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self / Borat Sagdiyev · 2001
Madagascar
as King Julien (voice) · 2005
Ironheart
as Mephisto · 2025
Balls Up
as Pavio Curto · 2026
The Dictator
as Aladeen / Efawadh · 2012
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as Time · 2016
Luca
as Uncle Ugo (voice) · 2021
MTV Europe Music Awards
as Ali G - Host · 1994
MTV Europe Music Awards
as Borat - Host · 1994
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
as Julien (voice) · 2008
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
as Pirelli · 2007
Ladies First
as Damien Sachs · 2026
Les Misérables
as Monsieur Thénardier · 2012
The 11 O'Clock Show
as Ali G · 1998
Da Ali G Show
as Borat · 2000
Da Ali G Show
as Brüno Gehard · 2000
Da Ali G Show
as Ali G · 2000
Icons
· 2002
Grimsby
as Kyle 'Nobby' Butcher · 2016
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
as Borat Sagdiyev · 2020
Hugo
as Station Inspector · 2011
Sat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen
as Self · 1996
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
as Borat · 2006
Evening Urgant
as Haffaz Aladeen (from The Dictator) · 2012
The Trial of the Chicago 7
as Abbie Hoffman · 2020
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
as BBC News Anchor · 2013
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
as Jean Girard · 2006
Ali G Indahouse
as Alistair Leslie 'Ali G' Graham / Borat Sagdiyev · 2002
Who Is America?
as Various Characters · 2018
German Comedy Award
as Self · 1997
This Morning
as Borat Sagdiyev · 1988
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
as Self · 2018
Brüno
as Brüno · 2009
Ali G: Who Iz I?
as Alistair Leslie 'Ali G' Graham · 2026
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self · 2025
Trouble Agent
as Norman "Nobby" Grimsby · 2016
Borat's American Lockdown & Debunking Borat
as Borat · 2021
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
as Self · 2013
The Last Laugh
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2016
Ali G: Rezurection
as Ali G/Borat/Bruno · 2014
England 2006: The Golden Generation
as Self (archive footage) · 2026
Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser
as Time (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2021
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
as Self · 2018
The Alternative Christmas Message
as Ali G · 1993
Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime
as Self · 2012
Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection
as Ali G (segment "Music") · 2009
Ali G, Innit
as Ali G · 1999
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
as Self · 2008
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
as Self · 2012
Ali G: Bling Bling
as Ali G · 2001
Borat's Television Programme
· 2004
The Best of Borat
as Borat · 2001
Ali G, Aiii
as Ali G · 2000
The Jolly Boys' Last Stand
as Vinnie · 2000
Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed "Sub-Acceptable" by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Circumcision
as Borat Sagdiyev · 2021
Out for Love... Be Back Shortly
as English Narrator · 1997
Borat's Guide to Britain
as Borat Sagdiyev · 2000
Chelm: The Smartest Place on Earth
Ali G Before He Was Massiv
as Ali G · 2002
Super Toys
F2F
as Self · 1996
Ali G-Da UK Seereez
· 2007
Mandrake the Magician
as Mandrake the Magician
Spyz
as Ali G · 2003