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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser
Character:Time (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:14/10/2021
Luca
Character:Uncle Ugo (voice)
Release Date:17/06/2021
Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed "Sub-Acceptable" by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Circumcision
Character:Borat Sagdiyev
Release Date:25/05/2021
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Character:Borat Sagdiyev
Release Date:23/10/2020
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Character:Abbie Hoffman
Release Date:25/09/2020
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
Character:Self
Release Date:06/04/2018
Past Forward
Character:The Man with No Mouth
Release Date:15/11/2016
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Character:Time
Release Date:25/05/2016
The Last Laugh
Character:Self
Release Date:18/04/2016
The Trouble Agent
Character:Norman "Nobby" Grimsby
Release Date:11/03/2016
Grimsby
Character:Kyle 'Nobby' Butcher
Release Date:24/02/2016
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Character:BBC News Anchor
Release Date:18/12/2013
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
Character:Self
Release Date:01/04/2013
Les Misérables
Character:Thénardier
Release Date:18/12/2012
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Character:Julien (voice)
Release Date:06/06/2012
The Dictator
Character:Aladeen / Efawadh
Release Date:15/05/2012
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
Character:Self
Release Date:28/02/2012
Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime
Character:Self
Release Date:28/02/2012
Hugo
Character:Station Inspector
Release Date:22/11/2011
Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection
Character:Ali G (segment "Music")
Release Date:27/09/2009
Brüno
Character:Brüno
Release Date:08/07/2009
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Character:Julien (voice)
Release Date:30/10/2008
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
Character:Self
Release Date:01/04/2008
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Character:Pirelli
Release Date:21/12/2007
Ali G-Da UK Seereez
Character:
Release Date:24/05/2007
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Character:Borat Sagdiyev
Release Date:01/11/2006
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Character:Jean Girard
Release Date:04/08/2006
Madagascar
Character:Julien (voice)
Release Date:25/05/2005
Spyz
Character:Ali G
Release Date:06/01/2003
Ali G Before He Was Massiv
Character:Ali G
Release Date:26/03/2002
Ali G Indahouse
Character:Alistair Leslie "Ali G" Graham / Borat Sagdiyev
Release Date:21/03/2002
Ali G: Bling Bling
Character:Ali G
Release Date:31/10/2001
The Best of Borat
Character:Borat
Release Date:18/01/2001
Ali G, Aiii
Character:Ali G
Release Date:20/11/2000
The Jolly Boys' Last Stand
Character:Vinnie
Release Date:18/08/2000
Ali G, Innit
Character:Ali G
Release Date:15/11/1999
Out for Love... Be Back Shortly
Character:English Narrator
Release Date:02/01/1997
Television Appearances
Ironheart
Character:Mephisto
Disclaimer
Character:Robert Ravenscroft
Borat’s American Lockdown & Debunking Borat
Character:Borat
The Spy
Character:Eli Cohen / Kamel Amin Thabeth
Who Is America?
Character:Various Characters
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
Character:Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Ali G: Rezurection
Character:Ali G/Borat/Bruno
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Evening Urgant
Character:Haffaz Aladeen (from The Dictator)
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self
Eastbound & Down
Character:Ronnie Thelman
Borat's Television Programme
Character:
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Borat
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
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Character:
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Character:Self / Borat Sagdiyev
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Character:Guide #2
Borat's Guide to Britain
Character:Borat Sagdiyev
Da Ali G Show
Character:Brüno Gehard
Da Ali G Show
Character:Ali G
Da Ali G Show
Character:Borat
The 11 O'Clock Show
Character:Ali G
Parkinson
Character:Self
German Comedy Award
Character:Self
F2F
Character:Self
Sat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen
Character:Self
The Daily Show
Character:Self
MTV Europe Music Awards
Character:Borat - Host
MTV Europe Music Awards
Character:Ali G - Host
The Alternative Christmas Message
Character:Ali G
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Ali G
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Borat Sagdiyev
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Character:Self - Winner
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
The Simpsons
Character:Jakob (voice)
This Morning
Character:Borat Sagdiyev
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Top of the Pops
Character:Self — Ali G
The Oscars
Character:Self
Today
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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