Sacha Baron Cohen
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.
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Movies (46)
Ali G: Who Iz I?
2026 · Ali G / Nira Cain-N'Degeocello / Erran Morad, Producer, Director, Screenplay, Story, Characters
Las damas primero
2026 · Damien Sachs
England 2006: The Golden Generation
2026 · Self (archive footage)
Bolas arriba
2026 · Pavio Curto
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · Self
Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser
2021 · Time (archive footage) (uncredited)
Luca
2021 · Uncle Ugo (voice)
Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed "Sub-Acceptable" by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Circumcision
2021 · Borat Sagdiyev, Writer, Executive Producer
Borat, siguiente película documental
2020 · Borat Sagdiyev, Screenplay, Story, Characters, Producer
El juicio de los 7 de Chicago
2020 · Abbie Hoffman, Associate Producer
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
2018 · Self
Alicia a través del espejo
2016 · Time
The Last Laugh
2016 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Trouble Agent
2016 · Norman "Nobby" Grimsby
Espía por error
2016 · Kyle 'Nobby' Butcher, Screenplay, Producer, Story
El Reportero 2: Al Diablo con las Noticias
2013 · BBC News Anchor
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
2013 · Self
Django sin Cadenas
2012 · Thanks
Los miserables
2012 · Monsieur Thénardier
Madagascar 3: Los Fugitivos
2012 · Julien (voice)
El Dictador
2012 · Aladeen / Efawadh, Screenplay, Producer
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
2012 · Self
Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime
2012 · Self
La invención de Hugo Cabret
2011 · Station Inspector
Una cena para tontos
2010 · Executive Producer
Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection
2009 · Ali G (segment "Music")
Brüno
2009 · Brüno, Story, Producer, Screenplay
Madagascar 2: Escape de África
2008 · Julien (voice)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
2008 · Self
Sweeney Todd: El Barbero Demoniaco
2007 · Pirelli
Ali G-Da UK Seereez
2007
Borat: El segundo mejor reportero del glorioso país Kazajistán viaja a América
2006 · Borat, Screenplay, Producer, Story
Ricky Bobby: Loco por la velocidad
2006 · Jean Girard
Madagascar
2005 · King Julien (voice)
Spyz
2003 · Ali G, Writer, Executive Producer
Ali G Before He Was Massiv
2002 · Ali G
Ali G anda suelto
2002 · Alistair Leslie 'Ali G' Graham / Borat Sagdiyev, Executive Producer, Screenplay
Ali G: Bling Bling
2001 · Ali G
The Best of Borat
2001 · Borat, Writer
Ali G, Aiii
2000 · Ali G
The Jolly Boys' Last Stand
2000 · Vinnie
Ali G, Innit
1999 · Ali G, Writer
Out for Love... Be Back Shortly
1997 · English Narrator
Super Toys
Mandrake the Magician
· Mandrake the Magician
Chelm: The Smartest Place on Earth
· Writer, Executive Producer
TV shows (42)
Ironheart
2025 · Mephisto
Disclaimer
2024 · Robert Ravenscroft
Borat's American Lockdown & Debunking Borat
2021 · Borat, Executive Producer
El Espía
2019 · Eli Cohen / Kamel Amin Thabeth, Executive Producer
Who Is America?
2018 · Various Characters, Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Creator
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
2018 · Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
Ali G: Rezurection
2014 · Ali G/Borat/Bruno, Creator
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self - Guest
Evening Urgant
2012 · Haffaz Aladeen (from The Dictator)
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009 · Self
Eastbound & Down
2009 · Ronnie Thelman
Borat's Television Programme
2004
Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Borat Sagdiyev, Self - Guest, Self
Icons
2002
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001 · Self / Borat Sagdiyev
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · Guide #2
Da Ali G Show
2000 · Borat, Brüno Gehard, Ali G, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
Borat's Guide to Britain
2000 · Borat Sagdiyev
The 11 O'Clock Show
1998 · Ali G
Parkinson
1998 · Self
German Comedy Award
1997 · Self
F2F
1996 · Self
Sat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen
1996 · Self
The Daily Show
1996 · Self
MTV Europe Music Awards
1994 · Ali G - Host, Borat - Host
The Alternative Christmas Message
1993 · Ali G
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Ali G, Self - Guest, Borat Sagdiyev
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992 · Self - Winner
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Los Simpson
1989 · Jakob (voice)
This Morning
1988 · Borat Sagdiyev
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self
Comic Relief
1988
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Cameo (uncredited), Borat Sagdiyev (uncredited), Admiral General Aladeen (uncredited)
Top of the Pops
1964 · Self — Ali G
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Today
1952 · Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee