Sacha Baron Cohen
Sacha Noam Baron Cohen (born 13 October 1971) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known for his creation and portrayal of the fictional satirical characters Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Brüno Gehard, and Admiral General Aladeen. He adopts a variety of accents and guises for his characters and interacts with unsuspecting subjects who do not realise they have been set up. At the 2012 British Comedy Awards, he 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. 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 Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Martin Scorsese's Hugo (2011), Tom Hooper's Les Misérables (2012), and Aaron Sorkin's The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020). He made a cameo as a BBC News anchor in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013). In 2016, he appeared in the comedy film Grimsby and co-starred in the fantasy sequel 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). 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 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 two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, three Golden Globe Award nominations, resulting in two wins for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his work in the feature film Borat and its sequel. 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. After the release of Borat, Baron Cohen said he would retire Borat and Ali G because the public had become too familiar with the characters. After the release of Brüno, he said he would retire that character. However, the character of Borat was brought back for the 2020 sequel Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sacha Baron Cohen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Disclaimer as Robert Ravenscroft
- 2021 · Luca as Uncle Ugo (voice)
- 2021 · Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed “Sub-Acceptable” by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Circumcision as Borat Sagdiyev
- 2021 · Borat’s American Lockdown & Debunking Borat as Borat
- 2020 · Borat Subsequent Moviefilm as Borat Sagdiyev
- 2020 · The Trial of the Chicago 7 as Abbie Hoffman
- 2019 · The Spy as Eli Cohen / Kamel Amin Thabeth
- 2018 · Who Is America? as Various Characters
- 2018 · Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity as Self
- 2018 · The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling as Self
- 2016 · Past Forward as The Man with No Mouth
- 2016 · Alice Through the Looking Glass as Time
- 2016 · The Last Laugh as Self
- 2016 · The Trouble Agent as Norman "Nobby" Grimsby
- 2016 · Grimsby as Kyle 'Nobby' Butcher
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · Ali G: Rezurection as Ali G/Borat/Bruno
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2013 · Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues as BBC News Anchor
- 2013 · Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story as Self
- 2012 · Les Misérables as Thénardier
- 2012 · Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted as Julien (voice)
- 2012 · The Dictator as Aladeen / Efawadh
- 2012 · Evening Urgant as Haffaz Aladeen (from The Dictator)
- 2012 · Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo' as Self
- 2012 · Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime as Self
- 2011 · Hugo as Station Inspector
- 2009 · Madonna: Music as Ali G
- 2009 · Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection as Ali G (segment "Music")
- 2009 · Brüno as Brüno
- 2009 · The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien as
- 2009 · Eastbound & Down as Ronnie Thelman
- 2008 · Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa as Julien (voice)
- 2008 · Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd as Self
- 2007 · Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street as Pirelli
- 2007 · Ali G-Da UK Seereez as
- 2006 · Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan as Borat Sagdiyev
- 2006 · Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby as Jean Girard
- 2005 · Madagascar as Julien (voice)
- 2004 · Borat's Television Programme as
- 2003 · Spyz as Ali G
- 2002 · Icons as
- 2002 · Ali G Before He Was Massiv as Ali G
- 2002 · Ali G Indahouse as Alistair Leslie "Ali G" Graham / Borat Sagdiyev
- 2001 · Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self / Borat Sagdiyev
- 2001 · Ali G: Bling Bling as Ali G
- 2001 · The Best of Borat as Borat
- 2000 · Ali G, Aiii as Ali G
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Guide #2
- 2000 · The Jolly Boys' Last Stand as Vinnie
- 2000 · Borat's Guide to Britain as Borat Sagdiyev
- 2000 · Da Ali G Show as Brüno Gehard
- 2000 · Da Ali G Show as Ali G
- 2000 · Da Ali G Show as Borat
- 1999 · Ali G, Innit as Ali G
- 1998 · The 11 O'Clock Show as Ali G
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1997 · Out for Love... Be Back Shortly as English Narrator
- 1997 · Deutscher Comedypreis as Self
- 1996 · Sat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen as Self
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1994 · MTV Europe Music Awards as Ali G - Host
- 1994 · MTV Europe Music Awards as Borat - Host
- 1993 · 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
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Jakob (voice)
- 1988 · This Morning as Borat Sagdiyev
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1952 · Today as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Winner
- Future · Ladies First as
- Future · Super Toys as
- Future · Chelm: The Smartest Place on Earth as
- Future · Mandrake the Magician as Mandrake the Magician