Person Details

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Aliases: Sacha Noam Baron Cohen

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Hammersmith, London, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 43

TV Involvements: 16


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Alice Through the Looking Glass
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7
The Oscars
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7

The Oscars

(1953) Self
MTV Europe Music Awards
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10

MTV Europe Music Awards

(1994) Ali G - Host
The Spy
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7

The Spy

(2019) Eli Cohen / Kamel Amin Thabeth
Disclaimer
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7

Disclaimer

(2024) Robert Ravenscroft
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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7
Les Misérables
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7

Les Misérables

(2012) Thénardier
Deutscher Comedypreis
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0

Deutscher Comedypreis

(1997) Self

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Robert Ravenscroft
2021 Uncle Ugo (voice)
Borat Sagdiyev
Borat
2020 Borat Sagdiyev
Abbie Hoffman
2019 Eli Cohen / Kamel Amin Thabeth
2018 Various Characters
Self
Self
2016 The Man with No Mouth
Time
Self
Norman "Nobby" Grimsby
Kyle 'Nobby' Butcher
2015 Self
2014 Self
Ali G/Borat/Bruno
Self
2013 BBC News Anchor
Self
2012 Thénardier
King Julien XIII (voice)
Aladeen / Efawadh
Haffaz Aladeen (from The Dictator)
Self
Self
2011 Station Inspector
2009 Ali G (segment "Music")
Brüno
N/A
Ronnie Thelman
2008 Julien (voice)
Self
2007 Pirelli
N/A
2006 Borat Sagdiyev
Jean Girard
2005 Julien (voice)
2004 N/A
2003 Ali G
2002 N/A
Ali G
Alistair Leslie "Ali G" Graham / Borat Sagdiyev
2001 Self / Borat Sagdiyev
Ali G
Borat
2000 Ali G
Guide #2
Vinnie
Borat Sagdiyev
Borat
Ali G
Brüno Gehard
1999 Ali G
1998 Ali G
1997 English Narrator
Self
1996 Self
Self
1994 Borat - Host
Ali G - Host
1993 Ali G
Self - Guest
Borat Sagdiyev
1992 N/A
1989 Jakob (voice)
1988 Borat Sagdiyev
Self
1975 Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1953 Self
1952 Self
1944 Self - Winner
Mandrake the Magician
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N/A
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Production

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2018 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
2018 Creator
2014 Creator
2000 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2012 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

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