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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Ali G travels throughout Britain, interviewing unsuspecting leaders and politicians....
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The story revolves around a group of "Lads". The "leader" of this group of twenty somethings starts ...
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Bling Bling is an assortment of Ali G's interviews; a couple of them with possibly the last people i...
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Ali G unwittingly becomes a pawn in the evil Chancellor's plot to overthrow the Prime Minister of Gr...
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Four animal friends get a taste of the wild life when they break out of captivity at the Central Par...
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Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev travels to America to make a documentary. As he zigzags across the ...
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The fastest man on four wheels, Ricky Bobby, is one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. A big...
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The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London ...
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Alex, Marty, and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble...
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Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central P...
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The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the c...
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An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-centu...
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With the 70s behind him, San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York's fir...
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Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to use hu...
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A surreal, futuristic silent dreamscape with multiple actors replaying scenes in shifting combinatio...
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Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter....
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Seth Rogen and friends combine stand-up, sketches and music for an outrageous comedy special that co...
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14 years after making a film about his journey across the USA, Borat risks life and limb when he ret...
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What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followe...
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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
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| 1 | Luca (2021) Top movies in 2021 | Uncle Ugo (voice) | 7.8 | |
| 2 | Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed "Sub-Acceptable" by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Cir (2021) | Director / Writer | 7.5 | |
| 3 | Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Gl (2020) | Director / Writer | 7 | |
| 4 | The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) | Abbie Hoffman | 7.5 | |
| 5 | Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity (2018) | Self | 3.3 | |
| 6 | The Last Laugh (2016) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 7 | Past Forward (2016) | The Man with No Mouth | 6 | |
| 8 | Grimsby (2016) | Director / Writer | 6.2 | |
| 9 | Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) | Time | 6.6 | |
| 10 | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) | BBC News Anchor | 6.4 | |
| 11 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) | Julien (voice) | 6.7 | |
| 12 | The Dictator (2012) | Director / Writer | 6.3 | |
| 13 | Les Misérables (2012) Oscars 2013 | Monsieur Thénardier | 7.2 | |
| 14 | Hugo (2011) Oscars 2012 | Station Inspector | 7.2 | |
| 15 | Brüno (2009) | Director / Writer | 5.8 | |
| 16 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) | Julien (voice) | 6.7 | |
| 17 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) Oscars 2008 | Pirelli | 7.3 | |
| 18 | Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) Oscars 2007 | Director / Writer | 6.5 | |
| 19 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) | Jean Girard | 6.6 | |
| 20 | Madagascar (2005) | King Julien (voice) | 7.2 | |
| 21 | Spyz (2003) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 22 | Ali G Indahouse (2002) | Director / Writer | 6.2 | |
| 23 | Ali G: Bling Bling (2001) | Ali G | - | - |
| 24 | Ali G, Aiii (2000) | Ali G | 6 | |
| 25 | The Jolly Boys' Last Stand (2000) | Vinnie | - | - |
| 26 | Ali G, Innit (1999) | Director / Writer | - | - |
