Sacha Baron Cohen

Acting · Born 1971-10-13 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK

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…

Filmography

• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street as Pirelli
• Hugo as Station Inspector
• Les Misérables as Monsieur Thénardier
• The Trial of the Chicago 7 as Abbie Hoffman
• Luca as Uncle Ugo (voice)
• Madagascar as King Julien (voice)
• Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan as Borat Sagdiyev
• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa as Julien (voice)
• Ali G, Innit as Ali G
• Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby as Jean Girard

TV

• The Simpsons as Jakob (voice)
• Curb Your Enthusiasm as Guide #2
• This Morning as Borat Sagdiyev
• The Daily Show as Self
• Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self / Borat Sagdiyev
• Today as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
• Icons
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee