Cast & creator
Sacha Baron Cohen
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Simpsons, Late Night with Seth Meyers
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. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Sacha Baron Cohen, licensed under CC-BY-SA; full list of contributors is on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Sacha Noam Baron Cohen, Ali G, Alistair Leslie Graham, Borat , Borat Sagdiyev
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film credits
59
television credits
93
1944–2026 · acting roles
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average across scored titles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (136)
Showing 136 of 136 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
The Simpsons
Jakob (voice)
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Borat Sagdiyev (uncredited)
1975
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Borat Sagdiyev
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988
Top of the Pops
Self — Ali G
1964
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Ali G
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Borat Sagdiyev
1993
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Guide #2
2000
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Parkinson
Self
1998
Django Unchained
Thanks
2012
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Winner
1992
The Oscars
Self
1953
Disclaimer
Robert Ravenscroft
2024
Today
Self
1952
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Self
2009
Eastbound & Down
Ronnie Thelman
2009
The Dictator
Aladeen / Efawadh
2012The Dictator
Screenplay
2012The Dictator
Producer
2012
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Julien (voice)
2012
The Spy
Eli Cohen / Kamel Amin Thabeth
2019The Spy
Executive Producer
2019
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self / Borat Sagdiyev
2001
Madagascar
King Julien (voice)
2005
MTV Europe Music Awards
Ali G - Host
1994MTV Europe Music Awards
Borat - Host
1994
Ironheart
Mephisto
2025
Balls Up
Pavio Curto
2026
Luca
Uncle Ugo (voice)
2021
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Time
2016
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Julien (voice)
2008
Ladies First
Damien Sachs
2026
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Pirelli
2007
The 11 O'Clock Show
Ali G
1998
Les Misérables
Monsieur Thénardier
2012
Da Ali G Show
Brüno Gehard
2000Da Ali G Show
Ali G
2000Da Ali G Show
Borat
2000Da Ali G Show
Writer
2000Da Ali G Show
Executive Producer
2000Da Ali G Show
Creator
2000
Icons
2002
Grimsby
Kyle 'Nobby' Butcher
2016Grimsby
Screenplay
2016Grimsby
Producer
2016Grimsby
Story
2016
Hugo
Station Inspector
2011
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Borat
2006Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Screenplay
2006Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Producer
2006Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Story
2006
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Borat Sagdiyev
2020Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Screenplay
2020Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Story
2020Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Characters
2020Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Producer
2020
Sat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen
Self
1996
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
BBC News Anchor
2013
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Jean Girard
2006
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Abbie Hoffman
2020The Trial of the Chicago 7
Associate Producer
2020
Evening Urgant
Haffaz Aladeen (from The Dictator)
2012
Dinner for Schmucks
Executive Producer
2010German Comedy Award
Self
1997
This Morning
Borat Sagdiyev
1988
Who Is America?
Various Characters
2018Who Is America?
Executive Producer
2018Who Is America?
Director
2018Who Is America?
Writer
2018Who Is America?
Creator
2018
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
Self
2018
Ali G Indahouse
Alistair Leslie 'Ali G' Graham / Borat Sagdiyev
2002Ali G Indahouse
Executive Producer
2002Ali G Indahouse
Screenplay
2002
Brüno
Brüno
2009Brüno
Story
2009Brüno
Producer
2009Brüno
Screenplay
2009
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025
Ali G: Who Iz I?
Alistair Leslie 'Ali G' Graham
2026Ali G: Who Iz I?
Producer
2026Ali G: Who Iz I?
Director
2026Ali G: Who Iz I?
Screenplay
2026Ali G: Who Iz I?
Story
2026Ali G: Who Iz I?
Characters
2026
Borat's American Lockdown & Debunking Borat
Borat
2021Borat's American Lockdown & Debunking Borat
Producer
2021
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
Self
2013
The Trouble Agent
Norman "Nobby" Grimsby
2016
The Last Laugh
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser
Time (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
Self
2018
England 2006: The Golden Generation
Self (archive footage)
2026
Ali G: Rezurection
Ali G/Borat/Bruno
2014Ali G: Rezurection
Creator
2014The Alternative Christmas Message
Ali G
1993
Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection
Ali G (segment "Music")
2009
Sacha Baron Cohen: Role of a Lifetime
Self
2012
Ali G: Bling Bling
Ali G
2001
The Best of Borat
Borat
2001The Best of Borat
Writer
2001
Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed "Sub-Acceptable" by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Circumcision
Borat Sagdiyev
2021Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed "Sub-Acceptable" by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Circumcision
Writer
2021Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed "Sub-Acceptable" by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Circumcision
Executive Producer
2021Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
Self
2008
Ali G, Innit
Ali G
1999Ali G, Innit
Writer
1999
The Jolly Boys' Last Stand
Vinnie
2000Borat's Television Programme
2004
Out for Love... Be Back Shortly
English Narrator
1997
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
Self
2012
Borat's Guide to Britain
Borat Sagdiyev
2000Chelm: The Smartest Place on Earth
Chelm: The Smartest Place on Earth
Writer
Chelm: The Smartest Place on Earth
Executive Producer
Ali G, Aiii
Ali G
2000
Ali G Before He Was Massiv
Ali G
2002Mandrake the Magician
Mandrake the Magician
Ali G-Da UK Seereez
2007Super Toys
F2F
Self
1996
Spyz
Ali G
2003Spyz
Writer
2003Spyz
Executive Producer
2003