Sacha Baron Cohen

Sacha Noam Baron Cohen ˈsæʃə SASHə 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 latenight television series The 11 OClock Show 19981999 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 20002004 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 20052012 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors is on Wikipedia