---
name: "Sacha Baron Cohen"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sacha-baron-cohen"
fi1m_id: "sacha-baron-cohen"
imdb_id: "nm0056187"
tmdb_id: 6730
wikidata_id: "Q29055"
roles: ["Actor","Writer","Producer"]
born: "13 October 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 15
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 14
updated: "2026-10-22T02:37:10.914745+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Sacha Baron Cohen

## Identity

Sacha Baron Cohen

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sacha-baron-cohen
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** sacha-baron-cohen
- **IMDb ID:** nm0056187
- **TMDB ID:** 6730
- **Wikidata ID:** Q29055
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacha_Baron_Cohen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29055, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0056187/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6730

Actor and writer. Born 13 October 1971 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 13 October 1971, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1989–present
- **Also known as:** Sacha Noam Baron Cohen, Ali G, Alistair Leslie Graham, Borat , Borat Sagdiyev, Borat Margaret Sagdiyev, Brüno, Brüno Gehard
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 15: 14 acting, 1 directing
- **Frequently works with:** [Anthony Hines](https://film.one/person/anthony-hines.md), [Dan Mazer](https://film.one/person/dan-mazer.md), [Peter Baynham](https://film.one/person/peter-baynham.md), [Ben Stiller](https://film.one/person/ben-stiller.md), [Chris Rock](https://film.one/person/chris-rock.md), [Dan Swimer](https://film.one/person/dan-swimer.md), [David Schwimmer](https://film.one/person/david-schwimmer.md), [Eric Darnell](https://film.one/person/eric-darnell.md)
- **BAFTA Television Awards:** 1 BAFTA (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 14 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 88 (1), 2000s 70 (6), 2010s 65 (5), 2020s 58 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 66 to 65 across 13 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 7 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 3 of 11 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 9, Drama 7, Adventure 5, Animation 5, Family 5, Action 1
- **Screen time:** 17 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,127m across 9 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacha_Baron_Cohen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29055, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0056187/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6730

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street*](https://film.one/film/sweeney-todd-the-demon-barber-of-fleet-street.md) (81), [*Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan*](https://film.one/film/borat-cultural-learnings-of-america-for-make-benefit-glorious-nation-of-kazakhstan.md) (81), [*Hugo*](https://film.one/film/hugo.md) (76), [*Brüno*](https://film.one/film/bruno.md) (58), [*Balls Up*](https://film.one/film/balls-up.md) (40)
- **HBO Max:** [*Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted*](https://film.one/film/madagascar-3-europes-most-wanted.md) (71), [*Les Misérables*](https://film.one/film/les-miserables-2012.md) (62)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa*](https://film.one/film/madagascar-escape-2-africa.md) (62), [*Madagascar*](https://film.one/film/madagascar.md) (60)
- **Apple TV:** [*Who Is America?*](https://film.one/tv/who-is-america.md) (58), [*Disclaimer*](https://film.one/tv/disclaimer.md) (56)
- **Netflix:** [*The Spy*](https://film.one/tv/the-spy.md) (58)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Sacha Baron Cohen

> Sacha Baron Cohen is funniest when he lets somebody else struggle for an answer. We rate the patience behind his outrageous characters, though *Borat* also shows how readily a sharp comic performance can settle for humiliating the people around him.

In *Borat* (2006), Sacha Baron Cohen says something appalling and leaves the other person to work out what to do with it. He makes the reporter seem sweet enough to deserve another moment's patience, then gives that patience an unreasonable amount to bear. We admire the discipline here: maintaining the character means listening as closely as speaking. An incredulous face can supply the laugh while he holds back. The timing depends on his willingness to let an exchange remain awkward.

He began performing characters including Ali G on British television in the late 1990s, before *Borat* brought international attention. *Bruno* (2009) continued the character-led films, while the scripted *The Dictator* (2012) shows how the comedy can become more conventional. Supporting parts in *Hugo* (2011) and *Les Misérables* (2012) put him inside stories he did not have to dominate. As Abbie Hoffman in *The Trial of the Chicago 7* (2020), he moved into dramatic ensemble work. Those shifts give us reasons to look beyond the disguises, although the prank comedy remains our clearest recommendation.

In *Borat*, director Larry Charles builds the scenes around real people's responses, giving Cohen someone to listen to rather than merely an audience. Cinematographers Anthony Hardwick and Luke Geissbühler keep the other faces as important as his. Editors James Thomas, Peter Teschner and Craig Alpert preserve the hesitations without letting the encounters stall. Their work lets us see how much of his performance consists of waiting for somebody else's next move.

We laughed at the ‘running of the Jew’, then felt ashamed of how readily the laughter had come. Cohen presents its grotesque antisemitic premise with such apparent innocence that the joke lands before we have considered it. The care in that performance does not excuse every encounter elsewhere in the film. At times he seems too content to humiliate someone who is struggling to respond, and the laughter comes cheaply. Start with *Borat*, provided that an impossible social situation is something you can enjoy watching rather than something you need to leave.

## Biography

Sacha Baron Cohen is an English actor, comedian and writer. Born on 13 October 1971 in Hammersmith, London, he studied history at the University of Cambridge, where he performed with the university amateur dramatic club.

He created the satirical characters Ali G and Borat Sagdiyev. Baron Cohen wrote, produced and starred as Borat in the 2006 film *Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan*. He is also known for voice roles in the *Madagascar* films and live-action performances in *Hugo* (2011) and *The Dictator* (2012).

*Sources: variety.com, britannica.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (15)

### Performed in (14) — the average rests on these

- *Balls Up* (2026), Fi1m 40, as Pavio Curto — [page](https://film.one/film/balls-up.md)
- *Disclaimer* (2024), Fi1m 56, as Robert Ravenscroft — [page](https://film.one/tv/disclaimer.md)
- *Luca* (2021), Fi1m 78, as Uncle Ugo (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/luca.md)
- *The Spy* (2019), Fi1m 58, as Eli Cohen / Kamel Amin Thabeth — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-spy.md)
- *Les Misérables* (2012), Fi1m 62, as Monsieur Thénardier — [page](https://film.one/film/les-miserables-2012.md)
- *Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted* (2012), Fi1m 71, as Julien (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar-3-europes-most-wanted.md)
- *Hugo* (2011), Fi1m 76, as Station Inspector — [page](https://film.one/film/hugo.md)
- *Brüno* (2009), Fi1m 58, as Brüno — [page](https://film.one/film/bruno.md)
- *Eastbound & Down* (2009), Fi1m 78, as Ronnie Thelman — [page](https://film.one/tv/eastbound-and-down.md)
- *Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa* (2008), Fi1m 62, as Julien (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar-escape-2-africa.md)
- *Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street* (2007), Fi1m 81, as Pirelli — [page](https://film.one/film/sweeney-todd-the-demon-barber-of-fleet-street.md)
- *Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan* (2006), Fi1m 81, as Borat — [page](https://film.one/film/borat-cultural-learnings-of-america-for-make-benefit-glorious-nation-of-kazakhstan.md)
- *Madagascar* (2005), Fi1m 60, as King Julien (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), Fi1m 88, as Jakob (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)

### Directed (1)

- *Who Is America?* (2018), Fi1m 58, as Various Characters — [page](https://film.one/tv/who-is-america.md)

## Complete filmography (52)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Ali G: Who Iz I?* (2026), as Alistair Leslie 'Ali G' Graham · Producer, Director, Screenplay, Story, Characters — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/ali-g-who-iz-i.md)
- *Ladies First* (2026), as Damien Sachs
- *Balls Up* (2026), as Pavio Curto — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/balls-up.md)
- *Ironheart* (2025), series, as Mephisto
- *Disclaimer* (2024), series, as Robert Ravenscroft — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/tv/disclaimer.md)
- *Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser* (2021), as Time (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Luca* (2021), as Uncle Ugo (voice) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/luca.md)
- *Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed "Sub-Acceptable" by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Circumcision* (2021), as Borat Sagdiyev · Writer, Executive Producer
- *Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan* (2020), as Borat Sagdiyev · Screenplay, Story, Characters, Producer
- *The Trial of the Chicago 7* (2020), as Abbie Hoffman · Associate Producer
- *The Spy* (2019), series, as Eli Cohen / Kamel Amin Thabeth · Executive Producer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-spy.md)
- *Who Is America?* (2018), series, Various Characters, Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Creator — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/tv/who-is-america.md)
- *Past Forward* (2016), as The Man with No Mouth
- *Alice Through the Looking Glass* (2016), as Time
- *The Trouble Agent* (2016), as Norman "Nobby" Grimsby
- *Grimsby* (2016), as Kyle 'Nobby' Butcher · Screenplay, Producer, Story
- *Ali G: Rezurection* (2014), series, as Ali G/Borat/Bruno · Creator
- *Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues* (2013), as BBC News Anchor — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/anchorman-2-the-legend-continues.md)
- *Django Unchained* (2012), Thanks — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/django-unchained.md)
- *Les Misérables* (2012), as Monsieur Thénardier — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/les-miserables-2012.md)
- *Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted* (2012), as Julien (voice) — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar-3-europes-most-wanted.md)
- *The Dictator* (2012), as Aladeen / Efawadh · Screenplay, Producer
- *Hugo* (2011), as Station Inspector — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/hugo.md)
- *Dinner for Schmucks* (2010), Executive Producer
- *Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection* (2009), as Ali G (segment "Music")
- *Brüno* (2009), as Brüno · Story, Producer, Screenplay — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/bruno.md)
- *Eastbound & Down* (2009), series, as Ronnie Thelman — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/eastbound-and-down.md)
- *Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa* (2008), as Julien (voice) — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar-escape-2-africa.md)
- *Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street* (2007), as Pirelli — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/sweeney-todd-the-demon-barber-of-fleet-street.md)
- *Ali G-Da UK Seereez* (2007), Actor
- *Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan* (2006), as Borat · Screenplay, Producer, Story — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/borat-cultural-learnings-of-america-for-make-benefit-glorious-nation-of-kazakhstan.md)
- *Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby* (2006), as Jean Girard
- *Madagascar* (2005), as King Julien (voice) — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar.md)
- *Borat's Television Programme* (2004), series, Actor
- *Spyz* (2003), as Ali G · Writer, Executive Producer
- *Icons* (2002), series, Actor
- *Ali G Before He Was Massiv* (2002), as Ali G
- *Ali G Indahouse* (2002), as Alistair Leslie 'Ali G' Graham / Borat Sagdiyev · Executive Producer, Screenplay
- *Ali G: Bling Bling* (2001), as Ali G
- *The Best of Borat* (2001), as Borat · Writer
- *Ali G, Aiii* (2000), as Ali G
- *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), series, as Guide #2 — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md)
- *The Jolly Boys' Last Stand* (2000), as Vinnie
- *Borat's Guide to Britain* (2000), series, as Borat Sagdiyev
- *Ali G, Innit* (1999), as Ali G · Writer
- *The 11 O'Clock Show* (1998), series, as Ali G
- *Out for Love... Be Back Shortly* (1997), as English Narrator
- *The Alternative Christmas Message* (1993), series, as Ali G
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Jakob (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Super Toys*, Actor
- *Chelm: The Smartest Place on Earth*, Writer, Executive Producer
- *Mandrake the Magician*, as Mandrake the Magician

## Gallery

- ![Sacha Baron Cohen](https://film.one/media/person/99341/gallery-183287a2fd49.jpg) Sacha Baron Cohen — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Sacha_Baron_Cohen_%282024%29_01.jpg/1280px-Sacha_Baron_Cohen_%282024%29_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Advertisement in street art style for the "Brüno" movie of Sacha Baron Cohen; picture taken in Mott Street, SoHo (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/99341/gallery-c40af873fe9b.jpg) Advertisement in street art style for the "Brüno" movie of Sacha Baron Cohen; picture taken in Mott Street, SoHo (2009) — Nick Wolfinger (Otto Normalverbraucher), CC BY-SA 2.0 at, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Br%C3%BCno_advertisement.jpg/1280px-Br%C3%BCno_advertisement.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Cate Blanchett, Alfonso Cuarón, Sacha Baron Cohen, etc at Disclaimer (TV series) premiere at Venice International Film Festival (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/99341/gallery-20d746d2e578.jpg) Cate Blanchett, Alfonso Cuarón, Sacha Baron Cohen, etc at Disclaimer (TV series) premiere at Venice International Film Festival (2024) — Ariela Ortiz-Barrantes, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Cast_and_crew_of_Disclaimer_%28TV_series%29_at_81st_Venice_International_Film_Festival.jpg/1280px-Cast_and_crew_of_Disclaimer_%28TV_series%29_at_81st_Venice_International_Film_Festival.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![DisclaimerBFILFF101024 (105 of 113) (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/99341/gallery-18bfda911709.jpg) DisclaimerBFILFF101024 (105 of 113) (2024) — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/DisclaimerBFILFF101024_%28105_of_113%29_%2854062483105%29.jpg/1280px-DisclaimerBFILFF101024_%28105_of_113%29_%2854062483105%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Sacha Baron Cohen](https://film.one/media/person/99341/gallery-89e48340bebd.jpg) Sacha Baron Cohen — Image via TMDB
- ![Sacha Baron Cohen](https://film.one/media/person/99341/gallery-4c369f7cd421.jpg) Sacha Baron Cohen — Image via TMDB
- ![Sacha Baron Cohen](https://film.one/media/person/99341/gallery-120ec61fa00d.jpg) Sacha Baron Cohen — Image via TMDB
- ![DisclaimerBFILFF101024 (106 of 113) (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/99341/gallery-414fffc061e0.jpg) DisclaimerBFILFF101024 (106 of 113) (2024) — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/DisclaimerBFILFF101024_%28106_of_113%29_%2854062352009%29.jpg/1280px-DisclaimerBFILFF101024_%28106_of_113%29_%2854062352009%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![DisclaimerBFILFF101024 (107 of 113) (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/99341/gallery-36f9fc9dc8ca.jpg) DisclaimerBFILFF101024 (107 of 113) (2024) — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/DisclaimerBFILFF101024_%28107_of_113%29_%2854062483075%29.jpg/1280px-DisclaimerBFILFF101024_%28107_of_113%29_%2854062483075%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Sacha Baron Cohen](https://film.one/media/person/99341/gallery-0b789090b854.jpg) Sacha Baron Cohen — Image via TMDB
- ![Sacha Baron Cohen](https://film.one/media/person/99341/gallery-bf5e75c083b0.jpg) Sacha Baron Cohen — Image via TMDB
- ![Sacha Baron Cohen](https://film.one/media/person/99341/gallery-99f7c3c70138.jpg) Sacha Baron Cohen — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 3 nominated

- 2021: Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *The Trial of the Chicago 7*
- 2021: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *Borat Subsequent Moviefilm*
- 2007: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *Borat*

### BAFTA Television Awards — 1 won

- 2001: Best Comedy Performance (won), for *Da Ali G Show*

### Golden Globes — 2 won

- 2021: Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (won), for *Borat Subsequent Moviefilm*
- 2007: Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (won), for *Borat*

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 0 won, 5 nominated

- 2019: Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series (nominated), for *Who Is America?*
- 2019: Outstanding Variety Sketch Series (nominated), for *Who Is America?*
- 2005: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series (nominated), for *Da Ali G Show*
- 2005: Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (nominated), for *Da Ali G Show*
- 2003: Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming (nominated), for *Da Ali G Show*

### SAG Awards — 1 won

- 2021: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (won), for *The Trial of the Chicago 7*

### Other awards — 7 won

- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor 2021: Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor (won), for *The Trial of the Chicago 7*
- MTV Comedic Genius Award 2021: MTV Comedic Genius Award (won)
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor 2007: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor (won), for *Borat*
- MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance 2007: MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance (won), for *Borat*
- MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss 2007: MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (won), for *Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby*
- San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor 2007: San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor (won), for *Borat*
- Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor 2007: Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor (won), for *Borat*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

---
© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/sacha-baron-cohen