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Sacha Noam Baron CohenΒ (/ΛsΓ¦ΚΙ/Β SASH-Ι; born 13 October 1971) is an English actor, filmmaker, and comedian. Known for his creation and portrayal of the fictional satirical charactersΒ Ali G,Β Borat Sagdiyev,Β BrΓΌno Gehard, andΒ Admiral General Haffaz Aladeen, he has receivedΒ various accolades, including twoΒ British Academy Television AwardsΒ and threeΒ Golden Globes, as well as nominations for threeΒ Academy Awards and sixΒ Primetime Emmy Awards. For his character work, Baron Cohen has been described as aΒ performance artist.
Baron Cohen found fame on the late-night television seriesΒ The 11Β O'Clock ShowΒ (1998β1999), winning theΒ British Comedy AwardΒ for Best Male Newcomer, before creating and starring as his character Ali G in theΒ satiricalΒ sketch comedy showΒ Da Ali G ShowΒ (2000β2004), for which he received twoΒ British Academy Television Awards. He created and starred in theΒ ShowtimeΒ satiricalΒ mockumentaryΒ seriesΒ Who Is America?Β (2018), for which he earned a nomination for theΒ Golden Globe Award for Best Actor β Television Series Musical or Comedy. He portrayedΒ Eli CohenΒ in theΒ NetflixΒ limited seriesΒ The SpyΒ (2019), earning aΒ Golden Globe Award for Best Actor β Miniseries or Television FilmΒ nomination, and acted in theΒ Apple TV+Β limited seriesΒ DisclaimerΒ (2024). He starred asΒ MephistoΒ in theΒ Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with the miniseriesΒ IronheartΒ (2025).
Baron Cohen wrote and starred inΒ BoratΒ (2006) andΒ Borat Subsequent MoviefilmΒ (2020), which earned him theΒ Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture β Musical or ComedyΒ as well as a nomination for theΒ Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.Β For his portrayal ofΒ Abbie HoffmanΒ in the legal dramaΒ The Trial of the Chicago 7Β (2020), he was nominated for theΒ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also wrote, produced and starred in the comedy filmsΒ Ali G IndahouseΒ (2002),Β BrΓΌnoΒ (2009),Β The DictatorΒ (2012) andΒ GrimsbyΒ (2016) and has acted in drama films such asΒ Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetΒ (2007),Β Hugo (2011) andΒ Les MisΓ©rablesΒ (2012).
Baron Cohen voicedΒ King Julien XIIIΒ in theΒ MadagascarΒ film series (2005β2012) and Uncle Ugo inΒ LucaΒ (2021). He has been a member of theΒ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesΒ in the Actors Branch since 2008.
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