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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 13, 1971 (55)
- Hammersmith, London, England, UK
- Actor, producer and writer, also director
- 33 on MovieCove · 61 credits in all
What are Sacha Baron Cohen's films like?
Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 8 · Wry 1 · Earnest 8
Light 13 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
Grounded 2 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 10
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 8
Steady 4 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 6
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 13
A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 8
Casual 11 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 14 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3
Resolved 18 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Trickster: 11 of 29 analyzed roles.
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- Heroas Ali G in Ali G Indahouse (2002)
- Shapeshifteras Ali G in Ali G Indahouse (2002)
- Tricksteras Ali G in Ali G Indahouse (2002)
- Heraldas Julien in Madagascar (2005)
- Shapeshifteras Jean Girard in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
- Heroas Borat in Borat (2006)
- Shapeshifteras Borat in Borat (2006)
- Tricksteras Borat in Borat (2006)
- Tricksteras Julien in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
- Heroas Brüno in Brüno (2009)
- Tricksteras Brüno in Brüno (2009)
- Threshold guardianas Station Inspector in Hugo (2011)
- Shadowas Station Inspector in Hugo (2011)
- Tricksteras Julien in Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
- Heroas Aladeen in The Dictator (2012)
- Tricksteras Aladeen in The Dictator (2012)
- Shapeshifteras Aladeen in The Dictator (2012)
- Threshold guardianas Thénardier in Les Misérables (2012)
- Tricksteras Thénardier in Les Misérables (2012)
- Threshold guardianas Time in Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
- Heroas Nobby Butcher in The Brothers Grimsby (2016)
- Tricksteras Nobby Butcher in The Brothers Grimsby (2016)
- Tricksteras Dr. Nira Cain-N'Degeocello in Who Is America? (2018)
- Heroas Eli Cohen in The Spy (2019)
- Tricksteras Abbie Hoffman in The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
- Heroas Borat Sagdiyev in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)
- Heroas Alex in Ladies First (2026)
- Heroas Ali G in Ali G: Who Iz I? (2026)
- Tricksteras Ali G in Ali G: Who Iz I? (2026)
Moods and endings
- Happy7
- Bittersweet10
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Sacha Baron Cohen's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (7).
Subscription and free streaming for Sacha Baron Cohen's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
61 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page; 26 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Ali G: Who Iz I?(2026)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Ladies First(2026)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Balls Up(2026)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Ironheart(2025)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
Disclaimer(2024)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Luca(2021)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Borat: VHS Cassette of Material Deemed "Sub-Acceptable" by Kazakhstan Ministry of Censorship and Circumcision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Debunking Borat(2021)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Spy(2019)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Who Is America?(2018)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Past Forward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Trouble Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
The Brothers Grimsby(2016)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Ali G: Rezurection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Django Unchained(2012)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Les Misérables(2012)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Dictator(2012)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Evening Urgant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Hugo(2011)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Dinner for Schmucks(2010)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Brüno(2009)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Eastbound & Down(2009)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Ali G-Da UK Seereez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Borat(2006)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Madagascar(2005)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all filmsBorat's Television Programme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!(2003)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Spyz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Icons(2002)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Ali G Before He Was Massiv (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Ali G Indahouse(2002)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Ali G: Bling Bling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Best of Borat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Ali G, Aiii (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
The Jolly Boys' Last Stand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Borat's Guide to Britain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Da Ali G Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Ali G, Innit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
The 11 O'Clock Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Out for Love... Be Back Shortly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
MTV Europe Music Awards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
The Alternative Christmas Message (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
The Simpsons(1989)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
This Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Saturday Night Live(1975)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all showsChelm: The Smartest Place on Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Mandrake the Magician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Super Toys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 61 titles, 58 of them dated from 1975 to 2026; peak year 2021.
Biggest box office
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
Highest rated
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
Most popular right now
Disclaimer (2024)
Film career
Peak 2021 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 16 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1999Screen debut· Ali G, Innit
- 1999First top-billed film· Ali G, Innit
- 2006Breakout· Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
- 2006Career best· Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
- 2006Golden Globe win· Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
- 2012Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· Les Misérables
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- 2018Primetime Emmy nomination· Who Is America?
- 2019Career best· The Spy
- 2020Screen Actors Guild Award win· The Trial of the Chicago 7
- 2020Golden Globe win· Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
Awards
2 Golden Globes, 2 BAFTA Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 1 other major award from 26 major nominations, 2000–2021.
- Oscar, nominated · Best Adapted Screenplay
- Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
- Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
+3 other major bodies · 1 win and 2 nominations
- Writers Guild Award, won · Adapted Screenplay
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports - Regularly Scheduled Programming
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Acting Ensemble
- Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Best Adapted Screenplay
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Alternative)
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for Non-Fiction Programming
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- BAFTA Award, won · Best Comedy (Programme or Series)
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Comedy Performance
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Entertainment Performance
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Sacha Baron Cohen's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up14
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
15 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved8
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser15
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Sacha Baron Cohen's work okay for kids?
Across up to 20 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Sacha Baron Cohen work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sacha Baron Cohen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anthony Hines shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Eric DarnellShared titles: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008), Madagascar (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Eric Darnell
- Larry CharlesShared titles: The Dictator (2012), Brüno (2009), Borat (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Larry Charles
- Tom McGrathShared titles: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008), Madagascar (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Tom McGrath
Writers
- Dan MazerShared titles: Ali G: Who Iz I? (2026), Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020), Who Is America? (2018), Brüno (2009), Borat (2006), Ali G Indahouse (2002)See all 6 shared titles with Dan Mazer
- Anthony HinesShared titles: Ali G: Who Iz I? (2026), Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020), Who Is America? (2018), The Brothers Grimsby (2016), The Dictator (2012), Brüno (2009), Borat (2006)See all 7 shared titles with Anthony Hines
- Peter BaynhamShared titles: Ali G: Who Iz I? (2026), Debunking Borat (2021), Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020), The Brothers Grimsby (2016), Brüno (2009), Borat (2006)See all 6 shared titles with Peter Baynham
- Dan SwimerShared titles: Ali G: Who Iz I? (2026), Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020), Who Is America? (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Dan Swimer
Actors
- Helena Bonham CarterShared titles: Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016), Les Misérables (2012), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Helena Bonham Carter
- Andy RichterShared titles: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008), Madagascar (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Andy Richter
- Ben StillerShared titles: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008), Madagascar (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Ben Stiller
- Cedric The EntertainerShared titles: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008), Madagascar (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Cedric The Entertainer
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Erran Baron CohenShared titles: Ali G: Who Iz I? (2026), Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020), Who Is America? (2018), The Brothers Grimsby (2016), The Dictator (2012), Brüno (2009), Borat (2006)See all 7 shared titles with Erran Baron Cohen
- Luke GeissbuhlerShared titles: Ali G: Who Iz I? (2026), Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020), Who Is America? (2018), Borat (2006)See all 4 shared titles with Luke Geissbuhler
- James ThomasShared titles: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020), The Brothers Grimsby (2016), Brüno (2009), Borat (2006)See all 4 shared titles with James Thomas
- Craig AlpertShared titles: Ali G: Who Iz I? (2026), Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020), Borat (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Craig Alpert
Producers
- Monica LevinsonShared titles: Ali G: Who Iz I? (2026), Debunking Borat (2021), Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020), Brüno (2009), Borat (2006)See all 5 shared titles with Monica Levinson
- Todd SchulmanShared titles: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020), Who Is America? (2018), The Brothers Grimsby (2016), The Dictator (2012), Brüno (2009)See all 5 shared titles with Todd Schulman
- Alexis SampietroShared titles: Ali G: Who Iz I? (2026), Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020), Who Is America? (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Alexis Sampietro
- Eric FellnerShared titles: Ali G: Who Iz I? (2026), Les Misérables (2012), Ali G Indahouse (2002)See all 3 shared titles with Eric Fellner
Mixed roles
- Eric NotarnicolaShared titles: Ali G: Who Iz I? (2026), Who Is America? (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Notarnicola
- Jason WolinerShared titles: Debunking Borat (2021), Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Jason Woliner
- Tim BurtonShared titles: Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Burton
- Conrad VernonShared titles: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), Madagascar (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Conrad Vernon
