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Sacha Baron Cohen is an acclaimed English actor, comedian, and filmmaker, recognized for his impactful satirical characters and diverse acting roles across film and television.
To celebrate the creative collaboration with Uber Eats, Sacha Baron Cohen invented a new character, the Rogue Umpire.
Channel 4 partnered with Spelthorne Community Television, a UK-based start-up co-founded by Sacha Baron Cohen, to find new comedy talents. This collaboration was for new presenters and TV projects.
Sacha Baron Cohen signed a first-look TV deal with FX Productions. This deal also included previously unaired episodes of his "Da Ali G Show."
Sacha Baron Cohen and his then-wife, Isla Fisher, donated £335,000 ($500,000) to Save the Children in 2015 for a program to vaccinate children in northern Syria against measles. In 2024, Baron Cohen donated an additional $500,000 to Save the Children to support efforts addressing a displacement crisis and famine in Sudan.
Sacha Baron Cohen and his then-wife, Isla Fisher, gave £335,000 ($500,000) to the International Rescue Committee in 2015 to aid Syrian refugees. In 2024, Baron Cohen donated an additional $500,000 to the International Rescue Committee to support efforts addressing a displacement crisis and famine in Sudan.
Sacha Baron Cohen and his production company Four By Two Films signed a first-look deal with Paramount Pictures in 2012, which was renewed in 2014 for three years and a two-film commitment.
Born in Hammersmith, London, on October 13, 1971, Sacha Noam Baron Cohen developed an early interest in performing. He attended Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School before pursuing a History degree at Christ’s College, Cambridge, graduating in 1993 with upper-second-class honors. During his university years, he was active in the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club and participated in Jewish youth group amateur plays. After university, he briefly worked as a model and hosted a satellite TV station before a 1995 open call for Channel 4 presenters led to his breakthrough, where he submitted a tape featuring an early version of his Albanian TV reporter character.
Baron Cohen rose to prominence with his character Ali G on “The 11 O’Clock Show” (1998-1999), which led to the spin-off “Da Ali G Show” (2000-2004) and the film “Ali G Indahouse” (2002). His portrayal of Borat Sagdiyev gained widespread recognition with the 2006 film “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan,” earning him a Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. He continued to create and embody provocative characters like Brüno Gehard in “Brüno” (2009) and Admiral General Aladeen in “The Dictator” (2012).
Beyond his signature characters, Baron Cohen has also undertaken significant dramatic and voice acting roles. He voiced King Julien in the “Madagascar” film series (2005-2012), appeared in “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (2007), “Hugo” (2011), and “Les Misérables” (2012). His performance as Abbie Hoffman in “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (2020) earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. In television, he created and starred in “Who Is America?” (2018) and played Eli Cohen in the Netflix limited series “The Spy” (2019), receiving a Golden Globe nomination. His upcoming projects include “Super Toys” and a guest appearance as Mephisto in Marvel’s “Ironheart” (2025).
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