Birth Date
October 13, 1971
Age
49 years old
Nationality
United Kingdom
Sun Sign
Libra
Natural hair color
Black
Eye color
Brown
Height
6 ft 3 in | 190 cm
Net Worth
$130 Million
Weight
80 kg | 176 lbs
Shoe size
12 US | 45.5 EU
Early acting career First movie Breakthrough
Sacha Baron Cohen was born in Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom, on October 13, 1971, is an British actor.
Young Sacha Baron Cohen first started acting as a member of the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club.
He worked briefly as a fashion model after leaving university.
He got his television debut as a presenter on Pump TV in 1995.
He landed his first big break as Ali G on British television show The 11 O'Clock Show (1998–1999), for which he won a Best Newcomer at the 1999 British Comedy Awards.
He made his big screen debut in British comedy movie The Jolly Boys' Last Stand (2000) in role as Vinnie.
Cohen's breakthrough performance came as Borat Sagdiyev in comedy film Borat (2006), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
New Movies
Mandrake the Magician (2022) action adventure fantasy in role as Mandrake
Best Movies
He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Borat in comedy movie Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020), also he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, as a writer and producer.
He was nominated for the Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Abbie Hoffman in drama film The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020).
Ali G Indahouse (2002) comedy in role as Alistair "Ali G" Graham
Brüno (2009) comedy in role as Brüno Gehard
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) fantasy adventure with Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska and Anne Hathaway
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) sports comedy opposite Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly
The Brothers Grimsby (2016) action comedy with Mark Strong and Isla Fisher
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) thriller drama opposite Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Alan Rickman
The Dictator (2012) black comedy in role as Admiral General Aladeen
Hugo (2011) historical adventure drama directed by Martin Scorsese
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) comedy opposite Steve Carell, Paul Rudd and Will Ferrell
Les Misérables (2012) musical drama opposite Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway and Russell Crowe
TV Shows
He won two BAFTA Awards for Best Comedy Performance and Best Comedy in 2000 for his roles as Borat Sagdiyev / Brüno Gehard / Ali G in British satirical television series Da Ali G Show (2000–2004), also writer and executive producer.
He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Entertainment Performance for his role as Ali G in British television comedy series The 11 O'Clock Show (1998–1999).
He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy for his various characters in Showtime political satire television series Who Is America? (2018) also creator, writer, director and executive producer.
He played Eli Cohen in thriller web television miniseries The Spy (2019).
Facts
Attended The Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, an independent school in Elstree, Hertfordshire.
Graduated from University of Cambridge in 1993.
Has two older brothers: Erran and Amnon.
Received the BAFTA Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy in 2013.
He voiced King Julien XIII in the Madagascar film series (2005–2012).
Fan of professional wrestling.
Good friends with professional wrestler John Cena.
Fan of Monty Python and Peter Cook.
Featured in music video for Madonna "Music" (2000).
Fan of Peter Sellers.
Relationships
He married actress Isla Fisher in 2010, they have two daughters and one son.