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The Many Faces of Sacha Baron Cohen

The Many Faces of Sacha Baron Cohen

Getty Images (4); Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection (1); Photo Illustration by Kenneth Bachor for TIME

March 11, 2016 11:29 AM EST

Sacha Baron Cohen as Ali G in Ali G Indahouse, 2002. — Sacha Baron Cohen as Ali G in Ali G Indahouse, 2002. Universal Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection

Sacha Baron Cohen as King Julien XIII in Madagascar, 2005. — Sacha Baron Cohen as King Julien XIII in Madagascar, 2005. DreamWorks Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection

Sacha Baron Cohen as Jean Girard in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, 2006. — Sacha Baron Cohen as Jean Girard in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, 2006. Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection

Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat in Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, 2006. — Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat in Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, 2006. 20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection

Sacha Baron Cohen as Signor Adolfo Pirelli in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, 2007. — Sacha Baron Cohen as Signor Adolfo Pirelli in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, 2007. DreamWorks Pictures

Sacha Baron Cohen as Brüno Gehard in Brüno, 2009. — Sacha Baron Cohen as Brüno Gehard in Brüno, 2009. Universal Pictures

Sacha Baron Cohen as Inspector Gustav in Hugo, 2011. — Sacha Baron Cohen as Inspector Gustav in Hugo, 2011. Paramount Pictures

Sacha Baron Cohen as Admiral General Haffaz Aladeen in The Dictator, 2012. — Sacha Baron Cohen as Admiral General Haffaz Aladeen in The Dictator, 2012. Paramount Pictures

Sacha Baron Cohen as Thénardier in Les Misérables, 2012. — Sacha Baron Cohen as Thénardier in Les Misérables, 2012. Laurie Sparham—Universal Pictures

Sacha Baron Cohen as Norman "Nobby" Butcher in The Brothers Grimsby, 2016. — Sacha Baron Cohen as Norman "Nobby" Butcher in The Brothers Grimsby, 2016. Columbia Pictures

Sacha Baron Cohen as Time in Alice Through the Looking Glass, 2016. — Sacha Baron Cohen as Time in Alice Through the Looking Glass, 2016.Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

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