Films and television
Nearly three decades, from hidden-camera satire to scripted drama to a dancing lemur. The characters have their own pages.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ali G: Who Iz I?film | Ali G. Director, writer, producer. | Amazon MGM Studios. Opens October 23, 2026. | |
| 2026 | Ladies Firstfilm | Damien Sachs | Netflix, May 22, 2026. Directed by Thea Sharrock. | |
| 2026 | Balls Upfilm | Pavio Curto Bundchen | Amazon MGM Studios for Prime Video, April 15, 2026. Directed by Peter Farrelly. | |
| 2025 | Ironhearttelevision | Mephisto | Marvel Television for Disney+. | |
| 2024 | Disclaimertelevision | Robert Ravenscroft | Apple TV+ limited series, seven episodes, from October 11, 2024. Written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón. | |
| 2021 | Lucafilm | Uncle Ugo (voice) | Pixar Animation Studios. Disney+, June 18, 2021. | |
| 2021 | Borat Supplemental Reportingstelevision | Borat Sagdiyev. Writer, producer. | Amazon Prime Video special. | |
| 2020 | Borat Subsequent Moviefilmfilm | Borat Sagdiyev. Writer, producer. | Amazon Studios. Golden Globe, Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy. | |
| 2020 | The Trial of the Chicago 7film | Abbie Hoffman | Netflix. Academy Award nomination, Best Supporting Actor. | |
| 2019 | The Spytelevision | Eli Cohen | Netflix limited series. Golden Globe nomination. | |
| 2018 | Who Is America?television | Multiple characters. Creator, writer, executive producer. | Showtime. | |
| 2016 | Alice Through the Looking Glassfilm | Time | Walt Disney Pictures. | |
| 2016 | The Brothers Grimsbyfilm | Nobby Butcher. Writer, producer. | Sony Pictures. | |
| 2014 | Ali G: Rezurectiontelevision | Ali G. Host. | FXX. Episodes of Da Ali G Show re-presented with new links. | |
| 2014 | Penguins of Madagascarfilm | King Julien (voice) | DreamWorks Animation. | |
| 2013 | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continuesfilm | BBC News anchor | Paramount Pictures. Directed by Adam McKay. | |
| 2013 | Eastbound & Downtelevision | Ronnie Thelman | HBO. One episode, Chapter 29, November 2013. | |
| 2012 | Les Misérablesfilm | Thénardier | Universal Pictures. | |
| 2012 | The Dictatorfilm | Admiral General Aladeen. Writer, producer. | Paramount Pictures. | |
| 2012 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wantedfilm | King Julien (voice) | DreamWorks Animation. | |
| 2011 | Hugofilm | Station Inspector | Paramount Pictures. Directed by Martin Scorsese. | |
| 2009 | Brünofilm | Brüno Gehard. Writer, producer. | Universal Pictures. | |
| 2008 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africafilm | King Julien (voice) | DreamWorks Animation. | |
| 2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetfilm | Adolfo Pirelli | Directed by Tim Burton. | |
| 2006 | Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstanfilm | Borat Sagdiyev. Writer, producer. | 20th Century Fox. Golden Globe, Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy. Academy Award nomination, Adapted Screenplay. | |
| 2006 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobbyfilm | Jean Girard | Sony Pictures. | |
| 2005 | Madagascarfilm | King Julien (voice) | DreamWorks Animation. | |
| 2003 | Da Ali G Showtelevision | Ali G, Borat, Bruno. Creator, writer. | HBO, 2003 to 2004. | |
| 2002 | Ali G Indahousefilm | Ali G. Writer. | Universal Pictures. | |
| 2000 | Da Ali G Showtelevision | Ali G, Borat, Bruno. Creator, writer. | Channel 4. BAFTA, Best Comedy Performance. | |
| 1999 | The 11 O'Clock Showtelevision | Ali G | Channel 4. First appearances of Ali G. |
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