Ashley Louis Baron-Cohen, also known

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as Ash, is an English filmmaker. He has a bachelor's degree in experimental psychology from

University of Sussex , mottoeng = Be Still and Know , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £14.4 million (2020) , budget = £319.6 million (2019–20) , chancellor = Sanjeev Bhaskar , vice_chancellor = Sasha Roseneil , ...

, and trained as a filmmaker at the Pasadena Art Center. He currently resides in Los Angeles. Baron-Cohen is known for such films as '' Bang'' and '' This Girl's Life''. While in film school, he persuaded

Richard Harris Richard St John Francis Harris (1 October 1930 – 25 October 2002) was an Irish actor and singer. He appeared on stage and in many films, notably as Corrado Zeller in Michelangelo Antonioni's '' Red Desert'', Frank Machin in '' This Sporting ...

to leave the set of Clint Eastwood's ''

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'' to star in his student film for free.

Filmography

* '' Bang'' – 1995 * '' Pups'' – 1999 * ''The Blind Bastards Club'' – 2002 * ''Little Warriors'' – 2002 * '' This Girl's Life'' – 2003 * ''The Confession'' – 2005 * ''Radioactive'' – 2009 * ''Novella'' – 2009

Awards

* 1997 – Bang – Top Ten Movies of the Year – Roger Ebert * 1997 – Bang – Top Ten Movies of the Year – Los Angeles Times * 1997 – Bang – Spirit Award Nominee – Best Newcomer * 1999 – Stockholm Film Festival – Nominated for "Bronze Horse" Award for ''Pups'' * 2000 – Cognac Festival du Film Policier – Won "New Blood" Award for ''Pups'' * 2000 –

Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival The , also sometimes called YIFFF, is held in a resort-like environment in the small town of Yūbari on the northernmost Japanese island of Hokkaidō. From 1990 to 1999, the festival was known as the Yubari International Fantastic Adventure Fil ...

– Won "Special Jury Prize" for ''Pups'' * 2005 – Little Warriors – U.S. TV Guide Winner – Outstanding Biographical Program

Personal life

His siblings include the academic

Simon Baron-Cohen Sir Simon Philip Baron-Cohen (born 15 August 1958) is a British clinical psychologist and professor of developmental psychopathology at the University of Cambridge. He is the director of the university's Autism Research Centre and a Fellow o ...

and the playwright Dan Baron Cohen. He is the cousin of actor and comedian

Sacha Baron Cohen Sacha Noam Baron Cohen (born 13 October 1971) is an English actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his creation and portrayal of the fictional satirical characters Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Brüno Gehard, and Admiral ...

. Ash is

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without his contact lenses.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baron-Cohen, Ash 1967 births Living people English people of Belarusian-Jewish descent English people of German-Jewish descent English film producers English Jews English male screenwriters English screenwriters Alumni of the University of Sussex Ash