Ash Baron-Cohen Explained

Ash Baron-Cohen
Birth Name:	Ashley Louis Baron-Cohen
Birth Place:	Hampstead, London, England
Alma Mater:	University of Sussex
Occupation:	Film director, screenwriter, film producer
Notable Works:	This Girl's Life
Relatives:	Simon Baron-Cohen (brother) Dan Baron Cohen (brother) Sacha Baron Cohen (cousin) Erran Baron Cohen (cousin)

Ashley Louis Baron-Cohen,^[1] also known mononymously as Ash,^[2] is an English filmmaker. He has a bachelor's degree in experimental psychology from University of Sussex,^[3] and trained as a filmmaker at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, CA. He currently resides in Los Angeles.^[4]

Baron-Cohen is known for such films as Bang^[5] and This Girl's Life.^[6]

While in film school, he persuaded Richard Harris to leave the set of Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven to star in his student film for free.^[7]

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

Ash is legally blind without his contact lenses.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Index entry. 3 June 2021. FreeBMD. ONS.
2. Book: Allon . Yoram . Cullen . Del . Patterson . Hannah . 2002 . Contemporary North American Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide . registration . Wallflower Press . 23–24 . 978-1-903364-52-9 . 7 January 2011.
3. Web site: In The City of Devils: An interview with filmmaker Ash Baron Cohen . Sved . James Edward . 29 June 2009 . Herald de Paris . 7 January 2011 .
4. Web site: Britweek Hollywood feature - Ash Baron-Cohen under the spotlight . Johnson . Andy . 6 May 2009 . Click Liverpool . 7 January 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306150929/http://www.clickliverpool.com/culture/culture/124231-britweek-hollywood-feature---ash-baron-cohen-under-the-spotlight.html . 6 March 2012.
5. Web site: FILM REVIEW; In Uniform She's King For a Day . Holden . Stephen . Stephen Holden . 28 November 1997 . . 4 September 2015 .
6. Web site: She Shtups to Conquer . Leonard . John . 23 August 2004 . . 4 September 2015 .
7. Web site: The Other Baron Cohen: A Narrated Biography . Wallace . Amy . 9 June 2009 . . 7 January 2011 .