| 2026 | Balls UpMovie | Pavio Curto | 55 |
| 2026 | Ladies FirstMovie | Damien Sachs | 55 |
| 2026 | England 2006: The Golden GenerationMovie | Self (archive footage) | 55 |
| 2025 | IronheartSeries | Mephisto | 54 |
| 2024 | DisclaimerSeries | Robert Ravenscroft | 53 |
| 2021 | Alice: Curiouser and CuriouserMovie | Time (archive footage) (uncredited) | 50 |
| 2020 | Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of KazakhstanMovie | Borat Sagdiyev | 49 |
| 2020 | The Trial of the Chicago 7Movie | Abbie Hoffman | 49 |
| 2019 | The SpySeries | Eli Cohen / Kamel Amin Thabeth | 48 |
| 2016 | GrimsbyMovie | Kyle 'Nobby' Butcher | 45 |
| 2016 | The Last LaughMovie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 45 |
| 2016 | Alice Through the Looking GlassMovie | Time | 45 |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSeries | Self | 44 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSeries | Self | 43 |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSeries | Self | 43 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth MeyersSeries | Self | 43 |
| 2013 | Anchorman 2: The Legend ContinuesMovie | BBC News Anchor | 42 |
| 2012 | Les MisérablesMovie | Monsieur Thénardier | 41 |
| 2012 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most WantedMovie | Julien (voice) | 41 |
| 2012 | The DictatorMovie | Aladeen / Efawadh | 41 |
| 2012 | Evening UrgantSeries | Haffaz Aladeen (from The Dictator) | 41 |
| 2011 | HugoMovie | Station Inspector | 40 |
| 2009 | Eastbound & DownSeries | Ronnie Thelman | 38 |
| 2009 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'BrienSeries | Self | 38 |
| 2008 | Madagascar: Escape 2 AfricaMovie | Julien (voice) | 37 |
| 2008 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = ToddMovie | Self | 37 |
| 2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetMovie | Pirelli | 36 |
| 2006 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky BobbyMovie | Jean Girard | 35 |
| 2006 | Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of KazakhstanMovie | Borat | 35 |
| 2005 | MadagascarMovie | King Julien (voice) | 34 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series | Borat Sagdiyev | 32 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series | Self | 32 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSeries | Self | 32 |
| 2002 | Ali G IndahouseMovie | Alistair Leslie "Ali G" Graham / Borat Sagdiyev | 31 |
| 2002 | IconsSeries | — | 31 |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan RossSeries | Self / Borat Sagdiyev | 30 |
| 2000 | Curb Your EnthusiasmSeries | Guide #2 | 29 |
| 2000 | Da Ali G ShowSeries | Borat | 29 |
| 1998 | ParkinsonSeries | Self | 27 |
| 1997 | German Comedy AwardSeries | Self | 26 |
| 1996 | The Daily ShowSeries | Self | 25 |
| 1996 | Sat.1-FrühstücksfernsehenSeries | Self | 25 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'BrienSeries | Ali G | 22 |
| 1993 | The Alternative Christmas MessageSeries | Ali G | 22 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSeries | — | 21 |
| 1992 | MTV Movie & TV AwardsSeries | Self - Winner | 21 |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsSeries | Jakob (voice) | 18 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and MarkSeries | Self | 17 |
| 1988 | This MorningSeries | Borat Sagdiyev | 17 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSeries | Self - Cameo (uncredited) | 4 |
| 1953 | The OscarsSeries | Self | — |
