Best known for his chameleonic turns in a wide array of ludicrous scenarios, Emmy-nominated Sacha Baron Cohen embraces an immensely different role in “The Spy.” Inspired by actual events, Netflix’s six-part limited series sees an actor who usually leans towards the absurd get real for a change, playing the mustachioed Eli Cohen, an undercover Israeli agent who wormed his way into the highest ranks of Syria’s government in the ’60s under the alias Kamel Amin Thaabet.Continue reading ‘The Spy’: Sacha Baron Cohen Is A Dramatic Powerhouse In Gideon Raff’s Bold Spy Series [Review] at The Playlist.
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