Rep. Andy Harris makes cameo in Sacha Baron Cohen’s new Ali G mockumentary

You never know who might show up in a Sacha Baron Cohen mockumentary — just ask Rep. Andy Harris.

Harris, Maryland’s sole Republican member of Congress, makes a brief but memorable appearance in the famed British comedian’s new comedy film, “Ali G: Who Iz I?”

Just over an hour into the movie, Harris and other GOP figures appear in prerecorded segments to warn conservative Americans about a fake cartel leader — Ali G, aka Alejandro Gonzales — and his plans to invade the United States. Harris emphasizes the leader’s prodigious ability to father kids, too.

“Gonzalez has 140,000 children, which means that this one man has a higher birth rate than Iceland,” Harris says in the movie.

It is not clear whether Harris knew he was participating in a fictional comedy or if it was presented to him as a documentary. Harris’ press secretary, Michella Carter, did not immediately respond to a request for comment, nor did Amazon MGM Studios, the movie’s distributor.

Cohen, a three-time Academy Award nominee, has made his career by creating and playing straight-faced, over-the-top characters like Borat, Brüno and rapper Ali G, often depicting their awkward interactions with unwitting participants.

Other politicians appearing in the scene with Harris include Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, both Republicans.

“In 10 years’ time, the Gonzales family will consume 40% of the nation’s rice and beans. That’s actual FBI data,” Norman says to the camera.

“Ali G: Who Iz I?” hit theaters earlier this month and started streaming Wednesday on Amazon Prime Video. As of Thursday afternoon, the film had a 42% approval rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.

Harris, meanwhile, went viral on smaller screens earlier this month.

He made headlines at a candidate forum in Cambridge on Oct. 13, when the representative demanded that a reporter, Cat Murphy, stop filming a media gaggle because she didn’t have his permission. After the clip was widely shared on TV and online, Harris, who was wrong about the need for two-party consent in the situation, declined to apologize to Murphy.