Simon Pegg
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Simon John Pegg (né Beckingham; born 14 February 1970) is an English actor, comedian and screenwriter. He came to prominence in the UK as the co-creator of the Channel 4 sitcom Spaced (1999–2001), directed by Edgar Wright. He and Wright co-wrote the films Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), and The World's End (2013), known collectively as the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy, all of which saw Wright directing and Pegg starring alongside Nick Frost. Pegg and Frost also wrote and starred in the sci-fi comedy film Paul (2011). Pegg is one of the few performers to have achieved what Radio Times calls the "Holy Grail of Nerd-dom", having played popular supporting characters in Doctor Who (2005), Star Trek as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (2009–2016), and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). He stars as Benji Dunn in the Mission: Impossible film series (2006–present). He provided the voice of Buck in Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), Ice Age: Collision Course(2016), and The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article about Simon Pegg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Simon John Pegg (né Beckingham; born 14 February 1970) is an English actor, comedian and screenwriter. He came to prominence in the UK as the co-creator of the Channel 4 sitcom Spaced (1999–2001), directed by Edgar Wright. He and Wright co-wrote the films Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), and The World's End (2013), known collectively as the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy, all of which saw Wright directing and Pegg starring alongside Nick Frost. Pegg and Frost also wrote and starred in the sci-fi comedy film Paul (2011). Pegg is one of the few performers to have achieved what Radio Times calls the "Holy Grail of Nerd-dom", having played popular supporting characters in Doctor Who (2005), Star Trek as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (2009–2016), and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). He stars as Benji Dunn in the Mission: Impossible film series (2006–present). He provided the voice of Buck in Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), Ice Age: Collision Course(2016), and The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article about Simon Pegg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Daily Show
The One Show
Honest Trailers
The Graham Norton Show
Robot Chicken
Doctor Who
The Boys
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Phineas and Ferb
SNL Korea Reboot
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
Band of Brothers
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Top Gear
Archer
WondLa
Agent Elvis
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Geeking Out
Critics Choice Awards
Staged
The Grand Tour
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Darth Maul Returns
24 Hour Party People
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Appointment with Dr. Terrible
The Cloverfield Paradox
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
The Parole Officer
The Boxtrolls
Mission: Impossible III
America: The Motion Picture
Star Trek
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Ice Age: Collision Course
Spider-Plant Man
Star Trek Into Darkness
Ready Player One
Untitled Star Trek 4
The Adventures of Tintin
Final Demand
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Star Trek Beyond
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Ice Age 6
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Inheritance
A Night with the Stars
Free Jimmy
Luck
The Undeclared War
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
Kill Me Three Times
Doctor Who Confidential
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose
Shaun of the Dead
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
Absolutely Anything
Truth Seekers
Paul
Hot Fuzz
The World's End
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