Simon Pegg
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Simon John Pegg (né Beckingham) 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).
Overview
Simon John Pegg (né Beckingham) 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).
Known For
The Daily Show
The One Show
The Graham Norton Show
Honest Trailers
Robot Chicken
Running Man
Doctor Who
SNL Korea
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Phineas and Ferb
Doctor Who Confidential
Top Gear
Archer
WondLa
Agent Elvis
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Geeking Out
Critics Choice Awards
Staged
The Grand Tour
The Boys
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Band of Brothers
Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Darth Maul Returns
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
24 Hour Party People
Appointment with Dr. Terrible
The Parole Officer
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
The Cloverfield Paradox
The Boxtrolls
America: The Motion Picture
Mission: Impossible III
Star Trek
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Spider-Plant Man
Ice Age: Collision Course
Ready Player One
Star Trek Into Darkness
Untitled Star Trek 4
Final Demand
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
The Adventures of Tintin
Star Trek Beyond
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Ice Age: Boiling Point
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Luck
A Night with the Stars
Inheritance
Free Jimmy
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
The Undeclared War
Absolutely Anything
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Hector and the Search for Happiness
Truth Seekers
Shaun of the Dead
Kill Me Three Times
Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
The World's End
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Paul
Hot Fuzz
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