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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
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
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
Ready Player One
Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Beyond
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Untitled Star Trek 4
The Adventures of Tintin
Final Demand
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
Luck
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
Free Jimmy
The Undeclared War
Doctor Who Confidential
Hot Fuzz
Paul
Truth Seekers
Absolutely Anything
The World's End
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Kill Me Three Times
Shaun of the Dead
Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose
Production Credits
Shaun of the Dead
The World's End
Sara Pascoe vs Monogamy
Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose
Hot Fuzz
Star Trek Beyond
Truth Seekers
Free Jimmy
Paul
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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