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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
SNL Korea Reboot
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 Cloverfield Paradox
The Parole Officer
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
The Boxtrolls
Mission: Impossible III
America: The Motion Picture
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
Final Demand
The Adventures of Tintin
Star Trek Beyond
Untitled Star Trek 4
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Ice Age 6
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Inheritance
Free Jimmy
A Night with the Stars
Luck
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
Paul
Hot Fuzz
Truth Seekers
Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Kill Me Three Times
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
Absolutely Anything
The World's End
Shaun of the Dead
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Production Credits
Shaun of the Dead
Hot Fuzz
Star Trek Beyond
The World's End
Paul
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Free Jimmy
Sara Pascoe vs Monogamy
Truth Seekers
Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose
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