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
The Graham Norton Show
Honest Trailers
Robot Chicken
Doctor Who
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
The Boys
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 Parole Officer
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
The Cloverfield Paradox
The Boxtrolls
Mission: Impossible III
America: The Motion Picture
Star Trek
Ice Age: Collision Course
Spider-Plant Man
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Star Trek Into Darkness
Ready Player One
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Untitled Star Trek 4
Star Trek Beyond
Final Demand
The Adventures of Tintin
Ice Age 6
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
A Night with the Stars
Luck
The Undeclared War
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
Inheritance
Free Jimmy
Paul
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
Shaun of the Dead
Kill Me Three Times
The World's End
Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Absolutely Anything
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Hot Fuzz
Truth Seekers
Doctor Who Confidential
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