Simon Pegg

Simon Pegg

Born February 14, 1970 (Age: 56) Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Biography

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 starred as Benji Dunn in six Mission: Impossible films, beginning with Mission: Impossible III (2006) and ending with Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025). He has also provided the voice of Buck in the Ice Age film series (2009–present). Description above from the Wikipedia article Simon Pegg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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 starred as Benji Dunn in six Mission: Impossible films, beginning with Mission: Impossible III (2006) and ending with Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025). He has also provided the voice of Buck in the Ice Age film series (2009–present). Description above from the Wikipedia article Simon Pegg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography

Ice Age: Boiling Point

Ice Age: Boiling Point

2027 as Buck (voice) Age: 56
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

2025 as Benji Dunn Age: 55
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023 as Benji Dunn Age: 53
The Rise of the Comic Strip

The Rise of the Comic Strip

2023 as Self Age: 53
The Sparks Brothers

The Sparks Brothers

2021 as John Lennon (voice) Age: 51
Love, Antosha

Love, Antosha

2019 as Self Age: 49
Slaughterhouse Rulez

Slaughterhouse Rulez

2018 as Meredith Houseman Age: 48
Mission: Impossible - Fallout

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

2018 as Benji Dunn Age: 48
Terminal

Terminal

2018 as Bill Age: 48
Ready Player One

Ready Player One

2018 as Curator / Ogden Morrow Age: 48
Star Trek Beyond

Star Trek Beyond

2016 as Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott Age: 46
Ice Age: Collision Course

Ice Age: Collision Course

2016 as Buck (voice) Age: 46
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

2016 as Self Age: 46
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015 as Unkar Plutt Age: 45
Robots

Robots

2015 as Narrator Age: 45
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

2015 as Benji Dunn Age: 45
Man Up

Man Up

2015 as Jack Age: 45
Absolutely Anything

Absolutely Anything

2015 as Neil Clarke Age: 44
The Boxtrolls

The Boxtrolls

2014 as Herbert Trubshaw (voice) Age: 44
Hector and the Search for Happiness

Hector and the Search for Happiness

2014 as Hector Age: 44
The World's End

The World's End

2013 as Gary King Age: 43
Star Trek Into Darkness

Star Trek Into Darkness

2013 as Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott Age: 43
30 Years of Comic Strip

30 Years of Comic Strip

2012 as Age: 42
Ice Age: Continental Drift

Ice Age: Continental Drift

2012 as Buck (voice) Age: 42
A Fantastic Fear of Everything

A Fantastic Fear of Everything

2012 as Jack Age: 42
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

2011 as Benji Age: 41
The Adventures of Tintin

The Adventures of Tintin

2011 as Thompson (voice) Age: 41
Paul

Paul

2011 as Graeme Willy Age: 41
Star Wars Spoofs

Star Wars Spoofs

2011 as Himself Age: 40
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

2010 as Reepicheep (Voice) Age: 40
Burke & Hare

Burke & Hare

2010 as William Burke Age: 40
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

2009 as Buck (voice) Age: 39
Star Trek

Star Trek

2009 as Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott Age: 39
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

2008 as Sidney Young Age: 38
Run Fatboy Run

Run Fatboy Run

2007 as Dennis Age: 37
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

2007 as Self Age: 37
Diary of the Dead

Diary of the Dead

2007 as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited) Age: 37
Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz

2007 as Nicholas Angel Age: 37
The Good Night

The Good Night

2007 as Paul Age: 36
Mission: Impossible III

Mission: Impossible III

2006 as Benji Age: 36
When Shaun Met George

When Shaun Met George

2005 as Self Age: 35
Land of the Dead

Land of the Dead

2005 as Photo Booth Zombie Age: 35
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse

2005 as Peter Cow Age: 35
Spaced: Skip to the End

Spaced: Skip to the End

2004 as Self Age: 34
Shaun of the Dead

Shaun of the Dead

2004 as Shaun Age: 34
24 Hour Party People

24 Hour Party People

2002 as Journalist Age: 31