Simon Pegg
Born: 1970-02-14 in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
Simon John Pegg (né Beckingham; 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).
Filmography
2027
- Ice Age: Boiling Point as Buck (voice)
2025
2024
- WondLa as BOB (voice)
- EPIKASE
- Angel Pavement as Sid Bunkin
2023
- Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One as Benji Dunn
- Scott Pilgrim Takes Off as Studio Security #1 (voice)
- Agent Elvis as Paul McCartney (voice)
- Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose as Nandor Fodor
- The Rise of the Comic Strip as Self
- Right Here, Right Now as Self
- Quentin Blake's Box of Treasures as George (voice)
- Tom Cruise: Impossible Missions as Self
2022
- Luck as Bob (voice)
- The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild as Buck (voice)
- The Boys Presents: Diabolical as Hughie (voice)
- The Undeclared War as Danny Patrick
2021
- SNL Korea as Self
- The Sparks Brothers as John Lennon (voice)
- America: The Motion Picture as King James (voice)
- The Disappearance of Toby Blackwood as Garth Arthur
2020
- Lost Transmissions as Theo Ross
- Inheritance as Morgan Warner
- Staged as Simon
- Truth Seekers as Dave
- Au Revoir, Chris Hemsworth as Team Member
2019
- The Boys as Hugh Campbell
- The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
- The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance as skekSil (The Chamberlain) (voice)
- Love, Antosha as Self
- Piney: The Lonesome Pine as Jackster
2018
- Ready Player One as Curator / Ogden Morrow
- Mission: Impossible - Fallout as Benji Dunn
- The Cloverfield Paradox as Radio Voice
- Terminal as Bill
- GQ Presents: Iconic Characters as Self
- Slaughterhouse Rulez as Meredith Houseman
- Sara Pascoe vs Monogamy ... (Executive Producer)
2016
- Ice Age: Collision Course as Buck (voice)
- The Grand Tour as Self
- Star Trek Beyond as Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
- For the Love of Spock as Self
- 50 Years of Star Trek as Self
- Scrat: Spaced Out as Buck (voice) (uncredited)
- Geeking Out as Self
- Quantum Is Calling as Himself (voice)
- Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey as Self
- Building Star Trek as Himself
2015
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Unkar Plutt
- Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation as Benji Dunn
- Man Up as Jack
- Kill Me Three Times as Charlie Wolfe
- Absolutely Anything as Neil Clarke
- Robots as Narrator
2014
- Cuban Fury as Driver during car park dance off (uncredited)
- The Boxtrolls as Herbert Trubshaw (voice)
- Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists as Shaun (voice)
- Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars as Candace's C.O. / C-3PO (voice)
- Sock or Hat? as Self - Contestant
- Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule as Self
- Doc of the Dead as Self
- Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) as Self
- Hector and the Search for Happiness as Hector
2013
- Star Trek Into Darkness as Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
- The World's End as Gary King
- Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End as Himself / Gary King
2012
- Ice Age: Continental Drift as Buck (voice)
- Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja as Pitch Kickham (voice)
- Room on the Broom as Narrator (voice)
- The Olympic Ticket Scalper as Himself
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Darth Maul Returns as Dengar (voice)
- A Fantastic Fear of Everything as Jack
- 30 Years of Comic Strip
2011
- Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol as Benji
- Paul as Graeme Willy
- The Adventures of Tintin as Thompson (voice)
- A Night with the Stars as Self
- Derren Brown: Behind the Mischief as Himself
- Star Wars Spoofs as Himself
- A Night with the Stars as Participant
2010
- Conan as Self
- Running Man
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader as Reepicheep (Voice)
- Burke & Hare as William Burke
- Scrat's Continental Crack-Up as Buck (voice)
2009
- Archer as Aleister (voice)
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs as Buck (voice)
- Star Trek as Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
- Alan Carr: Chatty Man as Self
2008
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Dengar (voice)
- How to Lose Friends & Alienate People as Sidney Young
- Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX as Self
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Phineas and Ferb as Candace's C.O. / C-3PO (voice)
- Hot Fuzz as Nicholas Angel
- Grindhouse as Bearded Cannibal (segment "Don't") (uncredited)
- Diary of the Dead as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
- Run Fatboy Run as Dennis
- The Good Night as Paul
- Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz as Self
- The Fuzzball Rally as Himself
2006
- The One Show as Self
- Mission: Impossible III as Benji
- Big Nothing as Gus
2005
- Doctor Who
- Robot Chicken as Ringo Starr / George Harrison / Blue Meanie Captain (voice)
- Doctor Who Confidential
- Land of the Dead as Photo Booth Zombie
- The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse as Peter Cow
- The Perfect Scary Movie as Self
- Spider-Plant Man as Frank Matters
- The Friday Night Project as Self
- Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy as Jonathan Pearce
- Comic Aid
- When Shaun Met George as Self
2004
- Shaun of the Dead as Shaun
- Big Fat Quiz as Self - Contestant
- The Reckoning as Gaoler
- I Am Not an Animal as Kieron the Cat (voice)
- Spaced: Skip to the End as Self
- Danger! 50,000 Zombies as Dr Russel Fell
- Bottom Mindless Violence as Mr. Nice (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003
- Final Demand as Colin Taylor
- Appointment with Dr. Terrible as Interviewee – Actor
- That Was the Week We Watched
2002
- Top Gear as Self
- Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Self
- Icons
- 24 Hour Party People as Journalist
- Look Around You as Sleeping Queen's Guard
2001
- Band of Brothers as William S. Evans
- The Parole Officer as Deflated Husband
- Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible
2000
1999
- Spaced as Tim Bisley
- Tube Tales as Clerk (segment "Steal Away")
- Guest House Paradiso as Mr. Nice
- Hippies as Ray Purbbs
- Steve Coogan: The Man Who Thinks He's It
1998
- Big Train as Various Roles
- Is It Bill Bailey? as Various Roles
1997
- I'm Alan Partridge as Steve Bennett
- We Know Where You Live as Various Characters
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- Asylum as Simon
- Saturday Live as Various
1995
- Faith in the Future as Jools
- Six Pairs of Pants
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1992
- Morgenmagazin as Self
1988
- This Morning as Self