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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.
Jul 8, 2019 · Simon Pegg interview: Before the actor transformed his body, he had to transform his mind. Here he talks exclusively to GQ before the released of the indie thriller Inheritance.
Simon Pegg. Actor: Shaun of the Dead. English actor, writer, and comedian Simon Pegg was born Simon John Beckingham in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, to Gillian Rosemary (Smith), a civil servant, and John Henry Beckingham, a jazz musician.
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Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, and Simon Pegg in Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)- Adrian Lester and Simon Pegg in The Undeclared War (2022)
- Malcolm McDowell, Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, Susan Wokoma, Samson Kayo, and Emma D'Arcy in Truth Seekers (2020)
- Simon Pegg and Warrick Brownlow-Pike in The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019)
- Jason Isaacs, Simon Pegg, Victor Yerrid, Keegan-Michael Key, Dave Chapman, and Warrick Brownlow-Pike in The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019)
- Star Trek Into Darkness - 84% (2013) One of the major franchises that Simon Pegg has been involved in throughout his career is Star Trek. He's been in all three of the reboot films and his involvement was fantastic.
- Star Trek Beyond - 86% (2016) For his final venture into space with the Star Trek world, Simon Pegg took on some extra responsibilities, working as a co-writer for this movie as well.
- 24 Hour Party People - 86% (2002) 24 Hour Party People was one of Simon Pegg's first-ever movie roles, and it has stood the test of time against many bigger projects he has done later on in life.
- The World’s End - 89% (2013) Simon Pegg wore a lot of hats when it came to this movie, working as the screenwriter, producer, and lead actor. However, he pulled it all off with another fantastic movie, taking a simple pub crawl concept with a group of old friends and blending it into a great action film.
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- 'The World's End' (2013) Director: Edgar Wright. Pegg has never been more heartbreaking than he is in The World's End, the last of the now-iconic Cornetto Trilogy.
- 'Shaun of the Dead' (2004) Director: Edgar Wright. Shaun of the Dead is the ideal zombie movie. It is a loving homage to classics like George Romero's Living Dead series, but it's also a great way to introduce new fans to the genre if they've had no interest.
- 'Hot Fuzz' (2007) Director: Edgar Wright. The second installment in Wright's "Cornetto Trilogy," Hot Fuzz is a tribute to buddy cop classics like Point Break and Bad Boys II.
- The 'Mission Impossible' Franchise (2006 - Present) Directors: J. J. Abrams, Brad Bird, Christopher McQuarrie. Movie. Year. 'Mission: Impossible III' 2006. 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol'
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Sep 11, 2024 · Simon Pegg is an English actor, writer, and comedian best known for his nerdy character roles in the Star Trek films of the early 2000s, the Mission Impossible film series, and collaborations with director Edgar Wright on the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy: Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz.
