Simon Pegg
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
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).
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Born
Feb 14, 1970
Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Movies
100 acting
15 crew
Popularity
4.1
Known For
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025
as Benji Dunn
Ready Player One
2018
as Curator / Ogden Morrow
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
as Unkar Plutt
Ice Age: Collision Course
2016
as Buck / Pythagorus Buck / Robo Buck (voice)
Star Trek Beyond
2016
as Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
Ice Age: Continental Drift
2012
as Buck (voice)
Star Trek
2009
as Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023
as Benji Dunn
Star Trek Into Darkness
2013
as Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
Mission: Impossible III
2006
as Benji
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