Simon Pegg
Birthdate – February 14, 1970 (54 Years Old)
Birthplace – Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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. His parents divorced when he was seven. He later took his stepfather’s surname “Pegg.” He was educated at Brockworth Comprehensive Secondary School in Gloucestershire and went on to Stratford-upon-Avon College to study English literature and performance studies. He then attended the University of Bristol, and earned a bachelor’s degree in drama. In the early 2000s, Pegg moved to London and began forging a successful career in stand-up comedy. Television opportunities followed including roles in Six Pairs of Pants (1995), Asylum (1996), and We Know Where You Live (1997). In 1999, Pegg and Jessica Hynes teamed up to write and star in cult sitcom Spaced (1999), directed by Edgar Wright. The series also featured Pegg’s best friend Nick Frost. Pegg’s breakthrough in film came with the zom-rom-com Shaun of the Dead (2004), which he also co-wrote with director Edgar Wright. Again, the film featured Nick Frost. The trio also scored a hit with police comedy Hot Fuzz (2007). Further film successes followed for Pegg, notably in the iconic role of Montgomery “Scotty” Scott in Star Trek (2009) and alongside Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible III (2006) and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011).
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Filmography
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Benji Dunn (2018)
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
Benji (2011)
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
Benji Dunn (2015)
Slaughterhouse Rulez
Meredith Houseman (2019)
The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn
Thompson (2011)
America: The Motion Picture
(2021)
Ice Age: Adventures of Buck Wild
(2022)
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Benji Dunn (2023)
Ready Player One
Curator (2018)
Absolutely Anything
Neil (2017)
Star Trek Beyond
(2016)
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Benji Dunn (2025)
Shaun of the Dead
Shaun (2004)
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Benji Dunn (2025)
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Benji Dunn (2025)
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Benji Dunn (2025)
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Benji Dunn (2025)