
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 Pegg 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 1990s, 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).
9 wins & 15 nominations.
The Boys | Hugh Campbell 4 episodes, 2019 | 2019-07-26 |
Mob City | Hecky Nash 2 episodes, 2013 | 2013-12-04 |
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | Unknown | 2012-08-13 |
Adam Hills in Gordon St Tonight | Unknown | 2011-02-09 |
Conan | Unknown | 2010-11-08 |
Alan Carr: Chatty Man | Unknown | 2009-06-14 |
Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Unknown | 2008-10-03 |
The Graham Norton Show | Unknown | 2007-02-22 |
Phineas and Ferb | Unknown | 2007-08-17 |
Doctor Who | Unknown | 2006-03-17 |
Doctor Who Confidential | Unknown | 2005-03-26 |
Robot Chicken | Unknown | 2005-02-20 |
Derren Brown: Trick of the Mind | Unknown | 2004-04-23 |
The Soup | Unknown | 2004-07-30 |
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Unknown | 2002-06-08 |
Look Around You | Unknown | 2002-10-10 |
Top Gear | Unknown | 2002-10-20 |
Spaced | Tim Bisley 14 episodes, 1999-2001 | 2001-05-14 |
Band of Brothers | William S. Evans | 2001-09-09 |
Black Books | Unknown | 2001-12-09 |
Linda Green | Unknown | 2001-10-30 |
Brass Eye | Unknown | 1997-01-29 |
I'm Alan Partridge | Unknown | 1997-11-03 |
Asylum | Simon 6 episodes, 1996 | 1996 |
The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |