Simon Pegg is an English actor, comedian, writer, film producer and director. He is best known for his starring roles in Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, the comedy series Spaced and his portrayal of Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the 2009 Star Trek film.
Graduated from Bristol University in 1991 with a Bachelors degree in theatre, film and television.
Is a huge Star Wars fan and his work often includes references to the Star Wars saga.
In addition to the numerous visual reference to Star Wars in Shaun of the Dead , his flatmate, Pete, is played by Peter Serafinowicz , the voice of Darth Maul.
Attended Brockworth School in Gloucester and opened their new business centre in 2004.
Was offered the lead role of Rorschach in the doomed movie adaptation of the comic book miniseries "The Watchmen". He turned it down because it would become too "Simon Pegg
Is
Rorschach".
Auditioned for the role of Rufus in the romantic comedy Love Actually .
Was the drummer in a band called "Gods Third Leg" when he was 16.
He was part of the same comedy troupe as David Walliams , Matt Lucas and Dominik Diamond.
Is godfather of Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow s daughter, Apple Martin.
Was originally slated to play Rose Tylers father in the first series of "Doctor Who" , but due to a scheduling conflict took the role of The Editor in another episode.
Was offered a role in Dog Soldiers , but turned it down at Edgar Wright s request, as Wright wanted Shaun of the Dead to be Peggs first role in a horror movie.
Nick Frost , who co-stars with Pegg in Hot Fuzz , "Spaced" and Shaun of the Dead , is Peggs real life best friend and former flatmate. Before they first starred in "Spaced" together, Frost had no formal training as an actor, but is now a top comedy name in the United Kingdom.
He was cast in the role of Benji Dunn in Mission: Impossible III after Ricky Gervais was unable to take the role. J.J. Abrams , director of the film, is said to be a huge fan of Shaun of the Dead .
Pegg revealed that he would like to return to "Spaced" , in the form of a one-hour special. The one-off show would reveal what became of the main characters. Pegg revealed this in a 2007 interview with "Spaced" co-star Bill Bailey.
Lost two stone (28 pounds) for his role in Hot Fuzz .
When asked by a journalist whether England had not become too small for him after the worldwide success of Shaun of the Dead , he replied "Its not like Im going to be starring in Mission: Impossible III.". Six months later, he was cast as Benji Dunn in Mission: Impossible III .
Is Darick Robertson s "model" for Wee Hughie in "The Boys", by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson.
Is a huge fan of Gillian Anderson and "The X Files" .
Attended Stratford-Upon-Avon College, and studied Performance Studies and English.
Along with Alan Dale , Daphne Ashbrook , Guy Siner , Maurice Roves , Olaf Pooley , Barrie Ingham , John Franklyn-Robbins , Christopher Neame and Deep Roy , he is one of only ten actors to have speaking roles in both the Doctor Who and Star Trek franchises. He played the Editor in "Doctor Who" {The Long Game (#1.7)} and Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in Star Trek . He appeared with Roy in the latter.
Parents are John Henry and Gillian Rosemary Beckingham.
Worked at British department store Debenhams in the menswear department, at the Bristol store, before he went into acting.
His favourite movie is Raising Arizona and his favourite television series are "The X Files" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" .
On July 1, 2009, Simon announced on his official website that his wife Maureen Pegg (nee McCann) had given birth to a daughter a few days earlier. However, he added "name, weight, time, place, etc. all belong to us and we wont be going out of our way to divulge them anytime soon".
Worked with director J.J. Abrams on Mission: Impossible III and then again on Star Trek . Both films were based on television series from the 1960s, and Leonard Nimoy appeared on both.
Simon is friends with Coldplay and has played drums and harmonica for the band, as well as appearing in some of their videos.
Has two pet Mini Schnauzer dogs.
One of his favourite horror films is Poltergeist . Steven Spielberg , who produced the film, had a brief voice cameo in Peggs sci-fi comedy Paul . Spielberg was a great admirer of Peggs horror-comedy Shaun of the Dead . Spielberg later cast Pegg and Shaun co-star Nick Frost as the Thompson twins in The Adventures of Tintin .
(July 1, 2009) Simon and his wife, Maureen Pegg , welcomed their first child, a girl named Matilda.
As a teenager, he had a crush on Sigourney Weaver and Diane Keaton. He even wrote a poem about Sigourney at Bristol University. He would get his wish when he would work her in one scene in Paul ,.
He and Deep Roy are the only actors to have credits in adaptations of Doctor Who, Star Trek and Star Wars. Roy appeared on screen in all three adaptations, while Peggs appearance on Star Wars is a voice credit on one Clone Wars episodes.
He had a crush on Carrie Fisher when he was a child. He admitted that he had a picture of her beside his bed and would kiss it every night before he went to sleep.
He has sectoral heterochromia - his eyes are grey-blue, and his right iris has a noticeable brown spot.
Is the only actor aside from Tom Cruise and Ving Rhames to play a team member in more than one Mission: Impossible film.
His character on "Spaced" once remarked that "Its a fact of life sure as eggs is eggs and every odd numbered Star Trek film is s---." He later appeared in Star Trek which was the eleventh film. He later said "Fate put me in that film to show I was talking out of my ass.".
Has expressed admiration for fellow comedic actors such as Ricky Gervais , Will Ferrell , Eddie Izzard , Chris Rock and Ben Stiller.
Met fellow comic Adam Sandler on the Jonathan Ross Show in 2009. In fact the two comedians were originally supposed to appear on screen together in Quentin Tarantino s Inglourious Basterds, however both passed up the roles to do other projects; their parts went to Eli Roth and Michael Fassbender. Interestingly, comic actor Eddie Murphy also declined a role in the same film.
Arguably the most famous actor to appear in both a Star Wars film and a Star Trek film. Other character actors have had bit roles in both, but Pegg plays Scotty in the new Star Trek film series and has a small but important role as Unkar Plutt in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens .
Loves the USA and frequently travels there.
Is good friends with actor Samuel L. Jackson.
In 2011, he met actor Tom Hanks on "The Graham Norton Show"; the two had a very pleasant, friendly conversation on the air together and to this day remain good friends.
Is a huge fan of horror movies.
[on seeing Star Wars (1977) for the first time as a child] It was,like an awakening.
"Doctor Who" (1963) was a big part of my childhood so it was a,great honour to be in it.
Both me and Edgar are firm believers in never underestimating or talking,down to an audience, and giving an audience something to do, to give,them something which is entirely up to them to enter into the film and,find these hidden things and whatever.
They just keep coming.
American audiences tend to be more expressive than British ones.
I used to lie in bed in my flat and imagine what would happen if there,was a zombie attack.
I think that the joke and the ghost story both have a similar set up in,that you kind of set something up and pay it off with a laugh or a,scare.
I think at its best the American sense of humor is the same as the,British sense of humor at its best, which is to be wry and ironic and,self deprecating.
I just love listening to the laughter.
[on Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) ] Not as good as the first,by any means - the thumb in the lava at the end is one of the most,ridiculous moments in any film, ever.
Good luck remake.
We are never more creative than when we are at odds with the world and there is nothing so artistically destructive as comfort. Princess Leia taught me that.
I will be forever grateful to Dora Brooking, for not only spotting my light bulb but also helping me turn up the wattage.
I think we all mistake certain things for happiness. I think we mistake comfort for happiness and we mistake pleasure for happiness, and entertainment for happiness, when really these are just things we use as proxies for our happiness. We use them to cheer us up or try and achieve brief happiness, when really happiness is something much more profound and long lasting and exists within us.
We might not know we are seeking people who best enrich our lives, but somehow on a deep subconscious level we absolutely are. Whether the bond is temporary or permanent, whether it succeeds or fails, fate is simply a configuration of choices that combine with others to shape the relationships that surround us. We cannot choose our family, but we can choose our friends, and we sometimes, before we even meet them.
It is an extraordinary thing to meet your heroes and find them to be everything you hoped they would be.
Ultimately, we are all products of the experiences we have and the decisions we make as children, and it remains a peculiar detail of the human condition that something as precious as a future is entrusted to us when we possess so little foresight. Perhaps that’s what makes hindsight so intriguing. When you’re young the future is a blank canvas, but looking back you are always able to see the big picture.
I think at its best the American sense of humor is the same as the British sense of humor at its best, which is to be wry and ironic and self deprecating.
I used to lie in bed in my flat and imagine what would happen if there was a zombie attack. .
