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Simon Pegg

Birth name: Simon John Pegg

Birth date: 14.02.1970

Simon John Pegg is an English stand-up comedian, writer and film and television actor. He is best-known for his title role in Shaun of the Dead and for the British sitcom Spaced. Much of his major work has been in collaboration with some combination of Jessica Stevenson, Edgar Wright and Nick Frost. Pegg was born in Gloucester and studied drama at the University of Bristol. In 1993 he moved to London and gigged on the stand-up comedy circuit before breaking into television comedy in Asylum, Six Pairs of Pants, Faith in the Future, Big Train and Hippies. From 1998 to 2004, Pegg regularly featured on BBC Radio 4's The 99p Challenge. In 1999, he created and co-wrote the Channel 4 sitcom Spaced with Jessica Stevenson. For this project Pegg brought in Frost, his best friend. For his performance in this series Pegg was nominated for a British Comedy Award as Best Male Comedy Newcomer. Pegg co-wrote (with Spaced director Edgar Wright) and starred in the "romantic zombie comedy" (rom-zom-com) film Shaun of the Dead, released in April 2004. At George A. Romero's invitation, Pegg and Wright made cameo appearances in Romero's latest zombie film, Land of the Dead. Pegg's other credits include the World War II miniseries Band of Brothers, guest appearances on Black Books, Brass Eye Special, I'm Alan Partridge , The Parole Officer and in the Factory Records story 24 Hour Party People. He also played the mutant bounty hunter Johnny Alpha, the Strontium Dog, in a series of Big Finish Productions audio plays based on the character from British comic 2000 AD. Pegg appeared in the Big Finish Productions Doctor Who audio story Invaders From Mars as Don Chaney, and portrayed the Editor in the 2005 Doctor Who episode The Long Game. He also narrated the first series of the documentary series Doctor Who Confidential. Pegg auditioned for a part in the romantic comedy, Love Actually. The part he auditioned for was taken by the actor Rowan Atkinson. Upon completion of Shaun of the Dead, Pegg was questioned on whether he would be abandoning the British film industry for bigger and better things, to which he replied "It's not like I'm going to run off and do Mission: Impossible III!" which he then promptly went on to do, playing Benji Dunn, an I.M.F. technician who assists Tom Cruise's character, Ethan Hunt. In 2006 he played an American character, Gus, in Big Nothing alongside David Schwimmer.

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Filmography

# "La Triviata" (2007) TV Series (announced) .... ? # How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) (pre-production) .... Sidney Young # Run, Fat Boy, Run (2007) (post-production) .... Dennis # Hot Fuzz (2007) .... Sergeant Nicholas Angel # The Good Night (2007) .... Paul # Big Nothing (2006) .... Gus # Mission: Impossible III (2006) .... Benji Dunn ... aka M:i:III (International: English title: promotional abbreviation) (UK: promotional abbreviation) (USA: promotional abbreviation) # Free Jimmy (2006) (voice) .... Odd ... aka Slipp Jimmy fri (Norway) # Alan Partridge Presents: The Cream of British Comedy (2005) (V) .... Jonathan Pearce # Land of the Dead (2005) .... Photo Booth Zombie ... aka George A. Romero's Land of the Dead (USA: complete title) ... aka Land of the Dead - Le territoire des morts (France) ... aka Terre des morts, La (Canada: French title) # The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005) .... Peter Cow # "Doctor Who" .... The Editor (1 episode, 2005) - The Long Game (2005) TV Episode .... The Editor # Spider-Plant Man (2005) (TV) .... Reporter # "Look Around You" .... Handsome Man / ... (2 episodes, 2002-2005) - Health (2005) TV Episode .... Handsome Man - Maths (2002) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Sleeping Queen's Guard # "I Am Not an Animal" .... Kieron the Cat, Simmons, Additional Voices / ... (6 episodes, 2004) - Home (2004) TV Episode (voice) .... Kieron the Cat, Simmons, Additional Voices - A Star Is Hatched (2004) TV Episode (voice) .... Kieron the Cat, Simmons, Additional Voices - My Fair Mare (2004) TV Episode (voice) .... Kieron the Cat, Simmons, Additional Voices - Money (2004) TV Episode (voice) .... Kieron the Cat, Simmons, Additional Voices - Planet of the Men and Women (2004) TV Episode (voice) .... Kieron the Cat, Simmons, Additional Voices (1 more) # The Man Who Would Be Shaun (2004) (V) .... Michael # Funky Pete (2004) (V) .... Shaun # Plot Holes: What Happened to Shaun When He Ran Off? (2004) (V) (voice) (uncredited) .... Shaun # Shaun of the Dead (2004) .... Shaun ... aka Shaun of the Dead (France) # "Black Books" .... Evan (1 episode, 2004) - Manny Come Home (2004) TV Episode .... Evan # Sex & Lies (2004) (TV) .... Radio DJ # Danger! 50,000 Zombies! (2004) (as Dr. Russel Fell) .... Zombie Hunter # The Reckoning (2003/I) .... Gaoler ... aka Misterio de Wells, El (Spain) ... aka Morality Play # Final Demand (2003) (TV) .... Colin Taylor # Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do (2003) (TV) .... Freddie Starr (Blankety Blank sketch) # "Linda Green" .... Jay (1 episode, 2002) - Dark Side of the Moon (2002) TV Episode .... Jay # 24 Hour Party People (2002) .... Journalist ... aka Twenty Four Hour Party People (UK: DVD title) # "Big Train" .... Various roles (12 episodes, 1998-2002) - Episode #2.6 (2002) TV Episode .... Various roles - Episode #2.5 (2002) TV Episode .... Various roles - Episode #2.4 (2002) TV Episode .... Various roles - Episode #2.3 (2002) TV Episode .... Various roles - Episode #2.2 (2002) TV Episode .... Various roles (7 more) # "Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible" .... Angus (1 episode, 2001) - Curse of the Blood of the Lizard of Doom (2001) TV Episode .... Angus # "Band of Brothers" (2001) (mini) TV Series .... 1st Sgt. William Evans # The Parole Officer (2001) .... Deflated Husband # "Brass Eye" .... Gerard Chote (1 episode, 2001) ... aka Trip TV (UK) - Paedophilia (2001) TV Episode .... Gerard Chote # "Spaced" .... Tim Bisley (14 episodes, 1999-2001) - Leaves (2001) TV Episode .... Tim Bisley - Dissolution (2001) TV Episode .... Tim Bisley - Gone (2001) TV Episode .... Tim Bisley - Help (2001) TV Episode .... Tim Bisley - Mettle (2001) TV Episode .... Tim Bisley (9 more) # "Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)" .... Justin Pope (1 episode, 2000) - Paranoia (2000) TV Episode .... Justin Pope # "Hippies" .... Ray Purbbs (6 episodes, 1999) - Disgusting Hippies (1999) TV Episode .... Ray Purbbs - Muddy Hippies (1999) TV Episode .... Ray Purbbs - Hippy Dippy Hippies (1999) TV Episode .... Ray Purbbs - Sexy Hippies (1999) TV Episode .... Ray Purbbs - Hairy Hippies (1999) TV Episode .... Ray Purbbs (1 more) # Guest House Paradiso (1999) .... Mr Nice # Tube Tales (1999) (TV) .... Clerk (segment Steal Away) # "Is It Bill Bailey?" .... Various roles (6 episodes, 1998) - Episode #1.6 (1998) TV Episode .... Various roles - Episode #1.5 (1998) TV Episode .... Various roles - Episode #1.4 (1998) TV Episode .... Various roles - Episode #1.3 (1998) TV Episode .... Various roles - Episode #1.2 (1998) TV Episode .... Various roles (1 more) # "Faith in the Future" .... Jools (15 episodes, 1996-1998) - Stand by Me (1998) TV Episode .... Jools - Prodigal Mother (1998) TV Episode .... Jools - Always on My Mind (1998) TV Episode .... Jools - Goodbye to Love (1998) TV Episode .... Jools - Hearts and Flowers (1998) TV Episode .... Jools (10 more) # Live from the Lighthouse (1998) (TV) .... Robert Jobson # "I'm Alan Partridge" .... Steve Bennett (1 episode, 1997) - Watership Alan (1997) TV Episode .... Steve Bennett # "We Know Where You Live" (1997) TV Series .... Various characters # "Asylum" (1996) TV Series .... Simon # "Six Pairs of Pants" (1995) TV Series .... Various Characters