Simon Pegg #1
Simon Pegg #1
Mission: Impossible, Star Trek
Simon Pegg co-wrote and co-starred (as Tim Bisley) in the worldwide acclaimed cult television show SPACED. After two groundbreaking seasons, he moved on to develop and co-write, with Edgar Wright, the critically praised feature SHAUN OF THE DEAD, starring as the eponymous hero, Shaun. The film has since been voted one of the Best British Comedies ever made by many including Empire Magazine and Channel 4.
Pegg and Wright reprised their debut movie success with the smash-hit follow-up feature HOT FUZZ. Pegg then went on to star in the David Schwimmer-directed feature film RUN FATBOY RUN and as the anti-hero, Sidney Young, in HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS AND ALIENATE PEOPLE alongside Kirsten Dunst, Jeff Bridges, and Gillian Anderson.
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost returned to the screen together in their co-written feature film PAUL with Kristin Wiig, Seth Rogan, and Sigourney Weaver. They also completed the final installment of their 'Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy' in style with THE WORLD'S END, once again directed by Edgar Wright and receiving unanimous critical acclaim worldwide.
Pegg's other notable credits include Steven Spielberg's THE ADVENTURES OF TIN TIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN, John Landis' BURKE & HARE, voicing 'Reepicheep' in THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER, and 'Buck' in ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS.
Simon was also seen boldly going into the J.J. Abrams-directed global hits STAR TREK and STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS playing the iconic role of Montgomery Scott (Scotty) and he reprised his MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III role of Benji Dunn in the 2012 worldwide smash hit film, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL and 2015's MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION. He will be seen again as Scotty in July 2016 when STAR TREK BEYOND hits theaters everywhere.
His debut book, Nerd Do Well, is published by Century.
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