Simon Pegg is a British actor and comedian who has had breakout success in a wide range of movies.
He began as a TV actor and gained success for
Spaced, which he co-wrote with
Jessica Hynes. He later collaborated with
Spaced helmer
Edgar Wright and actor Nick Frost on both
Shaun of the Dead and
Hot Fuzz. Since then, Pegg has starred in a few films and was cast as Scotty in
J. J. Abrams'
reboot of
Star Trek.
Pegg is known for his quick-witted and sarcastic characters, and for often playing a slacker. He's quickly become a poster boy for nerd culture for many minor projects like a one-episode role in
Doctor Who and his two-man re-enactment of
Star Wars episode IV
.
His Films:
This actor provides examples of:
- Ascended Fanboy: His role in Star Trek.
- On his sudden fame after Shaun of the Dead: "Well, it's not like I'm going to go do Mission: Impossible III!"
- Voicing Johnny Alpha on the Big Finish audio adaptations.
- Heterosexual Life Partners: With Nick Frost. They have become such a great comedy duo that they are now working on non-Wright projects like Paul.
- One of Us: Goes without saying; look at his list of credits, side projects and header image.
- Playing Against Type: Played with in Hot Fuzz, where Pegg is much more of a straight man than his normal persona.
- In Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol, his comic lab-rat role in the previous film is upgraded to being in the field with the rest of the IMF team on the run, meaning he gets in on the gun-wielding action and even gets to pull the badass-with-sunglasses pose on the main poster alongside the more imposing Tom Cruise and Jeremy Renner. He does opt out of helping Ethan Hunt with a physically demanding task at one point, quipping, "I'm on the computer."
- Took a Level in Badass: Went from playing a Comic book artist to an action hero and is awesome at both.
- What Could Have Been: Reportedly, he was supposed to play Rose Tyler's dad, but scheduling got in the way, and he ended up playing the Editor of Satellite Five instead.
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