Simon Pegg Bio | Wiki
Simon Pegg is a well-known English actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. He became famous for his role in the Channel 4 sitcom Spaced from 1999 to 2001. He wrote films like Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, and The World’s End. Pegg had a supporting role in Doctor Who, Star Trek, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Since 2006, he has had a starring role in The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. Additionally, he voiced in Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Ice Age: Collision Course, and The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild.
Simon Pegg Age
He was born on February 14, 1970, in Brockworth, England. Pegg is 53 years old.
Simon Pegg Height
Pegg is a man of tall stature and stands at 5 ft 10 in (Approx 1.78 m).
Simon Pegg Family
He was born to his hardworking parents in Brockworth, England. Pegg holds British nationality. He is the son of Gillian Rosemary, who was a former civil servant, and John Henry Beckingham, a jazz musician and keyboard salesman. When he was seven, his parents divorced and took his stepfather’s name after his mother got remarried.
Simon Pegg Wife
He is happily hitched to his long-time girlfriend, music industry publicist Maureen McCann, in Glasgow on July 23, 2005. During their wedding, Nick Frost was the best man. The couple resides in Essendon, Hertfordshire with their daughter Matilda born in 2009. Further, he is a close friend of Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin, and appears as a violin-playing Elvis impersonator in his 2010 single “Christmas Lights”.
In an interview, he stated that his daughter has sung backing vocals for Coldplay onstage at Glastonbury Festival. Pegg is godfather to Joe, the son of actor and friend Martin Freeman and his parents and sister briefly appeared in Spaced, while his mother appeared in both Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.
Simon Pegg Education
He studied at Castle Hill Primary School, then Brockworth Comprehensive Secondary School, and later The King’s School, Gloucester. When he was 16, he moved to Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, and pursued English literature and theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon College. In 1991, Pegg graduated from the University of Bristol with a BA in Theatre, Film, and Television.
His undergraduate thesis was “A Marxist overview of Popular 1970s cinema and hegemonic discourses“. During his time, he was a member of a comedy troupe, “David Icke and the Orphans of Jesus”, alongside David Walliams, Dominik Diamond, and Jason Bradbury.
Simon Pegg Movies and TV Shows
Movies
- Tube Tales as Clerk in 1999
- 24 Hour Party People as Paul Morley in 2002
- Shaun of the Dead as Shaun Riley in 2014
- Land of the Dead as Photo Booth Zombie in 2005
- Free Jimmy as Odd (voice) in 2006
- The Good Night as Paul in 2007
- How to Lose Friends and Alienate People as Sidney Young in 2008
- The World’s End as Gary King in 2013
- The Boxtrolls as Hebert Trubshaw (voice) in 2014
- Ice Age: Collision Course as Buck (voice) in 2016
- Lost Transmissions as Theo Ross in 2019
- Inheritance as Morgan Warner in 2020
- America: The Motion Picture as King James (voice in 2021
- Luck as Bob (voice) in 2022
Tv Shows
- Six Pairs of Pants as Various Characters in 1995
- Asylum as Simon in 1996
- Is It Bill Bailey? as Various Characters in 1998
- Tube Tales as Clerk in 1999
- Randall & Hopkirk as Justin Pope in 2000
- Look Around You as Sleeping Queen’s Guard in 2002
- Black Books as Evan in 2004
- Look Around You as Handsome Man in 2005
- Robot Chicken as Various voices in 2009
- Mob City as Hecky Nash in 2013
- The Boys as Hugh Campbell Sr in 2019 and 2022
- Truth Seekers as Dave in 2020
- Staged as Himself in 2021
- The Undeclared War as Daniel Patrick in 2022
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost
Pegg is friends with British actor, author, comedian, painter, producer, and screenwriter Nick Frost. Nick and Pegg met while working as a waiter at a North London Mexican restaurant and the two became close friends and flatmates. Nick is 50 years old and together, they starred in the paranormal comedy horror series Truth Seekers. Also, the two co-starred in the 2011 film Paul which Nick co-wrote with Pegg. Further, in Pegg’s wedding, Nick served as the best man.
Simon Pegg Daughter | Matilda Pegg
In 2009, Nick and Maureen McCann welcomed their daughter Matilda. Matilda’s godfather is Martin. In an interview with British GQ magazine in July 2018, he said his daughter has sung backing vocals for Coldplay onstage at Glastonbury Festival.
Simon Pegg Truth Seekers
He had a starring role and was also the creator of the 2020 British supernatural comedy horror streaming television series, Truth Seekers. The series was also created by Nick Frost, James Serafinowicz, and Nat Saunders. Pegg stars as David, Gus’ boss and the head of the broadband company Smyle. The series contains eight episodes in season one and Nick announced the show was canceled after season one.
Simon Pegg The Boys
He appeared in the American superhero television series The Boys as Hughie’s father, Hugh Campbell Sr. Pegg appeared in five seasons in 2019 and 2022. Further, the series contains 24 episodes in three series.
Simon Pegg Actor
His acting career kicked off in 1995 as he appeared in TV series and films including Six Pairs of Pants, Asylum, Faith in the Future, Big Train, and Hippies. He was then featured on BBC Radio 4’s The 99p Challenge from 1998 to 2004. He also appeared in the World War II mini-series Band of Brothers, Black Books, Brass Eye, and I’m Alan Partridge. Moreover, he created and co-wrote the Channel 4 sitcom Spaced with Jessica Stevenson in 1999. Also, he was nominated for a British Comedy Award as Best Male Comedy Newcomer.
He co-wrote a “romantic zombie comedy” film Shaun of the Dead, released in April 2004. In the series of Big Finish Productions, audio plays are based on the character from the British comic 2000 AD. Further, he narrated the first series of the “making-of” documentary series Doctor Who Confidential. Also, he appeared in the film Mission: Impossible III and reprised the role in three further Mission: Impossible sequel films: Ghost Protocol, Rogue Nation, and Fallout.
Also, he co-wrote the script for a film called Paul, about two young men who encounter a comedic extraterrestrial alien during a road trip across the US. Pegg appeared as William Burke in Burke & Hare in 2010 and completed the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy with wright. He appeared on stage with Monty Python during their live show Monty Python Live held at the O2 Arena. In addition, he appeared in Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Unkar Plutt, the Junkyard dealer on Jakku in 2015.
Simon Pegg Net Worth
He has worked as a professional actor since 1995 and from his work, he has attained a decent fortune. Pegg’s net worth is $25 Million.
Who Is Simon Pegg
Pegg is a well-known English actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. He became famous for his role in the Channel 4 sitcom Spaced from 1999 to 2001. He wrote films like Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, and The World’s End. Pegg had a supporting role in Doctor Who, Star Trek, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
How Old Is Simon Pegg
Pegg is 53 years old born on February 14, 1970, in Brockworth, England.
How Tall Is Simon Pegg
Pegg is a man of tall stature and stands at 5 ft 10 in.
Pegg’s Social Media Account
Instagram – simonpegg