Simon Pegg
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Simon Pegg
Born
Simon John Beckingham
14 February 1970 (1970-02-14) (age 38)
Gloucester, England
Other name(s)
Dr. Russel Fell / The Fresh Pegg
Occupation
Actor, Comedian, Writer, Producer, Singer, Film director, Philantropist
Years active
1995-present
Spouse(s)
Maureen McCann (2005-present)
Awards won
Other Awards
Bram Stoker Award - Screenplay
2005 Shaun of the Dead - Shaun
British Independent Film Award - Best Screenplay
2004 Shaun of the Dead - Shaun
Peter Sellers Award for Comedy
2005 Shaun of the Dead - Shaun
National Movie Award - Best Comedy
2007 Hot Fuzz - Sgt. Nicholas Angel
Simon John Pegg (born 14 February 1970) is an award-winning English actor, comedian, writer, producer, singer, stand-up comedian, and director.
He is best known for his starring roles in Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, and for the British sitcom Spaced. Much of his major work has been in collaboration with some combination of Nick Frost, Jessica Hynes, Dylan Moran and Edgar Wright. Simon is close friends with American actor David Schwimmer. The two have worked together in Band of Brothers, Big Nothing and Run, Fat Boy, Run. His likeness was also used for the character of Wee Hughie in the comic book series The Boys (while this was done without permission from Pegg, Pegg quickly became a fan of the title, and even wrote the introduction to the first bound volume).[1]
