Simon John Pegg (born 14 February 1970) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. He came to public prominence in the UK as the co-creator of the Channel 4 sitcom Spaced, directed by Edgar Wright. He went on to co-write and star in the Three Flavours Cornetto film trilogy: Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), and The World's End (2013). He and Nick Frost wrote and starred in the sci-fi film Paul (2011).
Pegg is one of the few performers to have achieved what Radio Times calls "the Holy Grail of nerd-dom", playing popular supporting characters in Doctor Who (2005), Star Trek as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (2009–2016), and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). He currently stars as Benji Dunn in the Mission: Impossible film series (2006–present), and he played the Chamberlain in The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019).
Known For
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
(2023)
Benji Dunn
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
(2018)
Benjamin 'Benji' Dunn
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
(2015)
Benji Dunn
Star Trek Beyond
(2016)
Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
The Cloverfield Paradox
(2018)
Radio Voice
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
(2015)
Unkar Plutt
Star Trek
(2009)
Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
Luck
(2022)
Bob (voice)
Ready Player One
(2018)
Ogden Morrow
Grindhouse
(2007)
Bearded Cannibal (segment "Don't") (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
(2011)
Benjamin 'Benji' Dunn
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
(2009)
Buck (voice)
Ice Age: Continental Drift
(2012)
Buck (voice)
Mission: Impossible III
(2006)
Benjamin 'Benji' Dunn
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
(2022)
Buck (voice)
Star Trek Into Darkness
(2013)
Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
Full Filmography
Acting
Guest House Paradiso
(1999)
Mr. Nice
Steve Coogan: The Man Who Thinks He's It
(1999)
Tube Tales
(1999)
Clerk (segment "Steal Away")
The Parole Officer
(2001)
Deflated Husband
24 Hour Party People
(2002)
Journalist
Final Demand
(2003)
Colin Taylor
Appointment with Dr. Terrible
(2003)
Interviewee – Actor
Shaun of the Dead
(2004)
Shaun
Danger! 50,000 Zombies
(2004)
Dr Russel Fell
Spaced: Skip to the End
(2004)
Self
The Reckoning
(2004)
Gaoler
Spider-Plant Man
(2005)
Frank Matters
Land of the Dead
(2005)
Photo Booth Zombie
Comic Aid
(2005)
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
(2005)
Peter Cow
When Shaun Met George
(2005)
Self
The Perfect Scary Movie
(2005)
Self
Mission: Impossible III
(2006)
Benjamin 'Benji' Dunn
Big Nothing
(2006)
Gus
Free Jimmy
(2006)
Odd (voice)
Hot Fuzz
(2007)
Nicholas Angel
Run, Fatboy, Run
(2007)
Dennis
The Good Night
(2007)
Paul
The Fuzzball Rally
(2007)
Himself
Don't
(2007)
Screaming Lunatic (uncredited)
Grindhouse
(2007)
Bearded Cannibal (segment "Don't") (uncredited)
Diary of the Dead
(2007)
Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
(2007)
Self
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
(2008)
Sidney Young
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
(2008)
Self
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
(2009)
Buck (voice)
Star Trek
(2009)
Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
(2010)
Reepicheep (Voice)
Burke & Hare
(2010)
William Burke
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up
(2010)
Buck (voice)
Paul
(2011)
Graeme Willy
The Adventures of Tintin
(2011)
Thompson (voice)
Derren Brown: Behind the Mischief
(2011)
Himself
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
(2011)
Benjamin 'Benji' Dunn
A Night with the Stars
(2011)
Self
Star Wars Spoofs
(2011)
Himself
A Fantastic Fear of Everything
(2012)
Jack
Room on the Broom
(2012)
Narrator (voice)
The Olympic Ticket Scalper
(2012)
Himself
Ice Age: Continental Drift
(2012)
Buck (voice)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Darth Maul Returns
(2012)
Dengar (voice)
30 Years of Comic Strip
(2012)
Star Trek Into Darkness
(2013)
Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
The World's End
(2013)
Gary King
Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End
(2013)
Himself / Gary King
Doc of the Dead
(2014)
Self
Hector and the Search for Happiness
(2014)
Hector
Cuban Fury
(2014)
Driver during car park dance off (uncredited)
The Boxtrolls
(2014)
Herbert Trubshaw (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
(2014)
Candace's C.O. / C-3PO (voice)
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
(2014)
Self
Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists
(2014)
Shaun (voice)
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
(2015)
Benji Dunn
Absolutely Anything
(2015)
Neil Clarke
Man Up
(2015)
Jack
Kill Me Three Times
(2015)
Charlie Wolfe
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
(2015)
Unkar Plutt
Ice Age: Collision Course
(2016)
Buck (voice)
For the Love of Spock
(2016)
Himself
50 Years of Star Trek
(2016)
Self
Building Star Trek
(2016)
Himself
Star Trek Beyond
(2016)
Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
(2016)
Self
Quantum Is Calling
(2016)
Himself (voice)
Ready Player One
(2018)
Ogden Morrow
Terminal
(2018)
Bill
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
(2018)
Benjamin 'Benji' Dunn
Slaughterhouse Rulez
(2018)
Meredith Houseman
The Cloverfield Paradox
(2018)
Radio Voice
Love, Antosha
(2019)
Self
The Crystal Calls - Making The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
(2019)
Piney: The Lonesome Pine
(2019)
Jackster
Lost Transmissions
(2020)
Theo Ross
Inheritance
(2020)
Morgan Warner
Au Revoir, Chris Hemsworth
(2020)
Team Member
America: The Motion Picture
(2021)
King James (voice)
The Sparks Brothers
(2021)
John Lennon (voice)
The Disappearance of Toby Blackwood
(2021)
Garth Arthur
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
(2022)
Buck (voice)
Luck
(2022)
Bob (voice)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
(2023)
Benji Dunn
Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose
(2023)
Nandor Fodor
Tom Cruise: Impossible Missions
(2023)
Self
Right Here Right Now
(2023)
Self
Beyond the Reckoning: The Making of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning
(2023)
Self
Hump
(2024)
Basil (voice)
Mission: Impossible 8
(2025)
Benjamin 'Benji' Dunn
Writing
Shaun of the Dead
(2004)
Writer
Free Jimmy
(2006)
Screenplay
Hot Fuzz
(2007)
Screenplay
Run, Fatboy, Run
(2007)
Screenplay
Paul
(2011)
Writer
The World's End
(2013)
Writer
Star Trek Beyond
(2016)
Writer
Au Revoir, Chris Hemsworth
(2020)
Writer
Crew
Diary of the Dead
(2007)
Thanks
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
(2015)
Thanks
Au Revoir, Chris Hemsworth
(2020)
Cinematography
Production
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
(2007)
Producer
A Fantastic Fear of Everything
(2012)
Executive Producer
The World's End
(2013)
Executive Producer
Man Up
(2015)
Executive Producer
Slaughterhouse Rulez
(2018)
Executive Producer
Sara Pascoe vs Monogamy
(2018)
Executive Producer
Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose
(2023)
Executive Producer
Directing