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
The Cloverfield Paradox
(2018)
Radio Voice
Star Trek Beyond
(2016)
Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
Grindhouse
(2007)
Bearded Cannibal (segment "Don't") (uncredited)
Luck
(2022)
Bob (voice)
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
(2015)
Benji Dunn
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
(2015)
Unkar Plutt
Star Trek
(2009)
Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
(2009)
Buck (voice)
Mission: Impossible III
(2006)
Benjamin 'Benji' Dunn
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
(2022)
Buck (voice)
Ready Player One
(2018)
Curator / Ogden Morrow
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
(2011)
Benji
Ice Age: Continental Drift
(2012)
Buck (voice)
Mission: Impossible 8
(2025)
Benjamin 'Benji' Dunn
Full Filmography
Acting
Steve Coogan: The Man Who Thinks He's It
(1999)
Tube Tales
(1999)
Clerk (segment "Steal Away")
Guest House Paradiso
(1999)
Mr. Nice
The Parole Officer
(2001)
Deflated Husband
24 Hour Party People
(2002)
Journalist
Final Demand
(2003)
Colin Taylor
Appointment with Dr. Terrible
(2003)
Interviewee – Actor
The Reckoning
(2004)
Gaoler
Danger! 50,000 Zombies
(2004)
Dr Russel Fell
Shaun of the Dead
(2004)
Shaun
Spaced: Skip to the End
(2004)
Self
Land of the Dead
(2005)
Photo Booth Zombie
Spider-Plant Man
(2005)
Frank Matters
The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
(2005)
Peter Cow
Comic Aid
(2005)
When Shaun Met George
(2005)
Self
The Perfect Scary Movie
(2005)
Self
Big Nothing
(2006)
Gus
Free Jimmy
(2006)
Odd (voice)
Mission: Impossible III
(2006)
Benjamin 'Benji' Dunn
Diary of the Dead
(2007)
Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
Grindhouse
(2007)
Bearded Cannibal (segment "Don't") (uncredited)
The Fuzzball Rally
(2007)
Himself
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
(2007)
Self
Don't
(2007)
Screaming Lunatic (uncredited)
The Good Night
(2007)
Paul
Run, Fatboy, Run
(2007)
Dennis
Hot Fuzz
(2007)
Nicholas Angel
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
(2008)
Sidney Young
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
(2008)
Self
Star Trek
(2009)
Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
(2009)
Buck (voice)
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up
(2010)
Buck (voice)
Burke & Hare
(2010)
William Burke
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
(2010)
Reepicheep (Voice)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
(2011)
Benji
Derren Brown: Behind the Mischief
(2011)
Himself
The Adventures of Tintin
(2011)
Thompson (voice)
A Night with the Stars
(2011)
Self
Star Wars Spoofs
(2011)
Himself
Paul
(2011)
Graeme Willy
Ice Age: Continental Drift
(2012)
Buck (voice)
Room on the Broom
(2012)
Narrator (voice)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Darth Maul Returns
(2012)
Dengar (voice)
The Olympic Ticket Scalper
(2012)
Himself
A Fantastic Fear of Everything
(2012)
Jack
30 Years of Comic Strip
(2012)
Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End
(2013)
Himself / Gary King
Star Trek Into Darkness
(2013)
Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
The World's End
(2013)
Gary King
Cuban Fury
(2014)
Driver during car park dance off (uncredited)
Hector and the Search for Happiness
(2014)
Hector
Doc of the Dead
(2014)
Self
The Boxtrolls
(2014)
Herbert Trubshaw (voice)
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
(2014)
Self
Phineas and Ferb: Night of the Living Pharmacists
(2014)
Shaun (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
(2014)
Candace's C.O. / C-3PO (voice)
Kill Me Three Times
(2015)
Charlie Wolfe
Man Up
(2015)
Jack
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
(2015)
Benji Dunn
Absolutely Anything
(2015)
Neil Clarke
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
(2015)
Unkar Plutt
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
(2016)
Self
Star Trek Beyond
(2016)
Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
Quantum Is Calling
(2016)
Himself (voice)
50 Years of Star Trek
(2016)
Self
For the Love of Spock
(2016)
Himself
Ice Age: Collision Course
(2016)
Buck (voice)
Building Star Trek
(2016)
Himself
The Cloverfield Paradox
(2018)
Radio Voice
Slaughterhouse Rulez
(2018)
Meredith Houseman
Terminal
(2018)
Bill
Ready Player One
(2018)
Curator / Ogden Morrow
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
(2018)
Benjamin 'Benji' Dunn
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
The Disappearance of Toby Blackwood
(2021)
Garth Arthur
The Sparks Brothers
(2021)
John Lennon (voice)
America: The Motion Picture
(2021)
King James (voice)
Luck
(2022)
Bob (voice)
The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
(2022)
Buck (voice)
Beyond the Reckoning: The Making of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning
(2023)
Self
Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose
(2023)
Nandor Fodor
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
(2023)
Benji Dunn
Right Here Right Now
(2023)
Self
Tom Cruise: Impossible Missions
(2023)
Self
Hump
(2024)
Basil (voice)
Mission: Impossible 8
(2025)
Benjamin 'Benji' Dunn
Writing
Shaun of the Dead
(2004)
Writer
Free Jimmy
(2006)
Screenplay
Run, Fatboy, Run
(2007)
Screenplay
Hot Fuzz
(2007)
Screenplay
Paul
(2011)
Writer
The World's End
(2013)
Writer
Star Trek Beyond
(2016)
Writer
Au Revoir, Chris Hemsworth
(2020)
Writer
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
Crew
Diary of the Dead
(2007)
Thanks
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
(2015)
Thanks
Au Revoir, Chris Hemsworth
(2020)
Cinematography
Directing