Simon Pegg

Simon John Pegg (; born 14 February 1970) is an English actor, comedian and screenwriter. He came to prominence in the UK as the co-creator of the Channel 4 sitcom ''Spaced'' (1999–2001), directed by Edgar Wright. He and Wright co-wrote the films ''Shaun of the Dead'' (2004), ''Hot Fuzz'' (2007), and ''The World's End'' (2013), known collectively as the ''Three Flavours Cornetto'' trilogy, all of which saw Wright directing and Pegg starring alongside Nick Frost. Pegg and Frost also wrote and starred in the sci-fi comedy film ''Paul'' (2011).

Pegg is one of the few performers to have achieved what ''Radio Times'' calls the "Holy Grail of Nerd-dom", having played 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). He provided the voice of Buck in ''Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs'' (2009), ''Ice Age: Collision Course'' (2016), and ''The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild'' (2022). Provided by Wikipedia