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Simon Pegg

Simon Pegg
Simon Pegg - born Simon John Beckingham on 14 February 1970, in Gloucester, England

Wise words: "I bullied a kid in the 1st year when I was in the 2nd, who then hit puberty like a plane crash and grew into a gorilla who bullied me when he was in the 4th year and I was in the 5th. That's Karma."


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Simon Pegg - news / articles


  • Put your questions to Simon Pegg - 17 April 2009
    led "Spaced" should end up on the crew of the Starship Enterprise in J.J. Abrams's highly anticipated update of Star Trek. -Simon Pegg, who plays Scotty in the film, is no stranger to LOVEFiLM. We've caught up with him at the Cannes Festival, on various -red ca


  • Pegg and Frost to be Tintin twins - 7 January 2009
    Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have have signed up to star in the forthcoming adaptation of Tintin, it has been reported.-According to Ain't It Cool News, the pair will play dim-witted detectives Thomson and Thompson – marking the first time they have worked togethe


  • Pegg and Anderson hit red carpet - 25 September 2008
    Simon Pegg and a heavily-pregnant Gillian Anderson graced the red carpet in London last night, for the premiere of their new comedy.-How To Lose Friends and Alienate People is an adaptation of Toby Young's book which documents his time working for Vanity Fair magazi

Simon Pegg - what members say


  • Big Train - Series 1 And 2
  • Big Train - Series 1 And 2 review by rpj from Dorset Coast, England
    Rated - 5 stars An uneven first series... but series 2 rocks! 18 August 2005
    ...overall. If you like your humour a bit on the surreal side, or want to see what Simon Pegg, Catherine Tate and Tracy Ann-Oberman used to do, then this is highly recommend...  
  • Spaced
  • Spaced review by from Essex
    Rated - 5 stars AWESOME 4 March 2006
    ...Very funny, Simon Pegg is a genius. Great refernces to other movies. ...  
  • Shaun Of The Dead
  • Shaun Of The Dead review by A customer from Crewe
    Rated - 5 stars Classic british comedy... 23 November 2004
    ...Simon Pegg makes fresh work from the recently overworked (28 days later, dawn of the dead) zombie genre. A classic film, not only for the FHM- reading people, but for ...  

Simon Pegg - filmography


  • Paul (2010)
    Starring: Seth Rogen,  Jane Lynch,  Simon Pegg
    Director: Greg Mottola
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    *This title is unavailable for rental.* Two British comic-book geeks traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51.
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  • Star Trek - BLU-RAY Version (2009)
    Starring: Chris Pine,  Zachary Quinto,  Karl Urban
    Director: J.J. Abrams
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Director J.J. Abrams (Alias) re-teams with his MI: III screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci to bring a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time. Featuring a young, new crew venturing boldly where no man has gone before, Star Trek depicts Romulan time traveller Nero's bloody ..read more »
    Rate this: 4.5 stars out of 5 86% from 492 members
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  • Star Trek on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Chris Pine,  Zachary Quinto,  Simon Pegg
    Director: J.J. Abrams
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Director J.J. Abrams (Alias) re-teams with his MI: III screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci to bring a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time. Featuring a young, new crew venturing boldly where no man has gone before, Star Trek depicts Romulan time traveller Nero's bloody ..read more »
    Rate this: 4.5 stars out of 5 86% from 4,785 members
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  • Hot Fuzz on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Simon Pegg,  Nick Frost,  Bill Bailey
    Director: Edgar Wright
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost follow up SHAUN OF THE DEAD with another collaboration in HOT FUZZ. This time around Pegg and Frost are mismatched cops who are reluctantly forced to work together, with hilarious results.
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 88,607 members
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  • Shaun Of The Dead on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Simon Pegg,  Nick Frost,  Kate Ashfield
    Director: Edgar Wright
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Shaun (Simon Pegg) is not quite your average twentysomething. Lacking any real ambition and drifting along in a job that he hates, he drives his long-suffering girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield), up the wall. Despite being a very decent chap, Shaun suddenly gets a very rude wake up call when the undead ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 88,082 members
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  • Shaun Of The Dead - BLU-RAY Version (2004)
    Starring: Simon Pegg,  Nick Frost,  Kate Ashfield
    Director: Edgar Wright
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Shaun (Simon Pegg) is not quite your average twentysomething. Lacking any real ambition and drifting along in a job that he hates, he drives his long-suffering girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield), up the wall. Despite being a very decent chap, Shaun suddenly gets a very rude wake up call when the undead ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 82% from 413 members
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  • Spaced (3 discs) on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Jessica Stevenson,  Simon Pegg,  Julia Deakin
    Director: Edgar Wright
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The sitcom SPACED features Tim and Daisy (Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson), two quirky young adults who pose as a professional couple in order to rent a flat in Tufnell Park, London. Tim is an assistant manager of a comic book store and an aspiring comic book artist while Daisy is an unemployed ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 82% from 21,012 members
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  • Look Around You - Series 2 on DVD
    Starring: Robert Popper,  Josie D'Arby,  Olivia Colman
    Director: Tim Kirkby
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A second series of the Spoof comedy science series reminiscent of education for schools, 'Tomorrow's World' and 'Open University' programming of the 70s and 80s. Includes discussions on Music, Health, Sport, Food And Computers, with HRH Sir Prince Charles presenting the award for 'Invention Of The ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 1,324 member
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Simon Pegg facts

5 most recent films

Paul - 3 stars
Star Trek - BLU-RAY Version - 4.5 stars
How To Lose Friends And Alienate People - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Free Jimmy - 2.0 stars
How To Lose Friends And Alienate People - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Star Trek - BLU-RAY Version - 4.5 stars
Star Trek - 4.5 stars
Spaced - 4.0 stars
Shaun Of The Dead - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Shaun of the Dead - HD DVD Version - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Paul - 3 stars
Free Jimmy - 2.0 stars
The Good Night - 2.5 stars
We Know Where You Live - 2.5 stars
Alan Partridge Presents The Cream Of British Comedy - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Martin Freeman - 7 times - show films
Bill Nighy - 6 times - show films
Nick Frost - 6 times - show films
Dylan Moran - 5 times - show films
Steve Coogan - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Edgar Wright - 8 times - show films
J.J. Abrams - 6 times - show films
David Schwimmer - 2 times - show films
Robert B. Weide - 2 times - show films
Chris Morris - 1 times - show films


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