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[[File:tumblr_lccop9Zs7C1qalc57o1_400_5075.jpg|frame| [[Captain Obvious|To explain]], he's reading a [[Doctor Who (TV)|Dalek]] his book.]]
 
Simon Pegg is a British actor and comedian who has had recent breakout success in a wide range of movies. He began as a TV actor and gained success for ''[[Spaced]]'', which he co-wrote with [[Jessica Hynes]]. He later collaborated with ''Spaced'' helmer [[Edgar Wright]] and actor Nick Frost on both ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'' and ''[[Hot Fuzz]]''. Since then, Pegg has starred in a few films and was cast as Scotty in [[JJJ.J. Abrams]]' [[Star Trek (Filmfilm)|reboot]] of ''[[Star Trek]]''.
 
Pegg is known for his quick-witted and sarcastic characters, and for often playing a slacker. He's quickly become a poster boy for nerd culture for many minor projects like a one-episode role in ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'' and his two-man re-enactment of ''[[Star Wars]] [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|episode]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5W8EBHNsLc IV]''.
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=== His Films: ===
 
* ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Mission Impossible (Filmfilm)|Mission: Impossible III]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Run Fat BoyFatboy Run]]'' (2007)
* ''How to Lose Friends and Alienate People'' (2008)
* ''[[Star Trek (Filmfilm)|Star Trek]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Paul (Film)|Paul]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Mission Impossible (Filmfilm)|Mission: Impossible-Ghost Protocol]]'' (2011)
* ''[[The Adventures of Tintin (Filmfilm)|The Adventures of Tintin]]'' (2011) In motion capture role partnered with Nick Frost.
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=== This actor provides examples of: ===
 
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: His role in [[Star Trek (Filmfilm)|Star Trek.]]
** On his sudden fame after [[Shaun of the Dead]]: "[[Hilarious in Hindsight|Well, it's not like I'm going to go do Mission: Impossible III]]!"
*** He's apparently putting aside his vitriol for the [[Star Wars|Prequels]] in order to play an Original Trilogy character, Dengar on [[Star Wars: theThe Clone Wars]].
** Voicing [[Strontium Dog|Johnny Alpha]] on the Big Finish audio adaptations.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Nick Frost. They have become such a great comedy duo that they are now working on non-[[Edgar Wright|Wright]] projects like ''[[Paul (Film)|Paul]]''.
* [[One of Us]]: Goes without saying; look at his list of credits, side projects and header image.
* [[Playing Against Type]]: Played with in ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'', where Pegg is much more of a straight man than his normal persona.
** In ''[[Mission Impossible (Filmfilm)|Mission: Impossible-Ghost Protocol]]'', his comic [[The Lab Rat|lab-rat]] role in the previous film is upgraded to being in the field with the rest of the IMF team on the run, meaning he gets in on the gun-wielding action and even gets to pull the badass-with-sunglasses pose on the main poster alongside the more imposing Tom Cruise and Jeremy Renner. He does opt out of helping Ethan Hunt with a physically demanding task at one point, quipping, "I'm on the computer."
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Went from playing a Comic book artist to an action hero and is awesome at both.
 
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