Simon John Pegg (born February 14, 1970) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer. He portrayed Hugh Campbell Sr. in The Boys and the comics version of Hughie Campbell in The Boys Presents: Diabolical.
Biography[]
English actor, writer and comedian Simon Pegg was born Simon John Beckingham in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, to Gillian Rosemary (Smith), a civil servant, and John Henry Beckingham, a jazz musician. His parents divorced when Pegg was seven. He later took his stepfather's surname, "Pegg". He was educated at Brockworth Comprehensive Secondary School in Gloucestershire and went on to Stratford-upon-Avon College to study English literature and performance studies. He then attended the University of Bristol, and earned a bachelor's degree in drama. In the early 1990s, Pegg moved to London and began forging a successful career in stand-up comedy. Television opportunities followed including roles in Six Pairs of Pants (1995), Asylum (1996) and We Know Where You Live (1997). In 1999, Pegg and Jessica Hynes teamed up to write and star in cult sitcom Spaced (1999), directed by Edgar Wright.
The series also featured Pegg's best friend, Nick Frost. Pegg's breakthrough in film came with the zom-rom-com Shaun of the Dead (2004), which he also co-wrote with director Edgar Wright. Again, the film featured Nick Frost. The trio also scored a hit with police comedy Hot Fuzz (2007). Further film successes followed for Pegg, notably in the iconic role of Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in Star Trek (2009) and alongside Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible III (2006) and Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011).
Credits[]
Season 1[]
- "The Name of the Game" Hugh Campbell Sr.
- "Cherry" Hugh Campbell Sr.
- "Get Some" Hugh Campbell Sr.
- "The Self-Preservation Society" Hugh Campbell Sr.
Season 3[]
Season 4[]
- "Department of Dirty Tricks" Hugh Campbell Sr.
- "Life Among the Septics" Hugh Campbell Sr.
- "Wisdom of the Ages" Hugh Campbell Sr.
- "Beware the Jabberwock, My Son" Hugh Campbell Sr.
Diabolical[]
- "I'm Your Pusher" Wee Hughie (voice)
Trivia[]
- Simon Pegg previously worked with Karl Urban in Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, and Star Trek Beyond.
External Links[]
- Simon Pegg on Wikipedia
- Simon Pegg at the Internet Movie Database
- Simon Pegg on Facebook
- Follow Simon Pegg (@simonpegg) on Twitter