Biografía

References sci-fi and pop culture in his films and shows

Characters who are often arrogant but likeable

Often works with Nick Frost and Edgar Wright

Often plays losers and underachievers

Often works with director J.J. Abrams

When asked by a journalist whether England had not become too small for him after the worldwide success of El desesperar de los muertos (2004), he replied "It's not like I'm going to be starring in Mission: Impossible III." Six months later, he was cast as Benji Dunn in Misión: Imposible III (2006).

Nick Frost, who co-stars with Pegg in Hot Fuzz. Superpolicías (2007), Spaced (1999) and El desesperar de los muertos (2004), is Pegg's real life best friend and former flatmate. Before they first starred in Spaced (1999) together, Frost had no formal training as an actor, but is now a top comedy name in the United Kingdom.

Simon is friends with the rock band Coldplay and has played drums and harmonica for the band, as well as appearing in some of their music videos.

His character on Spaced (1999) once remarked that "It's a fact of life sure as eggs is eggs and every odd numbered Star Trek film is s---." He later appeared in Star Trek (2009) which was the eleventh film. He later said "Fate put me in that film to show I was talking out of my ass.".

He was cast in the role of Benji Dunn in Misión: Imposible III (2006) after Ricky Gervais was unable to take the role. J.J. Abrams, director of the film, is said to be a huge fan of El desesperar de los muertos (2004).

[on seeing La guerra de las galaxias (1977) for the first time as a child] It was like an awakening.

You know what, despite my complaints about The Phantom Menace and Episode II, when Episode III comes out I'll be first in line. I genuinely love it.

Every person should have their escape route planned. I think everyone has an apocalypse fantasy, what would I do in the event of the end of the world, and we just basically - me and Nick - said what would we do, where would we head?

I always loved horror and that's sort of the reason we decided to make the film. We were nourished on those sorts of films, so it was a labor of love.

Chris Martin's a good friend of mine. I'm actually Apple's godfather. He's an old friend and we've been mates for quite a few years now.