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Simon PeggSimon John Pegg (born February 14, 1970) is a British stand-up comedian, writer and film and television actor. Pegg was born in Gloucester and studied drama at the University of Bristol. In 1993 he moved to London and gigged on the stand-up comedy circuit before breaking into television comedy in Six Pairs of Pants, Faith in the Future, Big Train and Hippies. In 1999 he created and co-wrote the Channel 4 sitcom Spaced with Jessica Stevenson. For his performance in this series he was nominated for a British Comedy Award as Best Male Comedy Newcomer. Other credits include World War II miniseries Band of Brothers, a guest appearance on Black Books, the upcoming series of Doctor Who, and the Factory Records story 24 Hour Party People. He also plays the mutant bounty hunter Strontium Dog in the range of Big Finish Productions audio plays based on the character from British comic 2000AD. Pegg co-wrote (with Spaced director Edgar Wright) and starred in the "romantic zombie comedy" (rom-zom-com) film Shaun of the Dead, released in April 2004. External links Pegg, Simon Pegg, Simon
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