Age, Biography, and Wiki
Simon Pegg was born Simon Beckingham in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England, to Gillian and John Beckingham. His parents divorced when he was seven, and he took the surname Pegg from his mother's new husband. Pegg's early life was marked by a passion for theatre and comedy, which he nurtured through his education at Castle Hill Primary School, Brockworth Comprehensive Secondary School, and later at Stratford-upon-Avon College and the University of Bristol.
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| Date of Birth | 14 February 1970 |
| Age | 55 Years |
| Birth Place | Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England |
| Horoscope | Aquarius |
| Country | England |
Height, Weight & Measurements
While specific details about Simon Pegg's current height and weight are not widely reported, he is generally known to be around 5 feet 9 inches (175 cm) tall.
| Height | 5 feet 9 inches |
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Dating & Relationship Status
Simon Pegg has been married to Maureen McCann since July 2005. The couple has one daughter, Matilda, born in 2009.
His parents divorced when he was seven, and he took on his stepfather's surname, Pegg, after his mother remarried. His brother, Mike (who starred in the 2020 film The Host ), still uses Beckingham as his surname. He attended Castle Hill Primary School, Brockworth Comprehensive Secondary School, and The King's School, Gloucester.
Pegg is an atheist. He married his long-time girlfriend, music industry publicist Maureen McCann, in Glasgow on 23 July 2005. They reside in Essendon, Hertfordshire. Nick Frost was the best man at his wedding. The couple have one child together, born in 2009.
Pegg is close friends with Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin, and appears as a violin-playing Elvis impersonator in the video for Coldplay's 2010 single "Christmas Lights". Along with Jonny Buckland, Pegg is godfather to Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow's daughter Apple. In return, Martin is godfather to Pegg's daughter. In a video interview with British GQ magazine in July 2018, Pegg stated that his daughter has sung backing vocals for Coldplay onstage at the Glastonbury Festival. Pegg is also godfather to the son of actor and friend Martin Freeman. Pegg's parents and sister briefly appeared in Spaced, while his mother appeared in both Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.
In a July 2018 interview with The Guardian, Pegg spoke about his battle with depression and alcoholism, and how rehab helped him recover from the latter. He stated: "When I watch Mission: Impossible III, I can see where I was then, which was fairly lost, and unhappy, and an alcoholic [...] I'm not ashamed of what happened. And I think if anyone finds any relationship to it, then it might motivate them to get well. But I am not proud of it, either – I don't think it's cool, like I was Mr. Rock 'n' Roll, blackout and all that shit. It wasn't, it was just terrible." Pegg checked into a rehab facility shortly before production of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. He hid his recovery from the tabloids through court orders, although some journalists went so far as to call the clinic pretending to be his mother. Pegg attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and has remained sober since.
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| Husband | Maureen McCann (m. 2005) |
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Net Worth and Salary
As of 2025, Simon Pegg's net worth is estimated at $25 million. His earnings derive from a successful career in acting, screenwriting, and producing, with notable roles in franchises like "Mission: Impossible," "Star Trek," and the "Cornetto Trilogy" alongside Edgar Wright.
Career, Business, and Investments
Pegg's career highlights include co-creating the sitcom "Spaced" and starring in films like "Shaun of the Dead," "Hot Fuzz," and "The World’s End." He has also appeared in "Doctor Who," "Star Wars," and played Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the "Star Trek" reboot films. His involvement in high-grossing franchises has significantly contributed to his financial success.
Pegg co-wrote the script for a film called Paul, about two young men who encounter a comedic extraterrestrial alien during a road trip across the US. The completed script appeared on the 2008 "Brit List", a film-industry-compiled survey of the best unproduced British screenplays, inspired by the American Black List. In those films and in Spaced, Pegg typically plays the leading hero while Frost plays the sidekick. However Paul reverses this dynamic. The film was released in 2011.
Social Network
Simon Pegg is active on social media platforms, where he engages with fans and shares updates about his projects. However, specific details about his social media presence are not emphasized in recent reports.
He played mutant bounty hunter Johnny Alpha, the Strontium Dog, in a series of Big Finish Productions audio plays based on the character from British comic 2000 AD. Pegg also appeared in Big Finish Productions' Doctor Who audio story Invaders From Mars as Don Chaney, and appeared in the Doctor Who television series, playing the Editor in the 2005 episode "The Long Game". He also narrated the first series of the "making-of" documentary series Doctor Who Confidential.
Upon completion of Shaun of the Dead, Pegg was questioned as to whether he would be abandoning the British film industry for Hollywood, and he replied, "It's not like we're going to go away and do, I don't know, Mission: Impossible III", picking the title of an imaginary blockbuster. When the film Mission: Impossible III was subsequently made, Pegg appeared in it as Benji Dunn, an IMF technician who assists Tom Cruise's character Ethan Hunt. He has reprised the role in five further Mission: Impossible sequel films: Ghost Protocol (2011), Rogue Nation (2015), Fallout (2018), Dead Reckoning Part One (2023), and The Final Reckoning (2025).
Education
Pegg studied theatre and English literature at Stratford-upon-Avon College and later graduated from the University of Bristol in 1991 with a B.A. in theatre, film, and television. During his university years, he was part of a comedy troupe, showcasing his early interest in comedy.
With a diverse career spanning comedy, science fiction, and action genres, Simon Pegg continues to be a beloved figure in the entertainment industry.
Pegg is one of the few performers to have achieved what Radio Times calls the "Holy Grail of Nerd-dom", having played popular supporting characters in Doctor Who (2005), Star Trek as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (2009–2016), and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). He starred as Benji Dunn in the Mission: Impossible film series (2006–2025). He provided the voice of Buck in Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), Ice Age: Collision Course (2016), and The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild (2022).
Pegg moved to Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire when he was 16 and studied English literature and theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon College. He graduated from the University of Bristol in 1991 with a BA in theatre, film, and television, titling his undergraduate thesis "A Marxist overview of popular 1970s cinema and hegemonic discourses". While there, he performed as a member of a comedy troupe called "David Icke and the Orphans of Jesus", alongside David Walliams, Dominik Diamond, and Jason Bradbury.
"'When I graduated from university where I studied theater, film and television, I went into stand-up because comedy was something I enjoyed but also because it offered me a certain autonomy that I wouldn't have if I was sitting and waiting for the phone to ring as an actor. Then, I drifted into comedy acting through doing stand-up, and that was something that I really enjoyed. But, it wasn't the only thing I ever wanted to do. There was a time when I was younger where I just wanted to be at The Royal Shakespeare Theatre.'"
