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Simon Pegg

Simon Pegg

18 films · 1,033 frames · top-billed in 9 · 20042025

Born 14 February 1970 · Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Simon John Pegg is an English actor, comedian and screenwriter. He came to prominence in the UK as the co-creator of the Channel 4 sitcom Spaced (1999–2001), directed by Edgar Wright. He and Wright co-wrote the films Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), and The World's End (2013), known collectively as the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy, all of which saw Wright directing and Pegg starring alongside Nick Frost.

How their films are shot

Measured across 1,033 frames from the 18 films we hold. This is the look of the work Simon takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 18 films we hold, 50% of their frames are night, 48% low key — the look of the work Simon takes.

Time of day

Night50%
Day37%
Interior10%

Lighting

Low key48%
Natural36%
High key12%

Shot size

Medium47%
Wide22%
Closeup20%
Establishing5%

Camera angle

Eye level80%
Low angle11%
High angle6%

Mood

Neutral49%
Tense29%
Ominous7%
Lonely4%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

Often with

Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.

A reference database for filmmakers

FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 1,033 frames from Simon Pegg's 18 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.