10 Actors Who Can't Help But Play Themselves

8. Simon Pegg

In pretty much every Simon Pegg performance there's a massive dollop of real-life Simon Pegg. A former stand-up comedian, the actor is a self-confessed lover of video games, comic books, movies and all things of a geeky nature. From his work way back on Asylum, to his long-standing association with Edgar Wright, to his turns in some massive Hollywood movies, Pegg often delivers a natural, flawed 'everyman' charm in his performances. Even if he's appearing in something that's not necessarily comedic, he still brings a mild sense of comedy relief to a picture, such as in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek films or the Mission: Impossible series. Exception To The Rule: In this year's Kill Me Three Times, Pegg is taking on the role of an out-and-out assassin in Kriv Stenders' vengeance-heavy thriller. Early reports suggest that Pegg will be dropping the quirky, funny everyman act in favour of a straight-up remorseless marksman. Consider me intrigued.
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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main dayjob, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks, Jamie Hayer, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg.