Simon Pegg's 10 Best Roles

5. The Editor - Doctor Who

The World's End Simon Pegg
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As another key cornerstone in his presence across the full breadth of nerdy fandom, Simon Pegg's brief stint in the 2005 Doctor Who restart was a role that he seemed to be enjoying immensely.

As a memorable villain in a memorable (if short lived) series, Pegg brought some manic energy to the role of The Editor. A TV executive in thrall of a large slug monster, surrounded by the frozen corpses of his former employees, Pegg takes the unhinged nature of this character and ramps it up to 11.

Memorable villains really are the most enjoyable parts of Doctor Who, and were certainly the element that turned the 2005 soft-reboot into the now 15-year long continuation of this classic series.

Without the performance of people like Pegg, particularly during its first time back on screens after nearly 9 years, the juggernaut of nerdy entertainment we know today may never have made it so far.

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My passion for all things Sci Fi goes back to my earliest days, when old VHS copies of Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet gripped my tiny mind with their big, noisy vehicles and terrifying puppets. I'd like to say my taste got more refined over the years, but between the Warhammer, Space Dandy and niche Star Wars EU books, perhaps it just got broader. I've enjoyed games of all calibre since I figured out that dice weren't just for eating, and have written prose ever since I was left unsupervised with some crayons next to a white wall. I got away with it by calling it "schoolwork" for as long as I could, and university helped me keep the charade going a while longer. Since my work began to get published, it's made all those long hours repainting the walls seem worth it.