Simon Pegg Credits Mission: Impossible Role With "Rescuing" Him As 6-Movie Streak Comes To An End

Simon Pegg claims that his role in the Mission: Impossiblefranchise saved him when he was in need of direction. Pegg has appeared in six Mission: Impossible movies, starting with a small role in J.J. Abrams' Mission: Impossible III. His character Benji has gone from an IT geek to a fully-fledged field agent, becoming one of Ethan Hunt's most trusted allies in the process. With Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoningjust around the corner, Pegg has been looking back on the franchise that changed his career, and his personal life.