Shaun Of The Dead star reveals diagnosis

Simon Pegg has revealed he has been diagnosed with ADHD.

The Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz star said the news ‘confirmed a lot of stuff that I'd been Wrestling with’

Speaking on the I'm ADHD! No You're Not podcast, the 56-year-old said he pursued a diagnosis as he ‘just wanted to know’, having previously put his symptoms down ‘character fault.

The Spaced co-creator said he ‘wasn't a naughty child’, adding: ‘I just assumed ADHD kids were kind of chaotic and difficult and didn't pay attention in school.

‘But there were other things that I did do as a kid – fidget or whatever – that made me think, "Oh no, maybe I've had this longer than I thought".’

Pegg also spoke about having clinical depression throughout his adult life and problems with alcohol, and wondered if the issues were linked.

‘Maybe over the years with therapy and medication - whatever - I've been treating the symptoms and not the cause of why I feel that way,’ he told the podcast.

Other comedians who have been diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood include Johnny Vegas, Sue Perkins and Rory Bremner.

Published: 8 Oct 2026