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Johnny Vegas

Johnny Vegas

Acting
September 5, 1970 (55)
St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK
September 5, 1970 (55)
St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK

Johnny Vegas

Acting

Biography

Johnny Vegas is the stage name of Michael Pennington, the St Helens born actor, stand up comedian, writer and director. He is perhaps best known for his lead role as Moz in the BBC3 sitcom Ideal and for his role as The Oracle in several series of the ITV sitcom Benidorm. More recently, he has starred as the hapless Eric in Roy Clarke's Still Open All Hours alongside David Jason. In 2018, Vegas took the lead in a new BBC sitcom, Home From Home.

Filmography 138

Movies (50)

  • Open All Hours: Inside Out
    2026
  • The Twits
    2025
    Jim Twit (voice)
  • Time Travel Is Dangerous!
    2025
    Robert / Botty
  • Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
    2024
    Terry
  • The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
    2024
  • Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
    2023
    Terry
  • The Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradise
    2023
    Announcer
  • We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
    2021
    Ghost Of Christmas Past
  • The Drowning of Arthur Braxton
    2021
    Arthur Braxton Sr.
  • Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
    2021
    Rex
  • Dial M for Middlesbrough
    2019
    Terry
  • Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
    2019
    Himself
  • Tales from the Lodge
    2019
    Russell
  • The Queen and I
    2018
    Spiggy
  • Death on the Tyne
    2018
    Terry
  • Eaten by Lions
    2018
    Ray
  • Early Man
    2018
    Asbo (voice)
  • Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII
    2017
    Self
  • Murder on the Blackpool Express
    2017
    Terry
  • Tulip Fever
    2017
    Apothecary
  • The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet
    2017
    Himself - Narrator (voice)
  • Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
    2016
    Self
  • Grimsby
    2016
    Milky Pimms
  • Dark_net
    2016
  • Red Top
    2016
    Johnny
  • Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
    2015
    Self
  • Brilliantman!
    2015
    Mrs. Wardle
  • The Harry Hill Movie
    2013
    Abu (voice)
  • Ragged
    2013
    Directing
  • Blood and Nuts
    2013
    Gordon Bennett

Shows (88)

  • Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD & Me
    2025
    Self
  • Johnny Vegas' Little Shop of Antiques
    2025
    Self
  • You Bet!
    2024
    Self - Panellist
  • Out of Order
    2024
    Self - Guest Captain
  • Late Night Lycett
    2023
    Self - Guest
  • Romantic Getaway
    2023
    Alfie
  • Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction
    2022
    Self
  • The Island
    2022
    Self - Contestant
  • The Greatest Snowman
    2021
    Self - Contestant
  • The Weakest Link
    2021
    Self - Contestant
  • Question Team
    2021
    Self
  • Blankety Blank
    2021
    Self - Panellist
  • Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up
    2021
    Self - Guest
  • Murder, They Hope
    2021
    Terry
  • Johnny Vegas: Carry on Glamping
    2021
    Self
  • Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
    2021
    Self
  • Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
    2021
    Guest
  • Mo Gilligan's All Star Happy Hour
    2020
    Self
  • Meet the Richardsons
    2020
    Johnny Vegas
  • DNA Journey
    2019
  • The Rubbish World of Dave Spud
    2019
    Dave Spud
  • Celebrity Gogglebox
    2019
    Self
  • Good Omens
    2019
    Ron Ormorod
  • Hypothetical
    2019
    Self
  • The Big Narstie Show
    2018
    Self
  • Celebrity Catchphrase
    2018
  • Home from Home
    2018
    Neil Hackett
  • The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
    2018
    Self - Guest
  • Roast Battle
    2018
    Self
  • LEGO Masters
    2017
    Guest Judge