Johnny Vegas

Known for: Acting

Born: 1970-09-05 (age 55)

From: St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK

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 (136)

MOVIE
Open All Hours: Inside Out
2026
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Twits
2025
as Jim Twit (voice)
TV
Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD & Me
2025
as Self
TV★ 7.0
Johnny Vegas' Little Shop of Antiques
2025
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.3
Time Travel Is Dangerous!
2025
as Robert / Botty
TV★ 4.5
You Bet!
2024
as Self - Panellist
MOVIE★ 5.4
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2024
as Terry
MOVIE
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024
TV★ 7.0
Out of Order
2024
as Self - Guest Captain
MOVIE★ 5.7
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2023
as Terry
MOVIE
The Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradise
2023
as Announcer
TV★ 4.3
Late Night Lycett
2023
as Self - Guest
TV★ 6.2
Romantic Getaway
2023
as Alfie
TV★ 5.0
Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction
2022
as Self
TV
The Island
2022
as Self - Contestant
TV★ 8.0
The Greatest Snowman
2021
as Self - Contestant
MOVIE
We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
2021
as Ghost Of Christmas Past
TV★ 6.0
The Weakest Link
2021
as Self - Contestant
TV★ 6.3
Question Team
2021
as Self
TV★ 7.0
Blankety Blank
2021
as Self - Panellist
TV★ 7.0
Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up
2021
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Drowning of Arthur Braxton
2021
as Arthur Braxton Sr.
TV★ 7.2
Murder, They Hope
2021
as Terry
TV★ 6.4
Johnny Vegas: Carry on Glamping
2021
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.1
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
2021
as Rex
TV★ 6.8
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
2021
as Self
TV★ 7.0
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
2021
as Guest
TV
Mo Gilligan's All Star Happy Hour
2020
as Self
TV★ 6.9
Meet the Richardsons
2020
as Johnny Vegas
MOVIE★ 6.5
Dial M for Middlesbrough
2019
as Terry
TV★ 6.0
DNA Journey
2019
TV★ 9.0
The Rubbish World of Dave Spud
2019
as Dave Spud
TV★ 6.6
Celebrity Gogglebox
2019
as Self
TV★ 8.0
Good Omens
2019
as Ron Ormorod
MOVIE★ 6.8
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
2019
as Himself
MOVIE★ 5.4
Tales from the Lodge
2019
as Russell
TV★ 6.2
Hypothetical
2019
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Queen and I
2018
as Spiggy
MOVIE★ 5.8
Death on the Tyne
2018
as Terry
TV★ 4.3
The Big Narstie Show
2018
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.6
Eaten by Lions
2018
as Ray
TV★ 10.0
Celebrity Catchphrase
2018
TV★ 5.5
Home from Home
2018
as Neil Hackett
TV★ 7.1
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 6.1
Early Man
2018
as Asbo (voice)
TV★ 7.3
Roast Battle
2018
as Self
MOVIE
Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.7
Murder on the Blackpool Express
2017
as Terry
TV★ 6.8
LEGO Masters
2017
as Guest Judge
MOVIE★ 6.5
Tulip Fever
2017
as Apothecary
TV★ 8.0
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
2017
as Self
MOVIE
The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet
2017
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
TV
We Have Been Watching
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
2016
as Self
TV★ 6.2
Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
2016
as Daniel
MOVIE★ 6.0
Grimsby
2016
as Milky Pimms
MOVIE★ 8.0
Dark_net
2016
MOVIE★ 5.3
Red Top
2016
as Johnny
MOVIE★ 5.6
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
2015
as Self
MOVIE
Brilliantman!
2015
as Mrs. Wardle
TV
Travel Guides
2015
as Narrator
TV★ 8.3
Taskmaster
2015
as Self
TV★ 6.4
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
as Self - Guest
TV★ 6.0
Still Open All Hours
2014
as Eric Agnew
TV★ 7.2
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
as Self
TV★ 5.7
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
MOVIE★ 4.8
The Harry Hill Movie
2013
as Abu (voice)
TV★ 6.8
Crackanory
2013
as Self
TV★ 6.3
Through the Keyhole
2013
as Self - Panelist
TV★ 7.5
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
2013
as Self - Contestant
TV★ 6.8
Psychobitches
2013
as Salome
TV★ 7.3
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
as Self - Contestant
TV★ 4.0
Catchphrase
2013
TV★ 7.2
It's Kevin
2013
as Billy Pike
TV★ 7.1
Car S.O.S.
2013
TV★ 5.7
The Last Leg
2013
as Self
MOVIE
Blood and Nuts
2013
as Gordon Bennett
MOVIE★ 6.4
Mr. Stink
2012
as Dad
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas
2012
as Brian (voice)
TV
Comedy World Cup
2012
as Team Captain
MOVIE
Making Qi
2011
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.7
Johnny Vegas: Live At The Benidorm Palace
2009
as Himself
TV★ 5.3
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
2009
as Self
TV
Feast
2009
TV★ 6.7
Celebrity Juice
2008
as Self
TV★ 6.0
Massive
2008
as Tony
MOVIE
An Audience with Neil Diamond
2008
as Self
MOVIE
A Tale of Two Continents
2008
as Al
TV★ 4.0
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
2008
as Self
TV★ 5.5
British Film Forever
2007
TV★ 7.8
Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self
TV★ 7.2
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
MOVIE
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
as Self
TV★ 7.6
Benidorm
2007
as Geoff Maltby
TV
Comedy Map of Britain
2007
TV
Showbiz Darts
2006
as Self - Andy's Group
TV★ 4.4
The One Show
2006
as Self
TV
Turn Back Time
2006
TV★ 7.5
TV Heaven, Telly Hell
2006
MOVIE
When Comedy Changed Forever
2006
as Self
TV★ 7.4
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
MOVIE
Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut
2005
as Presenter
TV★ 8.0
Bleak House
2005
as Krook
TV★ 7.2
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Comic Aid
2005
TV★ 8.0
Ideal
2005
as Moz
TV★ 7.0
Dead Man Weds
2005
as Lewis Donat
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Libertine
2004
as Sackville
MOVIE★ 7.7
Blake's Junction 7
2004
as Blake
MOVIE★ 4.5
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
2004
as Dave
MOVIE★ 5.0
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
2003
as Self
TV★ 7.9
QI
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
Cheeky
2003
as Alf Price
MOVIE★ 5.2
Blackball
2003
as Trevor
MOVIE★ 3.5
The Virgin of Liverpool
2003
as Jackie Symes
MOVIE★ 8.0
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
2002
as Self
TV★ 6.8
Tipping the Velvet
2002
as Gully Sutherland
TV★ 7.6
Top Gear
2002
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Staying Up
2002
as Frank O'Hanlon
MOVIE★ 10.0
When Snooker Ruled the World
2002
as Self
TV★ 7.0
Johnny Vaughan Tonight
2002
as Self
TV★ 10.0
I Love 1990s
2001
TV★ 6.3
Happiness
2001
as Charlie Doyle
TV★ 7.0
Attention Scum
2001
as 24 Hour News Man
TV★ 8.1
Black Books
2000
as Landlord
TV★ 6.5
Vic Reeves Examines
2000
TV
Parkinson
1998
as Self
TV★ 7.0
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self
TV★ 7.5
The Frank Skinner Show
1995
as Self
TV★ 6.6
Room 101
1994
as Self
TV★ 7.7
Shooting Stars
1993
as Self - Panelist
TV★ 7.2
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self
TV★ 5.2
This Morning
1988
as Self
TV★ 8.1
Red Dwarf
1988
as Crit Cop
TV★ 5.3
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
TV★ 7.1
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
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as Self - Panellist