Johnny Vegas
Acting
1970-09-05 · 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
Open All Hours: Inside Out
2026 · Movie
The Twits
2025 · Movie
Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD & Me
2025 · Series
Johnny Vegas' Little Shop of Antiques
2025 · Series
Time Travel Is Dangerous!
2025 · Movie
You Bet!
2024 · Series
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2024 · Movie
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024 · Movie
Out of Order
2024 · Series
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2023 · Movie
The Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradise
2023 · Movie
Late Night Lycett
2023 · Series
Romantic Getaway
2023 · Series
Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction
2022 · Series
The Island
2022 · Series
The Greatest Snowman
2021 · Series
We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
2021 · Movie
The Weakest Link
2021 · Series
Question Team
2021 · Series
Blankety Blank
2021 · Series
Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up
2021 · Series
The Drowning of Arthur Braxton
2021 · Movie
Murder, They Hope
2021 · Series
Johnny Vegas: Carry on Glamping
2021 · Series
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
2021 · Movie
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
2021 · Series
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
2021 · Series
Mo Gilligan's All Star Happy Hour
2020 · Series
Meet the Richardsons
2020 · Series
Dial M for Middlesbrough
2019 · Movie
DNA Journey
2019 · Series
The Rubbish World of Dave Spud
2019 · Series
Celebrity Gogglebox
2019 · Series
Good Omens
2019 · Series
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
2019 · Movie
Tales from the Lodge
2019 · Movie
Hypothetical
2019 · Series
The Queen and I
2018 · Movie
Death on the Tyne
2018 · Movie
The Big Narstie Show
2018 · Series
Eaten by Lions
2018 · Movie
Celebrity Catchphrase
2018 · Series
Home from Home
2018 · Series
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018 · Series
Early Man
2018 · Movie
Roast Battle
2018 · Series
Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII
2017 · Movie
Murder on the Blackpool Express
2017 · Movie
LEGO Masters
2017 · Series
Tulip Fever
2017 · Movie
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
2017 · Series
The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet
2017 · Movie
We Have Been Watching
2017 · Series
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
2016 · Movie
Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
2016 · Series
Grimsby
2016 · Movie
Dark_net
2016 · Movie
Red Top
2016 · Movie
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
2015 · Movie
Brilliantman!
2015 · Movie
Travel Guides
2015 · Series
Taskmaster
2015 · Series
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015 · Series
Still Open All Hours
2014 · Series
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014 · Series
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014 · Series
The Harry Hill Movie
2013 · Movie
Crackanory
2013 · Series
Through the Keyhole
2013 · Series
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
2013 · Series
Ragged
2013 · Movie
Psychobitches
2013 · Series
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013 · Series
Catchphrase
2013 · Series
It's Kevin
2013 · Series
Car S.O.S.
2013 · Series
The Last Leg
2013 · Series
Blood and Nuts
2013 · Movie
Mr. Stink
2012 · Movie
The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas
2012 · Movie
Comedy World Cup
2012 · Series
Playhouse Presents
2012 · Series
Making Qi
2011 · Movie
Chekhov Comedy Shorts
2010 · Series
Johnny Vegas: Live At The Benidorm Palace
2009 · Movie
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
2009 · Series
Feast
2009 · Series
Celebrity Juice
2008 · Series
Massive
2008 · Series
An Audience with Neil Diamond
2008 · Movie
A Tale of Two Continents
2008 · Movie
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
2008 · Series
British Film Forever
2007 · Series
Would I Lie to You?
2007 · Series
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Series
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007 · Movie
Benidorm
2007 · Series
Comedy Map of Britain
2007 · Series
Showbiz Darts
2006 · Series
The One Show
2006 · Series
Turn Back Time
2006 · Series
TV Heaven, Telly Hell
2006 · Series
When Comedy Changed Forever
2006 · Movie
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005 · Series
Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut
2005 · Movie
Bleak House
2005 · Series
The F Word
2005 · Series
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005 · Series
Comic Aid
2005 · Movie
Ideal
2005 · Series
Dead Man Weds
2005 · Series
The Libertine
2004 · Movie
Blake's Junction 7
2004 · Movie
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
2004 · Movie
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
2003 · Movie
QI
2003 · Series
Cheeky
2003 · Movie
Blackball
2003 · Movie
The Virgin of Liverpool
2003 · Movie
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
2002 · Movie
Tipping the Velvet
2002 · Series
Top Gear
2002 · Series
Staying Up
2002 · Movie
When Snooker Ruled the World
2002 · Movie
Johnny Vaughan Tonight
2002 · Series
I Love 1990s
2001 · Series
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter
2001 · Movie
Happiness
2001 · Series
Attention Scum
2001 · Series
Black Books
2000 · Series
Vic Reeves Examines
2000 · Series
Parkinson
1998 · Series
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996 · Series
The Frank Skinner Show
1995 · Series
Room 101
1994 · Series
Shooting Stars
1993 · Series
Have I Got News for You
1990 · Series
This Morning
1988 · Series
Red Dwarf
1988 · Series
An Audience with...
1978 · Series
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Series