Johnny Vegas
ActingBorn Sep 5, 1970
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.
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Filmography
2025The Twitsas Jim Twit (voice)movie2025Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD & Meas Selftv2025Johnny Vegas' Little Shop of Antiquesas Selftv2025Time Travel Is Dangerous!as Robert / Bottymovie2024You Bet!as Self - Panellisttv2024Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mysteryas Terrymovie2024The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Lovedmovie2024Out of Orderas Self - Guest Captaintv2023Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mysteryas Terrymovie2023The Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradiseas Announcermovie2023Late Night Lycettas Self - Guesttv2023Romantic Getawayas Alfietv2022Richard Hammond's Brain Reactionas Selftv2022The Islandas Self - Contestanttv2021The Greatest Snowmanas Self - Contestanttv2021We Wish You a Mandy Christmasas Ghost Of Christmas Pastmovie2021The Weakest Linkas Self - Contestanttv2021Question Teamas Selftv2021Blankety Blankas Self - Panellisttv2021The Drowning of Arthur Braxtonas Arthur Braxton Sr.movie2021Murder, They Hopeas Terrytv2021Johnny Vegas: Carry on Glampingas Selftv2021Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Breakas Rexmovie2021Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivableas Selftv2021Rhod Gilbert's Growing Painsas Guesttv2020Mo Gilligan's All Star Happy Houras Selftv2020Meet the Richardsonsas Johnny Vegastv2019Dial M for Middlesbroughas Terrymovie2019DNA Journeytv2019The Rubbish World of Dave Spudas Dave Spudtv2019Celebrity Goggleboxas Selftv2019Good Omensas Ron Ormorodtv2019Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Storyas Himselfmovie2019Tales from the Lodgeas Russellmovie2019Hypotheticalas Selftv2018The Queen and Ias Spiggymovie2018Death on the Tyneas Terrymovie2018The Big Narstie Showas Selftv2018Eaten by Lionsas Raymovie2018Celebrity Catchphrasetv2018Home from Homeas Neil Hacketttv2018The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Canceras Self - Guesttv2018Early Manas Asbo (voice)movie2018Roast Battleas Selftv2017Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XIIas Selfmovie2017Murder on the Blackpool Expressas Terrymovie2017LEGO Mastersas Guest Judgetv2017Tulip Feveras Apothecarymovie2017Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsuleas Selftv2017The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffetas Himself - Narrator (voice)movie2017We Have Been Watchingas Selftv2016Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Bookas Selfmovie2016Neil Gaiman's Likely Storiestv2016Grimsbyas Milky Pimmsmovie2016Dark_netmovie2016Red Topas Johnnymovie2015Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tributeas Selfmovie2015Brilliantman!as Mrs. Wardlemovie2015Travel Guidesas Narratortv2015Taskmasteras Selftv2015Travel Man: 48 Hours in...as Self - Guesttv2014Still Open All Hoursas Eric Agnewtv2014Alan Davies: As Yet Untitledas Selftv2014Duck Quacks Don't Echotv2013The Harry Hill Movieas Abu (voice)movie2013Crackanoryas Selftv2013Through the Keyholeas Self - Panelisttv2013Tipping Point: Lucky Starsas Self - Contestanttv2013Raggedas Directormovie2013Psychobitchesas Salometv20138 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdownas Selftv2013Catchphrasetv2013It's Kevinas Billy Piketv2013Car S.O.S.tv2013The Last Legas Selftv2013Blood and Nutsas Gordon Bennettmovie2012Mr. Stinkas Dadmovie2012The Cow That Almost Missed Christmasas Brian (voice)movie2012Comedy World Cupas Team Captaintv2012Playhouse Presentsas Directortv