Johnny Vegas
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 11, 1971 (age 55)
- Place of birth
- St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK
- Credits
- 139
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Nine O'Clock Trot
2026Movie
Father Adam
Open All Hours: Inside Out
2026Movie
The Twits
2025Movie
Jim Twit (voice)
Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD & Me
2025TV
Self
Johnny Vegas' Little Shop of Antiques
2025TV
Self
Time Travel Is Dangerous!
2025Movie
Robert / Botty
You Bet!
2024TV
Self - Panellist
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2024Movie
Terry
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024Movie
Out of Order
2024TV
Self - Guest Captain
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2023Movie
Terry
The Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradise
2023Movie
Announcer
Late Night Lycett
2023TV
Self - Guest
Romantic Getaway
2023TV
Alfie
Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction
2022TV
Self
The Island
2022TV
Self - Contestant
The Greatest Snowman
2021TV
Self - Contestant
We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
2021Movie
Ghost Of Christmas Past
The Weakest Link
2021TV
Self - Contestant
Question Team
2021TV
Self
Blankety Blank
2021TV
Self - Panellist
Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up
2021TV
Self - Guest
The Drowning of Arthur Braxton
2021Movie
Arthur Braxton Sr.
Murder, They Hope
2021TV
Terry
Johnny Vegas: Carry on Glamping
2021TV
Self
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
2021Movie
Rex
Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
2021TV
Self
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
2021TV
Guest
Mo Gilligan's All Star Happy Hour
2020TV
Self
Meet the Richardsons
2020TV
Johnny Vegas
Dial M for Middlesbrough
2019Movie
Terry
DNA Journey
2019TV
The Rubbish World of Dave Spud
2019TV
Dave Spud
Celebrity Gogglebox
2019TV
Self
Good Omens
2019TV
Ron Ormorod
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
2019Movie
Himself
Tales from the Lodge
2019Movie
Russell
Hypothetical
2019TV
Self
The Queen and I
2018Movie
Spiggy
Death on the Tyne
2018Movie
Terry
The Big Narstie Show
2018TV
Self
Eaten by Lions
2018Movie
Ray
Celebrity Catchphrase
2018TV
Home from Home
2018TV
Neil Hackett
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018TV
Self - Guest
Early Man
2018Movie
Asbo (voice)
Roast Battle
2018TV
Self
Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII
2017Movie
Self
Murder on the Blackpool Express
2017Movie
Terry
LEGO Masters
2017TV
Guest Judge
Tulip Fever
2017Movie
Apothecary
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
2017TV
Self
The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet
2017Movie
Himself - Narrator (voice)
We Have Been Watching
2017TV
Self
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
2016Movie
Self
Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
2016TV
Daniel
Grimsby
2016Movie
Milky Pimms
Dark_net
2016Movie
Red Top
2016Movie
Johnny
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
2015Movie
Self
Brilliantman!
2015Movie
Mrs. Wardle
Travel Guides
2015TV
Narrator
Taskmaster
2015TV
Self
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015TV
Self - Guest
Still Open All Hours
2014TV
Eric Agnew
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014TV
Self
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014TV
The Harry Hill Movie
2013Movie
Abu (voice)
Crackanory
2013TV
Self
Through the Keyhole
2013TV
Self - Panelist
Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
2013TV
Self - Contestant
Psychobitches
2013TV
Salome
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013TV
Self - Contestant, Self
Catchphrase
2013TV
It's Kevin
2013TV
Billy Pike
Car S.O.S.
2013TV
The Last Leg
2013TV
Self
Blood and Nuts
2013Movie
Gordon Bennett
Mr. Stink
2012Movie
Dad
The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas
2012Movie
Brian (voice)
Comedy World Cup
2012TV
Team Captain
Making Qi
2011Movie
Self
Chekhov Comedy Shorts
2010TV
Tolkachov
Johnny Vegas: Live At The Benidorm Palace
2009Movie
Himself
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
2009TV
Self
Feast
2009TV
Celebrity Juice
2008TV
Self
Massive
2008TV
Tony
An Audience with Neil Diamond
2008Movie
Self
A Tale of Two Continents
2008Movie
Al
Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
2008TV
Self
British Film Forever
2007TV
Would I Lie to You?
2007TV
Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007TV
Self
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007Movie
Self
Benidorm
2007TV
Geoff Maltby, Geoff - The Oracle
Comedy Map of Britain
2007TV
Showbiz Darts
2006TV
Self - Andy's Group
The One Show
2006TV
Self
Turn Back Time
2006TV
TV Heaven, Telly Hell
2006TV
When Comedy Changed Forever
2006Movie
Self
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005TV
Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut
2005Movie
Presenter
Bleak House
2005TV
Krook
The F Word
2005TV
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005TV
Self
Comic Aid
2005Movie
Ideal
2005TV
Moz
Dead Man Weds
2005TV
Lewis Donat
The Libertine
2004Movie
Sackville
Blake's Junction 7
2004Movie
Blake
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
2004Movie
Dave
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
2003Movie
Self
QI
2003TV
Self
Cheeky
2003Movie
Alf Price
Blackball
2003Movie
Trevor
The Virgin of Liverpool
2003Movie
Jackie Symes
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
2002Movie
Self
Tipping the Velvet
2002TV
Gully Sutherland
Top Gear
2002TV
Self
Staying Up
2002Movie
Frank O'Hanlon
When Snooker Ruled the World
2002Movie
Self
Johnny Vaughan Tonight
2002TV
Self
I Love 1990s
2001TV
Happiness
2001TV
Charlie Doyle
Attention Scum
2001TV
24 Hour News Man
Black Books
2000TV
Landlord
Vic Reeves Examines
2000TV
Parkinson
1998TV
Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996TV
Self, Self - Panellist, Self - Team Captain
The Frank Skinner Show
1995TV
Self
Room 101
1994TV
Self
Shooting Stars
1993TV
Self - Panelist
Have I Got News for You
1990TV
Self
This Morning
1988TV
Self
Red Dwarf
1988TV
Crit Cop
An Audience with...
1978TV
Self
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
TV
Self - Panellist