Acting · St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK · Born September 5, 1970
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.
MovieOpen All Hours: Inside Out
2026
MovieThe Twits
2025
as Jim Twit (voice)
TVJohnny Vegas: Art, ADHD & Me
2025
as Self
TVJohnny Vegas' Little Shop of Antiques
2025
as Self
MovieTime Travel Is Dangerous!
2025
as Robert / Botty
TVYou Bet!
2024
as Self - Panellist
MovieApocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2024
as Terry
MovieThe Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024
TVOut of Order
2024
as Self - Guest Captain
MovieBlood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2023
as Terry
MovieThe Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradise
2023
as Announcer
TVLate Night Lycett
2023
as Self - Guest
TVRomantic Getaway
2023
as Alfie
TVRichard Hammond's Brain Reaction
2022
as Self
TVThe Island
2022
as Self - Contestant
TVThe Greatest Snowman
2021
as Self - Contestant
MovieWe Wish You a Mandy Christmas
2021
as Ghost Of Christmas Past
TVThe Weakest Link
2021
as Self - Contestant
TVQuestion Team
2021
as Self
TVBlankety Blank
2021
as Self - Panellist
TVPaul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up
2021
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Drowning of Arthur Braxton
2021
as Arthur Braxton Sr.
TVMurder, They Hope
2021
as Terry
TVJohnny Vegas: Carry on Glamping
2021
as Self
MoviePaul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
2021
as Rex
TVMel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
2021
as Self
TVRhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
2021
as Guest
TVMo Gilligan's All Star Happy Hour
2020
as Self
TVMeet the Richardsons
2020
as Johnny Vegas
MovieDial M for Middlesbrough
2019
as Terry
TVDNA Journey
2019
TVThe Rubbish World of Dave Spud
2019
as Dave Spud
TVCelebrity Gogglebox
2019
as Self
TVGood Omens
2019
as Ron Ormorod
MovieBeing Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
2019
as Himself
MovieTales from the Lodge
2019
as Russell
TVHypothetical
2019
as Self
MovieThe Queen and I
2018
as Spiggy
MovieDeath on the Tyne
2018
as Terry
TVThe Big Narstie Show
2018
as Self
MovieEaten by Lions
2018
as Ray
TVCelebrity Catchphrase
2018
TVHome from Home
2018
as Neil Hackett
TVThe Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
2018
as Self - Guest
MovieEarly Man
2018
as Asbo (voice)
TVRoast Battle
2018
as Self
MovieRed Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII
2017
as Self
MovieMurder on the Blackpool Express
2017
as Terry
TVLEGO Masters
2017
as Guest Judge
MovieTulip Fever
2017
as Apothecary
TVHarry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
2017
as Self
MovieThe 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet
2017
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
TVWe Have Been Watching
2017
as Self
MovieRoald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
2016
as Self
TVNeil Gaiman's Likely Stories
2016
as Daniel
MovieGrimsby
2016
as Milky Pimms
MovieDark_net
2016
MovieRed Top
2016
as Johnny
MovieKeith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
2015
as Self
Brilliantman!
2015
as Mrs. Wardle
TVTravel Guides
2015
as Narrator
TVTaskmaster
2015
as Self
TVTravel Man: 48 Hours in...
2015
as Self - Guest
TVStill Open All Hours
2014
as Eric Agnew
TVAlan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
as Self
TVDuck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
MovieThe Harry Hill Movie
2013
as Abu (voice)
TVCrackanory
2013
as Self
TVThrough the Keyhole
2013
as Self - Panelist
TVTipping Point: Lucky Stars
2013
as Self - Contestant
TVPsychobitches
2013
as Salome
TV8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
as Self - Contestant
TVCatchphrase
2013
TVIt's Kevin
2013
as Billy Pike
TVCar S.O.S.
2013
TVThe Last Leg
2013
as Self
Blood and Nuts
2013
as Gordon Bennett
MovieMr. Stink
2012
as Dad
MovieThe Cow That Almost Missed Christmas
2012
as Brian (voice)
TVComedy World Cup
2012
as Team Captain
MovieMaking Qi
2011
as Self
MovieJohnny Vegas: Live At The Benidorm Palace
2009
as Himself
TVChris Moyles' Quiz Night
2009
as Self
Feast
2009
TVCelebrity Juice
2008
as Self
TVMassive
2008
as Tony
MovieAn Audience with Neil Diamond
2008
as Self
MovieA Tale of Two Continents
2008
as Al
TVAlan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
2008
as Self
TVBritish Film Forever
2007
TVWould I Lie to You?
2007
as Self
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
MovieThe 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
as Self
TVBenidorm
2007
as Geoff Maltby
Comedy Map of Britain
2007
Showbiz Darts
2006
as Self - Andy's Group
TVThe One Show
2006
as Self
Turn Back Time
2006
TVTV Heaven, Telly Hell
2006
MovieWhen Comedy Changed Forever
2006
as Self
TVShakespeaRe-Told
2005
MovieJohnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut
2005
as Presenter
TVBleak House
2005
as Krook
TV8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
as Self
Comic Aid
2005
TVIdeal
2005
as Moz
TVDead Man Weds
2005
as Lewis Donat
MovieThe Libertine
2004
as Sackville
MovieBlake's Junction 7
2004
as Blake
MovieSex Lives of the Potato Men
2004
as Dave
MovieJohnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
2003
as Self
TVQI
2003
as Self
MovieCheeky
2003
as Alf Price
MovieBlackball
2003
as Trevor
MovieThe Virgin of Liverpool
2003
as Jackie Symes
MovieOffensive: The Real Derek and Clive
2002
as Self
TVTipping the Velvet
2002
as Gully Sutherland
TVTop Gear
2002
as Self
Staying Up
2002
as Frank O'Hanlon
MovieWhen Snooker Ruled the World
2002
as Self
Johnny Vaughan Tonight
2002
as Self
I Love 1990s
2001
TVHappiness
2001
as Charlie Doyle
TVAttention Scum
2001
as 24 Hour News Man
TVBlack Books
2000
as Landlord
Vic Reeves Examines
2000
TVParkinson
1998
as Self
TVNever Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self
TVThe Frank Skinner Show
1995
as Self
TVRoom 101
1994
as Self
TVShooting Stars
1993
as Self - Panelist
TVHave I Got News for You
1990
as Self
TVThis Morning
1988
as Self
TVRed Dwarf
1988
as Crit Cop
TVAn Audience with...
1978
as Self
TVHave I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Panellist
