
Johnny Vegas
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 11, 1971 (age 55)
- Birthplace
- St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK
Biography
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

Have I Got a Bit More News for You
TV · as Self - Panellist · 2 eps

Open All Hours: Inside Out
Movie
The Nine O'Clock Trot
Movie · as Father Adam

Jack Dee's Help Me Tiny Big Brain
TV · as Himself · 1 ep

Time Travel Is Dangerous!
Movie · as Robert / Botty

The Twits
Movie · as Jim Twit (voice)

Johnny Vegas' Little Shop of Antiques
TV · as Self · 16 eps

Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD & Me
TV · as Self · 2 eps

The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
Movie

Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
Movie · as Terry

You Bet!
TV · as Self - Panellist · 1 ep

Out of Order
TV · as Self - Guest Captain · 1 ep

Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
Movie · as Terry

The Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradise
Movie · as Announcer

Romantic Getaway
TV · as Alfie · 6 eps

Late Night Lycett
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

The Island
TV · as Self - Contestant · 8 eps

Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction
TV · as Self · 5 eps

We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
Movie · as Ghost Of Christmas Past

The Drowning of Arthur Braxton
Movie · as Arthur Braxton Sr.

Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
Movie · as Rex

Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Murder, They Hope
TV · as Terry · 6 eps

Johnny Vegas: Carry on Glamping
TV · as Self · 10 eps

Question Team
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
TV · as Guest · 1 ep

Blankety Blank
TV · as Self - Panellist · 1 ep

The Greatest Snowman
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

The Weakest Link
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Meet the Richardsons
TV · as Johnny Vegas · 6 eps

Mo Gilligan's All Star Happy Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
Movie · as Himself

Tales from the Lodge
Movie · as Russell

Dial M for Middlesbrough
Movie · as Terry

Good Omens
TV · as Ron Ormorod · 1 ep

DNA Journey
TV · 1 ep

Celebrity Gogglebox
TV · as Self · 2 eps

The Rubbish World of Dave Spud
TV · as Dave Spud · 104 eps

Hypothetical
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Early Man
Movie · as Asbo (voice)

Eaten by Lions
Movie · as Ray

Death on the Tyne
Movie · as Terry

The Queen and I
Movie · as Spiggy

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Celebrity Catchphrase
TV · 1 ep

Home from Home
TV · as Neil Hackett · 6 eps

Roast Battle
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Big Narstie Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Tulip Fever
Movie · as Apothecary

Murder on the Blackpool Express
Movie · as Terry

The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet
Movie · as Himself - Narrator (voice)

Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII
Movie · as Self

We Have Been Watching
TV · as Self · 5 eps

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
TV · as Self · 1 ep

LEGO Masters
TV · as Guest Judge · 1 ep

Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
Movie · as Self

Grimsby
Movie · as Milky Pimms

Red Top
Movie · as Johnny

Dark_net
Movie

Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
TV · as Daniel · 1 ep
Brilliantman!
Movie · as Mrs. Wardle

Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
Movie · as Self

Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Travel Guides
TV · as Narrator · 4 eps

Taskmaster
TV · as Self · 10 eps

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
TV · as Self · 2 eps

Duck Quacks Don't Echo
TV · 2 eps

Still Open All Hours
TV · as Eric Agnew · 40 eps

The Harry Hill Movie
Movie · as Abu (voice)
Blood and Nuts
Movie · as Gordon Bennett

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
TV · as Self - Contestant · 2 eps

Through the Keyhole
TV · as Self - Panelist · 3 eps

Catchphrase
TV · 1 ep

The Last Leg
TV · as Self · 5 eps

Car S.O.S.
TV · 1 ep

It's Kevin
TV · as Billy Pike · 1 ep

Crackanory
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Psychobitches
TV · as Salome · 1 ep

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas
Movie · as Brian (voice)

Mr. Stink
Movie · as Dad

Comedy World Cup
TV · as Team Captain · 3 eps

Making Qi
Movie · as Self
Chekhov Comedy Shorts
TV · as Tolkachov · 1 ep

Little Crackers
TV · as Kevin · 1 ep

Dave's One Night Stand
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Johnny Vegas: Live At The Benidorm Palace
Movie · as Himself
Feast
TV · 1 ep

Chris Moyles' Quiz Night
TV · as Self · 2 eps

An Audience with Neil Diamond
Movie · as Self

A Tale of Two Continents
Movie · as Al

Massive
TV · as Tony · 6 eps

Celebrity Juice
TV · as Self · 23 eps

Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Movie · as Self

Would I Lie to You?
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Benidorm
TV · as Geoff Maltby, Geoff - The Oracle · 1 ep
Comedy Map of Britain
TV · 1 ep

The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps

British Film Forever
TV · 1 ep

When Comedy Changed Forever
Movie · as Self

TV Heaven, Telly Hell
TV · 1 ep

The One Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Turn Back Time
TV · 1 ep
Showbiz Darts
TV · as Self - Andy's Group · 15 eps

Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut
Movie · as Presenter
Comic Aid
Movie

Ideal
TV · as Moz · 52 eps

Bleak House
TV · as Krook · 6 eps

8 Out of 10 Cats
TV · as Self · 13 eps

Dead Man Weds
TV · as Lewis Donat · 6 eps

ShakespeaRe-Told
TV · 1 ep

The F Word
TV · 1 ep

The Libertine
Movie · as Sackville

Sex Lives of the Potato Men
Movie · as Dave

Blake's Junction 7
Movie · as Blake

Blackball
Movie · as Trevor

Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
Movie · as Self

Cheeky
Movie · as Alf Price

The Virgin of Liverpool
Movie · as Jackie Symes

QI
TV · as Self · 14 eps
Staying Up
Movie · as Frank O'Hanlon

Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
Movie · as Self

When Snooker Ruled the World
Movie · as Self

Top Gear
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Johnny Vaughan Tonight
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Tipping the Velvet
TV · as Gully Sutherland · 1 ep

Attention Scum
TV · as 24 Hour News Man · 6 eps

Happiness
TV · as Charlie Doyle · 12 eps
I Love 1990s
TV · 1 ep
Vic Reeves Examines
TV · 1 ep

Black Books
TV · as Landlord · 1 ep

Parkinson
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV · as Self, Self - Panellist, Self - Team Captain · 2 eps

The Frank Skinner Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps

Room 101
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Shooting Stars
TV · as Self - Panelist · 20 eps

Have I Got News for You
TV · as Self · 2 eps

This Morning
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Red Dwarf
TV · as Crit Cop · 1 ep

An Audience with...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
