Johnny Vegas

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1970-09-05

Place of Birth

St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK
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Johnny Vegas

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.

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Acting History

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