Johnny Vegas
September 5, 1970 (55 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · The Twits as Jim Twit (voice)
- 2024 · Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery as Terry
- 2024 · The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved as
- 2023 · Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery as Terry
- 2021 · The Weakest Link as Self - Contestant
- 2021 · Blankety Blank as Self - Panellist
- 2021 · Murder, They Hope as Terry
- 2021 · Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break as Rex
- 2020 · Meet the Richardsons as Johnny Vegas
- 2019 · DNA Journey as
- 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 Big Narstie Show as Self
- 2018 · Celebrity Catchphrase as
- 2018 · The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer as Self - Guest
- 2018 · Early Man as Asbo (voice)
- 2017 · Murder on the Blackpool Express as Terry
- 2016 · Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book as Self
- 2016 · Grimsby as Milky Pimms
- 2015 · Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute as Self
- 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 as
- 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 as
- 2013 · Car S.O.S. as
- 2013 · The Last Leg as Self
- 2012 · The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas as Brian (voice)
- 2011 · Making Qi as Self
- 2009 · Chris Moyles' Quiz Night as Self
- 2008 · Celebrity Juice as Self
- 2008 · A Tale of Two Continents as Al
- 2007 · Would I Lie to You? as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · Benidorm as
- 2007 · Benidorm as Geoff Maltby
- 2007 · Benidorm as Geoff - The Oracle
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2006 · When Comedy Changed Forever as Self
- 2005 · Bleak House as Krook
- 2005 · 8 Out of 10 Cats as Self
- 2005 · Comic Aid as
- 2005 · Ideal as Moz
- 2003 · QI as Self
- 2003 · The Virgin of Liverpool as Jackie Symes
- 2002 · Tipping the Velvet as Gully Sutherland
- 2002 · Top Gear as Self
- 2002 · Johnny Vaughan Tonight as Self
- 2000 · Black Books as Landlord
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Team Captain
- 1994 · Room 101 as Self
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Self
- Future · Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Self - Panellist
- 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 · Out of Order as Self - Guest Captain
- 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 · The Drowning of Arthur Braxton as Arthur Braxton Sr.
- 2021 · Johnny Vegas: Carry on Glamping as Self
- 2021 · Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable as Self
- 2021 · Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains as Guest
- 2020 · Mo Gilligan's All Star Happy Hour as Self
- 2019 · Dial M for Middlesbrough as Terry
- 2018 · The Queen and I as Spiggy
- 2018 · Death on the Tyne as Terry
- 2018 · Eaten by Lions as Ray
- 2018 · Home from Home as Neil Hackett
- 2018 · Roast Battle as Self
- 2017 · Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII as Self
- 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 · Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories as
- 2016 · Dark_net as
- 2016 · Red Top as Johnny
- 2015 · Brilliantman! as Mrs. Wardle
- 2015 · Travel Guides as Narrator
- 2013 · The Harry Hill Movie as Abu (voice)
- 2013 · Psychobitches as Salome
- 2013 · It's Kevin as Billy Pike
- 2013 · Blood and Nuts as Gordon Bennett
- 2012 · Mr. Stink as Dad
- 2012 · Comedy World Cup as Team Captain
- 2009 · Johnny Vegas: Live At The Benidorm Palace as Himself
- 2009 · Feast as
- 2008 · Massive as Tony
- 2008 · An Audience with Neil Diamond as Self
- 2008 · Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong as Self
- 2007 · The 50 Greatest Television Dramas as Self
- 2007 · Comedy Map of Britain as
- 2006 · Showbiz Darts as Self - Andy's Group
- 2006 · Turn Back Time as
- 2006 · TV Heaven, Telly Hell as
- 2005 · ShakespeaRe-Told as
- 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 · Cheeky as Alf Price
- 2003 · Blackball as Trevor
- 2002 · Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive as Self
- 2002 · Staying Up as Frank O'Hanlon
- 2002 · When Snooker Ruled the World as Self
- 2001 · I Love 1990s as
- 2001 · Happiness as Charlie Doyle
- 2001 · Attention Scum as 24 Hour News Man
- 2000 · Vic Reeves Examines as
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Panellist
- 1995 · The Frank Skinner Show as Self
- 1993 · Shooting Stars as Self - Panelist
- 1988 · This Morning as Self
- 1988 · Red Dwarf as Crit Cop
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- Future · Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone Of Idiot - Unseen And Uncut as Himself