Acting
Johnny Vegas
Born Sep 11, 1971 · 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.
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Acting
Open All Hours: Inside Out
2026
Comedy · Documentary
The Twits
2025
Animation · Comedy · Family
Time Travel Is Dangerous!
2025
Science Fiction · Fantasy · Comedy
Apocalypse Slough: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2024
Mystery · Comedy · Crime
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024
Documentary
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
2023
Mystery · Comedy · Crime
The Delightful Sausage: Ginster's Paradise
2023
Comedy
Romantic Getaway
2023
Comedy
We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
2021
The Drowning of Arthur Braxton
2021
Drama · Fantasy
Murder, They Hope
2021
Comedy · Mystery
Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break
2021
Comedy · Action · Thriller
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
2021
Comedy
Meet the Richardsons
2020
Comedy
Dial M for Middlesbrough
2019
TV Movie · Comedy · Horror
DNA Journey
2019
Documentary
The Rubbish World of Dave Spud
2019
Animation · Family · Comedy
Good Omens
2019
Comedy · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
2019
Documentary · Music · Comedy
Tales from the Lodge
2019
Comedy · Horror
The Queen and I
2018
Comedy · TV Movie
Death on the Tyne
2018
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Eaten by Lions
2018
Comedy · Drama
Celebrity Catchphrase
2018
Reality · Family
Home from Home
2018
Comedy
Early Man
2018
Family · Comedy · Animation
Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII
2017
Documentary
Murder on the Blackpool Express
2017
TV Movie · Comedy · Mystery
LEGO Masters
2017
Reality · Family
Tulip Fever
2017
Drama · Romance
The 2,000,000 Calorie Buffet
2017
Documentary
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
2016
Documentary
Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
2016
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Grimsby
2016
Action · Comedy
Dark_net
2016
Action · Comedy
Red Top
2016
Comedy · TV Movie
Keith Lemon's Back t'Future Tribute
2015
Comedy · Documentary
Travel Guides
2015
Documentary
Still Open All Hours
2014
Comedy
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
Comedy
The Harry Hill Movie
2013
Comedy · Adventure · Family
Psychobitches
2013
Comedy
Catchphrase
2013
Family · Reality
It's Kevin
2013
Comedy
Car S.O.S.
2013
Reality
Mr. Stink
2012
Comedy · Family · TV Movie
The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas
2012
Animation
Comedy World Cup
2012
Comedy
Making Qi
2011
Documentary
Little Crackers
2010
Drama · Comedy
Johnny Vegas: Live At The Benidorm Palace
2009
Comedy
Massive
2008
Comedy
An Audience with Neil Diamond
2008
A Tale of Two Continents
2008
Adventure · Comedy · Family
British Film Forever
2007
Documentary
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
Documentary · TV Movie
Benidorm
2007
Comedy
TV Heaven, Telly Hell
2006
Comedy
When Comedy Changed Forever
2006
Documentary
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
Drama
Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut
2005
Comedy
Bleak House
2005
Drama
The F Word
2005
Documentary · Reality
Ideal
2005
Comedy
Dead Man Weds
2005
The Libertine
2004
Drama · Romance
Blake's Junction 7
2004
Science Fiction · Comedy
Sex Lives of the Potato Men
2004
Comedy
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
2003
Comedy
Cheeky
2003
Comedy · Drama
Blackball
2003
Comedy
The Virgin of Liverpool
2003
Comedy · Adventure · Family
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
2002
Documentary · Comedy
Tipping the Velvet
2002
Drama
When Snooker Ruled the World
2002
Documentary
Happiness
2001
Comedy
Attention Scum
2001
Comedy
Black Books
2000
Comedy
Red Dwarf
1988
Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Directed
Written
Dave's One Night Stand
2010
Comedy
Johnny Vegas: 18 Stone of Idiot - Unseen and Uncut
2005
Comedy
Johnny Vegas: Who's Ready for Ice Cream?
2003
Comedy